, 1876-10-14


call It that, iar II i Il most valuable habit
4 refusing 20 -ay thsr We believe anything
unless there l. evidence ior l., aud We have a
way Of looking upon belief which - not
baS,I uP5a evidence not only a. Illogical. bat
as universal. AVpiause. Bat uow We ~ilI,
# you please, test thIS view carefully IN tho
EShr of facts. From WHIST have said vyu
will understand that I don't propose TO dis-
cuSs of what testimonial evidence i 20
b. a9dnord IL favor Of This view. II
those whore business II is 70 Judge a-e not ss
ons ~ 70 tae a9'bea'ieity OF the document,
CT the fact 20 wh.sh II bsars witness. the dis
cus,;cu of the testimonial evidence is SupesHu-
ur.s. But 0ur nr-re-s rhis ne lrs- becsa-e
jhe CirUumsuutiIl tviign 20, II carefully con
s.dsrrd, leads me 60 the conclusion thar u j.
Out Of court uIf1g-'h-r, aud caaao, Be- ai
tuced Aud The c,us.l-rtfious up.n winch
base that conviction are It the simplest pus-
s.5le chrrart,r. Whatever the t-xgbJIIry of
the Interpretation ~ Milton view, = quite
impossible - deny that the kernel # the
whole matter i statement ss 70 an order Of
succession OF living forms l. : stated that
plants, Tor example made, their aVVrlTanCe
upon she hird day and npr the fourth Aud
you will uultr~- and, It i perfectly obvious,
It considered, hat # what What must b.
meant by plants are the plants which now
live, the tees ami shubbfTY which We uow
have. FU-, /. nor. 1n' Of ,wo JhinE~- i'hrr
The existing plans have ben tn r--alt oi
separate uIi-iuatioD of which We have no
record, and Tor the sugp,-I'i1n Of which there
l. tao Ju~tlEes'iun-yr else thy have arisen
10y 'har dreaded process uf frova,u'i-n ,T9m the
original stock And, III the second place. n
l. cl-a- there was 10 animal lie brfJr, the
folr b Cay, HGd thG, ca the fourth dag ma
riue animals nnd binds appeared! And l. Il
further clear hut terrestrial life and crerrinE
th!ug- aye specially mrutiuucd-thtt ryTrCs-
t-i,l life made "a appearance on the -!x:h
day, and nor before. Hhencr II follows hat
ii in this record, ;hi- huge mass IF circum-
St4Dvial evidence a. io what really has hap
p.nei III the past history Of the globe, # IN
rhar We tiud. down 90 a ctrrIla point. iudiya-
lions Of the .1I,r-nceuf terrestrial auiua- II j.
parf-ctly Ger aiu ths. all that has taken place
since the time a. which we fnd those remains
Of Terrestrial animal must be rrfTr-i & the
sixth dav. Now. what Is IN fact ;he r.-e
In this great carbouIserous fsrma non from
Y hence America derives - vast a proportion
OF her actual aui potential wealth, IN that
c4rbcuit=FouS iorIuaricu, and Ia the beds Cf
coal which axe formed OF he vegetation of
that period, We find abundant evidence Of
the existence Of terrestrial animals. They
have been described not only by European
uarurali>ts, hut also by our oan uarurai.s's.
Thy are 90 be f.uud IN the clal Of your
Il ..lfr.1 IN,
our cockroache=, for example. axe 10 De found
there; scorpiyus OF large size. and 50 similar
20 existing scorpions ;ha; II rygu:rys the
practlred ~, Of rhs naturalist 10 Distinguish
them and even spiders. Iaa-much a. these
things can B.. proved 10 have hld fu'l lie
guf activity ia ID, c.r5Ju.s r1gs tP ch. II Is
perfectly claa- rh.r II "a. Il'anic seu3aut
i c3rTrc. al this d-p.-;t, all this hugs mass
oi rock. extending frcm the middle OF tn
w,I,czJic fJVms up 70 rhs present time. ali
that must eIaDg 70 the lime. or par!oi, or
whatever you lake 70 c-li i, which - termed
by Milton the six \ d ~ o. the creation.
o"DUR /; WHICH ANNALS WE'RE CHEATED.
