First Sentence

"The intention of this book is to suggest that the knowledge and methods of science are not contrary to religion, but may indeed contribute thereto. I have endeavoured, therefore, to express myself in the language of science and have not scrupled to neglect, in large measure, those metaphysical arguments which, conclusive as they are to the philosopher or theologian, are unfamiliar and indeed unintelligible to those who are accustomed to no other data and methods than those of modern science. It is difficult to write accurately of philosophical and theological matters without using the appropriate technical vocabularies; and since I have thought it best to do without these convenient but unattractive modes of expression, I ask that the best construction should be placed upon any inexact or ambiguous language."