68 E VOL UTION A ND D OGMA . 



Allen phrases it, is one and continuous " from neb- 

 ula to man, from star to soul, from atom to so- 

 ciety." 



Since its publication, the theory advocated by 

 Darwin has undergone many modifications. Much 

 has been added to it, and much has been eliminated 

 from it. Among those who have discussed it most 

 critically, and suggested amendments and improve- 

 ments are Moritz Wagner, Nageli, Huxley, Mivart, 

 Wallace, Spencer, Weismann, Cope, Hyatt and 

 Brooks, not to mention scores of others who have 

 distinguished themselves by their contributions to 

 Darwinian literature. But whatever may now be 

 the views entertained regarding natural selection as 

 a factor of organic Evolution, the theory of Evolu- 

 tion itself, far from being impaired, has been gaining 

 strength from day to day, and is, we are assured by 

 its advocates, finding new arguments in its favor in 

 every new discovery in biology and physical science. 

 Such being the case, it is, we are told, only a ques- 

 tion of time, and a very short time at that, until 

 every man who is competent to weigh evidence, 

 shall be compelled to announce his formal accept- 

 ance of the doctrine of Evolution, however much he 

 may now be opposed to it, and however much it 

 may seem counter to his preconceived notions, or to 

 traditions which he has long regarded as sacred and 



inviolable. 



Science and Philosophy. 



Evolution, it is pertinent here to observe, may 

 be considered from two points of view, a fact which 

 it is of prime importance always to bear in mind. It 



