New-York tribune., 1874-05-04
Az ATTACK ON DARWINIsM.

WINS account OF the origin and descent OF man
!, NAV he affirmed said. that In all the records
whether OF science OF religion, more remarkable ana
illustrative example of "endless geneaoges cannot be
found than that minstered by the Philosophy OF Ey0u-
ton IN the PASSAGE which shall read from the work OF
the celebrated naturalist and scientist Mr Daf"ln' Oh
the orgu and descent of man: "The most ancient pro
eeptors of man consisted OF group of marine animals
resembling the OF existing aseidans theu nsnes'
then mammals birds and reptiles then the ancient
M,rsapals then the LemurdU, then the SmiG, OF mon
key tribes. These then branched on INTO TWO gredt
stems the NV World and Ola World monkeys ana
from the latter. at a remote period man. Inc "oHuei
and glory of the universe, proceeded Unless we VIII
fuly close our eyes, may, with our present kho"l
ee opproximateIy recognize pareniage, nor neeu
we feel ashamed of H." IL Is only our natural pIeJu-
dice ana that arrogance which made our iathers ue-
clare that they descended from demigods, Wncn
lead Us 10 domUr 10 this conclusion. But MI Darwin
saystha In series Of forms graduating iusensibT nom
some apke creature 10 man as he now exists Wouu
he nu,ssi5e 10 fix on any definite point when tue telIh
man ought be used. The early proSeultOrs OF man
were no doubt inferior in intellect, and probably ID
social disposition 70 the lowest existing sa'dGeS'
JudAuS from the habits OF sayages ana OF TIE greater
numlcr Of the QI4dru.nlna, pumeval man. ana even
tie ap,-ke pIoienJOrs Of man. probably hyed ID SO
cey and vet Tor many thousand generations they were
probably transitional state OF being converted
from guIdrupcds bipeds. and we'll adapted 10 the
condition, natural selection being at the same time
greatly dlleO ID CLtNAluA 10 w Nnh'''- ""''"'TN
Lerici notifications" Again, the intellectual and
morn, faculties OF nan 81 formerly Of high importance
TO rm,val man. aud 10 his apoke progenltors, WOulu
have been perfected advanced through natural seec
ton Had he not been subjected TO natural seecton'
he revcr could havo attained 10 the rank OF manhood
Here the qualities that constituted man, that is MS In
,eocua moral faculties are supposed to have been
already possessed 10y his ap like progenors as well as
by prmevl man. because lcy would have been OF hgh
Importance both. And yet thsintellectua and moral
being must have been subjected for ages TO the WOh OF
natural selection before he could attain the rank OF man
hood or probably be called man. Aud all this time,
undo, an this manipulation of ages" the highest form of
religion the grand idea Of GOdAatug sin. and loving
righteousness, was unknown" says MI Darwin our
ing primeval tines" but how should 1t ever
have been known at all since, by the very theory OF
man As evolved from the monkey without a
creator. and OF revelation being an i'm
possibility there never was or could nave
been suca an idea OF God IN existence, except as
fisehoOd. Mr. Darwin IS confident OF having postu-
lated and reasoned God Of the world special crea-
tor ou OF all possibility Of belief by men Of co1mon
aud average culture, that any person who cannot
accept his conclusions is set down as little betterthan
savage the sweep Of this classification takes
IN the Of the world who taught men that God
made thcm and governs them. Yet none but man."
