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FRET NOI
Because of Sci
Jn the "Bible Student a
a paragraph which state;
fact which thinking men
that the Darwinian theory
The "Student" after qi
sermon a paragraph whic
Darwin, expresses surpri
sumption of this acting-]
that the Darwin hypothes
surprise to all well-inform
ing is so seriously defect!
donable."
Its statement is broad
tion as proposed by Mr.
abandoned by the leadin
because "there is not a p
to support it." George I
at one time president of
the Advancement of Sciei
er's theory of evolution, a
In'inor n rl f n < e
it v auvuvaiv 10 uui lai
It is only about one gen
put forth, and with all the
well knew that his theory
he pressed it none the less
sands who knew not the
proclaimed themselves ev
people began to fear for 1
About one generation
and now, alas for the the
do it reverence.
Let the Christian take c
vagaries are abroad, whi<
Sometimes they become ]
spiciousness of a fad. Bt
for we know that the 7
forever.
THE PRESENT TEND
T
Some matters of recct
our attention, and will e
those who are concerned
One is the tremendous
the number of homicides
"Chicago Tribune" there 1
figures.
I he number of murder
to 1861 was comparatively
it increased greatly. Th
cheapen human life, and
bered 1,266. In 1890, it
in 1901, 7,852; in 1907. 8,7
In 1884 the ratio of mu
per million people; in 189
million people; at present
million.
The murder rate in this
great as in Great Britaii
as great as in Sweden an
Can we find the causes
THE PRESBYTERIAN
r THYSELF.
,ence?So Called.
Hid Teacher'' for (Jctober is
5 with peculiar clearness a
have long realized?the fact
of evolution is dead,
notinjr from baccalaureate
:h endorsed the theories of
se. It says that "the aspresident
of the university,
.is is established, must he a
ied persons; and his reasonivc
as to be next to unparthat
"the theory of evoluCharles
Darwin had been
ig scientists of the world"
article of scientific evidence
)arwin, son of Charles, and
the British Association for
ice has abandoned his fathnd
Ernest Haeckel, its only
from wavering,
eration since this theory was
nnnm of srir?nr<? Itc nutlinr
antagonized the Bible, but
. It became a fad, and thoureal
meaning of evolution
olutionists. Some of God's
the ark of God.
has passed since that day,
orv, there's none so poor to
:omfort. Other theories and
ch antagonize the Bible,
popular and attain the conit
let the Christian not fear
Word of the Lord abideth
ENCIES OF OUR COUNRY.
it occurrence have arrested
voke much thought from
for our nation's welfare,
increase in recent years in
in this country. In the
lave appeared some startling
s in the United States prior
r small. After the Civil War
e effect of the war was to
in 1881 the homiefdes numwas
4,290; in 1896, 10,652;
12 ; and in 1908, 8,952.
rders to population was 26.7
>5, it was 152 murders to the
it is about a hundred to the
country is fully ten times as
n and almost twenty times
d Norway.
of this? It lies partly in the
.
f OF THE SOUTH.
changing character of our imni
was from Scotland. England ai
years it has been largely fror
people of vindictive character
this land free from the surveilla
I-1- r ' - -
aim incrciore lull c?t license to
Partly, it lies in the lax ad
The man of violence feels that t
to court he can escape the pei
acts. And in many cities there
the law-breaker and the police,
the criminal from all penalty.
But behind all this there is t
for the Sabbath day. The clec
last week illustrates this. The
was understood to involve tl
public funds was overwhelmin
Tammany candidate for mayoi
a rriencl ot a wide open Sunday
majority. A wide open Sabbatl
from the sanctuary to the ph
dance halls, to say nothing of fr
cants. The elections in Louis
cisco seem to have a leaning
Sabbath revelry means vice ;
degradation.
Yet we are not sure but th<
that is working unhappily. I
preachers emphasized the sinful
for the personal conversion of
the present day, in many pulpi
preaching is rather on civic rig
terment of social conditions, or
welfare. The sinfulness of sin
inor A C ic fllA
people. In the year 1862, the 111
Mobilier" (a scheme of graft
first Pacific railway) brought
orous denunciations upon thos
At the present clay, the same
common and are ignored or cot
disgrace; indeed (if we mistak
uous for participation in such
has recently been honored with
The initial step of the remi
with the Church. If the Chu
and holiness, if the Church n
lives, the Spirit of God will m
upon the people at large.
Docs some one say that th
too serious to be thus correct*
rious. But no less deep and j
ity of Paine and Voltaire, a hi
fathers have told us that perl
young men of this land, in t
1820 were infected with this
fluenccs of the Gospel overcam
that by the middle of the cent
inflnpnrp mir ''
will JUUII^ 111*11, <tllU
the seventies) to revive it, fell
What the Gospel has done
today. Be it ours to awaken 1
Gospel effort and to put it fort
November 10. igog.
ligration. Originally it
11(1 Ilollailil Of rpcpnt
n Italy. Bohemia, etc.,
who find themselves in
nee of their home land,
i commit crime,
ministration of justice.
)y appealing from court
nalty of his murderous
is connivance between
favoring the escape of
O
he increasing disregard
tion in New York city
Tammany ticket, which
le misappropriation of
gly defeated. But the
r, Judge Gaynor, being
, was elected by a large
t takes the young away
^asure resorts and the
ce indulgence in intoxiville
and in San Franin
the same direction,
iiul strife and general
're is another influence
rifty years ago, the
Iness of sin, and labored
individual sinners. At
ts, the emphasis of the
hteousness, on the beton
matters of temporal
is obscured or is missis
the thinking of the
icovering of the "Credit
in the building of the
deep disgrace and vig;e
who took part in it.
iniquitous practices are
idoned. The}'- bring no
e not), a man conspicdeeds
in Pennsylvania
i a statue in the capitol.
idy for these evils lies
rch will emphasize sin
icmhcrs will lead holy
lake their influence felt
e evil is too deep and
id? It is deep and se
At- - r t i
>ci luus was me lnnoeiindred
years ago. Our
japs nine-tenths of the
he years from 1810 to
infidelity. But the ine
the cviT tendencies so
ury it almost ceased to
Ingersoll's attempt (in
I flat.
in the past, it can do
to the need of renewed
h?