, 1874-06-27
LITERATURE.
Tho Problem OF I.lfo.


Ihiloaopnsss anu po.o.nses may contfovort tho
'ooFlea ot tno hSo'us'ohlsse' anu WIN olo'
aenoo' lealh1n8 ana reason, ehow that they
spona Tor mnon OF eholr support upon facts
nat are NOE accurate una arguments th't laok
ogehos and soe, because tho olhnntahts arc
noro ph'loaophoss anu po!omlca, their Aneas
Auofts 70 Tor llttlo or nothing. Science must DO
met by Science to ecolro the overthrow OF tho
establishment Of any dogma or hypothoeis TINT
haa oeon pfomn'getea oy nts o'aelpios' Whon q"
astronomor announces dlacoSofy IN tho foalm
OF his study, 1t is tue astronomer only who can
positively decide whether or not It DO actually
rortmont ~ .scicnca n ia ou,r h, who ia AHA
p"i''eons ~ es'~s' ~ s".' ~ 49, y ao.o
TO verify or fotuto ssatomens ny repent
ing tho observations which hnvo lod mp
That Il r. a mira nss,,mntjon. m o.nrcoration ar
49, ...,,,t - .,G,a o~1 n,n,t o.,,oi3,;,,,t rl,o
tne result oi 11slu I'LL" e*He' eApeii'aans' an'
great maBs OF the people must taRe the hsaer-
lions Of tho scientists upon truat. Incapable.
from i want Of soientific training, to prove Of
a,.rrovo m combinations NJ oxror,a Il It NJ tha
u'oF.''o ~, "st,i. 1920, ..ta,, .,..;.,.
mus.' peae'pio w tu..e ."otA =. .'sA
Intelligent lntoroht. ANY pfetens1on to so0na,
ortenable or settled opinions would bo vain and
foo1,ah
T., II,
~. tno "o,ta 10 aeeps .o"s'. ~ rea ~ 10 e.oas
principles Which grow out OF the theories TINT
hnyo latoly become popular with d!stin-
p11jshel pbys;ciets. chemists. and nnturalstB.
ott lava oo,yortai, o,,;nc,,t n,;iot,nhar. and
~. wa ~. H., ~ .:.:...s
u4Vhes. "nae ID nict."Aose u'o ~ otie''iatot
anu when does IT end !-aro Qncstona WHICH
dcepiy afroot the welfare and happincaa Of man
Kind. and ,Yo watch with so1icitude the decisions
to which HcIenoe scerns rapidly and viotoriousty
tondiuc. Il life more modified form ct. mo-
t,o,,. Tia result Of forco acting upun matter p
k.s.
xnuio substnnce !? or Iato tie bulk of argument
has been on the side of NIateriaiiBm, ..1hs de-.
fortlers OF tia old idea OF a God Of a soul, and
t3.ta and tTeonc,nrs rhn ,vc raaaonad
a LII LII ..;.s H. on'.4.o> To- a
according to inclination, ana. not win the au-
Tho multitude had begun to think thnt Sol
ence wan unit In it's oppuaitton to religion, aud
that all tho bulwnrke that supported mans belief
r., = Ereat;on.nnd.a prnyiaauce wn1e dpstinai to
h. swant awsv hY i ono hy o,lo, y: nut lima Ias
risen un. atiast, esont ana vigorous champion
OF the time-honoret la'th OF our f9thofs,-one
Veatisntionu @ aud revelations of, years Of honest
and fruitful work over tho probloms Of Science.
Tc has m fay6rjto dootrina Of His own to ,1p-
hold no dogmaa to assert. no prophecies to IT.
ter, no preiudlces TO co,,aerye: but efu1ply tho
plain story to toll of what Science really knows
aho,,t lff ita cat,se and Ia nrncesaes And thia
story ho tails az diatinctly ~ possible, without
- IH
& @ no ta 20 FAN ha h 10 s
,.1o ara ac oftnn he Sno ,r,5un III wv
t', -a T. all
s,d Is IT, henrin srhat focta s
c'nn l,ns t,s fnr scovoroG no ~ tHo or;1;,
.,,n nA0 'aua '@A 40 " suo "
':tn. ~. pao,a In. n,,r.,oa lila rasao~o,,a. AHA,
, pese l'as ns'ua ,,;rt ~ ns ,;s ;, 1tr @
tin .a;da has ~ avev aort = has had hoaef
fra6 m ' a, ran5f re., .,.t soa,aa H.
1ieo " GIcsp1 ,. nau ~ .eo.t :osun 'nas sGesa %
son1pa'lpas VIII tne toachnss o. ieveatea aol
,e ~ ho me ,ss re is %l,.o ,yoes
VIII sv @ .tsrtad - W. sDtanso
na9o ~, nS't 10 a, s "S
tsruiusJto pcar tue poyerty Of tnsr fslone Journey
isaye not rcceiyed lie bystpx Of any Clutch to en-
corago their iabors or to lgAsen their burdens No
,niraclcs have been performed for thcn., No SHRINE
Aus been pointed out where they may place their Of
aefngs. an ahen fe.tn @ nome TO rcssam reas9; Ihey
VIM W." ,uont,y sgr. n IT, cmd NJ opr 10 10
interested in their rau or takes say sccont OF tcr
virtues. And ta must he, since 6cienre can never
bow TO authority submit to tho arbitrary dictated Of
any earthly power consent to ho governed In her