Cinci 5

Th e disc o v e ri e s of N e wt o n a n d Her s chel and t h e writ ,
ing s o f Dick hav e d o n e much go od to the cau s e of t ru t h

,
a nd scienc e 5 but t h o se men w ere C hristians & t h e ir d is

co v e rie s
“
displ a y t h e gl o ry of God a n d sh ow for t h H is ,
h a n diwork They d e mo n s t rate t h e b e ing o f God a rid con

.
,
firm the b e li e v e r in his faith inthe Scriptures .
W hile the Darwins t h e S p en cers the C omp t es t h e

, .
, ,
Huxleys t h e Ty n d a l s & c o f m o d e rn times have by their

, , .
, , ,
v a i n phil o sophy c a used many to rest their faith on sec ond

,
caus e s a nd leave God the great First Cause out of t h e

, , ,
qu e stion .
The Materialism of the present day seems to raise an idol

o f its own and t o fall down a n d worship it
, The th e o ry .
,
o r ra th e r t h e h ypoth e si s of evolu t io n is most dec e ptive in
—
,
its t e n d e ncy ma n y of its surmises are unverified whil e

, ,
i ts a dvocates present it to the unlearn e d and cre dulous as

a system of tru e philos o phy But as lo n g as such philosophy
.
remai n s unverifi e d in a n y one p oin t it is vain a nd d e ceptiv e , ,
a n d can n o t b e accepted as established truth much less ca n ,
such b e r e ga rd e d a s a n e l e m e nt o f Christian fa i t h I t se e ms .
to b e wh a t the A postl e Paul warn s men against in his

E pis t l e s to t he E ph e sians and C o lossia n s ( p
E h v 6 ) . . .
L e t no m a n dec e ive y ou with vai n w o rds :fo r b e caus e

o f th e s e thi n gs c o m e th t h e wrath o f God up o n t h e childr e n
o f disob e di e n c e A gai n ( C o l ii 8 )
. B e wa r e l e st a n y m a n
. .
sp o il y o u throu gh phil o s ophy a n d vai n deceit aft e r the t ra ,
d it io n s of m e n aft e r the rudiments o f the w o rld and n o t

, ,
”
a ft e r C hrist .
In fin e ,
no evolution as set forth in Darwin s ’ “
O rigin ot
Sp e cies o r his Desce n t of M a n can be acce pted by the ,
p e rs on w h o b e lieves in t h e a ging of a Goa with o ut d isb e ’

,
li e vi n g t h e word of r e v e l a ti on N or ca n he accept ev ol u t ion

.
in e thics as taugh t by H e rb e rt Sp e n cer and oth e rs of the

,
.
s a me class wi t hou t imp a iring his fa ith in th e exist e nce of

,
Go d for a l l those fo rms o f e vo luti o n a re o nly inventions of

,
A gnostic I n fid e lity and blind A th e ism E volution in E thics .
or Positivism has only fo r its purpos e the de n ial of God s ’
a g ing and t h e worship of human int e ll e ct as man improves

, , ,
me n tally from generati on to gen e ra t ion Therefore their

,
.
,
only objects o f adoration are and will be such m e n as

’
, ,
Homer V irgil Shak e sp e are Socrates Byron Plato A ristotle

, , , , , , ,
Charl e magne Milton Dan t e j ulius C aesar H y p ocra t e s

, , , , ,
&
P a ul L e ibnit z B a con David Hume & c Th e se a re cases
, , , .
of mental evolution a n d a ll such will be their o n ly gods of

,
t h e future - the m o dern m ythol o gy of the Positivists

,
From .
all such l e t all believers of C hristianity and the Bibl e turn

awa y .
N man need ever expect a U topia upon earth U pon

o .
earth to fin d th a t would b e i m possibl e while such views a re ,
held by men in matters of religion A l l man can do is to .
confo rm to t he gold e n rule as near as possible A strict , .
conformity to justic e a n d truth is n ecessary to consolidate

t h e mora l good o f huma n society The C hristian religion .
does n ot admit of pers e cution on acc o u n t of diffe rence in

the o pinions of m en & th e y may be l e ft to their own de
B a , S h a k e s p e a re , M ilt o n , 5O C , a re n o t h e r e m e n ti o n ed o r
c on &
.
cl a s se d a s P a g a n s o r S c e pt i c s , but be c a u se th e y a re s p e cim e n s o f
e v o l ve d i n t e ll e ct th e y a re cl a s sed by t h e P o sit i v i s t s a s c a se s o f m en t a l
e x c e ll e n c e , w o rth y o f the ir v e n e r a ti o n F o r t h e P o s itivi s t s h a v e n o
.
g o d but hum a n ity .

cosmic n e bulosit y and the gyrations of in finite everla stin g
,
atoms p a ssi n g through i n fini t e space a n d striki n g agains t

each other and formi n g gl o b e s and worlds are but the in
, ,
v e n t io n s of A theism a nd materi a listic fo ll y .
A s to Da rwin s hypothesis that man was first evolve d

’
,
from a clot of slime in the s ea will a ppear quite ab surd as ,

.
life is a very di ffe rent phenom e non from inert matter To .
speak of s p ont a n ie t y o f li fe in mere m a tter is absolute non

sense I f any living bei n g could evolve from mere matter ,
.
then inert matter might become the copious fountain of

animate beings without living prog e nitors But the per .
sisten cy of sp ecies in both animal and vegeta ble beings

the world sh ows plainly that evo lution is a mere chimera of
,
the brain of the man who wishes to eliminate God from

the universe E very livi n g being from man to the low e st
.
,
anim a l must have a p a ren t a g e or t hey cannot come into life

