than precipitancy of thought and rashness of judgment.

In the intellectual as in the physical world, sudden upheavals may be unavoidable; but they are certainly not desirable. Besides, the circumstances which have called into existence the present powerful scepticism, are necessarily the very conditions which demand the most diligent exercise of our discriminative faculties. The intellectual activity which reveals to us so much that was false and shallow in our previous beliefs, is per se the most imperative reason why we should endeavor to preserve the fundamental facts of religion, independently of the errors of theological speculation.

In other words, we have reached a stage in our intellectual development, when any attempt at indifference, or any effort to stand still, mean certain destruction to the system of thought which places itself in such a position. It is of no avail to argue, as is sometimes done, that the teachings of science will never change the religions of the world. The idea involved in such an argument is either the outgrowth of wilful blindness or the grossest ignorance. Chris

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RELIGION AND PROGRESS.

NOTWITHSTANDING the indifference with which superficial observers are apt to regard the present conflict between Religion and Science, it is impossible to examine carefully the questions involved, and not realize the importance of the contest as well as the intimate relationship which the discussion bears to our highest interests. Whatever the cause, and whatever the probable result, the fact still remains that the present age is one of intense intellectual activity, accompanied by a growing consciousness that the changes involved in our present condition must necessarily be of a momentous character.

Problems which a hundred years ago were deemed finally settled and disposed of, have risen from their graves, and clamor for reconsideration and readjustment.