Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-28
ABSURDiTIEs on EVOLUTION.
lecture OFT. Dewitt 'ralmage in the
Star Course.
From the Boston H4rald.

From The B0Ston Hspa1d.
1t ISN'T always so much what 4. Dewitt
Tahnage says that makes him interesting
as the way he says it. There was nothing
particularly laughable in the sentence
with which he began mis- lecture at the
opening of the seventh Star course in
fremont Temple last evening, but the
celebrated Tabernacle divine himself was
extremely ludicrous. The great organ
was stll pealing when the manager of the
course lea the lecturer pom the platform,
before an Immense audience, and with
gentlemanly grace mOtiOned him to a
chair behind the lecturn. Beside the
manager, who was attired in a rich even
ing dress, DR.. Talmage, in an everyday
tweed suit of rustic simplicity, looked as
II he might be intending TO go over with
a ploWshare the field the evolutiOuists mad
planted with seeds OF agnosticism. Fa-
minarity with the platform, at least, bad
pfed certain contempt for that cOnven-
uonalplattOrm manner which the manager
sun respected aud when the latter arose to
introduce the lecturer, he introduced him
with conventional English style which
Or. Talmage has become famous by to-
tally rejecting. The manager said that
the Star was In its seventh year OF twin
king; he thanked the Boston patrons for
Or. Ialmage to speak on "The A bsurdi-
ties of Evolution"
The lecturer began in protracted,
earnest tone, almost drawled, but finished
the sentence so much in the STYLE OF a
mlmicing comedian mat he brought down
the house. ''if we leave it to the evolu-
tionlsts," he said, "to tell us where we
came from, and to the theol0gians to tell
us where we are going to, we still have
ft,tf e.,
here," he then wenGon to say that there
is no war between genuine science and
revelation. The hes, scientific appliances
belong to stiamuniversities. Science
and revelation are the bass and soprano
OF the same tune, aud the world will ac-
knowledge the-harmony. The only differ
ence is that revelation is the orchestra in
full blast and science is but tuning It's
strings. Revelation is the full grown
man; science is the boy; but the boy
sometimes thinks he knows more than the
man. DIR. Talmage arraigned the
CELEBRATED SCIENTIFIC INBIDELs,
Tindale, Huxley, Spencer, Darwin and
Mill. on an imaginary witness stand and
compared their accounts Of the genesis of
man with the Bible account, rejecting,
after having done so, what be called the
'gl0ritied duck" theory. "As Mr.. Spen-
Ger was not present at the beginning" he
said, land the Lord Almighty was, / pre-
fer the latter's account OF what occurred
on that interesting occasion. The pri-
mary germ theory IS an interesting one.
but nobody has been found TO tell who
made the primary germ. The scientists
themselves had some differences of Opin-
ION about the first mushroom formation.
but at the critical moment along came
Prof Huxley with his pail of prOtoplasm.
But, dear Prof. Huxley" queried the
lecturer, "whO made the prOtOplasm 2"
To bring out the idea that but few scien-
fists hold the nfidel theories, be told of
an incident of his voyage across the ocean
IN Cunarder. There were 500 passen-
gers on board, and there was nothing to
disturb their ease or excite their minds
until, on the fourth day out, on the deck
Jnere was found a coat and hat and boots,
indicating that man had leaped over
board. At once there was more talk
about the man who jumped overheard
than all the 500 who remained on board
"Ol the 5000 scientists living at this time
there are only few who teach the sur
vlval of the fittest and like doctrines.
Jumping overheard they make more talk
than the hOstt that remains on board. They
say, Come and join u.s. No, l thank
you.' says the lecturer, Il stick by the old
Cunarder. AS there must be some to eX-
hind and watch your efforts to prove that
you are web-footed and have, instead OF
lungs, only swim bladder" Taking
up the doctrine of the survival Of the lit
test, ''DO the tittest always survivor he
asked, and answered mo. Garfield died
in September but Gulteau lived on till
June. The most promising men have died
IN youth, and many of the noble heroes
who died in the civil war did not leave
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live in it as those who remained comfort
ably at home during that trying period.
The
EVOLUTION THEORY IS NOT RIGHT,
because If two kinds beget the offspring
is hybrid and sterile. Nor does the race
improve. At first man was 10 ieet hig b,
but now the average height is only . feet
6 inches. What evolution there is is
downward. The TOmbs in New York aud
the Seven Dlals in London are but Tester
ing carbunele5 oH the face and neck OF
natural evolution. Scientific research
has shown that there has been no change
in lizards in centuries, aud the sturgeon,
the first fish; is now just what it was az
the first. But pigeons are not now as
good carriers as they were 600 years aVo.
The story of toe evolution OF the monkey
Is absurd. When the lAonkey's tail ceased
to serve INN as climber he said let's
become men ana 20 into business rail-
ure as a mon6ey; success as man. Ac-
cOrding to this reasoning, man is but a
bankrupt monkey" DR.. Tatmage then
pictured a dude before the audience, and
neld him up us proof that evolution is
backward and man Is becoming an ape.
He told a story about man who called
10 see Rim at hotel in St. Louis and,
though toll several times that the lee
turer's time was all occupied. insisted,
and was finally granted an audience. He
told Or. Talmage that he was an evOlu-
ZIONIST aud wanted to talk with him on
that subject. Il believe" he said, that
| am tor this world only, and when the
body dies the brain dies, aud that viii be
the end OF me-" 81 sincerely hope IL
will" retorted the preacher and the in
terview closed right there. The lecturer
went into an elaborate analysis Of the
theory OF natural evolution as against the
old Christian beliel,e nlyening his already
lively style OF delivery with many good
Jokes. lie said the question o. what he
was was, after all, not so important to
him as the question OF what he would be.
He didn't care so much for the pedigree
OF a cradle as the appendix Of tue grave.
The King OF Greece in Paris.
PARTS Lstter 30 London Truth.
The King Of Greece is here ostenslbly
as a paieramilias who wishes TO show his
elk young folks Paris. He really wants
lN.I,s H.aa.H