Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-20
a very interesting book w. l. BRYAN.

In the home OF a parshioner, Mr.. Huntlev.
| found copy of Mr.. Battcll's book. "Whis-
perngs of an Old Pine" have been deenlv
interested in its perusa, particularly as have
had occasion to consider the claims of 60.
called evoutionists. | am aware Of the anna.
emily general acceptance of evolution. and
this Is because many have examined it hardly
at all, while others find it in accord with their
indifference to serious interests.
1t appears SO easy to accept fatalsm and
excuse man from responsibility and account
ability-just to claim that everything and every.
body is evolved from a cell. and that some
how from inorganic matter up through
vegetable, animal and spiritual kingdoms even
GOD himself (if they acknowledge God at alN.
Fact is while many varieties NAV be devel-
opel in species, they are always limited to
the species.-Never - absolutely never-bas
one species been blended or transmitted into
another in any of the kingdoms of nature.
Never has any missing link been found be-
tween the species-of vegetable into animal.
ETC. oak into pine, linden into hickory.
or sheep INTO oxen or horses, ETC. There have
been forcible attempts in those directions with
results of hybrid, infertility and death.
1t Is something to so fully expose false
assumptions, to clear away the illusions and
sweep away the chaff of conclusions of MANY
OF the votares of so-called evolution. This
Mr.. Battell has done in Notifications indis-
putable. And it is timely discussion. for il
Is now quite the fashion to try and discredit
the past and its lessons-our ancestors and
their attalnments and achievements, and re-
garding them as very simple and Puritanic
folk, benighted and antquated. and now so
echpsed by our superior minds as to be al
together Superseded and about all their
wisdom regulated into nnocuous desuetude
VI course there is and will be opportunity and
occasion for scientific investigation in all de-
partments OF knowledge, and need of begin
ning with hypothesis in reaching working the
cries and hnding vertable facts and to ascer-
tam laws of nature but it has been and is the
weakness OF many scientists to clam unverifed
theories and guesses as indisputable facts.
Ana now many as verified facts, what Darwin,
spencer and Huxley only ventured to say
were held as opinions. Abnormal develop.
ment OF one faculty is at expense Of other
faculties, hence while great specialists are
authority in their line when verified. they are
not in fields NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. they never
explored, and confessing, as some have. their
loss Of appreciation by absorbing all their
faculties in one field.
1t requires versatile, practical and pains
taking mind to sft out the contradictions and
assumptions of the antiquities Of modern
evolutionists and show its crudities and its
enervatins, disentegrating, lighting influence
over all our own dearest interests for time and
eternity
1t Is refreshing to read the lucid pages Of
MIR. Battell's exposition Of facts concerning
this vital theme. have no acquaintance
with Mr.. Battell, but feel such timely and
deserving efforts for the True. Beautiful and
Good" should be appreciated and acknowl-
edged. J. Ia NEILE