But further, It Is expressly stated that
ugmric anImlis rJlk Their origin on The fi!ih
day, and GIi not cI.st before; hence al for
nations IL which aquatic animals con'd be
proved 10 ,xiS-, aai which, therefore lived az
the time A. which these formations were de-
posted, must have been deposited during the
period which Mil-ou speaks Of ~ the fifth
day; but there l. absolutely To fos>iliferous
r0-k in which r0u 20 not fad the remains of
marine animals ] be earliest forms OF life
in the lower Salurian are N .rine ANIMALS.
belonging 10 lrur,s which exist at the present
iay. ami II ne view which l. entertained Gy
PRINCIPAL Dawson, aud By Dr. Carpenter, Of
the animal lit- ci the Coc-u. be correct, then
IL Is true hat puima! remains exIs, a. a
period, a. inIlclt.I b. ;ha thickness of the
drn,-.t, a. far au,ecedeut of the coal as coal
l. from us. a; the very bp'tom II the strait
f i rock. in what are called the Llurou'iIn
s,rs's. Il follows plainly esyugh fr1m this
that he whole series Of s.rl'Ihad ro-G, II
they are TO be brOnst into harmony wI'h the
Milrou.c account a. all. must b. referred 20
Ihs fifth and SIKH days. and TIA, We eb-o-
larrly cannot hop. g. find he -h-h'e-t trace
Of the work Of the other days 10 our s'ra'Iil1d
formations. Wa-u one comes 10 consider
this, one sr,s ~ once hoE absolutely futile
are al he attempts tb4' have b--n made 20
run q ylra.i-l between he s'rItltI-l TOaks a.
We know them, and ;he account w1sch Mil
ton give, u-. Il the whole ~-ri-- OF srrarIfird
r1.k must ue-is BE- referred 70 th- JwO ia-'
periods. Il l. # cOgrss futile 10 look upon the
anim.ls Of which ~ have any trac- a. cores,
pauilug with th0-s which were introduced
upon the SIKH d.y.
The CIECUlIs. s,TISL EVIDENCE.
I have put before yUu il lew words 7ome
Il II. time ago n statement uf the sum aud
substance u Millions hyPJ'hs-:-- L-t me
try nov 20 put bt5re yOu ~ a fey words .
the -ura aul substance OF the cIrcEm-' IAN F..
;ial evidence a. 70 the pa. hI--nTy ~ The .
earth. which d written without ths p --ibiI 4
Iiy Of mistake, with no chance of error IN The I
.-r.iifi-i rock. Wha We fad = that that .
.srrst series Of formations r-pre--u's = prod T.
gf time of which our human chronology .
hardly afford, u = unit Of m-a-lre. vii F.
nj ur-,-r.I 20 -.y how ws Jush- 20 measure
,His lime, il millions Or IN billions Luckily .
Il. me. and, p-Ihaps iof Iug Argument, That
/. wholly uug,-enrisl; but that the tine Vas
vas--tbege l. TO -9rt q 4u@--
i'm W- fad written GpJn thls record, and
r--u'rip, fcJn tEr sim pl5-t fnJ.S pi n
depreciation, the conviction that slL th-t Is
nov dry land h4- once ben a. The bottom u
H. W-.-g--.f We leave out OF view certain
-..tebg, II msramOrphO-sd rock, certain vol
.sulc proiutts- L Is perfectly certain mat
= = e-rfain comparatively recent Pe-Iod OF
H. vyrl4-s Li-,ory--t thai elacE the name
II which !. written On this chart a. ths cre-
.es8us -yooh-Go o-e Of the great physical
+. urss which a. pr=s-ui marx The pre-zn
.prs.c- % rh- .lJ1s existed Il Is certain
hat the Rocky Mountains were not i :
Tin ,i.- NE Hlm4l4yA Mountains we're
-. III. csr-aI. that th- Al p auI the fiyEs-
= I'D No exisr-aes- Tie evidence Il Ot
-hs -inpl4s- p1s-itls chET.cteE-sinp.y this
>, yor fad r.l-.l upon the Hsnk- u these
,..ii,... e!sv..gd- by-Ls .,rcs= 0. uPheAval
z,bI.b have gwen riss 70 them, nassss o.
.rs..e.,gu. rock which formed the O5ttom oi
he Sc. before these mountains t1'7isl' i
:. th=r-fors, p=ri-,tly e--zr tE-t 'hs eisllen-
- 80. Fs-- u lie II Jun al.