New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-14

chen. hut there the constitution about Nhth thet
had been 10 much fighting, right in the way Finally,
eomebody moved suspend the rules This was done,
ana Prot WInchen made a Fellow by aeciamatOn.
Then hs name waspUt the hst OF nominees fei tn
additional members or the Standing Committee and
tcrlaf OF the voting had 70 he done over again 80 IL
1. eve Prof Wmche chance of election. Those wboSe
names are IN italics the fortunate sx elected The
meeting then adjourned with the understanding that it
viii next assemble IN sections. these VIII sp INTO sub
sections and the scientific work Of e meeting will then
begin. '" G W
ADDRESS BY BY DR. JOHN L. LIE CONIE.
IHE EVIDENCES OF EvOLT-T oN--rEsTIsoNY DRAWN
FROM THE STUDY Observation-Disclosures
AND DESIGN SHOWN IN CREATION. WHILE THE
CIANoE or SPECIES MAY BE ADMITTED.
DErROIr. Aug. 12.-PTOf. John L. lie Conte,
te retiring President OF the American Association for
te Ativancc Science delivered the following adj
dress tonight IN the Opera House. The largest aadencc
yet present the meetings Of the Association was ASSEM-
bed ~ hear him.
GENTLEMEN AND LADIES; The founders of
science III America. and the other great students Of
ture who have AZ previous years occupied the elevated
position in which now stand have addressed Won upon
many m0moufOus subjects In fulfilling tie final duty
assigned to your Presidents by tie laws o. Tie Assoca
ton some spoken to you in soLemn ana wise words
concerning the duties and privileges of of science.
and the converse duties Of the nation toward
those earnest and dnteTeted promoters Of knovlcfee
Others again have gwen You The history OF Tie develop
menf OF then respective branches of study and their
present condition. and have. "a eloqnent dcuon. com
inended yeuT gratitude those who have established
firm f1undl tOn the htsIS 81 modern SYst Of IN
VcstBation TIE recent changes lu constitution, hY
whch yOu led fo expect youF two Nce-Pr,,i-
donto anu lTOm the Chairman Of the thennca egsec
hon addresses on tle lbcfeSs maj" during TIE past
year RESTRAIN from invading their peculiar fields of
labor, ny alIadlng t0 scientific WoTb when has been
oomp!shed since our last meeting. While dccacy for
bids me from 80 dong, am equally dch1rred from ~
ledAg &c you the briei sketch endeayOred give at
Former meeusi Of tle history ami present condition ~
that few Thoughts hieb have impressed them
selves on my nnd t"gens ne future results % be OIL
tanned from classes ~ fully deyel.
oped account ~ tire great Ia eSHred Tor tls
- - ,,, -, us =. -" -. ~ - VI j.
KIND afternoon to present in IN sneh way as 10 be sug
TllB TRoT AEETiOH or TIL DOCTRINE OF EVO-
LUTON.
II ha- leen perhaps said at least it las been often
thought, that the nfst mention II the ct evou-
e0n, admitted 10 greater degree by every
thinking man, is found IN cclsriases, j. o.
The thing that hatn been j. that when shan he: and
Mat which done s tna which shall he done; and there
may he said see. this is new II hath been already Of
OH time, which was before
Other references 70 evolutionary in one form OF
another IN the writings OF philosophers Of
classic lines yOn nave had recent to remember
whether these are ~ De considered expression Of
perfect truth IN The very imperfect language which was
alone tcihgiDs to e nation 10 whom this sacred book
Wa immediately addres ed on the hand and the
happy glcsses ~ phioeo ,hcre. who by decp n
tuiion had placed Themselves in Close syin-
I@.ny 1lut ,,C material HhIi re, On Inc ofh1
bahd, shan not stop 20 inquire. The discus
.ion would be- pTOhtcss, FOR modern s4icnce
III u" Way depends FOR lis magnificent tllunphs of fact
ana hsHgi upon any utfCraNoes oi the anccHts. il
tia ere non Of patient Intelligent lbor Of iast two
SA'urys and ~, results can be neither csdtc con
hrned by anything that sald Thought done at an
earlier lss0d have merely referred 10 these iudca-
uOle Of OiIHrs evolution recall u your minds that
Tie two great schools Of thought which now divide phlos-
II fffuQg Iliy.
Therefore, ~ their origin, probably independent Of cor
rect scientific knowledge You have learned .lllO-
Eists ANA mostly from those OF the present century, hat
tbs s'iata OF the earth have been saeccs.yey formed
chailioai action more or les- altered by chemical
combination and molecular rearrange cement Thesc
fragments derived from strata previously d.
POSTED, from material brought 40 from below ar
thrown down from above or from the cf,,r,s ~
organic beings which extracted their mineral tor,tu
ents from surrounding media. Nothing new has h.eu
added everything "a old only the ayrangeinsn OF tie
part. j. new Dut n bis aTrau cement definite and rcoog
niIabic unchanged fragments OF the Old frequently re
main Geological observation is now 20 extended and
accurate ihdt IN experienced student TEL
fragments have been derived.
CHANGES IN THE ORG mic WORLD
wish to show that is process has iahen place
Ia The orGane World and fha by psoper methods We can
discover IN our fauna and h0 the remnants Of the hab
itals OF former geologic times which hanged
and have escaped those Influences variation which are
supposed tO for the differences In the organic
DelhSs 81 dlneTent periods. sbOuld ! Ilir
tnpiJ We VIII BE- hereafter enabled IN groups OF animals
when are rarely preserved in fossil condition.
sIu1 ~ some measure Otherwise extinct launr and
t .s 70 nave better idea OF the sequence Of generic
nfis ~ uhie We VIII also nave eOnfrmaOry evidence
Oh certain changes winch have taken place Ia the osfline
OF tAe and and tie More pOrAnt sill We will nav
have occurred te gdence of winch N nov ,rIed M
'~' p'1lO VI e ocean or perhaps entirely destroyed by
'fioeeonngs Am Assoc ADV - .n ,por,,and)