New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-07

your life YOU will stil find as much moro TO learn.
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When Dr. Dawson had concluded his remarks tho
Rev. DIR. Hodge asked "what is Darwinanismf
DIR. Daws0n-" suppose l must answer your cate
Wnice ,rn The audience" You are our instructor"
The Rev Dr. Hodge-My idea OF Darwinianisn Is that
he teaches that all the forms OF vegetable and animal
life Including aud all the organs OF the human
forces; aud tue human eye formed By mere un
conscious action. Now, according TO my idea that is
denial OF what the Bible teaches, what reason teaches
and OF what the conscience Of any human being teaches
for impossible any such organ as the eye to be
formed by blind iorces 1t excludes God excludes in-
tellgeIco from everything. Am right tApplauseJ
DIR. DAwsON-l think Darwin would not admit so
much as has been SAID and yet believe his doctrine
logically leads TO that conclusion Ihat WHAT nave
stated in writing long ago The Darwiuan theory takes
hold OF tie production OF varieties Our doctrine Is that
these varieties are the acton OF external nature upon
the species know that many people are confused In
this As regards tue varieties Darwin Is well enough
but as regards species | don't believe IN II because
1t comes in contact with tho Bible The Dar@nlan
theory, believe, is this That species have come INTO
oHstonco by what he calls natural selection wnleh nat
ura seecian arises in tho struggle of one species %t
another for existence ia the world, and the sutNNa VI
the httest In mat struggle IL Is not science al aonV
ADDRESS OF DIR. ATHENS
The Rev. DR.. Athens of Pekin, China, spoke
follows
DEAR BRETHREN OF THE ALLIANCE When our frie end
from Germany spoke about comparative philoogy, anu
comparative religion and the Importance Oi yef
Them wanted ask permission 10 speak 10 you SUI
Residing China fCr twenty-five years, iin 'UoS
the chance there presented 10 me 1 ol /
selected that Of phloogy and religion DeieFG ng
self that the history OF LANGUAGES ,oI is and II
connected with the history OF IehglOh, anu uari
with these facts in minds, 90 to emma anu %
Inc the ancient Monaghan people, and those races 81
live around abont them believe lhat we S h tdtttons
"A good understanding Of great part Oh inc ~ 1h
OF the Indian tribes of North America Ihat
tradtions on the religions the Asiatic continent
sbould he looked at from that point OF view winch VI
us who has looked into the language OF the ahUi6t
Wevcans has not felt DESTROYS TO know what
connection there was between the renSlOh o
the ancient MeXcans ana that Oh Asla
II vou e IN the rel giOns Of Northern Asia ana tnOse
nj S6uTbeTn Asia 1t will be found that there is cha OIL
connection which binds together the religious OF tno ou
INTO the Southern Ocean you VIII ma tnat THESE uoaS
have been carried across the ocean ana tne el1 teIV
and nOtched into the traditions OF these people. VII,
only saw forget not the recommendation that has been
made Dy German brother. 10 study comparative pm
lolOgy and the history OF comparative religion
When the Rev. Dr. Atkins had concluded his remarks,
Dr. Anderson Of Rochester University addressed the
Conference as follows