rememberthatBishopColensosaidtomeatthetime,`Inaveryguardedwaythewriterconcedesthewholething。’Youwillseebythisunderwhattrammelsscientificthoughthaslabouredinthisdepartmentofinquiry。”[166]
[166]SeeOfficialReportoftheNationalConferenceofUnitarianandotherChristianChurchesheldatSaratoga,1882,p。97。
AsimilarsurrenderwasseenwhenfromaneweditionofHorne’sIntroductiontotheScriptures,thestandardtextbookoforthodoxy,itsaccustomeduseoffossilstoprovetheuniversalityoftheDelugewasquietlydropped。[167]
[167]Thiswasabout1856;seeTylor,EarlyHistoryofMankind,p。329。
AlikecapitulationintheUnitedStateswasforeshadowedin1841,whenaneminentProfessorofBiblicalLiteratureandinterpretationinthemostimportanttheologicalseminaryoftheProtestantEpiscopalChurch,Dr。SamuelTurner,showedhisChristianfaithandcouragebyvirtuallyacceptingthenewview;