KiRTLEY Fletcher Mather, through his researches in 

 geological and geographical science, lectures, radio broadcasts, 

 articles and books is known in Europe and America as a lead- 

 ing scientist. He is member of a number of learned societies. 

 He was geologist for Richmond Levering and Company which 

 sent an exploring expedition into Eastern Bolivia, 1919-1920. 

 At present he is chairman of the department of Geology and 

 Geography, Harvard University. He is also a geologist of 

 the United States Geological Survey and has made field studies 

 for that organization in Alaska and the United States. Pro- 

 fessor Mather's grandfather, Rev. A. E. Mather, was one of 

 the leading Baptist ministers in the Middle West a generation 

 ago. His parents became earnest adherents of that church, 

 providing a deeply religious atmosphere for their son. "There 

 is such a thing as revelation," he says, "and we are in the 

 midst of it all the time." No one, to-day, writing and speak- 

 ing on scientific subjects as they are related to religion, is read 

 and listened to more eagerly than Dr. Mather. His book, 

 Science in Search of God, is widely read, particularly among 

 students. We may say in conclusion that he was the first 

 person we consulted in regard to this symposium, and has 

 steadily supported it. 



