of fact. The conflict between science and revelation, when carefully scrutinized, is seen to be only a disagree- ment between particular theories of particular scientists and particular interpretations of particular passages of Scripture. And, furthermore, when the scientific princi- ple of thought is compared with the theological, or the unveiling of the Holy Ghost to men, they are found to be on two absolutolj' different planes, and unable, prop- erly compared, to clash with each other. The funda- mental error of the scientists of our day is in their method. It is mechanical, external, superficial, false. They exalt the senses, which are the mere servitors of mind, into the mind's masters, and terrible is the bond- age to which they thus doom the spirit of man. Admit that mind is a force, and that there is an infinite mind, and then that in Scripture which to many scientists is most objectionable, viz. the miraculous, becomes nat- ural and easy of belief. The main body of scientists of the present day are firm believers in Christianity, and science has no warmer advocates than are to be found among Christian believers. See Reason and Rkligion.
Scillus, in Greek mythology, was the father of Alesius, one of the suitors of the beautiful Hippodamia. The town of Alesia, in Elis, is said to have derived its name from his son.
Sciomancy. See Sciajiancy.
Scioppius, Kaspar, a noted German controversial- ist, was born at Neumark, in the Palatinate, May 27, 1576. He studied at Heidelberg, Altdorf, and Ingol- stadt, and in 1597 visited Italy, Bohemia, Poland, and Holland. He had already become favorably known by his Latin verse and his notes upon different Latin au- thors. In 1598 he abjured Protestantism and became a Roman Catholic, in consequence of which the pope gave him the title of a knight of St. Peter, and soon after- wards made him Comes Apostolicus de Claravalle. He also settled upon him a pension of GOO florins. Sciop- pius, after becoming Roman Catholic, studied theology, and published some smaller works, partly to extenuate his own conduct, and partly to sustain the pope against the Protestants. Henceforth his career is a series of fierce onslaughts, cliiefly against the Protestants, but also directed against all Avhom accident or malice led him to hate. The first person whom he selected was Joseph Scaliger, who had left the Romish Church and espoused Protestantism. In 1607 he launched against him his Scalir/er Ili/poboUmceus, in which he also at- tacks Henry IV of Prance. Sent in 1608 by the court of Rome to the Diet of Ratisbon for the purpose of ob- serving the religious condition of Germany, he pub- lished in the same year more than twenty pamphlets against the Protestants, recommending the Catholic powers to exterminate them. At Venice, in the follow- ing year, he was imprisoned for a short time (three or four daj's) because of his endeavor to persuade Paolo Sarpi to come over to the pope's party. He next visited Vienna, and the emperor, a devoted Catholic, gave him a favorable reception, made him councillor to his court, and raised him to the rank of count palatine. In IGII he published two works, one called Ecclesiasticus A ufo- ritati Ser. 7>. Jacobi, Mar/nce Britunniee Regis, Opposi- iiis,'' and the other, Collgrium Regium, Ser. I). Jucoho, Magtiw Britannim Regi, etc., both being directed against James I of England, but the first also containing fresh attacks on Henry IV of France. Scioppius returned to Italy, but shortly (in 1613) went to Madrid, where he was dreadfully beaten by the servants of lord Uigby, the English ambassador, in retaliation for the abuse of his sovereign. He fled to Ingolstadt, where he pub- lished his Legnlus Latro against the ambassador. In 1617 he settled in Milan, Italy, where he resided for the next twelve years. Returning to Germany in 1630, he requested from the Diet of Regensburg a pension, which being refused through the influence of the Jesuits, he became a bitter enemj' to the order. He first attacked them anonymously, but in 1G34 openly, in a work called
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A strolorjia EcclesinsHca. His life being endangered by these attacks, he retired to I'acUia, where he began to occupy himself with -writing a commentary on the Apocalypse; but before he had completed tliis work he died, Nov. 19, 1049. Of Scup|)ins's works, the princijjal are, Poe»uit<t Vuria (Heidelb. 1593): — Verisimiliuin Lihri Quatuor, etc. (Norimb. 1596) -.—SuKpectw Lectiones (ibid. 1597): — De Arte Criiica (ibid. 1597): — Symboki Cridca in Apideii Opera (Augsb. 1605) : — Ohservationes Linyuce Latinm (Frankf. 1609): — Be Rhetoricarum Ex- ercitationum Generibus (Milan, 1628) ; and others.
Sciras, in (ireek mythology, was an appellative of Minercd, a temple being dedicated to her under this name in Phalerum, the harbor of Athens, and another on Salamis.
Sciron, in Greek mythology, was (1) a notorious robber who established himself on the rocks between Athens and IMegara, where he compelled the passers-by to wash his feet, and afterwards kicked them into the sea, upon which a large turtle seized and devoured them. Theseus served him as he had formerly served others. (2) The son of Pylas. He married a daugliter of Pandion, and disputed with Nisus, a son of Pandion, the supremacy over Megara. yEacus, being appointed to arbitrate between them, gave the government to Ni- sus, and the conduct of the army in time of war to Sci- ron. Others designate him as the liusband of Chariclo, the father of Endeis, the son-in-law of Cychreus, and the father-in-law of ^acus,