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troduced In anticipation OF the fall of man,
and thus may be regarded as an effect OF the
fall. The conclusion then which ia drawn
from the whole matter Is, that there Is no
but that the progress Of Geological knowl-
adge furnishes additional means OF ~illustra-
ligion.
Passing on the
DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY,
we are met by the objection that amid the
myriad OF worlds which Astronomy tells us
people the immensely of space and In com
parfson with which this earth is but an
atom In the vastness OF creation, man and
his abode furnish objects too insignificant
and contemplate to receive the care ana az IT,
the schemes Of Providence and Redemption:
That objection was met in the Astronomical
discourses of DR.. Chalmers with a power oil
thought, q breadth OF reasoning; a beauty
quence, which leaves nothing to be added to
the Scripture argument. hat argument Is
based upon the fact that whilst the telescope
unfolds to the gaze OF the astronomer, the
display Of ~unmumbered worlds,
II MICROSCOPE LIFTS THE VEIL
which conceals the myriad tribes OF insect
life; and whilst the rolling spheres testify TO
the power and wisdom OF the Creator, the
tiny Insect and small animalcule, that float
in every breeze, people every leaf, and crowd
e syeI EIs dr Sspn Of ssasF :a are s such = t eone SG'siess
furnishes new and brighter views OF the
Divine attributes, and fresh sources OF con.
ISOLATION to the devout Christian. That this
out OF uninulnbered worlds hos been selected
as the
THEATRE OF THE woNDRoUs SCHEME OF
REDEMPTION.
is altogether in harmony with that view Of
the Creator which represents him as exercis-
ing q minute experimenting care, throughout
the wide fields Of existence. and selecting any
spot for the display OF his grace: at the same
time that there Is nothing TO lrcumscrioe
the work Of redemption or limit us blessings
to q single world. Christ assumed the nature
OF Abraham, but there is every reason TO be.
lieve that the Modiatorial Kingdom Is not
confined to this earth, but embraces thrones,
dominicns, principalities and powers, strech,
Ing out through the Wide range OF created
intelligences.
THE ~scoyERI OF MoDERN ASTRONOMY
open I'D the most enlarged views Of the i'm
Intensity OF the universe. where suns and sys'
TENS peopIe the Imineasurnble fields OF space
and extend In endless succession beyond the
power OF finite thought TO conceive: but Will
the power Of the Creator, they exhibit every
ute supe.intendence extending ITO the small.
est as needing It's care and to the greatest al
not exempt from Its power"
.Of the harmony which exists between
II SCIENCE OF RACES
and the teachings OF scripture, we
have left ourselves: but 9 briei space
that Eve was the mother Of all living" and
that God made Of one blood all alton O
men to dwell on the face OF the earth,"' ant
we believe that science teaches the unity o.
tile race, and we adopt the conclusions o.
Prltchard and other distinguished ethnolo
gists, who discard as well the assumption Of
IN Indefinite number OF separate creations, 81
thut OF the evolution and transmission Of
species, maintained by Darwin, Huxley and
others.
THE IMMUTABILITY OF SPECIES
Ia the cardinal doctrine OF the best o Of
scientific thought. held by such men as Gu.
history Of existing species, as by the testi'
mony Of the fossilliferous rocks. Darwin
however teaches that as certain varieties may
be produced in the domestic animals BY hu-
mai art, so nature gives birth TO varieties
which submitted to the law Of natural selec.
ton, and preserved II useful and rejected II
Improbable are transmitted from parent IL
child, and thus after long years OF develop
ment give origin to species. In the struggle
for life 1.-THE f1ttest survive" the strong en-
croach upon the weak and the qualities which
give the pre-eminence are perpetuated.
BUT pARw1NIsM IS A MERE HYPOTHESIS
requiring countless years for It's veriichtion,
and disproved by two established facts; 1St
The tendency Of nature TO revert to its pri'
mary types, as seen In the impotency or ny
birds THAT Is the offspring Of different spe.
cies) to perpetuatc themselves. "a. The fnct
that species In the process OF change have
never yet been found In the fosslllilerous
rocks. We arc told In the Sacred Record, thai
God created man after his own image. and
science supports the affirmative, n relleVcs
US Of m antlQ uarinn search among the prl'
meval apes for a progenitor OF ourrace.
SEPARATE N DISTINCT CREATIONS
Of the varieties Of the human race. seen,
alike opposed to Science and Revelation. nnd
Pritchard; "All the diverSitics which exist
are variable, and pass INTO each other ny IN
sensible gradations, and there Is moreover
sec rcely an instance In which the actual ran
sttion cannot be proved TO have taken place.
The causes Mt work are fully equal to the pro
duction Of the phenomena, and as nature nj
ways employs tho fewest and simplest means
we need not resort TO unknown, whom known
agencies are all sufficient.
We have thus seen that whilst three OF thu
most importantof
MODERN FENCE PRESENT NO REAL con
FLICT
to the claims Of Revelation. apparent discrcp
nnccS have arisen from the lack OF knowledge
which subsequent research has sufiiCeu 70 dis
pei. Hence we may conclude III language q
the father OF modern philosophy. "a littl'
philosophy iuclineth man s mind to atheism
but depth in philosophy, bringcIh men,
minds about 10 religion. II these susges
tons should awaken discussion and provoke
enquiry, they will ave accomplished thei,
purnOse and rpUaiu the labor OF preparatiUn