SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
[Notice in this colunan does not necessarili preclude sukequent review.)
Bernhardi and Creation. By Sir J. Crichton-Browne. (MaeLehose and Sons. Is. net.)—In this published address Sir James briefly exposes the impudent and ignorant misuse of the theories of evolution and natural selection made by the recent prophets of Germany. He shows that organized war is not justifiable by the theories of the survival of those who make the best use of their surroundings. Then he states the four great breaks, or leaps forward in evolution, which cannot be described or accounted for, but are admitted to be scientifically possible —(1) the change from the merely physical to the vital ; (2) from vital to mental ; (3) from mental to moral ; (4) from moral to religions. He reverts later to Germany's failure to keep the moral or truly religious standards as reached by modern civilization, and he ends with a hopeful expression of his belief that religion will be strengthened and deepened by the war.
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