“SCIENCE AND GOD”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 550, 31 December 1928, Page 14

“SCIENCE AND GOD”

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CAMP

SERMONS BY AMERICAN PREACHER Large congregations attended the services at the Seventh Day Adventist camp during the weekend.

On Saturday morning the pulpit was occupied by Pastor A. G. Daniels, of Washington. In the afternoon a praise service was conducted by Pastor A. W. Anderson, of Sydney, and in the evening a lantern lecture on mission work among the cannibals of the New Hebrides was delivered by Pastor A. H. Piper, of Sydney. On Sunday afternoon a discourse was delivered by Pastor A. W. Anderson. who took as his subject, “Through Science to God.” The lecturer Quoted many eminent authorities to prove that the most recent discoveries in science have led men to a belief in God. Lord Kelvin asserted that “the more thoroughly science is studied, the further does it take us from anything comparable with atheism.” That same great scientist also said: “If you think strongly enough, you will be forced by science to the belief in God, which is the foundation of all religion.” Illustrations from chemistry, biology and radiology, and the laws of heredity were used to demonstrate the fact that all nature is built upon a mathematical design. whicfh must have been conceived by a Designer “Nature, in its unchanging principles, laws and types,” said Professor Harris in his "Self Revelation of God.” expresses the unchanging thought of God: “He knows very little of the real significance of nature who knows it as nature without God.” In the evening Pastor A. G. Daniells preached on “The Kellogg Peace Pact under the Searchlight of Prophecy.” He chose as his text the words found in 2 Chron. 15:5, 6: “And in those times there was no peace to him that went out. nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries; and nation was destroyed of nation and city of city.”

This statement of Scripture, said the speaker, tells us of the condition of mankind three thousand years ago; but it may well be used to tell the condition of the human family now. In fact, it tells us of the way men have been acting all through history; at the present time a great deal is being said and written about world peace, and much is being done to secure it. Never has there been a time, said Pastor Daniells, when such great efforts have been made by leading statesmen to secure the peace of the world as are being made now. and yet there has never been a time when we have been further from securing universal peace than now. He contended that in spite of all the great efforts which have been made to bring about universal peace, the world appeared to be getting more war-like. While appreciating the noble efforts of those who were aiming at world peace, the speaker felt that their efforts were in vain, owing to the natural wickedness of humanity, which was really the cause of war. If the men and women of all nations would only give themselves to the service of Christ all the battleships and all the armaments in the world could be scrapped. Never could we expect universal peace until Christ returns to establish His own kingdom of eternal peace.