28 SATURDAY LECTURES. 



IX. Beliefs and practices with reference to the spirit world. 



Comparative Mythology. 



X. The relations of the physical universe and social en- 



vironment to human history. Hexiology, {Hexis^ 

 habit, and logos, science.) 



By your permission 1 will now take up briefly these 

 divisions and state, not what my own opinion may be, but 

 the struggles and the difficulty which engage the students 

 of anthropology the world over. 



1. — Aiitlirojmgeny. 



The great battle which has been fought with reference to 

 the origin and the antiquity of the universe, is now being 

 repeated with reference to the origin of man. As in astro- 

 nomical observations each observer has his personal equa- 

 tion, which must ever be kept in view by those who would 

 utilize his material, so into this discussion have men brought 

 their theistic conceptions. We have, therefore, many theo- 

 ries of man's origination, a few of which I will give you. 



I. Special creation by Almighty fiat. 



II. Atheistic agnosticism, (a not, and gnosis, knowledge,) 



denies the Creator, and aiSirms ignorance of man's 

 origin. 



III. Theistic agnosticism. Affirms the Creator, but denies 



knowledge of the method of human origin. 



IV. Pantheism, {pan all, and theos god). God is all and 



all is God. 



V. Atheistic Darwinism. Denies the Deity and affirms 



natural selection as the cause of nature. 



VI. Theistic Darwinism, (God not immanent.) Affirms 



the Deity, but denies his constant presence. 



VII. Theistic Darwinism, (God immanent.) x4ffirms the 

 Deity, and also his presence ever in his works. 



