Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE MEETING-PLACE OF GEOLOGY AND HISTORY

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Sir J. William Dawson, LL.D., F.G.S.

"_The name of Sir William Dawson on a title page is a guarantee of two things: one, that the book is orthodox and thoroughly evangelical; and the other, that the matter of it is first-class, according to the highest scientific standard._"

--The Illustrated Christian Weekly.

=The Meeting-Place of Geology and History.= Illustrated. 12mo,
cloth $1.25

Sir William Dawson's aim in this volume is aptly described by the
title. It is to fix with that measure of definiteness which the
best and latest research permits the period when human life began
on the earth, and to discuss from the geologic standpoint the many
questions of interest connected with this event. He shows in how
many different ways science confirms the teaching of Scripture in
this department of knowledge.

=Modern Ideas of Evolution as related to Revelation and Science.=
_Sixth Edition, Revised and Enlarged._ 12mo, cloth 1.50

Carefully and thoroughly revised in the light of the criticism,
favorable and adverse, which the preceding five editions have
received.

"Dr. Dawson is himself a man of eminent judicial temper, a widely
read scholar, and a close, profound thinker, which makes the blow
he deals the Evolution hypothesis all the heavier. We commend it to
our readers as one of the most thorough and searching books on the
subject yet published."--_The Christian at Work._

=The Chain of Life in Geological Time.= A Sketch of the Origin and
Succession of Animals and Plants. Illustrated. _Third and Revised
Edition._ 12mo, cloth 2.00

"The judicial style of the writer in argument is enlivened by his
ability to render science most attractive and popular. He holds to
the orthodox view of the ordered plan of the universe, and yet
considers without prejudice the alluring ideas prevalent in modern
scientific circles."--_The Christian Advocate_ (_N.Y._)

=Egypt and Syria.= Their Physical Features in Relation to Bible
History. _Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged._ With many
Illustrations. "_By-Paths of Bible Knowledge_," _Vol. VI._ 12mo,
cloth 1.20

"This is one of the most interesting of the series to which it
belongs. It is the result of personal observation, and the work of
a practised geological observer."--_The British Quarterly Review._

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THE MEETING-PLACE OF GEOLOGY AND HISTORY

by

SIR J. WILLIAM DAWSON, LL.D., F.R.S.

Author of "The Earth and Man," "Modern Ideas of Evolution," "The Chain of Life in Geological Time," etc.

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