, 1880-02-08
DARW.INISM.
Has Man Been Evolved from Ira.
tional Animals2
What the American Colleges and
Schools Do Not Teach.

Replies Of Nine College Presidents to the
"0bseryer's" Inquiries.
From. the Popu1dr Setence Monthly for february.
Ihe gradual acceptance Of the doctrine Of
evolution among our theological friends Is
causing some perturbation which it is inl-
! portant to notice. Our orthodox contempo-
rary, the Independent, recognizing the mis-
Chief that is being done by the obstinate re-
| fusal Of religious teachers to accept the con-
clusions of science, came out strongly in
favor OF the evolution theory. DR.. McCoSh
! had declared, III addressing the Evangelical
| Alliance in New York: "It is useless to tell
| the younger naturaltsts that there is no truth
| IN the doctrine Of development, for they know
] that there is truth which is not to be set
aside by denunciation. Religious philoso-
phers might be more proftably employed in
showing them the religious aspects of the
doctrine Of developments; and some would be
grateful to any who would help them to keep
their old faith in God and the Bible with
their new faith in science" The J1ldepe1,d-
ent took this ground, and in its article upon
the subject said: "We are all taught in our
best schools, by our scientific authori-
ties, almost without exception land we
laynlen in science are, therefore, compelled
to belleve), that man was, at least so far as
his physical structure is concerned, evolved
from irrational animals. We, therefore, can
not help doubling, as every thinking and
scholarly young man lin these schools1 must
and does doubt, whether the story Of the fall
III the first Adam is historical"
The cautions and yigiaut New York OBJ
serrc,. now took tha alarm II srnt THE nas-
SAGE SAL ct to nine Presidents M Of COLLEGES @ and I asked M
nenhn ne it MaS trae a1al IL repTesenaea Tne
Ieacnlne n " tneir reSpeetivG SIN lnsutn1lons u.
not ye correct representation e. the teae
Ties ties" Pr: alccosh, of Princeton sad: In In
answer W 10 your inquiries have e., 70 state tna5
we % 90 not t: teaeh IN ms co!lege tnat man Is
+t e,piseu nun Nlallot..l q aIl;nliS H. teacit
God and his cut Of the lust of he
gronnna;; na;. 60 hot Oppose, :, develnopm9nt, M np nue
Of Williams, answered: The doctrine IS not
as %s e5oved ot d o set one q II he
animals. M Wallace, Xho claims With !. Darwin
the honor OF the doctrine known aS 'Dar-
Wlnism, admits tnat rs principles TAI When
applied to da man.: rreSldent CasteI, OF
ct any Of my colleagues expressing,
either III private or IN the - classroom, me
nplnlon n re1erred 70 n me SIP y9u SEND me:
we are keenly allye here 70 tne Danger from
Wnat IS man1Iestly NE 1nnael .1lena OF me
views generaliy hela oy e'olntlonlsts. LIS
great relief to me to know that among all
my colleagues there IS Such co'fbal accept
ahce OF lne OLD 1aith, when 1t mas peen me
tendency or the aVoWed ann OF these
materla1st1c teachers to Destroy ~:
Brown, Or Hamllton; responded: Ihe
doctrine OF me eVolutlon OF man from
irrational ANIMALS has never, 10 my
kn0wledge, been taught IN aaml1ton
Goi!eEe- rust Il never VIII be
Judgment 1t has not been, ana 90 not think 1t
ever viii be- President Potter, OF Union,
declared, Ihe prlnted statenent you 1or-
ward IS not correct S1atement Of tae teache
ing i'll this college" President Robinson, OF
Brown University TGp{Ieu. - we do nor