210 The Development Theory. 



scope of history geologists saw in the rocks. 

 The theological cry was again raised and in 

 almost the same inquiry, "What will become 

 of the faith of Christendom if these views are 

 accepted?" Well, time passed, the longer 

 chronology was generally accepted, and the 

 faith of Christendom seemed rather to im- 

 prove under the change. 



But yet another strain was in store for the 

 relation between theology and science. The 

 evidence of several lines of scientific inquiry 

 seemed to point to a longer human antiquity 

 than the received one. 



Again the old cry was raised of atheism 

 and infidelity against the innovators, and 

 again the newer views prevailed without much 

 apparent change in the faith of Christendom. 

 That these periodic conflicts between theol- 

 ogy and science have been entirely harmless, 

 no well informed person will claim. 



The church cannot put herself in a posi- 

 tion of chronic antagonism to science without 

 harm. 



