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view two main objects. My first was to show 

 that the Darwinian theory is untenable, and that 

 'Natural Selection ' is not the origin of species. 

 My second was to demonstrate that nothing 

 even in Mr. Darwin's theory (as put forth before 

 the publication of his 'Descent of Man,') and, 

 d fortiori, nothing in Evolution generally, was 

 necessarily antagonistic to Christianity." 



Reserving for further examination the first 

 of these propositions, "that the Darwinian 

 theory is untenable," it may be observed as to 

 the second, that of the theistic doctrine of 

 Evolution there are theoretically three main 

 varieties : (i) That which limits the supernatural 

 action in the origination of species to the crea- 

 tion of primordial cells. (2) That which, while 

 maintaining the intervention of direct or special 

 creation, regards the origination of species as 

 being for the most part effected indirectly, i.e., 

 through the agency of natural causes. (3) That 

 which regards God as immanent in natural law, 

 and recognises in all phenomena the result of 

 present Divine action. 



In his earlier writings, the theism of Mr. 

 Darwin is most explicit. Thus, for example, 

 when speaking of certain birds found in Tierra 

 del Fuego, he says, "when finding, as in this 

 case, any animal which seems to play so insignifi- 



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