90 REV. A. IRVING, B.A._, D.SC, ON EVOLUTIONARY LAW 



competent exponent of what " modern science believes " or teaches 

 in this first decade of the twentieth century. 



^ Mr. Woods Smyth. — If we accept God's directivity we make Him 

 directly responsible for bringing in life to be destroyed and responsible 

 for the death traps that are in our organisation ; but evolution 

 explains these. Life was made independent, and God demanded 

 obedience from life and gave it a law, which is the law of God we 

 have in our own Bibles. It is the law in a dynamic form. 



Eev. Dr. Irving. — Man is endowed with will and consciousness, 

 and the power of knowing right from wrong ; but there has been 

 a general evolution of human powers. There has been an evolu- 

 tionary illumination of the human mind, as there has been an 

 evolutionary development of living creatures upon this globe, as 

 there has been an evolution of the inorganic materials of which the 

 globe is made up as well as of its structure. There is a three-fold 

 evolution. 



The Chairman (Lieut.-General Geary). — We are all agreed this 

 evening has been most interesting, and we are deeply indebted to 

 Dr. Irving for having brought this subject before us. I feel that a 

 short discussion does not exhaust the subject. It will give us 

 something to think over, and we shall read the lecture over again 

 with renewed interest. I think I am only expressing the wish of 

 everyone here in offering Dr. Irving our best thanks for his kindness 

 in coming here and reading the paper. 



The Secretary seconded this. 



I think our Lord Himself has given us a rule. He said, " My 

 Father worketh hitherto, and I work." The Father's work in the 

 realm of Nature was completed, and Christ's work in the realm of 

 Grace was begun. 



The meeting closed with votes of thanks to the Chairman and his 

 predecessor in the chair. 



Communications. 



From Rev. John Rate, M.A. :— 



I have read with interest the Rev. A. Irving's article on evolu- 

 tionary law, in which he says : " We maintain for a reasoned faith 



