Crystallisation the result of a
mysterious agency, 53; working
by law, 71
Days, of creation, not common
days, 112, 125; interpretation
of, 122 et seq.; the seventh
day, 127, 130; various uses of
the word "day," 128; duration
of, unknown, 128, 184, 398;
symbolical, 131
Deity, the, acknowledged in
science as the "inscrutable
power," 32; a person as well
as a power, 33, 45, 425; not
unknowable, 34, 46, 47; more
than the universe, 34; panthe-
istic views of, 424; personality
of one God, a primitive faith,
433
Design in Nature, II
Development, animal, 92, 235;
embryonic, 247; social, 308
Dew point, 152
Diabolical arts, 350; revival of,
351
Diamonds, artificial, 378
Diseases in men and animals, 325
Divination by magicians of Egypt,
351; not to be explained, 437
Doubt, a hinderer of progress,
18; not a mark of knowledge,
19; discomfort of, 20; honest,
27; dishonest, 27
Dreams, 341; mechanical theory
of, 347
Drosera plant, 368
Dysteology, 249
Earth, the, rudimentary, 67; form
of, 74; age of, 74; progressive
formation of, 74, 116; eccen-
tricity of orbit of, 76; its influ-
ence on climate, 77; crust of,
77, 166; antiquity of, 122;
primeval condition of, 164; spe-
cific gravity of, 167; geologic
epochs of, 168; life-history of,
171; changes in, 384
Electricity, experiments with, 138,
143, 156
Elements, the, number of, 63, 357;
probably not homogeneous, 67,
357; Nature's sparing use of,
67, 357
Embryos apparently alike, 213;
development of, 247; really
different, 366
Entozoa, eccentricities of, 370
Epochs, geological, 168 et seq.
Ether, 141; waves, 158
Ethical ideal, necessity of, 9, 24;
highest and best found in the
Bible, 9
Ethics of the philosophers, failure
of, 26
Evil, existence of, 98; physical,
an element of progress, 100; a
consequence of man's freedom,
282; cure of, 283
Evolution theory, 90, 239; no
explanation of the origin of
things, 91; not inconsistent with
the Mosaic cosmogony, 116,
393; not incompatible with
Divine rule, 276, 277, 293; no
explanation of essential differ-
Experiment with vapour, 57; with
electricity, 138; with electric
light, 144, 157; with sulphurous
acid gas, 156; producing vortex-
rings (Professor Tait), 413; Mr.
Crookes's, 356
Eye, an instance of design, II;
limited in power, 142; of in-
sects, 142; the blind spot in,
369; defects of, 404, 405; ex-
cellences of, 406, 407
Firmament, the, 112, 148; water
in, 155
First cause, necessity of, 31; in-
finite and independent, there-
fore supernatural, 32
Jesus Christ, His teaching the
highest morality, 10; His per-
fect humanity a miracle, 17;
His life, a real life, 17; affirms
supernaturalism, 24; His rule
inspires the highest virtue, 26;
genealogies of, 123, 134, 135;
incarnation of, 191; made im-
mortality glorious, 435; prophe-
cies concerning, 445, 446; cha-
racter of, 449
Jews, their conviction of the exist-
ence and presence of God, 23;
the cause of their greatness, 23;
did not invent Christianity, 440;
marvellous work wrought by,
447
Jupiter (planet), 153; in the same
state as was our earth, 153, 203
Lambert family, the, 367
Lamech's family, 25
Language, origin of, 300; peculiar
to man, 301-3; theories of, 305;
ancient languages, 307
Law, providence in action, 17;
without providence there can
be no law, 16; does not pre-
clude miracles, 354; conformity
of law and will, 355; natural
invariability of, contined to our
own experience, 355 ; deviations
from, illustrated by Babbage's
calculating machine, 355; the
rule of, a miracle if wrought by
chance, 383
Leaf structure, 360
Life, theories, 83; physical ac-
companiments of, 85; advent
