Reviews—“ Scripture” Geology. 417 
Hecla; the word “Fire,” under steam in “ Strokr,” and under the sea. 
The book attempts to prove that both of these natural forms, which 
were copied from nature in Iceland—the cold conical snow-clad 
pile built about a hot crater, raised high in cold air; and the conical 
pit, from which steam casts boiling water along rays—are tool- 
marks of natural engines, which shape the earth’s crust, and are 
moved by frost and fire: by cold above, and by heat underground. 
The atmosphere and the ocean above-ground, solids, fluids, and 
gases under it, are the engines meant ; sedimentary and igneous 
rocks are the chips and cinder-heaps; mountain-forms the tool- 
marks of these engines, and the ultimate cause of their movements 
must be the will of Him who made them all. 
‘Every engine of man’s contrivance is moved by some power 3 
each engine-fire is but a link in a chain which leads back to the 
first inventor of steam-engines. It is argued that every ‘natural 
engine must also have some motive power, beyond which is the 
Will of Him who said “ Let there be light.” 
‘The aim of this book is to show that where light shines, there 
also force radiates; and there forms result from movements caused 
by ray-force, or by light.’ 
We cannot close this notice without speaking of the excellent 
printing and ‘ getting-up’ of these interesting volumes. 
“SCRIPTURE” GEOLOGY. 
IV. Tur Sacrep Steps oF CREATION; OR, THE REVEALED GENETIC 
THEOLOGY ILLUSTRATED BY GEOLOGY AND Astronomy. In 
Twelve Lectures. By the Rev. THomas Marspen, B.A., &c. &e. 
8vo., pp. 408. London: Lonemans. 1865. 
ee work before us is one of those productions which have ap- 
peared periodically since the great advancement of Geological 
Science during the present century, and which have as their most usual 
object, the reconciliation of the facts of scientific research with the 
author’s own notions and interpretations of the sacred records. Some 
law, akin to that which sends the earth at stated intervals through 
zones of shooting stars which surround its path for a few weeks, and 
then quietly explode, ofttimes with a sulphureous odour, seems always 
to destine Geology to be impeded with this class of equivocal lite- 
rature, of which the essential point appears to be embodied in the 
doctrine, that those scientific men who do not accept the author’s 
conclusions are too demoralized to require deliberate refutation. 
The Rev. Mr. Marsden, however, is by no means intolerant. As 
he can justly be cited as the first author who has triumphantly suc- 
ceeded in the supererogatory task of spelling the word Eozoon with 
four o’s, we would not willingly attach to him the stigma of illibe- 
rality. And whilst the use of such expressions as * Brogniart,’ 
‘ anychylosed,’ ‘Caucassian,’ ‘ Deluvium,’ ‘ Quatrefayes,’ ‘Brainu- 
lar,’ ‘psy-chi-cally,’ ‘Jrenian,’ ‘ Hametic,’ and many other similar 
blunders, might be supposed to detract from the value of a scientific 
work, we should not in this sense criticise unfavourably any author 
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