In His Image by William Jennings Bryan
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our young people? I refuse to have any part in such responsibility. For
nearly twenty years I have gone from college to college and talked to students. Wherever I could do so I have pointed out the demoralizing influence of Darwinism. I have received thanks from many students who were perplexed by the materialistic teachings of their instructors and I have been encouraged by the approval of parents who were distressed by the visible effects of these teachings on their children. As many believers in Darwinism are led to reject the Bible let me, by way of recapitulation, contrast that doctrine with the Bible: Darwinism deals with nothing but life; the Bible deals with the entire universe--with its masses of inanimate matter and with its myriads of living things, all obedient to the will of the great Law Giver. Darwin concerns himself with only that part of man's existence which is spent on earth--while the Bible's teachings cover all of life, both here and hereafter. Darwin begins by assuming life upon the earth; the Bible reveals the source of life and chronicles its creation. Darwin devotes nearly all his time to man's body and to the points at which the human frame approaches in structure--though vastly different from--the brute; the Bible emphasizes man's godlike qualities and the virtues which reflect the goodness of the Heavenly Father. Darwinism ends in self-destruction. As heretofore shown, its progress is suspended, and even defeated, by the very genius which it is supposed to develop; the Bible invites us to enter fields of inexhaustible |
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