New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-03

without any of the modern aid. Like Birus, ne com
posed endless rhymes while following the piow which
were afterwayds wrttea down from memory lie sooh
began to publish oeuntry newspapers aud magazines,
and when nineteen OF set out Tor the City "
ew-YorI with friends acduaDtsnees, or ie'ters
of introductics, but with his pockets Iu' "
poems and sketches. He met with rather indinoren'
ess rst at least In the way OF money pne on
leaving York for Boston he fOund better marAe'
for his literary wares. III 1883 he pubisheo n's VIZ"
novel, FEATHER Brighthopes," which at once rou"a
large SALE snce which he has made RAPID progress
both touard fame and fortune One cxceheh. ic"'uio
In Mr.. rrowbridge's writings is thus henceu' mus.
be,ne one other trait, noteworthy In theso u"Se' al"
that is his hearty good nature aud ehure 'reeoo o
tho contempt the condescenson the irreverence anu
that yitiate 80 Of the work OF our
vouneer eeniuses There emily charity and Rood VIII
In his hearty laugh He does not hoio hn'o''
aloof superior, He does not portray human ""'u'o
throuoh mere intellectual acuteness and ceverness'
but creatiyely through his sympathy aud hearty ANNA
ton with n On all its normal forms and conditions-ln
the Topics Of the Times" the itor indulges IN some
sharp criticisms Professor Tynda Tor asserting 'nas
the sphere of emotion the proper sphere OF religion
But this oense II 1t be an ofense 10 common 10 iyn
dali and large class Of the most distinguished frotesT
ant dtvnes Of present day was the basis Oh Inc
tneolccy OF which has had more effect
than any other cause redeeming the religious Thought
of Germany from the arid Ritionalism OF previous
age and which is cordially accepted by many Oh
the profoupdes thinkers the continent or Europe ana
ia this country Indeed DR. Holland appears TO accept
the principle himself when presented IN aho'her
point OF view. At least, he expressly excludes
religion from the domain OF science, OF KNOW.
edge, in language which might have been used
by Herbert Spencer exposition OF the theory
| az the ~Unknewable." The existence OF matter
Dr. Holland tells u.s. "is mystery; The origin ana
perpetuation Of life mysteries. God is mystery
The sources of the force that builds, and holds ana
wheels the worlds, endOws every particle OF mater
with might which 1t for moment reinquishes In
its myriad combinatons,-vi and chemical-adapts
organisms to conditions and conditions to organisms,
and weayes all into cosmical harmony brOoded over
by clouds which science never PIERCE There are
limits to thought and none by searching can ma out
God" But IL thought is not the primary domain OF
religion 1t would TO be not far-feched inference
that we find its peculiar seat In the emotiona
nature this believe is regarded as sound doc
trine by very considerable portion Of the Christian
world who look upon religion as matter OF the hearf
rather than of the head.
THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.
The studious reader will find the most in
forming article which has been called out by the discus
SONS of the doctrine Of evolution in this number OF
Popular Science from the lucid and vigorous pen OF the
editor object Of the paper Is to exhibit the rea-
ton Of Herbert Spencer to the development OF the
theory rather than the exposition Of the theory ITSELF
although clear light s incidentally thrown upon the
latter branch Of the subject Mr. Spencers position Is
| stated In the following passage. which Is eminenty
worthy OF consideration by readers sincerely interested
| in the question;
Down TO the early part OF the present century II had
generally been believed that this world with all that 1t
CONTAINS suddenly called into existence but few
thousand years ago in much the same condition "a we
now IT. Throughout ChrstendOml ~ was nelu, VIII
the earnestness of religious hat te universe
week. and at once to running in all It's present per
lection. This doctrine was something more tnn e
| mnff fat a
OF origin OF natural things, and 1t gave shape 10
Which was Interpreted in accordance this theory
The problem Of origins was thus auhortatvey sovem.
the hypothesis OF their late aud sudden production
But difficult to inquire into the existing order
OF Nature without tracing 1t backward Modern science
was restrained from tins procedure by the power
of traditional beliefs. but the force OF facts ana
| reasoning at length proved too strOLg FOR these
beliefs, and it Was Demonstrated that the pre-;
was not true Overwhelming evidence was found mat
the universe did into existence 10 the CONDITION
condition but that present order of things the
| outcome of vast series OF changes running BACK
to an indefinite and iDcalculahle antiquity 1t was
proved that the present forms and Of noun
ains valleys continents and oceans are but tne maj
terms of a stupendOus course OF transformations TO
which the crust Of the earth has been subjected III was
also established that life has stretched back Tor untold
persisted In determiDae succession While the last ai'.
pearing highest in grade, as If by some principle VI
1t Is obvious that of the great epochs Of thought
had now been sr Se I was
tally aud oreveratered But. is impossible to
cape at and completely from the dominion of old
ideas the full import OF the position was far from being
recognized aud different classes OF the thinking world
were naturally very differently affected by the new dis
coyeres. To the mass of people who inherit their
opinions and rarely inquire into the grounds upon
which they rest the changed view of no mOment
nor mad the geological revelations much interest to
the literary classes beyond that OF bare curiosity
CLANS, however, the step that had been taken was Of
grave concern They were the pIopretors OF the ola
View they claimed for II supernatural authority. ana
strcpuousy maintained that its subyersion would be the
subyerson of religion itself They maintained more
over, that the controversy involved the very
existence Of God. Tue most familiar conception OF
the Deity that OF Creator. aud creation was held
TO the grand sixday drama OF calling the universe
existence while this r anscendent display OF power
had always been held as alike the exempfcatOn and
the proof of the Divine attributes. How deep and
tenacious the old error Is shown by the fact that
although has been completely exploded although the
imme asurable antiquity OF the earth and the pro-
eressve order Of its e have been demonstrated and
cngs to old conceptions and the traditional view Is
that which generally prevails among the multitude.
the highest degree important It was slated by Prot
sedgwick, n an anniversary address to the Geological
Of proofs the most emphatic convincing that the
to the OF things mas Sssn
development OF organic structure suoseryient to the
origin Of the world and ali that belongs to it. being thus
dscredited 1t only remained to seek another expana.
donei was the inevitable question. One might suppose
that the effect Of the utter breakdown OF the Old
Whole question to the sphere OF science. but
this was far from being dOhe. The preternatu-
raj solution had tailed but its only logical alternative
natural solution, the thorough investigation Of
subject principles of causatiOn. was not adopted
urged The biologists occupied In extending
observations aud accommodating facts rather than In
working out any comprehensive scentihc or philOsoph
cal principles from the point Of view. The
result was a kind OF tacit compromise between
the contendng parties-the theologians concedlng
the antiquity OF the earth. and the biologists
cedug preternatural intervention In the regular
working OF the scheme that IN place Of mighty
miracle OF creation occurring few thousand years ago
there substituted idea OF hundreds Of
of arata 0f