Just too late to have any influence upon the Presbyterian General Assembly, if any such was ever thought of, which is doubtful, there has been made public this week a notable pronunciamento regarding the relative spheres of religion and science and the needlessness of con-* flict between them. The document bore the signatures of 40 representative men, all of the highest distinction. The significance of a declaration in which great spiritual Jeaders recognize the claims of science and the most distinguished scientific men in America the claims of religion is enormous and such a deliverance cannot but be of immense importance to Christian workers both at home and in the! mission field, especially in those fields where materialism presents even a more formidable obstacle to evangelization than does idolatry, was testified to at the Shanghai Missionary Conference in 1907. In a note that accompanies the de-clavation it is stated that its purpose is tO assist in correcting two erroneous impressions that seem to be current among certain groups of persons. The first is that religion today stands for medieval theology the second, that science is material istic and irreligious. The state-mech itself is as follows: most distinguished exponents. Among theologians were Bishop Manning of New York, Bishop Lawrence of Masschusetts, Bishop Manning of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Dr. Henry Van Dyke and many professors_ in theological colleges. tr, Hoover, of Commerce, and Mr. Vavis, Secretary of Labour, were conspicuous among the publicists whose signatures were attached to this remarkable document, a document and adequate idea of whose full significance can only be chained by an examination of the entire list.
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