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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 59, 15 October 1864, Page 3

't. A New Religious Declaration; — From a d correspondence published in tho Times, lhat tho "*. following declaration is now in course of signao ture among scientific men, and thafc ifc is to be 'i issued when a sufficient number have been ob- *» tamed : — " We, the undersigned students of the 0 natural sciences, desire to express our sincere '» regret that researches into scientific truth are g perverted by some in our own times into occasion 1 for casting doubt upon the truth and authenticity 1 of the Holy Scriptures. We conceive that ifc :» i. impossible for the Word of God, as written iv the ', book of nature, and God's Word -written in Holy Scripture, to contradict one another, however 1 much they may appear to differ. We are nofc for--3 getful that physical science is not complete, bufc is c oniy in a condition of progress, and thafc at presenfc - our finite reason enables us only to see as through t a glass darkly, and we confidently believe that a 1 time will come when the two records will be seen - to agree in every particular. We cannot but de- , plore that natural science should be looked upon i with suspicion by many who do nofc make a study 1 of it, merely on account of fche unadvised manner 1 in which some are placing ifc in opposition to Holy ; Writ. We believe that it is fche duty of every i scientific student fco investigate nature simply for 1 the purpose of elucidating truth, and that if he I finds that some of his results appear to be in con- ',- tradiction to the written Word, or rather to - his i own interpretation of it, which may be erroneous, he should nofc presumptuously affirm thafc his s own conclusions must be right and the statements , Scriptures wrong ; rather leave the two side -by . side till it shall please God to allow us to see tha > manner in which they may be reconciled; and, instead of insisting upon the seeming differences 1 between science and the Scriptures, ifc would be a» well to rest; in faith upon the points in which they agree." Upwards of 150 names have been received. Among them are the following :— Thomas Anderson, M.D., F.R.8.E., Professor of Chemistry in the University of Glasgow ; Sir David Brewster, KAK., L.L.D., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.G-.5., F.R.A.S., &c., Principal ofirfhe University ofEdmburgh; E.W. Cooke, R.A., F.K.S., F.e^.,*JFJIS., F.R.G.S., &c. ; J. H. Gilbert; P.H.D., F.R.S., F.C.S. ; James Glaisher, F.BJS., &cA, Superintendent ofthe Magnetic and Meteorological Departments, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, &c. ; James Hamilton. D AD., F.LJ3. ; Charles Hood, EJSJL; F.R,A£. ; J. P. Jorilei I*L3X, F.EJS., RQ&j &c. ; Robert Main, ALAI, F:B.S.. Y.PJR.A.S., Eadeliffe Observer at Oxford; laeutenanfc-Colonel Sir. Henry C. Rawlinson, X.CAB., D.0.L.. FJ£,S., kc. ; Thomas Richardson, ILA-, PhJ)., FA&SAE^ MJLIJL, Reader in Chemistry, University, of Durham; Henry D. Rogers, JLL.D., EJLS-, JF.Gr.S-. I^rofessor- of ?*a±rn-^l *i-z=si-m^-y ■ Geology, in the Universifcv of Glasgow ; Alfred' Smee, F.ILS.. Y.P.OS. ; John Stenhouse, T.T,T> r RR.S., P.C.S., Nesbo Sebhox. — " There are," said a s&bls orator addressing his brethren," two road 3 tio 1 dis world — -ihe one am broard and narrow road. that leads to destruction. " — What i' dat? ". said one hearer ; " say ifc again. " " I say, my brethren, there are two roads faro dis worid-=-the one am a broad and narrow road that leads to perdition ; tae order a narrow and broad tiiat leads to destruction." " H dat am the case," said hf*~ sable questioner, " dis eliuded individual takes to de woods." The other day at JBaDaarai * youth of ganaaa- - dising propensities was backed to est two dozezt duck eggs, half of which were fried and the other half boiled, a 21b loaf of bread, sod halfa bottle of pickles, tb drink a pint of colonial wine andhslf a pint of ale, within the space of twenfc- five minutes, all of which he accomplished with ease within tha given time. The last case- of indolence is that of * msxrnamed John Hole, who -was so Isay that in writing - his name he simply used the letter •* -J t " pari ihffl-f poised & hole through tl»p«|*»r« .-*-m' — . • -