of, 86, 87; origin of, 293; a
mystery, 87, 89; physical basis
of, 87; vital substance, 89;
commencement of, denied, 90;
not a functional product, 171;
in other worlds, 174; scientific
hypothesis of, 188; specific
nature of, 213; general charac-
teristics of, 214; process of,
218; reproduction of, 219; suc-
cession of, 220; progress of,
221, 294; transitions of, 222;
unity of power, 234; of form,
234; of substance, 236; his-
torical succession of, 238-40;
natural selection, 243; origin of
species, 243; human, 312; de-
finitions of, 313; the cause of
organism, 313; personality, 315;
automatism, 316; individuality,
317; body, soul, and spirit, 318;
man's idiosyncrasies, 319; spe-
ciality of human, 322; a phy-
sician's view of, 324, 325
Light, III; without the sun, III,
138; lights in the firmament,
114; nature of, 137; connection
of light and heat, 137; vibra-
tions, 139, 140; actinic rays,
141; waves, 141; medium,
141; sensation of, 143; sun's,
occasional diminution of, 382
Lizard, the oldest reptile, 223; a
link between fish and bird, 224
Magnetism, animal, 348
Mambra (fish), 366
Mammals, 240
Man, origin of, 117, 118, 288; in
"the image of God," 118; an-
tiquity of, 123; possibly sur-
passed in other spheres, 287;
threefold nature of, 260; descent
of, 271; pre-Adamite, 272;
more than a material organism,
288; not an improved beast,
Manasseh a sorcerer, 351
Marsupials, 240; peculiarities, 368
Materialism, does not account for
man's spiritual nature, 15, 16,
27; materialists not whole or
comprehensive men, 27; in-
capable of explaining natural
phenomena, 27; the idolatry of
matter, 45; does not account
for the origin of things, 51, 54;
fails to account for human pro-
gress, 417
Matter, forms of accidents not
essentials, 5; worshipped as
God, 45; the origin of all that
exists an assertion of presumptu-
ous ignorance, 49, 233; known
only by mind, 54, 412; creation
of, 55; mutation of, a help to a
belief in the supernatural, 56;
primal, 63; the elements possi-
bly not ultimate, 64; nature
and constitution of, 64 ; structure
of, 65; always moving, 68; not
self-motive, 72; known only by
its manifestations of energy, 72;
union of mind with, 94; sky-
matter, 157; does not develop
mind, 212; a fourth dimension
of, 355; radiant, 356; living,
363; inorganic, changes of, 377;
scientific conception of, 412
Memory, theory of, 347
Messiah, prophecies concerning,
445, 446
Metamorphosis, 374
Militarism, its degrading tendency,
310
Mill, John Stuart, on the reckless-
ness of the cosmic forces, 353
Mind, its union with matter,
52, 94; its existence equally
certain as the existence of
matter, 54; not a development
of matter, 212; the Master of
matter, 233
Miracles, not the only marvels, 37;
accepted by scientific thinkers,
37; possibly the result of an
unknown law, 251; two classes
of, 338; credible, 338; not in-
compatible with the reign of
law, 354; stupendous power
used in, 397; associated with
the highest wisdom and purity,
398; attest man's redemption
and immortality, 398; man's
existence the greatest miracle,
400; the record of, how dis-
credited, 402; not à priori
improbable, 415; demonstrated,
423
Molecular energy, 67, 71-4
Molecules, 65; movement of, 65,
66
Monkeys, 248; why they never
can speak, 410
Morality, based on divinity, 12;
needs Divine sanction, 24; an
all-pervading sense, 430; of
the Bible, 439
Moses, of a scientific spirit, 115;
reared amidst idols, restores
the knowledge of the one true
God, 194; his account of crea-
tion inspired, 228; regarded as
a deceiver, 400
Myriapods, 375.
