, 1875-06-18

Lecture by tue IIuy. Thomas Guard
at Centenary Church.
Tho Rov. Thomas Guard delivered All in
etsuctivo and eloquent octurc Oil tho abo9o snt,-
ioct a. the Ccnteuary Church Tuesday evening to
very large audience. The following is 4 b1iof
abstract Of tAa diseourso, which xas e1traordi-
nariiy long, though tho eloquence OF tue speaker
kops up N uuQaaylnR Interests
Ltsc--srlal IL It? It ID lorccfni, bnt 1t ID not
force; neither s forco life. It In beautiful, but
IL ia not beauty noithor IL beauty Iife. It ss
progressive, but It is not pfogress; naitiloz is
proRross 1ito. T4ore hangs veil Vi mystery
over It which. as ye, humun hand bas not parted.
We track 1t with tho microscope. but It Guides
our Razc. Wo laY opon tho organism in which
u Is ensnr.ncd, but tho very operation has ftnod
tho captive, and frustrated tho effort OF d!scor-
orr. Neither lens nor scApol hath eicitod tho
nccret; aud tho iowIiest student knows as much
Of tho Melrd thing as the sage. We may mark
Ito m-tlluds Of operation, ita splicres Of evufu.
.iou, thc Iavs which regulate Its growth and
1ss Lccadonco, and atlu tho tInEeak mosa
a. much dulles tho scrutiny Of tho poeeing cye
Of Hciescs a. the awful subliintttcs Of tho !ifo-
principle OF Milton Of Shakespeare, = Newtun
has tluuH The frngea OF hts slmpkuous mantle
Of inecsutabiity oScr the mtnnow Gf tue tlOpa-
let royalIy oror the arBs-born at tho pr1ncl-
palitias that servo in ths immea,lto presence Of
their Creator.
The two primo functions Of life .re sssiuaa-
tion and propagation. Food is tho condition OF
tho one.-prcXeny tue result Of tho other.
How ud Is Liio, aud wE1ence caa,o 1t Sclonco is
enssged Ill pondortng shrso queries aul attemnt-
Ing thor solution. Tho coa-ueua OF the world
carry aumowhat Of tho Becrct, for thay are but
extinct compressed vegetation. Tho coral rcofs
and islands of the anctent ocean inoloso d little
OF tho auswer. for they are sopulchros of de-
partad lifr. The hoary h!is cuc'asp part OF tho
Suhwnr fnr r1anr Ef fhrir 1npau nrtonI.
ting over miles OF onr planets aar-
faco, they 6ro mono other shnn
.nagpiAoent mausoloums Of departed racea.
Darstn cannot toll you how old is life.
to sas:ain lis theory Of ''tho origin Of spccles"
he complains Of tho Ecanty records Of aucient
lifo available in tho strata Of tile globs's crust.
and e1prnsaeB tho bo!lef that tho ren,alna Of
found In ialuozoic Iocka may yas be found, and
that such 1ifo IL necessary TO tho upAoliing Of
his fascinating nystcnn.
1ite comoa from ltfo. This Is tho deep.sested
conviction Of average liun'suity. We hnvo
day who bslicYo that from substance which ia
not living existence can como fo!th. And thoY
arc 1abnrlng after facts coniismatosy OF tho bo-
lief. But tho microscope has uncn aud a9aiu
Ploycd tlat In substances tlonCht Of and traateA
% non-!iylng, there wete i,nboadod tie egga or
the intin'l esiu,al sseds Of plant and To-
sect. And with avery addition inado to
tho magnisy'ng porar Of the aeuH still smaller
gortnn Of l1fo have been detectod, warraaslpg us
microscopic roYar. pillar after pillar Of tue
"npoutsnoous gsnerAtion" hypothesis shall
crnmbls. and the whole become but "she bxae-
less fabrics Of siBIon."
other question: Whore ia life nutt III A.
cona up Into Heaven, 1t IL there; II mako mY
bed IN hell 1t ID thero: ii take tho wings Ut
tho morning aud dwell III tho uttotnost pats OF
tho SEA. II is there" II bsoods in tho grove it
swarms In the pool, It troops over tho pratsio, 1t
burrows in tue soil, 1t carols in Tho breczo. it
anrobes tho atorn1-bcatan bouldes, 1t fcusoons
the bat.lcmcptod tuEret, it lights up tho
ocean with phosphorcscent SHEEN, it makes tho
'. wilderness !ei9!eo sod tLe sotsrr place glad,
and speedA IN dccsy; It il tho outnnrd ami
visible sign" OF Gods own ubiauity. 1hc oa1tA
is full OF Il tho wato.s abolnd with 1t; 1t is in
stosla, and ia herds, aud iu aosks;,is works In
tito seonlotile beo. Nor 10 it loss varied tu type
than sast in number. There ls no manotony-
rather thoro is an tnterminablo and beufderlng
d'''s'ty d ,y, in front tue ,,aIa. smhr' n of te ~
tTos m ' Il Yosemite Valley; IN IL eoior ir,nos nots
than rivaling tho r.inbow.' in form. from beetlo
up TO graceful antelope ; III aae, from rho insect
of eixut houra oestetlc existence to tie eagle.
"rone"iuK sta youth, for a SECOND ceasury'a
but unfatlomed cares Of ocoau to whore tue ica-
klng tolRns AMIDST We solemn e1lolte aud htato-
y snlennoEo q antc'lto and star IN endor.
ments, lt9tn tno oyhtsf' Hhleh aolcnds 1tacll
asa1aat Dag aha asata ny 1asniohths pearl
anu tos ooAtef, that uultdo t1h dam amidst
sua to.!ehts OF eeml,hsctlo Aonea, 70 tue Truman
telne Hho measures tno distant orb foresolis tt.o
ousst o. lne to'nauo 1htofpFeta tho hlcroElYnh-
ies carved on rocks, eoa 6lells, and maspie ;
ana IRON the .nlnsh that aro esen'" la!or
tno et9fne1 power Aha uodneAa of their
cands aha ehu. Aoto nave re iiimltabte sas!e-
~ Que plant Jlolds medicinal Virtue from IsA
roofs. anotnei t!om ts 6srk, anothar from its
!saSGs. ano!hot from Us piossoma, anosnes tron
tiie rug. anoInef IRON tho paip' and re- a1l-
o.aet tson tne kesnsl o. LIB ta''I,sl! Ills A.
other lnatance 81 variety. anu ~ tasn hiu1-
ssl1. wat Illustration haTo wa Of slo
h.s'e 1, HeAs ~ phIsHuo ~ ~ eAss9ly
aug aAko-ln tint a. oonp'e1.on, snsao ~ aa.r, FORM
aao e4pses,!on ot eJe. moSa4tuue anu eonto1f o1
heao, lehRtA o. slasat!on OF Mess ot nasal oeRat'
bteadth or loltlhesa ot sosonean. "lath Or au1l-
b!l!ty OF mou'A a"a up, recession OF pfo1ec1on
Of cum, asch OF 1901, OF !laes o. hana. ana
nuch moro 60 - tt1e t1uo ol miho ~ man. IN
ono tbs anaiyto oyail' III anoth9f tile ssnthet-
10 pEeaomlnateS' IN t4ifa Goth nnlto
and constitute tue phllos1FhIc eo!1tua.
IL oae nc lave iogic-machtuo.
whose anal end u, tue msnniaetare OF
t3Fy-YBTY alfF-HVtOEt8NHf III another $l4 tSfhI-