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ii. 



Theological Teachings. 



It would be unwise to enter into a discussion 

 of Professor Huxley's theological opinions 

 partly because those opinions can scarcely be 

 taken ex cathedra, partly because such a dis- 

 cussion would be inchoate and well-nigh use- 

 less. He belonged to a class of men who are 

 scrupulously honest, not only with others but 

 with themselves, and he was quite unwilling 

 either to present or to accept an argument with 

 nothing but faith to back it up — an attitude 

 which belongs essentially to the mind of strictly 

 scientific habits. 



SCIENCE AND RELIGION. 



For many years there have been two classes 

 of thinkers in direct antagonism to each 

 other : the one class who seek out every possible 

 means of harmonizing the truths of science with 

 revealed religion; the other who find nothing 

 but discord between the facts of science and the 

 elements of Christian faith. Concerning the 



