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and other discoveries, and tho moro or less de-
tailed account OF the process OF creation fur-
nished in the book OF Genesis sufiiced TO arrest
curiosity. In the departments OF the Inorganic
universe the enrtn was the last to become the
subject OF scientific research. Just as from tho
study of the organic universe man excluded
himself till science compelled his inclusion.
1t was not until more than two thousand years
had elapsed that the Ionian philosophers came
to their own again" In n previous notice OF
this book II was pointed out that Xcnophanes OF
Colophon arrived, five centuries u. c., at n true
explanation OF the imprints OF plants md ami
mails in rocks. pythagoras, who lived before
him. IL Ovid. writing near the Christian era,
is to be trusted, may have reached some sound
conclusions about the action Of water In the
changes OF land and sea areas. We arc on
surer ground when We mcct tho geographer
Strabo, who lived in the reign of Augustus.
Describing the countries In which he travelled,
no notes their various features, and explains the
causes of earthquakes and allied phenomena.
Then eleven hundred years elapsed before we
lind any explanation of a like rational
character supplied. This was furnished by
the Arabian philosopher Avlcenna, whose
theory OF the origin Of mountains seems
the more marvellous when we remember
what intellectual darkness surrounded 1t. Ho
says that mountains may BIO due to two difer-
cnt causes. Either they are effects Of upheavals
OF the crust OF the ear'n' such as niRnt occur
during a violent earthquake. or they are tho
effect OF water, which, cutting for itself a new
route. has dcnudcd the valleys, the strata being
OF different kinds. some soft, some hard. Tho
winds and ,ya,ors di.intearoto tho ono hut la, "a
the other intact. Most of the eminences OF tho
earth have had this latter origin. It would re-
quire IL long period Of time for all such changes
to be accomplished, during which the mountains
| themselves might be somewhat diminished In
size. But that water has beer the main cause
OF these effects is proved by the existence OF fos-
sill remains of aquatic and other animals on many
mountains. As'h'iiare Apiana'ioh iossiis was
given oy the ensineer.artist leonardo "a Vlnc.'
narS paiissx ~ tha si~toon;b contnrr hut
nafd fallssy' IN the s'xtoehth century. ous
anG EARN ,n0.a was ;asa as a sea'oa ,c OTo "o, 20 m mas ra nesS
in denial of the Mosaic authorship Of tho PEN
tateuch. Such was that of La PeyrGre. who. in
1000. published an instrument OF inc work IN
which he anticipated what, in our day. is nc
eepted' but what then was akin to slasphGmy to
u''cf' U 'ohi! uoes no uouo' "aotnof 'iose'
hadan hand IN the writings attributed 10 am.
oas saa,k =, -. aanaI,f.. -, Asar,,. a,s'
and death as the penalties OF Adams dis
-,
ana OF inc darkness at the erucinAioh. VI
Catholic ana recunted his opinions. Nearer tho
Time wneh controversy on inc histofieal
c mar c o me scEEi ls . nb was @ .n oe.
sssied, in a WORK published IN j75s,' that
Moses may ave used oiicr materiais IN MS
computation OF the carrier parts OF the fente'
tcuch; IL was. nevcrthciess. Win a close mp
cluded under that name were believed to have
De II Wriltch oy Moses unuer alr,ns authority.
Inc statement in Genesis that GOD made tho
universe ann IT'S contents. oo,h nvlnS ana non
living. IN SIX GAYS or twenty.iour hours each
was explicit. lnas ihternrsieh: as thelr pan
meaning wnrranted, Archolshop Osher made
ms famous calculation as 70 the time elapsing
oetween inc trc lion ana the oirtn or ehrlst.
Applying sheT $ mcthod IN detail; a seven
tcenth rentur nivine: I,r: Lignttoot, NiceIS nan.
cellor OF Cambridge tniversity. computed that
man VS. erected by the trinity on Oct. -.
1904 Is. u. at sociock In the morning. The
SINE theologian. who was a very eminent he.
brew scholar. following the Interpretation Of
the, great fathers OF the Church. declared
as the result or profound and exhaustive study
centre and circumference. and clouds fun OF
slant" The story OF tho deluge was held to
furnish sntticinR explanation or me organic re-
mmnltit1Se Of fantastic theories wcre nj hama to
| account for the fossils. Every explanation. save
the right ana obvious one. haa us defenders. DO
theory TO rebut the evidence suppiied by the re-.
mains OF animals as to the existence Of death in
inc world before the TAI OF Adam. otherwise
The Pauline reasoning rested would have 70
be pronounced useless. and to discredit these
was 10 unnerInlne inc autnorlty OF the
No wnnJer therefore thay tbeofnoy Do