viii TO THE CLASSES AND THE MASSES 



We have stood at the deathbed of Darwinism, 

 but not of evolution, whether in its materialistic 

 or Christian sense. Evolutionary theories are of 

 many kinds. Evolution itself was expounded 

 long ago by no less a teacher than St. Augustine 

 himself. Literally, everything depends upon the 

 right or wrong interpretation that men give to it. 



'Here then is a question that urgently requires 

 to be treated, simply, scientifically, honestly, in 

 all its totality, with no evasion, with nothing left 

 obscured or hidden for the classes and the 

 masses. It must be set forth in all its profound 

 human interest, arid applied in its vital relations 

 to the Sacred Scriptures, to religion, to history, 

 and to our own conduct. To do this has been 

 the aim of the author, whose book has grown out 

 of his lecture work in the university classroom. 

 For its scientific accuracy special acknowledgment 

 is due to A. F. Frumveller, S.J., Ph.D., Professor 

 of Mathematics at Marquette University. 



The realization of the supreme practical con- 

 sequences of this subject has constantly grown in 

 the writer's mind with his own widening experi- 

 ence. A clear understanding of it is equally im- 

 perative for the student and the worker. Count- 

 less minds perplexed by it must be set at rest. 

 For the school, the pulpit, the press, the platform, 

 and the wide university of the streets, this book 

 is intended. To the classes and the masses it is 

 dedicated. 



