Reverend Matthews accuses Josiah of heresy

Josiah’s reckless disruption of Reverend Matthews’ rest in the attic triggers a heated debate over faith and evolution. Matthews accuses Josiah of heresy, dismissing evolutionary theory as blasphemous and insisting humanity’s origins lie in Eden. Josiah’s mocking laughter further enrages Matthews, whose hands begin to transform into ape-like appendages, revealing the physical toll of Josiah’s experiments. The confrontation escalates into mutual accusations of sacrilege, laying bare the ideological and physical horrors of the mansion’s experiments.