MR M‘CABE’S LECTURES.

Evening Star, Issue 18337, 26 July 1923, Page 10

MR M‘CABE’S LECTURES.

TO THK EDITOE.

Sir, —Mr Joseph M'Cabo scorns to notice such out-of-date scientists as Qualrefages, Virchow, and Pasteur. Though lie may contemptuously brush them on one side, the fact remains that ail that the up-lo-dato scientists’ theories of evolution have demonstrated is merely the development of man after he was created. Xo scientist has ever demonstrated the theory of spontaneous generation or produced" new life from non-living matter. All they have clone, is demonstrate the evolution of a species already created. I agree with Mr M'Cabe- it would be ludicrous if I said ho tried to frighten people away from the Church by urging ovorpopnlc. tion; but I did not, say it. Mr M'Cabe also knows that abortion is the consequence of limitation, and one of the evil effects of it, .Mr MTabe's attempt to brush me aside as only a. Labor man and an ignorant one may be a. fine, appeal to prejudice, and true, but does not, refute the content inn of the scientists quoted by me. Ifis cry about being attacked when far away is amusing, because he left on Tuesday morning, and his speeches were only published on Monday evening. How could I reply when lie was here?—l am, etc.. J. M. Mac.Vla.nts. July 25.

TO THE EDITOR

Siiv Air M'Cabe has come and gone. The work that lie. is doing in the world is of vast human significance. 'That, ho has made enemies goes wnhout saying. The ignorant and the bigoted, the. selfseeking and the intolerant, are, op in arms and are “yapping” at his heels. In give yon an idea of what, we are leaching our children, would yon kindly find space for (he, following fpinlatiori

“.For hundreds of years after (he discovery of bis mind Alan remained in the animal stage. . . . lie was a little

creature. brown in color, covered with hair, nimble rather limn swift, wiry rather than strong. llis forehead was low, liis eyes sunken and bright-, and Ins eliiu heavy and underhung. There was something of the yl<><jru of great, farstretching forests in his face, He, wore no dollies, and knew no language. He had no conscience. His life was c"n----icrne-d with food. All his ingenuity was directed to outwitting his enemies. Tin; thoughts of God never entered his mind. The idea of right and wrong had no existence for him. Like an animal, ho regarded the earth as a larder, and like an animal he spent his tints in search of food.”

The above quotation is from the 'Children’s Encyclopedia,’ by Arthur Mee, ami is read by tens of thousands of children. It is read by the school children of Xew Zealand, even .Dunedin, and I would like to ask such ancient writers to your good paper as Messrs Robinson and M‘Manus how they hope to hold hack the flood-tide of human progress by “yapping” at (he heels of good men of such progressive type as Mr. Joseph M'Cabe? It, is about time yon, sir, “fired” such fossils as these two deadheads. and refused to allow them oood valuable space In re-hash the dead hones of worn-out human thought- garments.— I am, etc., J, Gordon.

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