The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-21
MEMPHIsY DAILY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81 1855.

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scientific grounds alone, the idea that
man descended from monkeys, In
which he says $50 few evolutionists"
sgree with him (p. 101), hestales: "Ii,
however, l decline to regard mans
origin as exceptional in the sense of
directly supernatural, you will
understand that it is because, under
my thoroughly theistic conception OF
nature, and my beliefin mediate cres-
ton, am at loss to know what /
should mean by the exception. l do
not allow myself to believe that i'm
mediate creation makes mans origin
more divine" PIP. SO, 100. On PIP.
lO2, lO3 he deals with the question OF
the Immortality of the soul, showing
~ that the self same difficulties and
puzzles as to when was the soul sd-
ded ?" come up With regard to each
and every individual, as with regard
to the series, or the first man. (2)
The ame ziug interval between human
faculties and those of brntes: $50 we
may well deem this spscial gift, the
gift beyond recall, in which all hops
is enshrined. None of US have any
scientific or philosophical explanation
to offer az to how it came to be added
to what we share with the brutes that
perish; but it puts msn into another
world than this, both here, a1d-with
the aid Of come evolutionary ideae,
we may add-heraefter." Having
emphasized the cardinal fact that
Chriat is The sum and substance OF
Christianity Christ as God incarnsts
in our human uature-He affirms His
own hearty acquiescence ia the
creeds in which ell Christian Ro-
nanist and Protest mt, unite, the
Apostles" 80 called, and that OF
Nh@l, as being in no wise affected by
his belief in the scientific theory OF
evolution, PIP, l08, 100
Had 1 space left would like to
cite the letter Of Prof. Brewer, COL
league Of Gray in the School OF
Science" at Harvard, in which he
states ~ that 80 far as the religious
faith OF working naturalist, !. e.
original investigators into nature, Il
concerned, he believes upon extensive
acquaintance, that a greater proper
ton Of them are Christians tnsn ore
to be found in other secular vacations,
as law or medicine; (2) thai among
his associates he finds many belisver'
-Episcopalians, Presbyterians. Meth
odists, Baptists, ETC., who fad no
more difficulty in the new opinion
about evolution than in the modern
astronomy or geology.
There remaius one more point
under this head, and that Is: How did
Charles Darwin personally regard his
evolutionary science to be related to
religious bslief2 No Christian can re-
call without sorrow Darwin's letter to
German student, written shortly
before his death, in which
he stated that he did not
koow what to think of Jesus
Christine had not investigated his
claims sufficiently--or words to thst
effect Alas alas that IN the rush aud
hurry Of his labo ious life he should
have omitted that duty. But all the
world - except f5w-know that Oar.
win was theist, he believed in per.
solal, Almighty Creator. Here gre
ths very words with which he closes
the book which hes given him immor-
tai fame: "TheTe is grandeur in this
view of life, with its several pow
ers, having been originally breathed by
the Creator idto few forms or into one
and thai, while this planet has gone
cycling on according to the fixed law
of gravity, from go simple beginning
endless forms most beautiful and most
wonderful have been, and are being,
evolved. Origin Of Species, last page,
Now, repeat that, whilst as min
lister of the Gospel have little con-
Germ about the scientific truth of evo-
luton, l have deep interest in lis re-
lstions or supposed relations to reli.
gious faith. And, therefore, l call at
tention TO the fact that if the APPEALS
critic be correct in ssying that no ( rm
of evolution can be Teconciled with
the Bible he puts many of the very
greatest scientists in dilema, the d.
lemma of failing 10 see on the one hand
that evolution in all its forms is incon-
sietent with religious faith, and on the
other that DR.. Woodrow's diluted"
view Tor another OF the same eort
which makes all due allowance for the
inspiration of the Bible for all Its doc
tiines) is inconsistent with that
"science" of which they are tbs chief
opponents and lights in our sge, the
very men who, by means of their text
books in various branches of science,
are educating our sons and daughters.
These considerations exert quieting
influence on my mind, end leave me
fully assured that whatever of truth
there may be in the new scientific
opinion will be found by and by to be
perfe lily consistent with faith in
Christ. VIM. r. BoGGs.