AndhereletitbenotedthatoneofthemostinterestingskirmishesinthiswaroccurredinNewEngland。Prof。Stuart，ofAndover，justlyhonouredasaHebrewscholar，declaredthattospeakofsixperiodsoftimeforthecreationwasflyinginthefaceofScripture；thatGenesisexpresslyspeaksofsixdays，eachmadeupof“theeveningandthemorning。”andnotsixperiodsoftime。
TohimrepliedaprofessorinYaleCollege，JamesKingsley。Inanarticleadmirableforkeenwitandkindlytemper，heshowedthatGenesisspeaksjustasclearlyofasolidfirmamentasofsixordinarydays，andthat，ifProf。StuarthadsurmountedonedifficultyandacceptedtheCopernicantheory，hemightaswellgetoveranotherandaccepttherevelationsofgeology。Theencounterwasquickanddecisive，andthevictorywaswithscienceandthebroaderscholarshipofYale。[150]
[150]SeeSilliman’sJournal，vol。xxx，p。114。
PerhapsthemostsingularattemptagainstgeologywasmadebyafinesurvivaloftheeighteenthcenturyDon——DeanCockburn，ofYork——toSCOLDitschampionsoffthefield。Havingnoadequateknowledgeofthenewscience，heopenedabatteryofabuse，givingittotheworldatlargefromthepulpitandthroughthepress，andeventhroughprivateletters。FromhispulpitinYorkMinsterhedenouncedMarySomervillebynameforthosestudiesinphysicalgeographywhichhavemadehernamehonouredthroughouttheworld。
ButthespecialobjectofhisantipathywastheBritishAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience。Heissuedapamphletagainstitwhichwentthroughfiveeditionsintwoyears，sentsolemnwarningstoitspresident，andinvariouswaysmadelifeaburdentoSedgwick，Buckland，andothereminentinvestigatorswhoventuredtostategeologicalfactsastheyfoundthem。