BY MARION D. SHUTTER AUTHOR OF "WIT AND HUMOR OF THE BIBLE; A LITERARY STUDY," BOSTON EUGENE F. ENDICOTT 1900 1918-3-10 PREFACE. THE chapters of which this book is composed were originally delivered as a course of Sunday evening lectures in my church at Minneapolis. They were attempts to popularize the teachings of Modern Science, and to show that one might accept the facts, without trimming or evasion, and yet preserve the spirit of reverence and the essence of religion; indeed, find as a result of accepting the facts to the utmost, a profounder reverence and a deeper religious life. The lectures were listened to by large audiences, of from one thousand to twelve hundred people; and their publication in permanent form was widely and earnestly requested. In complying with this demand, I have revised the notes from which the lectures were delivered and the stenographic reports; but have preserved much of the form of direct address. The manuscripts have been submitted to Mr. John Fiske, whose note is ap pended by permission. I also add a letter from |