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THE VERY REV. H. WACE^ D.D.^ ON SOME OP 



is a workable hypothesis as yet, and no more. There are concepts 

 about it but no percepts. These range from regarding ether as an 

 inner cause which is a million times lighter than hydrogen, and has 

 a substance 480 times heavier than platinum, and is so dense that 

 according to Sir Oliver Lodge all matter compared to it is like an 

 imperceptible mist. When, however, we are told that this imaginary 

 substance has an energy in every cubic millimetre equal to 1000 h.p., 

 we do not feel inclined to dispute it, although we wonder how the 

 estimate is arrived at. 



In conclusion, I would say that Science was the undoubted son of 

 Religion. All Christian works were conducted for the sake of 

 Keligion, but it broke loose and wandered into a far country. It is 

 now being brought back by ways it knows not, to emphasize the 

 Bible statement that " In the beginning God created the heaven and 

 the earth." I join with Mr. Maunder in upholding the Creator and 

 the revealed truths of the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 



Rev. Chancellor Lias, M.A. : I wish particularly to express my 

 veneration for the reader of the paper. As a theologian, as a man 

 of affairs, and as a mail who is well acquainted with the lay mind, I 

 do not know that he has a superior among us. In connection with 

 this subject, the Dean got into public controversy with Professor 

 Huxley, and as I am a year or two older, I may claim to remember 

 him myself. He was a very capable and inspiring antagonist, but I 

 have heard it said — and never denied — that the Dean was the only 

 man, not even Mr. Gladstone excepted, who could face Professor 

 Huxley without coming off second best. 



With regard to the controversy with Huxley and Tyndall, I do 

 not think that sufficient attention is paid to the fact that both these 

 Professors very considerably modified their opinions in after life. I 

 had some knowledge of the late years of Professor Tyndall, and I 

 believe his antagonism to Christianity as an inspired religion was 

 very much modified before he died. 



I should like to emphasize what the Dean says about the in- 

 spiration of Scripture. In spite of all said against it (and very 

 much has been said lately which I regret), yet such inspiration is 

 not by any means disproved, and, if I may say so, it never will be. 

 As to the difficulties under which we are labouring at the present 

 time, these have been anticipated in the Scriptures. We have a 



