The sun., 1901-03-31

wonderful. and most potent thing known To
man Is the cosmos Of matter and force, Il
there any immortality or bad logic In philo1
-ophy which attributes TO thi, mos wohderl vi
and potent thing the origin not only oi man
body, but of hi- soul or mind also, A. wen
as the bodies and minds of all other creH-
lures; would remind ih. oblector that there
Ia no c0nCeit greater than that WIN "hl'h
men talk about the great things th6t NINA or
Intellect" does or has accomplished IN IN"
world II We put together all ihat human
mind or intellect has ever done IN N" history
Of the world. combined with all the alleged
miraculous doinRs, these wonders a. lnattri
of comparative fact are not cOmpafable j"
potency and benehcence 20 what - accom-,
plished in one day by one single material
element or one single natural force III WI"
world Of matter
Mr. woodlock endeavors to make a greai
point by saying that the philosophy of ryo-
luton logically leads 10 the idea OF -pph,
taneou- generation or original evolution o'
life from nature or organic matter direct,
n distinct from the old idea oi creation
~ life by Creator But let iI- carefullN
examine thus alleged difficulty ~ -pontane"gs
generation and see what It amounts 10 Whn-
evolutionlsts generally do not pre'end I4
say how forms Of life hrsi originated, ana
while u IL admitted that the first beginning
II life are ~ yet unknown 10 science, ana Nhhe
Tyndail and others have freely admitted, a.
MIR Woodlock has shown. thai there's no cI"br
evidence a. yet known To science 70 prov"
direct spontaneous generation, yet IYhnaIl
mas ~ tully and clearly declared NAV lnd''i
IN itself contains the promise and ppl"nrN
ri all terrs@tr8l life and thus logically ledH-
20 the ultimate prOtrb bic demonstration "i
spontaneous natural generation Ar" hNp".
theticsl molecules Of life any more wonderful
than actual molecules ot matter And !, not
the known power Of mOlecul"s OF matter 10
form spontaneously beautiful crystal" ana
wonderfully euergiled chemical COMPOUNDS
lusi ~ great and amazing a. would -" "a"
power 20 FORM Spontaneously simple VIA,
l2ed cells And further, a. q nl1ll"r oI lH' y
j. the vitality shown bva vegetable -iru''ur"
rr the n"htuli,v shoHn by an animal "iR'h
any more wonderfully potent or ben"h,ihl
~ the general ~chen" Of n9r "H,l'E"" ma,
N" heat and the lghj, the cohesion ana
repulsion. the electricity and the magnetism
shown by common everyday organic matter
Having now given Mr. Nnodlock the J. nda-
mental fHc' u the almighty potency 0l mat
ter and the actual dependence oi all ~"
and mind thereon. need moi cun,srn my-eE
inuoh with N" minor points A. to IL" drvr"I-
iuent pi higher IOrms Of life from lower tornl~
j. l. n slupl" fac, however. a'te-ted By ~"
closest investigators. that there !. no ob-erv-
able diN"ren". either IN the BODY or the SOU
ol man when 'Ompared with hi- nearest aninbl
friends. that H. no differences mat are O.
-ential or are NOT mer" matters Of degree
Lest the render may get IN" false idea mat
rational philosophy Is lffeNer"n', VIII Cos
with af"w reyeTrpt sentiments from one Of w"
greatest muralists aud EmperOtS OF Rome.
which will show him that even ls0b year- Agp
there were great minds thai fully accepted
some uf the fundamental ideas Of The Haeck"l
philosophy n 10 man and IA" universe. and
set found no real harm in them to man soul
or 10 Nature God such wa the attitude -
Marcus Aurelus A. thus expressed
aud finally waiting for death win Il cherr-
fat mnd A. being nothing else than dlesD-
htion uf ihe elements Of which every living
being il compounded But II ther. l. no haru
20 the elements Themselves IN each cou'ln-
uallv changing into another. why should =
man haN" any HppTeheu- about the chang"
aud dissolution Of all the elements (hm~elt.
for II l. according 10 nature. and nothing
I- owl tIdt j. according to nature .
constantly regard the universe o. on" living
being with one -IIb-tauc" and one soul .
EVERYTHING harmOniI-S with me- winch
I- harmonious 10 thee - I inverse Every
uing l. fruIt ~ Ia" which nv seasons bring
q Nature tron thee ARE all thlnRe in thee
are all tilng-. To thee all thing return The
poet >dy~ Dear CIV Of ta,rops and viii
not 'hOH -iy. Dear iIiy of God
BEOOEIYN. Naroh!s IHA+ VI HIoGi>S