, 1879-04-26

ltNoS 4ttf " <tAS h1%S oI""o NV
fails, but only TINT these iacts do tnke PLACE.
IN nc second t'ace lie excludes from ts ti's-
cussion rs to phenomena all aucstlona tctaru.
ihE the inVlsibio forces nr caiscs u'at 'e oca'aa
n'e visible eourAo ot Nature. n,..
Next he comes to hs main position, W.; TINT
TIC course Of Nature ta conditioned s1elS ny
antccedcnt causes, ia Tho action ot when ho r.
gard TO consequences can bc traceu; aug ne
nsca The word .conu'siofled" 10 AVON lnc 'aca
OK Reeesa'ts."
Tic thing Intended IL then illa6trateu py INC
example nt tic Hestructlon OF tlleatrc ~ 'Ile.
Tie question Is, MhS the fre oecnrredt hIee
answers arc stated as possibio: hn1!iat tilc ,lrc
Wan tho work VI Higher Being WfUdestrct 10
n.taIn somc cn,l. 2. ''rlst tho cause. was csi-
uee'y tnscrushb1e. D. inat !. oecu!Ee" a0 ~ so.nc
OLE III tlt mnaly ways W Whtcn sucfl 1lres may
occ''r' Withont rcgaEu,to INC cGaraeter OF Mtcn'
tio't Ok ing people connected WIN tsie tncatsot
10 cia'tns tnat INC !ast u lae scehlhc eap'aua-
llor. -,,,.-,.c 49,.
TIC Prc!cseor taxes as anothef example inc
motions OF the planets. INC astronomer Gan
pieAlct IN eeIlpbc CENTURIES ne!ule " "NCs
place, lrosn ms Rnow'euRc OF the raw q una'
vcrsai Erayitatlon. And 10 Wc might preA'ct ali
natural pnehonean,-stofntb, hooas. Glla
niagues,--n w0 bad Il sufficient compehene'on
oi nlt their COMPLEX causes anu the conditions
anqe9 Wnen uaey ~:
Mo aante INT tneoloE1ans' 90 irc9uenlly
alsirn sho consistency ot slIe!f doctr'ne q anal
Gn,lses p VIII tnis ehsaplshea plaeE oL NatuIe.
nNl nu tnlit.s tney nave no llknt 20 c9ntest thc
pFoEless " Inc aeent'llc view Rs 1ncy ao. lucy
aeliese II bc Gonsisteht Will tl!eiF doetfl,e @ OF
1nn! causes: !is oous not prne lorwata tEe
aoettl1le ol hsoianon m tnls eohneel'cn, n.y.
cause " >s iheluueu ~ tHe haoro GENERA! statc-
ments tilas nave oesh gwen it,s eohs1uson: en-
tinough nos aiatnetg statetI, segns 20 ne. tlGt
t!inate ciiu ~ i'e auJustme1lt VI hatNral , AVE,
10 nat ilul:atea ny my nmenoshetaa Of Natnrs.
=, VI. loetcr.s answer loi!oWs next aiter Iroi.
hD pro.I1.s,; prar S enlei oa'' auo
ps IlcsAent loite1 nla snesc.
ne rekaros u'o Professors statement that
seence onlf coneeIhs 'tsc!i VIII pnonol.sna or
laete as 700 lnueitlate. because nc uoes MOI say
mnetnst ~ h'eans phenomena r. or aaets a. suen.
9s t as a ~ uc hs! 'astet Is ~, s eas' y p2t
sgu may not as wei n9 ea'lea iaets % INC fela'
tlons ol tltne OF eansutton!
hga!n, II. rotter cslieases tne ffoiessoss
s!a.an'GnI ~ tl a. uv.s,o.c io.ues VI eauses M
Mnien lte neulna the conIss OF nature 1ts 10 be
excluded from thc scientific inquiry. why are
.giMtos w. usssen auf n,oIa !n9asSs ttau 5eia. H.
tius ~ slccessloI VI eausattoslt Must bplsit W
eicauaca tiotn lnc CAUSES tl.at hase NroaFnt ~
nasare any more mgfo ,,,' L,aa niysgia! iefSsss ur.
