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the theories before the reader, keeping out of sight the 
examples, but, having them in his owz mind, he can write 
upon them comprehensibly (to himself) in terminology 
more or less abstract, but very difficult for his reader to 
follow, he, as yet, knowing nothing of the examples. 
Now he places the proofs of his theory before the 
reader. They are the examples from which the theory 
was deduced, this the reader, not detecting, from a puzzled 
disciple becomes a surprised and delighted convert. 
Hartman’s honest remark may be applied safely to 
both branches of Evolution: “ Zhis purely speculative 
side of research, this purely scientific mode of treating the 
descent of man, 1s no longer satisfied with improved asser- 
tion.” 
Dr. Tyndall once said that the world, even the 
Clerical world, was settling down to believe in Darwin’s 
origin of species; and speaking on this, Dr. Elam writes, 
in 1878, “ They (the Clergy) cannot know that, if these 
things be true, their occupation is gone: the things they 
preach—God, the Soul, a Future Life—are all delusions: 
if they once, even distantly, conceived this, we should hear 
no more about High, Low, and Broad; but all would 
unite to form one compact, and powerful phalanx to repel 
the common Enemy that threatens to overwhelm them, 
under the false name of Science.” 
As Dr. Moorhouse said in the first sermon which he 
preached in England after his arrival, ‘‘ We hear a great 
deal said about the dogmatism of Theologians, it is high 
time that somebody lifted up his voice against the dog- 
matism of unauthorised scientists.” It was but an echo 
of the beloved voice of the late Bishop of Manchester. 
‘‘ Beware, lest any Man spoil you through Philosophy.” 
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