Mythology, ancient, embodies the
philosophy and religion of pre-
historic times, 431; the key to,
lost, 432; symbolical history of
the manifestations of one God,
433
Natural powers, man's, probable
expansion of, 8; but without
religion will not yield increased
happiness, 9; not the only
powers, 37
Natural selection, the doctrine,
243; rudimentary organs a diffi-
culty, 249; purposeless struc-
tures in animals incompatible
with, 376
Nature, only one of the manifesta-
tions of Divine power, 37; in-
cludes the supernatural, 53, 251;
variety in, obtained with few
materials, 67, 357; variety in,
not self-produced, 68; ever
changing, 68; wearing out, 75,
383; laws of, uncompromising,
97, 353; a splendid miracle,
232; progress in, 277; the
result of preternatural energy,
336; uniformity of, a platform
for infinite variety, 354; never
at rest, 358; left to herself,
would soon come to a stand-
still, 383; lives by dying, 404
Negro race, 280
New Jerusalem, 352
Nitrous oxide, its effect on the
brain, 438
Occult sciences, 349
Ovum, development of, 92
Pantheism, 424
Paradise, 256
Parasites, 99
Parthenogenesis, 373
Penguin, 368
Perca scandens, the climbing fish,
366
Perfume vapours, power of inter-
cepting calorific rays, 158
Personal God, a logical necessity,
33; objections answered, 33-5;
the author of creation, 44
Philosophers, ancient, 83; ac-
count of creation, 226-8
Philosophy, ancient, failure of, to
regenerate mankind, 25
Phosphorus, allotropic forms of,
69
Physician's view of life, a, 324 et
seq.
Planetary system, 74, 80
Plants, 113; creation of, 176;
food of, 177; classification of,
180; order of creation of, 182,
183; protoplasm of, 186, 361;
plant life affords glimpses of
the transcendental, 189; action
of light on, 361
Pole of earth, change of inclina-
tion, 172
Porcupine men, 367
Prawn metamorphosis, 374
Pre-Adamite world, 272; pre-
Adamite men possible, 272
Prediction, a condition of con-
sciousness, 436; a mysterious
power, 437
Principles, two, of creation, a
personal intelligence and an
impersonal power, 16; two, of
government, providence, and
law, 16; these two unite in one
process, 16
Prophecy, a natural gift, 341,
356; found to exist among all
nations, 436; prophecies, Mes-
sianic, 445, 446
Prophets, Jewish, 444
Protein, 87, 179, 361
Protoplasm, 86, 89; formed by
plants, 186; of plants, 361
Rain, 154; in primeval times,
256
Red clover, 368
Religion, not obsolete as regarded
by some, 7; the externals of,
only change, 7; not opposed
to reason, 7, 20; the summit
and crown of science, 14; both
practical and experimental, 20;
its power to raise the whole
man, 22; based on the super-
natural, 24; accepted by the
best thinkers, 29; all religions
more or less claim revelation,
46; not a product of human
culture, 426; based upon (1)
conviction of a supernatural
power, 426, 428, (2) a belief in
the future life, 428, and (3) the
reality of evil, 428; Christian,
not a human invention, 439 ;
Bible co-ordinates morality
with, 439
Reptiles, 170, 222
Revelation, the only infallible
guide to religious truth, 3; a
special message to our intelli-
gence, 18; claimed more or less
by all religions, 46; both ex-
ternal and internal, 35; includes
the discoveries of science, 251,
416; instructs when science
fails, 39; objects of, 195
Richter's dream, 29; vision of
heaven, 61, 62
Rocks, the, 168-70
Rotifera, the, 367
Rudimentary organs, 249, 376;
no explanation of, 249
Sabbath day, 127, 130, 400
Salpa, peculiarities of, 370
Saturn (planet), 203
Scepticism, paves the way to
sensualism and superstition, 9;
held to be for the scientific
student the highest of duties,
18; impedes intellectual pro-
gress, 19; when based on ignor-
ance is irrational, 32
Science, separated from Religion,
unhappy effects of, 2; tending
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