New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-19

that he has established presumption that longer tme
and isolation and varlee, OF condition ne,nx
Given the specific limits might DO overstepped; Out .nis
IL ALL and even this PRESUMPTION seems 70 oesomo IL
tenable as tho facts are more CAUTIOUSLY sna,s n,D
has shown however that should he cautious IN our
elias fcaton lost we c0nfound varieties win sprcles
The laws referred TO by Dlrwn arc thus stated oy
Wallace in a summary OF tho hypothesis ua'ntanc" "
l. the law OF multiplication Of animals In soomrtrlca,,
proportion by this any animal. II upcn ~oua a
soon hill the world with It's progeny iSe ea.oHs 10
supplied nv the destruction Of germs ana ot nlnS t,
enemies, by limitation Of geographical range Dy iH'"
ton Of PARTICULAR kinds OF food. aud ny otaer u, .
THO law Of nitGd sope ,rS Ia. % nI~ays been
stocked with Inhabitants; so That the htroiu -,
auy now rm OF life NUT Involve tno 9N it former
limits must Involve the limitation OF others VIM
germ- produced hv every klnd OF a.intt IA Tn "a",
ulst III the great majority VI cases. IAN 10 hhu spao
for their Development Hence arises constant St"Ha0
Ths law Of Hcronltv by which the progeny Of all
animals r'S mbe their p!rent. III All e,'th'ill
though did 'uhg in ind uai details ana %n"r'ny me-
individual pocuaritn- acquired b. Tie pdtonJ' may 10
Transmitted tO It's off 'prIng. .o .
I. ThclLw OF variation, by which such al renors
undrr Tho inn renee OF eXterual CONDITIONS accnud'o
until they give rise q distinct variation III I2ihs VI
rIcc@ observe TO De thc case IN % MARIE way
tent In wid animals. That Il the reason why We can
d0mestictte some and not ofhcI- ~ ,o,
The law Of caange nf ply ,icdl coDdito1s whereby
ccrtai Of the snlce O tbs earth become dlEcr
ent atone time from whi they were ~ ahnt46r; ~ ,b
MOcene teruary period Tie climate OF u'rehlini uIh
Sptizbcrgen mid that padts Ike those % "a;
Sid Ito States could burisn m these now inh0shtaDe
regions. Ol tho otner hand, PJst-phoc,ac Tine
Arctic climate eXtrn iot idrthor south tam 40 pr,
ent over our continent AMI sras. We knew also that
nearly all parts OF our continent have been many Dcs
submerged for long periods and reeeVated To hShor
G. Tao Law Of the equilibrium OF nature, whereby in1i:
vltual varieties ana species well ah1ptci 70 tnei,r
environment flourish, While those less perfectly
ndaDtci decay; and according To tbs previous AVS,
the conditions are constantly chanRng me sttik1' I9r
existence constantly goos on. aud amd the anlhai:
IOc 20 vary and pcrpetut1 varieties, there must VI
necessity be gradual CHANGE in The annual Population
Of earth That those who chIngc - IA 10 become
suitable TO the changed condition hye anj those VINO
become unsuitable die.
stated in this way Won can easily sec that nc Oar
winaa theory has very plausible aspect, and IT Is 10
mi. that Mill refers when he says that, when inVes
gated DETAIL 1t Is nIs 80 ABSURD as 1t appears al nrst
Yon will observe, however. that these laws do not
touch Orgin Of iIyIn2 Things TLey presup,
pJs: species ana sat able IA ons or NC furIhcI il
thnro should bo any way in which new species may pr
introduced then these laws NAV be hmlsed IN thrir
applications to the variation OF sp;cle5 within certain
limits aud - thtlr extinction Whjn tuo co'uttiD' %
come mt tno too rapidly, or 10 TOO Gr9 m eNeht
The only eODhct between the Application ~ hesr laws
and tho scripture - "hch tuey arc apPa NV,
70 tho onsA OF thinSa, or "n sno1 1H'y ., me
Divine power by which, tho theory Of Thrsn, their
orran .emrnts were ntroidcsl INTO nature iney
further Into conflict VIVA Revelation Wh'h thcy
rcpr sent man with all us hslor % Yo:S - M ere ont
growth Of the variation ~ brute animals. B1t iOr Iltlr
application, OF y, tho Dlrwlnan hypotness "Odd DO
hIrnicjs toy for philosophical Oioo-sts 70 pay VIII
unul they Obtain sure even Laws of iact Ia WHICH,
to x Jain the origin % specs.
Ib.,e aggressive applications Of the doctrine Of DIR
win are. however, constantly ma lie, ana are pirJded ny
OI Itcrttcur' ana thrhrtts crlcAt4d5 li~u a. -
they we're sufficient to explain all things and TO relieve
from the necessity or tue scriptures ana oi
God.
The second line OF argument that dverfs from Pale
ontology might be expected TO FURNISH IN fossils CON
Meeting links between extinct aud recent sDtcts Va
tho contrary, however, II SHOWS mdrV"ious P,t.,s
tency OF species through vast prriO IL OF geological uo
and Ofeu under Obscure warn ii FORMS passing hto ccu
other; but each species to III without pro-
g0uturs ana TO become extinct WltnOut ucsceh ldus
that gcOlO goal mad - very imperfect ana
mat connecting links N AZ 90 lost; but the OF
IN the vast uuOcr OF Ot appearance or hcw spe-
cie and thl5 those form itOns IN wen 0s'Is most
abound takes away tbs greater part Of The orc1 VI tAs
consideration.
Tue OBVIOUS fact that Their, has been gradual Increase
in variety ana elevation OF yug :Igs rom tue edrtr
p.tiod until now IS often 8iiucet "a an oydhHte or
Derivation our is equally eAphcaOie In tue supp0'itoa
Il u creative plan
rAe very aprtolch 70 dirett pal'eon.oi9-GIcd cyl
rcare il mat winch ha' b'tu Hidlced Dv hIkl'y III
England ant Mirsn in this country as 10 the relations
o; the modern ana tertiary bones to some einAr am.
mall tlelc predecessors III tho middle anu carly tet!
ms shows undoubtedly Decentralization at successive
periods between the beginning OF the IL ceuetestliy
aad the matter OF animals and moro approximate
ing the modern Dorsc. But none OF these are known
to pass other by vertical forms and the sup
position tncy produced 10y passage from ono
To tue other, II this was grained as possible re-
orirr, when arriving 10 realize t such Complicated
iortinu ton OF changes IN the ANIMALS themselves aud
In the surroundings that /: becomes simply Ia re L.
Dle except on tue suppJson " lntSAtOAal luterVcn
ti1u.
IN ;, far then as either the oryn OF species tho orr
gin OF uhn Is concerned the DIrwIntn theory Is not
entitled u rank as OF scIrnthc induction. l.
rests merely Ia analogy ard on its power to explain
easily great variety Of pnenomen, provided It's pttm-
point % view uLfavOrJiy with The odd drsu uent or
design watch undoubtedly rests on an iridctvc
basis. On tIe WHOLE then, we NAV be satisfied that
Scripture in its detail ~ 10 IH9 orr IN OF animals contra
uigto received result OF science and anticipates many
OF ia discoveries. wOud that mad time 10 refer To
the many beautiful references 10 the animal kingdom Ia
the nj ytur,s volume Only wOud suffice o. Comment
on IL" bin.tltude OF ways IN wncA with mIaoie trdh
ana beauty tho animal kingiom Is male 10 teach us
spiritual tnldss.