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THE

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1931.

DR. BARNES ON SCIENCE.

NEW BACKGROUND.

TO RELIGION.

THE TASK FOR THE

MODERNISTS.

Liverpool, Sept. 20 Between twenty and thirty re-

atives of the British As tion travelled to Liverpool to take part in tree special services. Burdal at The Liverpool Cathedral to-i day. These were arrunted in con- nexion with the centenary meeting: of the British Assoptation

The Bishop of Birmingham. Dr. Harmes, Was the preacher. So great was the number of people. who wished to be present that the afternoon service was repeated at halfpant five o'clock, and the Bishou I delivered his sermon a second time:

to a different congregation,

The representatives of the Bri- tish Association and a large mum- ber of University Professors wore their roles, and there was also pre- sent the Lurd Mayor of Liverpool.

The Bishop of Birmingham in This sermon reviewed the prowresn male by scientific discovery during the last hundred years. "Not even during the Golden Age of Greece."

splendid. Unless barbarism once more sweeps over the world, the century on which we now look Jack with pride will never fail to be regarded as one of the great eras of human history."

A scene from "Women of All Nations", which starts a run at the King's

Theatre to-morrow,

LONDON LIGHTING

FAILURE.

TRAFFIC DIRECTED BY TORCHES.

London, Sept. 28.

AGE 2

EVERYTHING except EXPERIENCE

HONOUR OF A SCHOOL- MASTER.

B

FREE PARDON FOR LONDON MAN.

Nearly a year after his convie-

he said, "was advance so rapid addon and the outer subros was

A large area of North-West Lon-tion for an alleged commun nault up a young girl was upheld on plunged into darkness last night appeal at the London Sessions, a has been owing to a failure at the central London schoolmaster power station of the North Metro granted in free pardon by the Home politon Electrin Light Company, Secretary (Sir Herbert Samuel), | Willesden.

and the conviction has been revers- The adfected districts included | et. the parts of Northwool, Rendon Ed- | He is Mr. Stanley Baker, a mem- ware, Golders Groon and Willesdon, her of the Royal Society of Teach- There was also a failure of lights ers, of Newington Green, London, in West Ham

and is well known in North Lon- don teaching eireles,

not

Oxford Movement.

Dr. Barnes Teenlled how conclusions of the geologists were the reconcile with easy to Biblical account of creation, Ox ford divines were unwasy and de prossed and fear of the liberalism born of science led to the Oxford Movement,

muny

Since his appeal was dismissed in November last year, Mr. Baker has himself conducted the fight to vindicate his character.

He told a reporter:-"The fight has meant a great deal to me. Although the fine was only £a. I chave' never remitted my efforts.

Cost £200.

Houses, shops and streets were plunged into darkness for varying periods up to one and a half hours in the riferent districts and tradlie "That movement set up within was brought practically to a stand the National Church at opposition still in Edgware-rad. Hendon, fo scientific method and its results where policemen had to direct the which

still unfortunately

con stream of traffle with their torches, Linues," said Dr. Barnes.

**11. tween: setentific culture and ecclesiastical dugma the rift of a ventury age has widened danger only. Within the Church there have always been firm friends of science and religious teachers who have admired the loyalty to truth of seientific man. But at times they have been well-nigh silenced by clamorous prejudice.

"Why should

religious people think that a fuller and truer knowledge of Nature will dis

we call the Renaissance. The task honour God? Why should they

of Modernism or of Advanced Pro- passionately cling to, or, still wortetantism-Lake which name you revive some old superstition which the race ought to have

ave outgrown? please synthesis of man's religious spirations and the conclusions of The questions are unanswerable,

melern science. "Memories of the meeting at Ox-

"The most astonishing fact in Parliament. ford of the British Association in 1860 still remain, when Samuel the whole picture of the scientific Wilberforce, then Bishop of Odar is man himself. The modern couple

progress which we rememorate to email, made his 'grandmother a

thinks in terma astronomer

of Mr. Baker is wondering whether monkey" sprei. and Incurred Huxley's grave and dignified ives

thousands of millious of years, and he can recover some of the cost of

perchance for three-score his fight, buke. Darwin went quiefly

on with

His mind embraces his work. His 'Descent of Mine years and fen. appeared in the year 1871. It re-the whole of space: in thought he higher fyllies never take them mains a convincing argument for travels distances measured by many this, man's anthropoid origins and, if thousands of millions of millions and hope. God clue in such a way to create millions of miles--and seven feet man, why should we be annoyed? suffice for his resting place.. Nowadays we think of Wilberforce

West Ham's Dark Hour. Willesden General Hospital and Rest Hill Hospital, Hendon, were "The work bas cost me mure in darkness for some minutes. I than £200, and i was forced to sell Emergency lights were used and two houses to obtain funda to brief little inconvenienee, was caused. counsel and prepare my case, My

In parts West Ham the lights plen was that it was a case of mis- went out at 8.30 and did not come,ken infentity." on again until 9.65. Practically Mr. Baker was seized by treo every house in Canning Town was men while he was waiting for a bus. affected, but the streets were not. They had chaved a man. Gbowing a complaint by a nursemaid, and she declared that Mr. Baker was the man.

IA

"It has been a terrible ordeal,"

said Mr. Baker's wife, "Mr. Baker had established a good position and had entered into politics with the Jupe of becoming a member of

"We have been married nearly 16 years and are known as an ident

Can

nevertheless

dream

W!! "At present, unfortunately, cannot all share a common faith. Here surely tre strange con- Change has been too rapid. We need a quiet time for readjustment na a prejudiced Victorina Bishoptrasts warthy of investigation.

reflection. But we ca all whose Buste was not impecable, urprising that the typical man and

freience is reverent in mind and see that, though enlarged seien- Darwin sits antong the immortals."

atient in spirit? In giving him-tific knowledge hus changed much, self to truth he takes himself the it has done nothing to lessen our servant of one of those spiritual sense of the value of the man who scenis, true to the highest within him- realities which, though not

that self. Within man there is are eternal.

Reality of the Spiritual. which can transcend these limita- "believe that the modern wautions of time and space by, which

Man's Animal Origin.

"Perhaps," said Dr. Barnes, "you will allow me to speak of the effect on religion of the men of selene and their discoveries. Obvions) belief must be set against the new background. The uniformity of nature, man's animal origin, and a

of science is actively loyal to good his body is confined. In hira, as

power to discover God's works and ways.

past history of the earth measuredness and beauty because, far more the Christian would say, there la a

he by thousands of millions of years than the modern ecclesiastic. must all be accepted from hence is the servant of truth. Is it not

a fact that nut of such loyalty there "I am convinced that in man's forth.

and "Inevitably there must be a re-

comes to many a belief in the re-creation there was purpose formulation of doctrine such as was ality of the spiritual which leads plan. And, therefore, to me man male at the Reformation after that to faith in God is revealed by is, in the old language, a child of

Some others, whose God." outburst of new knowledge which Jesus Christ?

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