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were an established truth, and believe it; I 

 do not, and I am not acquainted with any 

 man of science who does."* Thus while 

 Professor Huxley considers the Evolution 

 Theory to be "an established truth," he 

 declares the Scripture doctrine, that all 

 mankind have sprung from Adam, to be 

 unworthy the attention of any man of 

 science, as he does not know a single 

 one who believes it ! ! ! . 



Possibly Professor Huxley's acquain- 

 tance among the scientific world of the 

 19th century was limited; as certainly 

 some of that age did believe in- the 

 Bible, as I shall mention two or three 

 who avowed it, and who were, I con- 

 clude, without the charmed circle of 

 Huxley's acquaintance. It is true that 

 the notorious infidel Voltaire whose 

 claim to rank as a man of science may 

 be inferred from his statement that the 

 shells found on the summit of the Alpine 



* Huxley in the Fortnightly Review "On the 

 Methods and Kesults of Ethnology." 