1oioWa:
l.. l!le course o. nature 'nc!uucs nc phe..
nomrna antI facts OF epiFst as truly as those OF
matter. 2. These taets ur phenomena, these
tioh,s,-eucn as LINE af'u space, lkcness OF
Of the actlon OF torecs as "cosdlttoned u, The
pro,'uctsoh OF effects oy rolatohs o. time. space,
aanaloky, S,s. =, anvefsS 49, 81 & Lqw u, ipso
10 auli'lt Wien e says nut Is solilo sort
~ hsJ9Fm i1dh ano t'4e'noA III INC course oi
nature" D. ihdnetlon itseI requires ueslEn az
10 posIolatc. u he eonssa o. .sature FURNISHES
constant exa'ap,es o. Tue nte5aetlon ot matter
manifest " opJsGtNo tnouSut tn.ouen naatelAl
pneMoMena. {. ~ H. economS OK Na..nntc.
spflt ts OF mofe m % s!enineaaco taan hatter; Lhls
u Assumca ~ stls.sp 1ao At1' oota ol WHICH
ln!lt'Stef 70 set1t'snt tn'llu.
~ w oas's " uits9 pFon9shions VI. l. taen
goes o., 10 snow that tfol. n. nus gyeflooHed
Luz H'dee ans"er 10 Ie tll!esuon, Why events
3Sfs nn ~ n,r9 a,pfa 5nt mean "a
eansst ias. ornn ena. Anescns tnny bo unused by
natural loreet aau yo. oS dcssien oy God.
an eveHs ls 70 90 u'stulsoished both iLom iorcs
ai,u 'aw' LIZ iosGes ., ata !aws OF nature may
asconpllsa Various euus ~ ny csta1hsnea imetl-
Eu. e .Ans nese aPpenaeu !of tne oenelst .!
!htellsEeht cteatures', a'tnousn every event
msoogns w w. uaaer r,na stM aJ ~ naso v,sio!o
PURPOSE; , yur kno,m,'snee s,,, o. Natnse alu ts
enus Is limited, Wh,i9 flle evidences o. plat Ill
.nsaI,y OF As aa1uss'hents aso clear aiio unques-
tionabic. -. ~, ~
y1seph Cook's ahswer rs next: Ihe scotch
pIalosopaes, bcattle, taaght lss chtiu tlte doc-
tshle OF uesIen ny sowing sgeds 10 h!s garden 20
TINT, when they camo .p, they would spell the
chil1's name: llor cllisd could SEQ TINT no
cilGllcu tnnde tnosea lottafs. Iha laws aud the
eo'locallohs OIL M1Itef hfe 10 be ulstinEulsll1u
from each other. Tue question, Howl does not
extlude the final question, Whyt Natutu
aboantls u Syidencea y design 10 thc original
author u Nature; Whila t'ie subordinate causes
Of natural events atA hllnd, Ind only arSuu Dc.
@ slen Mhen eoasluefeo, u tteh resailohs. Tho
growth OF tug eye no !ess proycs design beca1so
lt!e design OF llte!esst eloa y not apparent.
INC egE points 70 an end, although tue end Of
stone may not be alscerni6lc. "Ihc chnsm
uct'Sccn the prlnorulal' 'star.uust anu the Sotnr
ststeE, ID welt Us thut betwceh tile litelGss aud
Tho living 1ortus Ut matter, can be brfdrcu ou1y
by thc tcleologfcal % distlucs from thu mecluui-
ca! theory oEieyee."
Dr.. Ja1nes Freeman Clarke crlicises Prof.
NewtoMb's main proposition as asconlan!ng three
questions, thu first Of which can bo answered
ouly III cue wayi tue second Of which ho al-
swers ln opposition to the Professor; aud tho
tliird OF which he dcfers for whit Of space. The
first pGrta1s to the uniform luteectiencc Of nat
urnl calacs wsiun osents occur. The second ques-
ton pertatns to lilo prcscnce or absencc OF lll-
dieattons ot design IN Nature. Here Dr.. Clarke
works @ OF man ralse TIC TWO ausseions: Howl
r an Met Tsoi. a. !alls 70 a'st'nsals!.
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