, ,
wi t h o ut an anim a te cause E very b e i n g both a nimal and

. ,
vegetable must bring fort h a ft e r its kind

, .
A ll rem a of m a n which are found in the tertiary strata

in s
of t h e globe hav e t h e ir living re presen t ative s in the present
,
rac e o f livi n g m e n a n d these remains are o nly found in very

,
rece n t d e posits and di s t inct fro m o th e r animal fossils which

, ,
are t he remai n s of i n fe rior animals which h a ve lo n g passed

a w a y 5 sh o wi n g m a n to b e t h e l a st of God s crea t ion and
’
provi n g that t he Mos a ic acco unt is auth e n t ic a n d re a son a ble .
In conclusion it is evid e nt tha t evo luti o n as h e ld and

,
“
taught by mo de rn fre e think e rs is a figme n t of A th e ism which

,
has fo r its o bj e c t t h e change o f human thought a n d belief to

palpable absurdi t y v iz : To ascribe the cr e a ti o n of all
, .
a n im a l being s to inert matter Th e se mo d ern Sc e ptic s .
would hav e men t o b e liev e this a b s urdity i n ste a d of the

B ible The Mosaic acc ou n t of cre ation is to be s wept out
.

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Th e disc o v e ri e s of N e wt o n a n d Her s chel and t h e writ ,

ing s o f Dick hav e d o n e much go od to the cau s e of t ru t h

a nd scienc e 5 but t h o se men w ere C hristians & t h e ir d is

h a n diwork They d e mo n s t rate t h e b e ing o f God a rid con

ﬁrm the b e li e v e r in his faith inthe Scriptures .

W hile the Darwins t h e S p en cers the C omp t es t h e

Huxleys t h e Ty n d a l s & c o f m o d e rn times have by their

v a i n phil o sophy c a used many to rest their faith on sec ond

caus e s a nd leave God the great First Cause out of t h e

The Materialism of the present day seems to raise an idol

o r ra th e r t h e h ypoth e si s of evolu t io n is most dec e ptive in

its t e n d e ncy ma n y of its surmises are unveriﬁed whil e

i ts a dvocates present it to the unlearn e d and cre dulous as

remai n s unveriﬁ e d in a n y one p oin t it is vain a nd d e ceptiv e , ,

a n d can n o t b e accepted as established truth much less ca n ,

to b e wh a t the A postl e Paul warn s men against in his

L e t no m a n dec e ive y ou with vai n w o rds :fo r b e caus e

sp o il y o u throu gh phil o s ophy a n d vai n deceit aft e r the t ra ,

d it io n s of m e n aft e r the rudiments o f the w o rld and n o t

p e rs on w h o b e lieves in t h e a ging of a Goa with o ut d isb e ’

li e vi n g t h e word of r e v e l a ti on N or ca n he accept ev ol u t ion

in e thics as taugh t by H e rb e rt Sp e n cer and oth e rs of the

s a me class wi t hou t imp a iring his fa ith in th e exist e nce of

Go d for a l l those fo rms o f e vo luti o n a re o nly inventions of

A gnostic I n ﬁd e lity and blind A th e ism E volution in E thics .

or Positivism has only fo r its purpos e the de n ial of God s ’

a g ing and t h e worship of human int e ll e ct as man improves

me n tally from generati on to gen e ra t ion Therefore their

only objects o f adoration are and will be such m e n as

Homer V irgil Shak e sp e are Socrates Byron Plato A ristotle

Charl e magne Milton Dan t e j ulius C aesar H y p ocra t e s

of mental evolution a n d a ll such will be their o n ly gods of

t h e future - the m o dern m ythol o gy of the Positivists

all such l e t all believers of C hristianity and the Bibl e turn

N man need ever expect a U topia upon earth U pon

earth to ﬁn d th a t would b e i m possibl e while such views a re ,

held by men in matters of religion A l l man can do is to .

confo rm to t he gold e n rule as near as possible A strict , .

conformity to justic e a n d truth is n ecessary to consolidate

does n ot admit of pers e cution on acc o u n t of diffe rence in

g o d but hum a n ity .

atoms p a ssi n g through i n ﬁni t e space a n d striki n g agains t

v e n t io n s of A theism a nd materi a listic fo ll y .

A s to Da rwin s hypothesis that man was ﬁrst evolve d

from a clot of slime in the s ea will a ppear quite ab surd as ,

life is a very di ffe rent phenom e non from inert matter To .

speak of s p ont a n ie t y o f li fe in mere m a tter is absolute non

then inert matter might become the copious fountain of

sisten cy of sp ecies in both animal and vegeta ble beings

the brain of the man who wishes to eliminate God from

anim a l must have a p a ren t a g e or t hey cannot come into life

wi t h o ut an anim a te cause E very b e i n g both a nimal and

vegetable must bring fort h a ft e r its kind

A ll rem a of m a n which are found in the tertiary strata

rac e o f livi n g m e n a n d these remains are o nly found in very

rece n t d e posits and di s t inct fro m o th e r animal fossils which

are t he remai n s of i n fe rior animals which h a ve lo n g passed

provi n g that t he Mos a ic acco unt is auth e n t ic a n d re a son a ble .

In conclusion it is evid e nt tha t evo luti o n as h e ld and

taught by mo de rn fre e think e rs is a ﬁgme n t of A th e ism which

has fo r its o bj e c t t h e change o f human thought a n d belief to

a n im a l being s to inert matter Th e se mo d ern Sc e ptic s .

would hav e men t o b e liev e this a b s urdity i n ste a d of the