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either Mr. Tyndall or Mr. Darwin is capable of such a demon- 
stration. Most certainly the Bible has an infinitely sounder 
foundation than Darwinism. 
72. We are told over and over again by writers that they can 
hold simultaneously a belief in Darwinism and what Herbert 
Spencer calls the “ current theology.” Happy, indeed, are such 
men. They could not, of course, hold any terms with those 
who would deprive us of prayer, destroy a belief in the immor- 
tality of the soul, write down Christianity like the Westminster 
and other reviews, nor pander to the infidelity and scepticism 
which is creeping like a serpent through the vitals of society ! 
73. I contend that I have proved my case that Darwinism, 
whatever may be its merits as a philosophy, has been most 
disastrous in its effects upon religious thought; and that the 
right-minded among its followers are powerless to prevent the 
effects of such so-called science upon the progress and well- 
being of mankind. 
74. I have a few words to say, in conclusion, upon what I 
consider is the real position of man in the organic world. 
75. One of the greatest biologists of the age has but two or 
three years ago passed away to his rest. My memory lingers, 
with a sad and melancholy feeling of pleasure upon the life, 
the works, the genius, the character of the late Professor 
Goodsir, of the Universit}^ of Edinburgh. 
76. As a rule, comparisons between men of fame are invi- 
dious, for they are too often coloured by the opinions and 
convictions of him who compares. Few, however, if any, will 
be found to dispute the fact, that the man who for twenty years 
and upwards taught the largest anatomical class in the United 
Kingdom, the zealous and indefatigable worker in Anatomy 
and Physiology, both human and comparative, the original 
thinker, the man of genius, the Christian and the philosopher — 
J ohn Goodsir — was one of the foremost men of his age. 
77. For twelve months I had the inestimable pleasure of 
listening to his eloquent and sound teaching, and therefore I 
may readily be believed when I acknowledge that I am proud 
to be a disciple of his school, and a believer in his faith. 
78. Now Professor Goodsir maintained, with all the learning 
and original thought for which his name will be remembered 
when Darwinism and most of its believers will be forgotten, 
that man is entirely separated from animals by reason of his 
spiritual nature, and that he stands alone in the great work of 
Creation. 
79. Morphologically — that is to say, structurally — he is cor- 
related with the animal, and therefore we may freely present 
the Darwinian with his supernumerary or useless organs. But 
