WHAT IS DARWINISM? Hi 



as little children ; " or these, " The Spirit of 

 Truth shall guide you in all truth." We are 

 willing to hear this called cant. Nevertheless, 

 these latter words fell from the lips of Him 

 who spake as never man spake. 



So much, and it is very little, on the general 

 question of the relation of science to religion. 

 But what is to be thought of the special rela- 

 tion of Mr. Darwin's theory to the truths of 

 natural and revealed religion ? We have al- 

 ready seen that Darwinism includes the three 

 elements, evolution, natural selection, and the 

 denial of design in nature. These points, how- 

 ever, cannot now be considered separately. 



It is conceded that a man may be an evolu- 

 tionist and yet not be an atheist and may admit 

 of design in nature. But we cannot see how 

 the theory of evolution can be reconciled with 

 the declarations of the Scriptures. Others may 

 see it, and be able to reconcile their allegiance 

 to science with their allegiance to the Bible. 

 Professor Huxley, as we have seen, pronounces 

 the thing impossible. As all error is antagonis- 

 tic to truth, if the evolution theory be false, it 

 must be opposed to the truths of religion so far 

 as the two come into contact. Mr. Henslow, in- 

 deed, says Science and Religion are not antag- 



