Show CHARLES ROBERT DARWIN It is difficult to think of two lives 1105 commenced In moro more contrasted contra ted condi condl conditions conditions than the tho lives of o Lincoln and Darwin Both were born tho the same day one in poverty antI and obscurity tho the theother other in goodly wealth w alth and of o eminent parentage for mother was Susannah Wedgwood daughter of or the famous owner of tho the Wedgwood pot pottery tory tery tel and his father Dr R It W Dar Day Darwin Darwin win a physician of wealth and a an l repute the son EOn on of the famous Erasmus Dar Darwin Darwin win who was the Uio friend of Watt ant Priestly and a well known scientific writer in his day I Charles R I Darwin was wag 35 at first edo edu educated for the ministry and it is said that It was his love loe for fox foi hunting that first revealed to him that ho lie I should follow Collow tho the life of o a student of nature He then turned tinned his attention to medicine but his love lovo for Gods Go s out was too tea impelling and when he had finished a course of study studs at Cambridge and he was ap appointed appointed appointed pointed Naturalist upon the ship of or orwar war Bengle and for tho the next fio years cruised In southern seas His Journal of Researches In which ho related the story of this voyage Is one of tho the most m st charming and Interesting books in our English language It it is written n with a fre ness noss and mid vividness ss of description that fascinates one and andas andas andas as Darwin in It describes not only the tho I flora and fauna hut but the countries and nail their Inhabitants as well It gives n a faithful picture of tho the Islands and countries of oC the southern seas Darwin was a man of o great greaL breadth of knowledge His treatise upon tho the Coral Reefs has always alwa been the standard work upon these strange Is Islands Islan Islands lands lan s His volumes upon uX n Volcanic Islands and Geological lions gave him a high rank ranle ao as a geo gee logist His extended exten ed study stud trea treatise tise upon barnacles gave gaye to tho the world the first first real knowledge ge of this great species of or sea life and Its many mans man families families families lies His books bo upon Fertilization of ot Orchards and Movements of or Climb ClimbIng ClimbIng Ing In Plants revealed clearly cleary a now new and fascinating chapter In natural Ie ic search His last and aud greatest work was as the treatise upon The Earth Earthworm Earthworm Earthworm worm a subject to which ho gave the thelast thelast thelast last and best years ears of his life in pa patient patient tient study and observation In this ho lie shows clearly the tile great grent work which I tho earthworm does docs in bringing tho the loam to the surface and by continually working In It keeps it loosened for tho the thoI roots of or plant life lire I Darwin Is Js best known by his Ori Orl Origin gin of the Species and Decent of Man lIan but hut a mere reading of t ti U titles tItles I ties of his lila great works will clearly clearl re reveal reveal reveal veal why it is that the well men of science value him for Cor his other great worlds works No man of his day rivaled him in breadth and clearness of knowledge Ho died April 19 1882 and by b popular lar lai demand was buried in Westminster ster Abbey Abbe Roy Rev J 1 E EL Carver Caryel of the Presbyterian Presbyterian rian nan church will talk on Darwin to tonight tonight tonight night He will touch louch on those features of the life work vorI of this wonderful phi philosopher philosopher philosopher and scientist which are moro more interesting than any pages from a novel Those who are zinc desirous of or profiting profiLIng by b Rev Re Carvers extensive research should hear this sermon |