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the idea of spontaneous generation; in all the researches 

 of the ages no scientist has found a single instance of 

 life that was not begotten by life. The materialist has 

 nothing but imagination to build upon ; he cannot hope 

 for company or encouragement. 



But the Darwinian doctrine is more dangerous be- ) 

 cause more deceptive. It permits one to beHeve in a v 

 God, but puts the creative act so far away that rever- / 

 ence for the Creator — even belief in Him — is likely to J 

 be lost. -^ 



Before commenting on the Darwinian hypothesis 

 let me refer you to the language of its author as it 

 applies to man. On page 180 of '' Descent of Man " 

 (Hurst & Company, Edition 1874), Darwin says: 

 " Our most ancient progenitors in the kingdom 

 of the Vertebrata, at which we are able to obtain 

 an obscure glance, apparently consisted of a group 

 of marine animals, resembling the larvae of the 

 existing Ascidians." r Then he suggests a line of de- 

 scent leading to the mt)nkey.^ And he does not even 

 permit us to indulge in a patriotic pride of ancestry; 

 instead of letting us descend from American monkeys, 

 he connects us with the European branch of the mon- 

 key family. 



It will be noted, first, that he begins the summary 

 with the word " apparently," which the Standard Dic- 

 tionary defines: "as judged by appearances, without 

 passing upon its reality." His second sentence (fol-s^ ^ 

 lowing the sentence quoted) turns upon the word ^^i 

 " probably," which is defined: " as far as the evidence \j 

 shows, presumably, likely." His works are full of j 



