, 1876-01-15
computed BIZ German fAvant nt $40 600 Of yoars;
and l!e coc whM Il was still ktsMEFnR with it, gas

computed by German favan. nt $40 600 Of yoar';
and ihe epoch wh.n Il VIVA stIll stsnGslfns with a gas
suppose ~ double tha petio1, and a,y that .
ftEfsl! nt!h the gaseous no jnas tio' o'ro yaara
,h1 oa .hS e snr n M s 'h
re,n1 nnns'cr Of l,etca !uoo years. Nov, hero ia
ths prot,'cn, to he explained =:
jnh. shout 10EA0, 800 Of ,ests since that eternal
matter In glcw3nahot and gs,s,'ue rtnle. md
tlo pal ecsnily, the slatttr had been III TINT r4tt
Eegtona endl,ttnI, hcft,ro It began 10 Rraw cno,
mi sn II s@ns; ssf5 s q ii Tex .. 's
from that condttiof, AMI to grow cool hfscr having
j. Again s r'i Il lilo lly of our eloe wa. once in
slate VI fnssona melted liquid 'n+ss, MR ths thtoty
ar nsefsr'or !, VIZ T. .Isc aS ss
etc. did not settle u ta bosto IN opelieneo to 'he
'awet rEeeia: gravity: ,., ,or, ~ mn ,..,,,,,.
,noft,l nap eonla never havo discovered 7;.ana
then all this toll and yexatou OF sp'rt 10 obsaan II
| might hare heca nso!stoa forever.
In coryinC these extracts from IlodEman'a
communication, md understanding thor whole
meaning. Utmost regret that hsve COM.
meticed 10 answer stlch tilly twatldla anu bbRl.
low ruasouing; nud 1t Is evident that NIL your
hnbitual correspondents had mora good eeDso
thau /. in not nnslciilE communication OF such
sctcntlto protoises. BY encn au unHciontIilo IN
diyiduGl.
Il is evident that I!oicu1an IL not capable OF
comoreucnlng even tho ptlhl ianGnngo Of tho
Professors lecture. lie hao seoa1a still to cling
to tho Mosaic notion that III the "bcginuing
God created tho earth. md tie heavens, rul,
moon, and stars. fur this earth: that this Garth
il about nll tlero Is TINT all malta for .l,D
great being. man; That tho heaven IL d place
"aooye." where tlo sood co; that "bcow -
fs placo for tho wicked; and that ia about all
Of tic Universe. ..
Il ta. therefore. when tho Professor talhs Of
tho carth's cooling, at MI ostinpio Eur Nature
! works IN ono Instance, nnh under certnsn pecul-
iat4 ftf f[tk1
OF thte earth 10 illustrate and teach how ncLUlu
arc developed into lire, iro into the beautiful
| plancs, as NO sea 1t nruund uB to. day -atat ho
| nl.sun1pretanls him to Ray that oil eternal tnat-
| past, VAS fire; that oil tho Universe, In TIM
'sbcgiau!nR," was in n blaze all q: onco; mud
TINT rll cooled OFT nbout tho hamo time. Wh'lu
tho Professor was talking about speck Of mat
tor Compared viii, tho Uniyerso. hao II sand-
corn with tho enrth), simply i!u 'troting the OIL
Sin ot forms pn, the laws uf evolution as dis
llayod upoa this planet. ifodr.nan irscrp7ots tho
Professors tneanng according to his Allsllow
comprehension. Wl,ila tho Professor eoars in
tho sunlight OF Science, uodgman grovols In tho
darkness uf ignorance.
| Tie Professor does mt ssr tint Heat Is The
original and etosnai condition Of all matter"
Wllnt sopAlstry, tlen. to tal "WAy it Lssau to
| depart f.om tint condition ard to grow cool.
after having beea ho: from all eternity" Does
llodgman not know TINT "Ho!t" IN tho only
| place iu which matter In said to be hot from I'll
| s1.. l., d. n,1itan, f,,u-as 1sruir IT, 1nw..r
I'o.s.s IL - o,, ~ ti,ta ,,,eet,,i ,,a ~
w. t,I ,n u5 ~ ~ ~ a'u s
III s.,. ,t NV AA" ~" "e' s'o0"' ~ 's"''
MN Iuo.!s snA'; ;.,, .;,. 49,, ,,,, ,,,,,,x,t,.
Mhttsr nna 'ulco o1'as p'o ~. '"7epa'"eu. W..
1 Ins !lopGi.ss ~ sasm a,,. "s''!' wv ~. sno
sa''te liz .no pH11 P.o9a1''' ai'u @ Autt.s. .
to'Ma t!@oSn eLo.nans' Muu t.sao
no Iest toe nh"ts. Mn.t'F s1'bsa,
coula haYss Aase n nhu ussaun.ng. anu e1.i ~
never eomo 10 aa oua' atot'ou ~ iuneIeus ~
mailer, atiu " ac!s ano moves " ns o"n
cnerc! ana HeeoEalas - ~ pcenHas pIoee!sies.
as iia1oach eayS 3attes luoYes y yltsue
OF aIs eGsence ~ tno rnenomonA VI Sa'u1o y
gro a,esleap!e ~ ~ ese.s,nuo nio'!ua ~ ~. !ae
sa''e!y " n'n.ees nIp su'ass anu "n'su l'sy
tto pn.uo.H, 10 ,'oH''n0""5 4ot''"o'4''ns oo' o'
hor o"n ahh1s: .,, H.. .,.,.s III
so' wnile shls Wos.u. one o. tao s'nioat ot M
tno uE1ity puu'' VI tue on.se,ss' @ vac e.'ue !.
Rhns WIN lug Mdry e,eiaens snat easo y a ~
present us@".i!u. aor1l, mSssnus asls ol nsncr
Mof'os mho' eouAtaess a "ses nsAo1o iietuap' ,.
lan Rpne tusouEn tuo shino ets'Gn, Me!o
t;ioh tho "ss's . t'ases ~ o'11. Aaego
.! hlGh NJ! a'I'aie, ~ tio1o posioS.. ~ e'c"t
y HaI !neH.a', a y; .nun o"sss'tss: a''a WY n'o"s
| ous VIA tne tH"'Su W. u1oa.u ". o'. ss.u
heyes a.ta,n nero. III noto enJ9yeu " conn.iosa
iMmoelb o. cisasuI.s M: " conn1'eHa nntlino!a ~
oshol "9flaH ~ "H!eh No cun uefef haso uny
| lRstiVe hho"!e93ss
Nature ~ Eof'eet. 3hele eaa 10 no IL" M q
rfoe!ess'on sor net nssaus . ea'staa liu1i ~
ia.s'. horn ~ to.dsv M ts I or anv athur ulnnet'