Telegram-herald., 1891-11-22
Mr.. UNDERWOOD ANSWERED.
o. 3.

Al my I8et artlCie euueovOreO 10
show that evolution was not the estab-
iished fact tile lecturer 1t Powers opera
house claimed 1t TO be, and quoted
from Virchow ard others to sustain my
position. Truth" says Van Muller,
"is the prop erty of God; the pursuit CT
truth is what belongs to man." Now,
We may we'll ask why this difference Of
OPINION exists on the subject of evolu.
tion. The facts bearing on the ques-
ton are well known; why sh ouid one
biologist study the question and find
abundant pr, OF of a Gcd. another
prove that there is no God, and another
declare himself al agnostic? The
answer, teheve. is easy. Socrates said
that in the investigation Of philosophy
Cal subjects Eve must Danish prejudice,
pride and sioth." Few are tire writers
who have done this. Many have been
toe lazy; many have approved
the investigation with pride in aus
tanning some fashionable opinion, but
by far the larger number have been pre-
JUDGED IN their search. They have pre-
JUDGED it. Tney nav been churchmen
and have studl, d bio. o ~ solely To prove
evolution a fable, aud b y always do.
or they have been moraiists ana bound
TO- show that we have been evolved,
and they prove Il, and some OF them
get very angry that there should be
doubters. They invent q whole die
tionary OK new terms. put their all into
sentences longer than Evarts' longest,
longest, mix IA all up and eel are 1t is
just rs clear 40 midland It 10.
"De law" said Cuffee, "am like a
groun' glass window. Give little light
for US poor mortals, but it 'ou,d IL ke d :
TERRY uebbeI himself to see through it,"
But, the lecturer assuming IL 10 be a
proven fact, goes on TO tell us what he
would give us IN place of religion. First
OF all the churches must go. Take the
bella and tear their Tongues out, smash
the church windows aud let ia the owl
and the bat. "Let us be free.o .sIn
place of churches let ue build temples
of science" Educate" The yerv
day the lecturer proclaimed himself IN
favor Of temples Of science" he had
an audience of nineteen women and
forty.thrce men, ana he accounted for
the small number by saying that 'smod.
eru rst,onalists did not think in droves
"a some sp aker told them, but each
man for himself" Why. then, build q
temple when . little red school hou,e
would do - well. In place Of
God he would give us "ihe
universal autonomy of nature :"
How c0nsoling We shall not live, but
come oue else wsll aud they vii, be bet
ter than We are. Let ne do our duty
and dse. WAS he ressGnedr' Was the
81 Al Al
hanged. "Ressgued Nine Got he
had 20 -, VISA she answer. So ID NAV
be with us, but don't give US tie int |.
lgence N the name of comfort Don {
call il food, that the earth will one
DAY be 10 longer az for the habit tat on
OF man. 81 81 IT viii become as cold aud
dead ~ the moon-unti 10 the un-
known future r. Aga takes lie fi<ry
bath in the SUD-. As King Richard
aid. "What comfort have We now /,
BY hea~en FL hate him ever la.tinsiy
that bids me be Of comfort any more.
''Of comfort no man speAk-" "Lers
talk of graves. OF worms, OF epiiaphs,
make dust our paper, and With rainy
eyes write scFrow on the hcson Of the
earta." 10 ths eli you can Give us, c h
mighty champion Of liberty, The
worthy knight, Don Qairose. assured
sAncho. when they had both teen
b>asen. that he bad The art Of nsssreg
- prsr,ous talam which ~ousd cure
shern hosh " the tusnkilDg at % eye.
saneso srsse wish aching boses. vent
u she sanA sera's ehamter and beggsd
for ssl.ssle semary, ess. - ssd
vine" Dec cuixos> took them ard
con p,uncel . N xtafe, pFoeoun nc az
oyer sne crnse sfAt<r noeters.' Ave
narlss.s s~lves and ored9-
90 The babAD he gave lsoosaHy -
Saneho and he himself frank about .
pint sBd . haa. 'oas ssaree4y 81 De
svAiteeed sh< pessoa vbsn . wss re-
,wtsd and fosse~ed ny % v1esese .
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