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have diameter of 94>5 degrees, or ne.r1v o,o.
tenth Of to eirc,,mtorenco Of circle. Eyon uIS r.
tho most dtBsnnt, performing fourncv l., 10 "a
anyG y . noure, ,a tho planet would suistcnd an ~
a,o a 81 IA aeEees Or mere than throo taes
to III. To tic inhabitants Of that satp1ta utrT1at"
satlisn would apponr to 10 nearly Loon tnoa
larger siian tlo sun, tho ro1ativs liamctors bes
Ing ns Bl5l to l. Nv"
Wo 100, ,thrn,. TINT Of tho ton bodies ue b,x.
considered III th's article, it In highly prohshlo
TINT only two arc Of prosont lnbltabio, tst o,,a
has yet to nrr!vo Mt tho condition, and neya,,
1.-Two paaaed tho stage nt which they woro. cana.
be Of hustaining organlzol existcnco Oh tIthir
n'1rfaeeH. Wo are unn1lo to say that thIs shor..
lug Is fair numerical Yamplo of tic con1tio,
o. tllo ilnasorao to.tlay; hut wo can aaBert thnt
aia ; of i. .'esS stngeg Of condition to DO met
hora passed uzler reylow. TLeso facta nconsao
tato material notifications in tho views ,,s,,n,,
entertained oven by enlightened Christian" a"Ig y
regard to tho las'gna Of tho great An in Great.
;ar M mo ef y; thSy nao involve much
tl.au can ho obtained without tllo mid nf 1aa
tlflc induction. Vo know that this world 'is'n' =
vast Workshop wherein man may work OH iii
al own salyatio wl.l fear md tro1nbl,ng md Il
It probable TINT other orbs wora icsinnna I'1
Tor similar ,lsoA, wlo boil, this and thnv w"ra
intended to furnish tho moans Of oxsi nnco "cad "n
az happiness to many millions Of di1rororlt form.
md Saturn lead to much bin]ler rnn1n ~ ntars ~
thought than this. No may lcnr tint III Inv. ~.
,ot 10 Things ~ a hurry; md that oyory nnrt III ~
IB grind work ts th state Of leiaurelv nro,,oro -"
q s,on tor something TINT has yot to cn,ns
Neither N tho universe Of stars nor in our 1itti
world Of human activity, is perfection ieyolonsd l
at onco Dian gsows up from babyhooil. throrui,
childhood and youth, requiring several vaars ~
preparation aud OF caro-takinX before he il 1T to
nsHsme Al pnrt IN the active httaiuess Of ill.,
anu altor d torn1 OF lsefulncss hiA movers docni,
gradually TILL he roacllea tho stago Of nnoonH
childAnpd, unless SOONER cut down. Grain nrst
grow before It can l'o eaton; tho house bs buiis
manner must pass through Its etagos Of nronaras o
ton before it ID lit to support ria iifa,
Everything. ia dono gradually, M tstSc IT,,
continual dropping OF water woaroth avav ~ a
stono and oron our calastrophes aro horcsy1ta
Of tho SLOW mothodical oporationsof Of uatural inv
es @ tho awilt-moSing torrent is tile result OF tho
falling rain. mud tho sudden shower ia q oonsos
al1onco Of steady evaporation Of moisture
Which. tB ccasclosB, but 30 SLOW that no ar,
scarcely perceive It. Even tho j,ldRmonta that
bofol the 1sraolitcB wcro the results II continual
wrongdoing; and no lcss tint, 1000 ycars OF ain
fulness elapsed between tito promise Of AIcssiah
aul His advent.
may add, that regard tho fanotcd antapon.
ism Of aconco an1 religion Us llnghg priucinallv
upon this point. Lot bit the Christian Worii
recognize this truth In it's full foico. Which ia
taught Rllko by tho Book Of Revelation md ths
book Of Nature, mud science will be no longer a
block IN tho wny Of faith Oh tIe
contrary, 1t will alike lit tho Christian for ill-
creased usefulness hero, md for more ample en-
ioyment in this world and the noxt, by e11paud-
ing his powers Of action and appreciation, md
raising him neurer to the standard Of that Betne
who knowcth all things, and doeth all tAinga
we'll. Z. CoLpEnr.