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their theory shattered into everlasting

through the universe. Anything to
push away back Jehovah from His en-
pire and make the one book which is
His great communication to the soul OF
the human race appear obsolete and
delusive. But am glad to know that
while some of these scientists have
gone into evolution, there are many
that do not believe IL. Among them,
the man who by most is considered
the greatest scientist we ever had this
side Of the water-Agassiz. A name
that makes every inte ligent man the
earth over uncover.
Agassiz says: 1.-THE manner in which
the evolution theory in zoology is
treated lead those who are not spe-
cial biologists to suppose that observa-
tions have been made by which it can
be inferred that there is in nature ssch
a thing as change among organized
beings actually taking place. There
is no such thing on record. 1t is
shifting the ground of observation
from one field of observation to another
to make this statement, and when the
the domain of science those who will
not be dragged into this mire of mere
assertion, then it is time to protest"
With equal vehemence against the
doctrine of evolution Hugh Miller, Far
raday, Brewster, Dana, Dawson, and
hundreds of scientists in this country
and other countries have made protest.
l know that the few men who have
adopted the theory make more noise
than the thousands who have rejected
it. The Bothnia, of the Cunard line,
took 500 passengers safely from New
York to Liverpool. Not one of the 500
made any excitement. But after we
had been four days out, one morning
we found on deck a mans hat and coat
and vest and boots, implying that some
one had jumped overheard. Forthwith
we all began to talk about that one
man. There was more talk about that
one man overheard than all the 500
passengers that rode on in safety.
why did he jump overboard?" II
wonder when he jumped overboard?"
II wonder If when he jumped over
board he would liked to have jumped
back again?" Il wonder if fish
caught him, or whether he went clear
down to the bottom OF the sea?" And
for three or four days afterward we
talked about that poor man.
Here is the glorious and magnificent
theory that God by His omnipotent
power made man, and by His omnipo-
tent power made the brute creation,
and by HIS omnlpotent power made all
worlds, and 500 scientists have taken
passage on board that magni 6cent
theory, but ten or fifteen have jumped
overheard. They make more talk than
all the 500 that did not jump with
them. Thank you, gentlemen, l am
very much obliged to you. l think
shall stick to the old Cunarder. II
you want to jump overheard, jump,
and test for yourselves whether your
hand was really fsh's fin, and
whether you were web-footed orig
inally, and whether your lungs are a
swim bladder. And as in every expert
ment there must be division of labor,
some who experiment and some who
observe, you make the experiment and
Twill observe!
And as to the human race, so far as
mere natural progress is concerned,
once there were men ten feet high;
now the average is about five feet six
inches. 1t started with men living 200,
400, 800, 900 years, and now 80 years
is more than the average of human
life. Mighty progress we have made,
haven't we? went into the cathedral
ut York, England, and the best artists
in England had just been painting a
window in that cathedral, and right
beside it was a window painted 400
years ago, and there is not man on
earth but would say that the modern
painting OF the window by the best
artists OF England is not worthy of
being compared with the painting of
400 years ago right beside it. Vast
improvement, as shall show you in a
minute or two, but no natural evo-
luton.
Look at China, where evolution has
had full swing for thousands of years
uninterrupted by anything except here
and there mission station with this
defunct book, the Bible, but through
the most of the realm not interfered
with. What has evolution done for
China? Christian civilization goes in
and builds railroad; they tear it up.
For 1000 years the Chinese nation,
where it is not invaded by the Gospel,
has not made one five hundredth mil.
lion part Of an inch advancement.
They worship the same gods OF red
paint. just as always, they drown the
female children as nuisance. just
as always they eat with chop sticks.
So in India, SO in Arabia, SO in Turkey
SO everywhere where the Gospel hes
not made an invasion.
tell you, my friends, the natural
: evolution is not upward, but it is al
ways downward. Hear Christ's &C
count OF it. Matthew XIV, 10: "Out O.
/ the heart proceed evil thoughts, muir
ders, adulteries, foundations, thefts
, false witness, blasphemies. That Il
, what Christ said of evolution. Civ,
. natural evolution full swing il
our world, and it will evoly,
into two hemispheres of crime
, two hemispheres of penitentiary
two hemispheres of lazaretto, two
hemispheres of brothel. New Yorl
Tombs, Moyamensing prison, Phila
, delphia: Seven Dials. London. and Cow