GOSPEL PHILOSOPHY,

SHOWING THE

ABSURDITIES OF INFIDELITY,

AND THE

HARMONY OF THE GOSPEL

WITH SCIENCE AND HISTORY

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BY ELDER J. H WARD

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ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS,

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Salt Lake City, Utah:

Published at the Juvenile Instructor Office, 1884.

Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1884, by J. H. Ward,in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

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PREFACE.

Sectarians generally dread meeting a "Mormon" Elder in discussion, forthey well know the humiliating defeat which has been the result totheir compeers in hundreds of instances.

But there is another class of persons who often bringformidable-looking arguments against the truths of the gospel. Thisclass is composed frequently of persons of considerable learning,research and intelligence. They have long ago become disgusted withthe absurdities of so-called Christianity; and are not slow in showingthe disagreement of sectarian dogmas with the teachings of the Bible,or contrasting the Bible with supposed science. In some instances,otherwise valuable scientific works are marred by sneers at the booksof inspiration. In this age of earnest thought and research into allbranches of knowledge, many of these works fall into the hands ofthe young and hence the growth of skepticism in the minds of many.Many of the facts contained in this work have been collected from,and references made to larger works not easily accessible to thegeneral reader. A large number of the illustrations have been designedexpressly for this work, and engraved by Brother John Held, of SaltLake City.

To gather into a small compass the leading arguments of infidelwriters, and to refute them by well-known facts; to show the causeof the conflict between science and religion; and to harmonize truescience with the teachings of God's word, has been the design inwriting this little work. That in its perusal the young may find theirfaith strengthened in the principles of the gospel; thoughtful mindsfind food for reflection, and the missionary Elder a valuable book ofreference, is the earnest wish of

The Author.

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CHAPTER 1—

ABSURDITIES OF INFIDELITY

CHAPTER 2—

CAUSES OF THE SUPPOSED CONFLICT BETWEEN SCIENCE AND RELIGION

CHAPTER 3—

FALLACIES OF SCIENTISTS

CHAPTER 4—

DID THE WORLD MAKE ITSELF?

CHAPTER 5—

OUR NEED OF REVELATION