The article begins with the following question: "First Reader--Is Darwin's theory atheistic or pantheistic?
Or does it tend to atheism or pantheism ?" The discussion is closed by the Second Reader, who thus sums up his views: "Wherefore we may insist that, for all that yet appears, the argument for design, as presented by the natural theologians, is just as good now, if we accept Darwin's theory, as it was before the theory was promulgated; and that the sceptical juryman, who was about to join the other eleven in an unanimous verdict in favour of design, finds no good excuse for keeping the Court longer waiting.") I have sent the second, or August, "Atlantic" article to the "Annals and Mag.

of Nat.

History." (113/2.

"Annals and Mag.Nat.

Hist." Volume VI., pages 373-86, 1860.