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dying man on the verge of eternity, he 

 made the following declaration of his scien- 

 tific creed respecting EVOLUTION in these 

 telling words : 



"I have another object in writing 

 this book: it is to endeavour to show 

 the truth of the good old doctrines of 

 the 'Bridgewater Treatises,' which have 

 so ably demonstrated ' the power, wisdom 

 and goodness of God as manifested in 

 creation.' Of late years, the doctrines 

 of so-called EVOLUTION and DEVELOPMENT 

 have seemingly gained ground amongst 

 those interested in Natural History ; but I 

 have too much faith in the good sense and 

 natural acumen of my countrymen to 

 think these tenets will be very long-lived. To 

 put matters very straight, I steadfastly 

 believe that the great Creator, as indeed 

 we are directly told, made all things 

 perfect and * very good ' from the begin- 

 ning ; perfect and very good is every 

 thing now found to be, and will continue so 

 to the end of time." 



You know, my scientific friends of the 



