92 The American Geologist. February, 1892 
Having declined the chair of Geology, Zoology and Botany in 
Kentucky University, he was induced to accept a three-months 
winter engagement, and accordingly attended the Commencement 
in June, and delivered an inaugural address entitled A plea for 
Scrence, which the authorities published in pamphlet. In Janu- 
ary, 1867, he entered upon the temporary engagement. He was 
unwilling to sever his connection with the University at Ann 
Arbor. He also served the Kentucky University in 1868, and 
Regent Bowman now pressed upon him unsuccessfully the presi- 
dency of the Agricultural college, which at that time conducted 
nearly all the scientific instruction of the University. About the 
same time he declined also the presidency of the University of 
(reorgia, 
1867. During the year 1867 he contributed to the Northwest- 
ern Christian Advocate, published at Chicago, by special request 
of the editor, Dr. T. M. Eddy, a series of twenty-two articles en- 
titled Christian Theology iMustrated from Nature. Dr, Eddy had 
witnessed his method with a so-called ‘Bible Class” at Ann 
Arbor, and desired some of the results spread before the readers of 
the Advocate. The fundamental conception of this series of articles 
was the harmony between the indications and doctrines of science 
and the central doctrines of the Christian religion. The scope of 
the discussion appears from the following analysis of the course: 
INTRODUCTORY. 
1. Nature and scope of the subject. 
2. Nature of the two revelations. 
5. Harmony of the two revelations. 
THE EXISTENCE OF DErry. 
1. Human conception of Deity. 
2. Direct evidences. 
THE UNITY OF Derry. 
Harmony of creation in reference to space. 
Harmony of creation in reference to time. 
3. Harmony of creation in reference to plans. 
DIVINE OMNISCIENCE AND OMNIPOTENCE. 
DIVINE BENEVOLENCE. 
1. 
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1. Indications of divine benevolence. 
2. Vindication of divine benevolence. 
Divine TRUTH. 
1. Untruth incompatible with divine benevolence. — 
2. Untruth is unnatural. 
DIVINE JUSTICE. 
1. Hangs on the proof of moral law. 
