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God which no sophistry of man can weaken. 

 These are barriers which no man can pass with- 

 out plunging into the abyss of outer darkness. 



If there be any truth in the preceding re- 

 marks, then it is obvious that there can be no 

 harmony between science and religion until 

 the evils referred to be removed. Scientific 

 men must come to recognize practically, and 

 not merely in words, that there are other kinds 

 of evidence of truth than the testimony of the 

 senses. They must come to give due weight 

 to the testimony of consciousness, and to the 

 intuitions of the reason and conscience. They 

 must cease to require the deference due to es- 

 tablished facts to be paid to their speculations 

 and explanations. And they must treat their 

 fellow-men with due respect. The Pharisees 

 said to the man whose sight had been restored 

 by Christ, " Thou wast altogether born in sin, 

 and dost thou teach us ! " Men of science 

 must not speak thus. They must not say to 

 every objector, Thou art not scientific, and 

 therefore hast no right to speak. The true 

 Irenicum is for all parties to give due heed to 

 such words as these, "If any man would be 

 wise, let him become a fool, that he may be 

 wise ; " or these, " Be converted, and become 



