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which erlnit to him. and he wit bo wiling 10
an-"rr. ari rrmove Mt objections that mar APP
pear % lie In tho var OF Ills theory. Dnt ii his
scenco il fAtse, the eoonor Il In exposed tbs
bettsr. 1ie ought not 70 Rrow rich by duplna
tho lopulacs and toachfng error for truth.
hare nltchdv ANNOUNCED tbRt 1 had esdgg
propared for the purpose Of measuring or test.
Ing the MaterisllBstc philosophy, In = maona1
vety aln1tfnrto that in which Prof. Tyndall pro-
pissed 10 test tho claims Of CLristianity by his
irt!n!-enuRo,-a proposition which almost
f5fhsoned soma weak. kneod Christians out Of
sf!ai' hehHaa. Az ChrlStiAna. re are bot afraid
.! any test. Let everything 10 tested antf tltns-
otighIy proved, Chrihlinnity hAs boeu tested,
a'll 3lt. TylMaI wa1 loo late in proposing his
p!a' tr-SanRu.
II TIN isLhe OF more than eighteen cen.uriet
as not hteu antlfcioUt to esinhIfBl. tue ca,ma q
OH. DIVINE S,Htcn of Religion. It ID too Ialc uort
Tor stJ snn'al mali to briug forward h,e prayer
Eatisc., Tic tisnn for gauge or tost IN whon 4
tbisls Ia nav. II i,e had lived in the time OF
'fcHus or tbs Arnh!lca tho1o might have seemed
autno rtano1 or rror rely In tho application Of
h's raHE". III thu infancy Of the Church that
El"Eo "ns brought into use In hundreds md
thousands NJ !n.tancea A. all nnat kno9 nho
know ANYTHING of Tho origin Of Chriaianity.
No /; Il I. to1 lato ~ talk Of uttinR CnrlstiAn-
II. tu Tie Csoof. At tssls air.ncct! period In The
hr.oEt at her existence. Bus thia Nebnias ug-
Eothe*i5 IA thmns,A iyctY new. and It laa never
yet been tested. and thtak IL IL tpao II should
be. Erop0se now gauSe, or teal, with Bpe-
cIal reference TO That theory. II Prof. Proctof
ana sa.vn tho problem WHICH submit to him,
IL a logical aad e,ienttc mantas, promise thas
wilt arccpt tho theory. l3Mt, II ho BlIal not bs
she 10 do this. II sill 10 seen at oace ehat this
Palet~:es Il dcntal-blou to that theory In
iiih ate lectHto liz rald:
Tssc oncc for alt nhnis5 Of anace; people II vim
lnpts II Eahttcf and tho se.ult, unquesionRty, n
1uILty Of evolution.
iIefe. fhreo things arc assumed l, the srtst-
cree Of intip 10 space: =. tue ctern'J Of matter;
su j. =. sninsse evolution, Now, .hts IL tey.ainly
biiEiHi, or asking Ter good largo capital With
uhr!, 10 begin tho badios Of The kebnlAs Hy-
2 t!.eNn. Dut. tn adsocat.1g this hypothesis,
tue pIotoBaor f1:thcr aayE:
The psro.alone of the ear.h's cooling Ind been
rIt ID pY {estuau hAraut at i, gs of Jeata aud
tie epoch when It was sl! 'fugglins with A gassouz
aA1 was a;ilf aore tremendous.
Suppose ~e double tho period. and sxy that It
"s'rnsc!ed With thu gaseous sue" Just GAO, ,000.-
003 sears; tha; wo.id give. ~ tue entire period
since tho uehtl!oua matter wlch forms the earth
began 10 S,oY cool tho tolnd number of 1,100.-
di;J.Gp0 years. Nor. here Ia tho problem TO ba
explained:
l. 5!r. Proctor believes In tho eternity Of m&t
thr. II it s just about l,0p0. 600, ,nu1 OF yesss
tice that eternal mnste. was in 4 Rio~lug. hot.
aud gas ora state. md began to gfo~ col, can
| l'e calculate hoy long, during tho past etaruitT,
the mater had been in that heated, gaaeoua
condition befhEc Il bfGan To grow cool?
:. Can he, further. tcia wh>. Il heat |aa tbs
or e'osl aud t.c1al coadtlon of oil matter. It Be.
glu t. deHats frla. tsR: condition and - grow
c1ol. After having been hos from all eternity i
| Vic kuuw tLat matteF cannot Fart with any OF tta
Inherent and eternal propc7tics, It ctDuot. 70,
INSTANCE, l1so ts ~ nPcrts Of EEayiatlou, wh1cE
| in iuhcroaf III eye,r patlicl" Ut matter Why.
tIlen, is il nlrfiog s7,f, itu loat. after having
! b2en hot from J eternity Aud why doc SIR
rroatnr tt1nk that it sill continue to part with
| its heat I'LL thus eote itaef Rha!s become no cold
| that life rill he utterly oxtinct ?
y, ACA,n, II Tho body Of oar globe was once Ia
n eta:e Df fnsioa.-a melted lIlu!d mass. ~ the
t teor: clain,e.-!ct tue IsotcyAor nxplalu Why in
tho PROCESS Ut cooling, tim heavier materials, IS
goi'I. silver. lead. etc. did no settle TO tie bot
tom. in obctlieuce to tho law Of specific Rfavity.
IhA: law. Us no kt,sw while it 1chvea the llghtet
! kubAtAucrb 10 1loH; ntar tIe surface, nuat ever
| drns tho hea;ic: boirs towards tho bottom, oI
| nearer tho Csntre OF attraction. This Is readily
understood. II, for example, We let fall
| yA,7nGa substances INTO Nater, we know that
| anyih,ry lighter tl.an VIZ CT will float on
| is aurtacc, vAiln tho hea,ics. hod'ca MIL
! sink deercsi. Tit the Ncbulnr HyI oshesls
Is in tn;ia con'ruvenstou to th|s lar. Iha
hcsylesz n,sssu, are found near the surface, ~
rock. wllsch il neycn times lighter than gold, u
fund tolow them a;i. Aud yst tie theorr main
taIts that all these Substances wero. 1T cue tmes
melted tIll Inae6. Hos il this 1scnnctled With
that ,,nyntt,rE lkw Of Hpe"itic GrAsttv : Why
| didut the 1,0!a rink uway down 10000 flthouaa
| below tho ErGniic-r,:l; where the coVetoua eye
nf anttal mnu tudli ueEcr hasa discovered It p
md Aeu All this tnii aud sc1Aton of eplrit to OBJ
| tnia It u1i=h. have been avoided forever. would
lite TO buva this p!obiem explained.
| .;. i. HopouAx.