Excerpt from Harmony Between Science and Revelation We will in a few words introduce the persons who are to take part in the dialogue. The first is B. Armstrong. He is an old doctor of medicine, retired from the practice of his profession, in which he stands very high. A convert to the Catholic Church since his early manhood, he loves her with the ardent zeal of a convert, but much more with the arm and settled conviction of one who has studied her doctrines long and profoundly, and has compared them with the results of modern science, in which he is a very great adept. The next in rank is George N., a young physician himself, and a son of one of the most intimate friends of the old doctor. He is a frequent visitor at the latter's house, drawn there not only by the evident advantages and improvement he derives from the doctor's conversation, but also by the attractions of the third personage of our dialogue, Adele M. She is a niece and a ward of the doctor - the very apple of his eye. She is well educated, of a serious turn of mind, which does not interfere with the liveliness and cheerfulness of her disposition. The three personages are sitting cosily around the table after tea. Doctor. - "You may go on, George, with the subject. Adele will he pleased with the matter of our conversation." George. - "Well, Miss Adele, the Doctor and I were discussing before tea the great topic of the relations between religion and science. I need not remind you that the professors of the latter, as a general thing, claim that the results of their science are in direct contradiction, in hopeless conflict with the tenets of revelation; that some day or other Christianity, the best and greatest exponent of revelation, will have to submit to the inevitable, and retire, either gracefully or by force, to make way for the great truths of science. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.