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is a new aim, as well as a new method ; on the theo- 

 retical side, reason ; on the practical side, morality, 

 strictly and properly so-called. As such, it has sup- 

 pressed, is suppressing, and will suppress those evil 

 things evil at least between man and man, if not 

 between beast and beast which instinct tolerates or 

 fosters. 



If, however, we take this view of the meaning of 

 evolution, there seems no reason why the abstract 

 formula of " Darwinism in Morals " should be fatal to 

 the higher interests of mankind, or to the basis of 

 Christian faith. 



