H.W. Clark

H.W. Clark, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Pacific Union College

Articles by H.W. Clark

Accepting the Evolution Challenge

January 1941

The theory of evolution presents a chal­lenge to every Seventh-day Adventist. This challenge is especially forceful to anyone teaching in the biological field, inas­much as evolution is continually presented in text and reference material.…

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What About Natural Selection?

July 1943

Because Darwin propounded the idea that natural selection was the principle agent in the evolution of living things, many have drawn the conclusion that natural selection does not exist in reality, but only in the imaginations…

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The Positive Aspects of Creationism

May 1944

Seventh-Day Adventists stand al­most alone in their adherence to literal creation and its concomitant principle of a flood of waters that destroyed the original earth. Anyone who wishes to inform himself as to…

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Positive Aspects of Creationism (Concluded)

June 1944

Last month we learned that the theory of evolution might be divided into three parts—cosmic, geological, and biological. The geological phase was considered first, and we come now to the biological aspect.

Volutionism assumes…

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Fact and Theory in Modern Geology

October 1946

The creationist who faces the problem of the popular geological theory must choose one of three alternatives: (I) to shut his eyes to the problem, ignore it, and thereby assure him­self a degree of comfortable…

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Evolution's Challenge to S.D.A.'s

July 1947

The theory of evolution offers a challenge to every Adventist minister and evange­list. To ignore it is impossible; to evade its challenge is out of the question. How can we meet it? This question is highly important.…

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The Geological Problem

May 1958

In practically every instance, when a person who believes in evolution is confronted with the evidences for creation, as far as plants and animals are concerned, he will reply, "But what are you going to do with…

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The Question of Species and Variation

April 1958

Opponents of the literal rendering of the Genesis record base their opposition on two main points: (1) the problem of species and (2) the record of the rocks. In this study we shall consider the first of these.

1.…

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The Scientific Apostasy

March 1958

In the previous study we discussed the doctrine of creation as taught in the Bible. Now we must consider how the Chris­tian world departed from the plain truth of a literal creation.

1.   What…

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The Biblical Doctrine of Creation

February 1958

[Prof. Harold Willard Clark has had a long and distin­guished service as head of the Biology Department of Pacific Union College, Angwin, California, which position he has held for thirty-five years, from 1922…

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Meeting the Evolution Problem

August 1937

Certain pulpit addresses and magazine  articles on the subject of evolution lead me to make a few comments on methods that may well be employed or avoided in meeting this great problem. I hope I may be allowed,…

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The Advent Movement and Darwin

October 1935

The early part of the nineteenth century was conspicuously a theological age in England and America. Religious beliefs were sharply defined, and had changed little since the Reformation. Personal salvation was the keynote…

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