EVOLUTION AND THE BIBLE.
BISHOP CHERRINGTON’S VIEWiS Hamilton, July 2. “All of us must be Modernists to some extent," said Bishop Cherrington in his charge to 'the Synod to-day. “For example, the rejection of the verbal inspiration of the Bible and Ihe acceptance of the theory of evolution are now looked upon as commonplaces.” In speaking of the campaign against the teaching of evolution in schools, the Bishop said: “It seems to life we might as well question the teaching of the laws of gravitation or the circulation of the blood.”
It had been supposed in some quarters that the special creation theory had the authority of the Book of Genesis. It would not matter if it had, since the early chapters of Genesis were quite a modern production, elating not much more than 400 years before Christ. As a matter of fact, the narrative spoke of an orderly process and gradually perfecting growth, which would fit the evolutionary hypothesis. For the true scholar, hutmble and devout, all paths of learning lead to Heaven.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3964, 4 July 1929, Page 2
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174EVOLUTION AND THE BIBLE. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3964, 4 July 1929, Page 2
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