, 1870-01-23
THE DARWINIAN THEORY.
DIscus.Ion by the Liberal Ctuh-Ad-
dTesses by Charles morous frofeA.
scr de, Dr. DcWeys h11.
AuQEAMka and QkNex2.

scr Wander Weyde, Dr. 1>c sEeys t1x.
AnoreMss and Okners.
From the Stu FORK Fortd, Jan g.
The fourteenth meeting Of TIC EeT VOTE LlD.
f1 cRe Il Is soaeI q 1h' # e'f1 &
The cub, occupied toe chair; and there WAL quite
crowded atlcnuhnce
minutes Of the precedlrg meeting, aud also the
following note from Professor John P1aks OF uaz-
THru;
"pKAE 6lR: 1regret 70 say thst It VII BE IN.
po1iioe Tor me to come 70 New York tn.s w,nter E
10 read paper before Inc Liberal Club. he1s
wilter. perhaps, can DO eo- You're Guy, ,,,s,
D. T. Gardner, Eeq."
Professor 4 Hoesalet, uni.eo ~. Ssa eanf'Tns.
ion Of his defence OF h,a DArNlnian theory from
theological standpoint.
the continuation o. nla paper on ne "DarNn:an
theory, and its acceptance by Herbert 5pe3cer..
" a 5,irS On I'd sa toss
hold that ali v1tAl organ!ams must have
or7gtraied ont OF tbs lowest and aimplest
9as aHo p oa1 n1 iey
mt inst this idea Il lot susceptible OF aoy PROOF.
being ne1e hypothesis, wnlea sppeara to e.
iinc vieWa than that Of special creatonA. point
ed out the Important facS that thus aoctrtne II IN
accordance with the fsct that al vita! orgnnlans
sexes, which are fouId TO prera IN tnen al and
/ showed that tne only truth tnas existed n the
DarHlnian tueot1 was the power possessed o1 an
| I1cns IN their ervronnenu-a power. nnHevel,
admitted BY Mr. spencer 10 DC quits limited n its
| effects, ana tie law Of natural selection, mnlcn
| appe8ts to lIsure the gradual pro&re1s of all or
| through the strongest aLd most perfect 1ndlsid'
uals These 30 truths, qaise limited u tnef ee.
ton end results, arc prr&enIed Al uh1Se1sA ~
| Ds1HIn--a great error, Thlch setentlsu Anoolo Do
able 10 detect at once .,..,.,,
| csiled fo!. 4oee md SAID: The Arguments Of the
1 gentleman who has Jost sAt down temiLd nc Ee.y
| nuch Of those that were Snyanced aganst tna
] anuqulty Of the earth pelote geology was Heu
| upcffstood. II Tbs new theory does not explain
a tho phenoDera, does tnat give 81 Eeht 70 eay
M Y apsoue5 r5gngsaonlo a !. os se}eeee e So
ject, We reject "acddent" And II the gentle
| Hun understands Spencer and Darwin - deieud.
item. dorlT accept The apasuod.o e1orrs Of a
For does fhst theory expla.n erc1Jlnlng7 By %
1,sn L. IL sass az yS5oo ssn q I'D
do | Me % mase % it oai Of ~ aNotn,ng.'' Tha. and:
Su e Dc 's, n
ldea*, against the notion Of eniraculons. spss
nottc creation l eefeId heIe III. thtar5 o. eve
oenoe may adopt thnt rio =, and make II hecort
with tbelI beneL vote aga1nbt accident ant
agalnBt miracles,
The creation Of lIs nsst een1 .t,,, Win I'M
TACT OF creation leave mat po1nt1 6la9f- i,
pelhef Admll nof oeny loAt clea :!uu. v Wlat ~
low attempting 70 snoa Y, taAt to.cA!ea aa'u.S M
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der Ptor1dent1al ruIe, Ike tits c!atned 1aAt 70
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Professor fandf1He5ue. ae*. 1tnauk you y
tnat remark. T0e stfoba oaes WILL 1luuaose01
make their wSJ to another pobd, and ths wea
| ones viii be left pehIno and die there. Law ID 70
Divine tupe1ln1eu1elre- -
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| what te cstls perfect watch, but ~hen yon get
you ltd that Jon have TO 60 10 hiu every Gay
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