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ception of their real extent and nature. 

 Hence the theory of Direct Creation was 

 a necessity to their minds, that of Evo- 

 lution being wholly beyond their means 

 of comprehension. 



(2.) The laws of Nature are immutable, and 

 are incompatible with the continual in- 

 troduction of new species into the world 

 by Direct Creation. 



(3.) Evolution is now acknowledged as a 

 universal principle in every department 

 of Science. 



(4.) Evolution reveals to us the true System 

 of Nature. 



(5.) Natural Selection and the laws connected 

 with it have played a great part in the 

 formation of organic Nature as we now 

 see it. 



(6.) Evolution will explain the facts of rever- 

 sion, rudimentary organs, homology, embry- 

 ology, geographical distribution, etc., better 

 than any other theory. 



(7.) The value of the organic world to man 

 depends entirely on the principle of Evo- 

 lution, and would be greatly reduced if 

 that of Special Creation were substituted. 



