Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15

scientists and anti scientists that he
would bring forth things new as well
as old to establish his theory, to-wit:
Science and the Bible a unit; but
when the speaker arose before
fish his position, the feeling was some
what changed. The people Of the
nineteenth century recognize the fact
that assertions are not proofs, and
scientists neither depend on the riv-
er Nile. Kent's Cavern. nor lime stone
deposits singly for proof, but exam
inc everything carefully and minute
ly, and render their verdict from the
general evidence.
will pass his notice on the river
Nile from the fact that he only used
this Illustration to establish the 5000
years theory Of the age of the world;
and then knocked it down by stating
that the six days Of creation referred
to six indefinite periods, which may
have represented six million years
each.
He asked scientists to give the
exact beginning of the world and
wanted to know why they did not date
it on the Fourth of July, and COM
memorate both days together. Per-
haps it is for the same reason that
another class OF believers do not give
US the exact date OF the end of the
world, or place the exact date OF its
close on st. Patrick's day in the morn
ing.
But the browning work of Crea-
-
ture or science, without q book for
reference, after viewing all the Crea-
ton of this world would come to this
conclusion, no matter how or by what
means the browning glory was ar
rived at. There is no little grounds
for argument in this simple assertion,
that it requires no further attention,
and yet horse or monkey might
make the same claims for their race
IL we only understood their language.
Take his we'll known theory, that
man, is wholly and entirelya material
being that there is so spiritual con-
scious immortality i'm his combina-
ton, and what have we left? Simply
an animal, an Improvement in some
cases over the cat or horse, but still
an ANIMAL capable OF the same chemi-
cal decomposition. Analyze man and
we find certain chemical proper
ties and elements, found abundantly
in nature; analyze any other ami
NAL and we find the same elements
differently proportioned. There are
only about sixty-five primary ele-
ments known to chemists, and a
large number OF animals are known
to possess precisely the same ele-
ments that man is composed OF. Dis
carding the Immortality which is sup
posed to be the browning glory OF man,
and we can only look on him as an
animal differently organized and
better developed than others, and one
part at least Of the lDarwinian
and Huxley theory comes to the
surface as an establishing fact.
The next question is on the crea-
ton Of species. In tho vegetable
world the same elements produce
different species. each capable OF i'm
provement, until their original iden-
tity would scarcely be recognized-as
potato or apple. In the animal
world this Is equally true, and The in
stanceS 10 prove tniS are SO aDtnuanL
that it would be an insult to intelli-
gence to pursue it much further.
1t has been demonstrated that ami
mails, including man, have been and
can be greatly improved over pre-
existing races; by a system of pIacti-
cal physiology and education, and
even with the careless attention
which our race has received in this
regard it is possible, nay even proba-
BILE, that like the potato or apple, we
may have so improved during the
immense lapse OF time TO such an ex-
tent that we cannot recognize our
originality, although that primary
form may still be in existence. It
it Is well known that there are num-
Der OF species OF animals in existence
to-day that cannot be traced even to
the beginning OF the present century,
and a number that were in existence
within the same time have became
extinct.
(The Ms OF this article came to
hand so late that portion OF it must
be omitted until next week,-ED.)