SAPPING THE SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS II 



,nent when he said in the Nation: &quot;The theories 

 of evolution cannot be considered as an addition to 

 our knowledge, since they are not based upon ex 

 periments, although they have acted as a valuable 

 stimulus in the revolt against Church authority.&quot; 

 Its promoters, with most admirable energy but 

 most unscientific deductions, allowed themselves 

 neither rest nor respite until their dogmas, wholly 

 unprovable, dominated the press, the school, and 

 almost every channel of public information. Here 

 is the direct historic reason, after the rejection of 

 the Church, for the godlessness of the people and 

 their rulers, in which our social evils are ultimately 

 rooted. 



&quot;Sept. 7, 1918. 



