...almost superseded two other orders since the newest of the secondary formations of the earth's cruet. The axiom of the continuous operation of Creative...power, or of the ordained becoming of living things, is here illustrated by the class of fishes, because that class is exempt from the application of some...

...progression eVidente qui existe dans la composition de 1'organisation des animaux ; " and " la ijrnclation reguliere qu'ils devroient offrir dans la composition...develop, supernaturally impressed on living matter at the outset—some everacting constructive force, which, independently of other forces, moulds organisms...

...as yet, are ignorant." In his Address to the British Association, in 1858, he speaks (p. li.) of " the axiom of the continuous operation of creative...power, or of the ordained becoming of living things." Farther on (p. xc.), after referring to geographical distribution, he adds, " These phenomena shake...

...the more complex ? Mr. Spencer tacitly assumes the inevitable "becoming of all living things ;" and that organic progress is a result of some indwelling tendency to develop, naturally impressed on. living matter — some ever-acting constructive force, which, concurrently...

...dropped from scientific men. Even Owen, the osteologist, talked about " the axiom of the continumts operation of creative power, or of the ordained becoming of living things" really preparing the way for phrases now much more familiar to us, and which would have been still...

...higher forms of life, are regarded by him as due to an innate aptitude to give birth to forms 18 o/ more perfect structures. The last to re-enunciate...of the continuous operation of creative power, or cf the ordained becoming of living things." Though these highly-general expressions do not suggest...

...as yet, arc ignorant'" In his Address to the British Association, in 1858. he speaks (p. li.) of " the axiom of the continuous operation of creative...power, or of the ordained becoming of living things." Farther on (p. xc.), after referring to freogralihical distribution, ho adds, " These phenomena shako...

...structures." And he says that Prof. Owen re-enumerates the same doctrine in asserting, "the axioms of the continuous operation of creative power, or of the ordained becoming of living things. ' ' He roundly characterises this as " unphilosophical " because "it is the ascription of organic evolution...

...committed, we, as yet, are ignorant." In his address to the British Association in 1858 he speaks of " the axiom of the continuous operation of creative...power, or of the ordained becoming of living things/' Farther on, after referring to geographical distribution, he adds, " These phenomena shake our confidence...

...we, as yet, are ignorant." In his Address to the British Association, in 1858, he speaks (p. li.) of "the axiom of the continuous operation of creative...power, or of the ordained becoming of living things." Farther on (p. xc.), after referring to geographical distribution, he adds, " These phenomena shake...