THE DARWINIAN THEORY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 611, 14 September 1909, Page 6

THE DARWINIAN THEORY.

LECTURE BY DR. TUDOR JONES. , n° f ' lio 6o«es of lectures instituted W in. .connection--with. the Pl nr,Z t t 1 ! ra n r . y wa ?r' f!\ en |in the Concert Chambei of. the lown ; Hall last evening by Dr. Tudor Jones. Councillor D. M'Laren,' chairman of the library Committee, presided. '«SnW -X 4S "i'rora Cell ' to &lar S3stem.s;ttc.Bspansi o n. of: tho Teaching Centuries"" ln Nineteenth .and Twentieth

. . said Dr. t Tudor .Jones, in openJ?, 8, l - ni i : a J te "»Pt to present, some of ®~IM .'I 1 -/Wh'ch Darwin's successors are was made to tho book, Darwin and Science,. a commemoration volume in connection with Darwin's, centonary. Its.chapters were the. work- of 4 twenty-nine of the most , eminent .men connected with ; tho physical and mental sciences.. - Speaking of the influence of environment, Dr. Jones said .that tho birds, brought to Now Zealand did not ;seem to sing the same as tho Enei A ■ . lie would not say whether they sanir better or worse, but he was in6lined to believe that tlioy had taken the notes of the birds that were ill-New Zealand 'bofore.. .-Professor'Lloyd Morgan, '.of Bristol,'.had said that this' kind of thing actually happened, and it was a subject which young Now Zealandors might ,profitably consider. > • Touching finally on tho : influence of Darwin's theory on religious thought, Dr. Jones declared chat previously they had been building on soinothing which thoy did not understand hut now Darwin's teaching had given light' Ilis. theory had been n- great benefit to tho Christian Church. f)r. Tudor. .Tones wn.s ncconlcd a hearty voto