saws Mr. Darwin content to look like savage at the
phenomena of disconnected, can any longer
believe hat man OF separate act OF crea-
ton" Aud again. as TO the existence OF man, lany hypo
thesis % better than the miserable assumption
of a special creatou." Observe this language,
The miserable assumption OF a special ereation'
spok,u or written in the fun knowledge that
instead OF be2nc assumption at ALL 1t IS the very first
truth t.ht in the Bible clearly the being OF God,
aud no more be disputed b. Christian than that but
ana duties OF rchsou, and the corner stone on which
tse Vholo scheme OF Christianity rests Christ taught
that God created ist rs Is recorded in the Dook oi
ien Ii, law and thIt because OF their violation
a. law, E-ucu"f bA GOI5 lntItb was htttH-
sary them from tie gut ana the consequences oi
that violation. Now II God ana not create men men
in hs image, and reveal to them his law bur II by the
conservation, cCrTeiltoD ana conversion oi naiIdi
force from " practical eternity tAey were evoNeu, %
without creation, and without present creator there
Is trath whatever IN the N0Id OF Uodahu t - ste
of theology based upon divine tumDes before he
progress oi tuis philosophy as church wOud 90 tnat
was built on the Goodwin sands. This then is the
method Of modern iHhdeLty, VIZ. series OF assup-
tiOus, or theories without proof 5hi cohcs0n3 eraMn
lust aud well founded, Christianity would fa 10 the
ground fabulous and vain, without need oi any otheT
Now then. il looking this modern system narrowly
t.fOuEh anu 3 I7 r,i5 ais HTiities SO bad and re-
voting thar sane man can admit them while at the
same time the closely examine the system OF
Christianity Cnrs Oi the Gospel the more IRE
slstbiy truth ana glory break upon inc soul TINS IS
certainly the best ana most lacilc neth0l OF eSns
these opposing schemes The denomination OF truth
comes out blsht a. ine sun !n t1e eV'oi0 VI IN 1
taRtyj The Gemonstt'il3n .. lSischVya % - pa pa
pabe in the scheme OF philosophy. We Trace lne aD-
SIiotle' 9I the nature Of man; second. of God and
divine revelation; third, Of Christ ana the gospels.
tty OF force forces started from tho wheel Ol nature
countless millions OF ages ago. even frOm tne uepths OF
what some call practical eternity" ana destined 10
run on conserved correlated converted through all the
forms anf changes Of phenonna existence. Evolution
reCs the supernatural, and asserts and assumes any
inerpOsug providence Of God 10 be Impossible after the
impossible, because is the inevitable product
OF the force that started at the beginning,
aud on by the agency or what Is called
natural selection from the rst item OF prOtOpasm,
through OF graduatlOns by tue conservation,
correlation, ana conversion OF forces IN mods and ma
Chimes up L. monkey, and thence TO the man But
the from the hands OF na uia Orce ana seeeOh IS
without ideas Z Z%,nUut inu' ' Se 1a1kev wIieb was
the form Of correlation and conversion OF force
force can make him nothing but an animal,
the essence OF which is n the consciousness of respOus
bhty to higher power, is not an element or natural
force ana never Was nor can be- Inc instant OF It's a
lion above all the process conservation, correlation
aud conversion that issued IN the monkey nterpos
tion creating new being and the Lord God breathed
became a hviug soul" Here, II not before we part
company with the eyoluuOnists ana true science
requires from them some account Oh the origin OF this
new phenomenon, this difference IN knd from all that
natural force ever mas been converted hto OF ever can
produce 1t Is the Kingdom OF God, and the Kingdom
OF God and Of mind cometh not with observation Ihe
traced by the eye the touch, or any physical
sense, analysis, OF machinery or microscope power
IL is the immediate creation Of living conscious spirit
by the word and viii Of God; not tue cuimlnatOn OF
exrayagance or eccenrclty oi force that mas been
travelling and announcing ltseH WI htIInoI
or addition for countless millions OF ages, without refer
ence 10 G8t OF manifestation OF him That was not
frst which spiritual. but that which is natural and
aiterWard that which is spiritual"
But the man OF This philosophy is nothing but the
natural. only an ascIdan magnlhed, ora worm OF the
miliOutn generation, or monkey Win some enlarge
Of brain, set upIigAI th9 tai remove" tne Tore
arm sshortened and the hand perfected 10y natural
selection. still, there nothing but the Dfe IN nun;
he Is a savage and a cauuibal, and continues such by
III. pI,os5uly for a hundred thousand years without
one giapse Of the knowledge or idea OF COD spirit
Icce CtT, Tine eiernty But this is not the crea-
ture that either science or religion philosophy or fGye