Message 29753045
Did Christ or any of his apostles add to the sum of useful
knowledge? Did they say one word in favor of any science, of any
art? Did they teach their fellow-men how to make a living, how to
overcome the obstructions of nature, how to prevent sickness -- how
to protect themselves from pain, from famine, from misery and rags?
Did they explain any of the phenomena of nature? any of the
facts that affect the life of man? Did they say anything in favor
of investigation -- of study -- of thought? Did they teach the
gospel of self-reliance, of industry -- of honest effort? Can any
farmer, mechanic, or scientist find in the New Testament one useful
fact? Is there anything in the sacred book that can help the
geologist, the astronomer, the biologist, the physician, the
inventor -- the manufacturer of any useful thing?
What has the church done? |
