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• CIIAPTER XII. 



THEOLOGY AND EVOLUTION. 



PrejiKllcod Opinions on the Ptihjpct.— " Crontion " pomrtimen doniod from ri^jiidiro.— 

 The UnkuownMf.— Mr. Herbert 8ponrer"8 Objections to Theism; to Crontlon.— 

 Mennlnps of Term 'Trontion." — C'onftislon from not dlstlnpiilsbinf^ iK-tween " Pri- 

 mm-)" and " Derlvntlvo" Ocntlon.— Nfr. l)nr\vln> Objections.— Henrlnfr of Clirlg- 

 tlnnlty on the Tlieory of Kvoliitlon.— Supposed Opposition, the IJesiiIt of n Mlscon- 

 ceittlon. — Tlieoloplciil Antliorlty not oppose^l to Kvoliitlon. — St. Aiipnstlne. — Pt. 

 Thomnfl Aqtilnns.— Certnln Consequencos of "Want of Flexibility of Mind.— Ke.rson 

 and Imnplntitlon. — Tbe First C'miso and Demonstration. — Parallel between Clirln- 

 tlnnlty and Natural Theolop)-. — What Evolution of Species Is. — Prof. Apasslz. — In- 

 nate Powers must be recopnlzed.— liearinp of Kvolutlon on Religious Belief— Prof. 

 Huxley. — Prof. Owen. — Mr. AVallace. — Mr. Dnrwln. — A priori Conception of Di- 

 vine Action. — Orlpin of Man.— -.\bsolute Creation and Dopiua. — Mr. "Wallace's View. 

 — A Supernatural Oripin for Man's I?o<ly not necessary. — Two Orders of Belnp In 

 Man. — Two Modes of Origin. — Ilannony of the Physical, Hyperphyslcal, and Super- 

 natural. — Reconciliation of Science and Religion as regards Evolution. — Conclusion 



The special "D.anvinian Theory " and that of an evolu- 

 tionary process neither excessively minute nor fortuitous, 

 having no\v been considered, it is time to turn to the im- 

 portant question, whetlier lx)th or either of these conce|> 

 tions may have any bearing, and if any, what, upon Chris- 

 tian belief. 



Some readers will consider such an inquiry to be a work 

 of supererogation. Seeing clearly themselves the absurdity 

 of prevalent popular views, and the shallowness of popular 

 objections, they may be impatient of any discussion on the 

 subject. But it is submitted that there are many nu'nds 

 worthy of the highest esteem and of every consideration, 

 which have regained the subject hitherto almost exchisive- 

 ly from one point of view; that there are some persons who 



