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lay all undiscovered before me." * Which 

 drew from Pope the famous eulogium 



" Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night, 

 Grod said, 'Let Newton be,' and all was light." 



Mr. Darwin's just fame will rest upon 

 the charm of his writings, the depth of his 

 researches, and the mass of information 

 which he had accumulated ; nor will it be 

 lessened by his approval of Christian 

 Missions, and the regard which he ever 

 manifested for the religious principles of 

 others, in striking contrast to the outspoken 

 and materialistic atheism of some who 

 claimed to be his disciples. 



I have therefore endeavoured to show 



1st. That the Evolution theory is " only 

 an hypothesis " according to Mr. Darwin's 

 own admission ; and therefore Dr. Elam's 

 description of it is just, when he terms it 

 " an unverified theoretic conception." 



2nd. That this theory conflicts with the 



* Brewster's Life of Newton, vol. ii., p. 407. Sir 

 David justly remarks, "This memorable and noble 

 sentiment was uttered a short time before his death." 



