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abovo all, unsosn but Indispensable, there must
havo been, at tl.e beginning and before the ho.
ginning Of thu world. an original Designer con-
ttiver. creator. and ordainor. possessing sn-
neing-.hs God ot tba nibio-Enldss, eon-
trolls, modlncs. and Governs tho :. existlt'g
continually. crcassog new wotlds, aud esoiy-
ing now forcos, otganisma, nni syatema. NO
OF nature. in wlo1o Or n detail ~ It acoo them.
with tic assumption Of an accidental creation or
wlst the hypothesis that all things and princl-
pies woro evolved into existence, through
an uncat1eablo law OF cauBalon. n.--solf-orestoa.
self-nrraugel, aelf-leyolopod. self-porpotuatod.
or that tlev aro self ordered and solf-go1crne
By M inhorent, absolute impulse entirely their
own frcm tho very beginning: 'The wntch l''ustra-
prove that tl,orc must havo been an Intelligent,
designing Crestor.-that this vast manhtnery OF
tho nnivcrte could mt possibly l,hvo boon tho
result Of moro fnrtuity. no moro than chro-
notneter found BY = tsavo1or In desert could
complicated and dolica.o machinery. by chance
or OF ita own yoIltlun.-H o. unauswernbio bY
tho athe,Btic philosophers to-day ~ tt Haa whom
first spoken or writtatl.
nro un1uatly. suspeetcd, nnt1 oven openy Accused.
by certain relgtonists and tcologiaux og attesnpt
tug to rob creation OF lis Creator. T1lis Ia not
treating thoso great mon fairly; tho nccnaatfon
10 based upon niaApprohonsou OF their mo.
tivoa aud objects. Whie aocking to undorstand
crea!ion, they havo no quarrel with tho Creator:
That principle of "potcucy " Which rrof. IyndAll
believes he t,as discovered inl,oring In MI mat
ter. causing 1t inevitably to develop tself into
tho formn ami functions which II assu'uea; that
principle which Herbert boonceF calls " avolu-
ton" indicating tue progressive ami nocesaarv
development OF living orEsnisma by sstkuo OF tho
operations of their own Innate lsHn aud forces;
.h.t theory Which the apeon,sst1e a, naennes
and uatsriaH to which I'll organic beings owo
tbeir orig,u and propagation that probleu-
atical assumption called "nhtural selection, 20
plsusibly ol,cids,otl By Prof. Darwin, By which.
"ln the struggle for ox1atonco the strongest aud
bost Of living organisms and species prevail over
and eurYivo tho woakeat mud tho lowest, and
by ioRrees develop iuto hghcr orders Of oxist-
ouco; tho supposed sucoasa Of rrof. HnA!ov in
Of ,fo y on the theory that the vital principle Is
primarily existent III or evolved from tho proeo-
plastic hubBtanco of vegetation Indeed. all tho
liscose1ios, tlleories, and lypothoBes OF scionco
ard philosophy, mono Of Th'ch havo boon no
not liabo at leaHs to aomo modification BY the
BciontBta and philosophers Of tbs future, nre
1nero Slimpsss Of tho human diBcernnsene into
tho cuergios and mysteries OF tue divine ms
chlnery o. the universal govornmont. They
derful laws and forcos 10 nature which opornto
orderly, uuerfingly, mJstcriousl1, the effccts Of
which human wisdom eau dlsceEn. Without hAy-
ing tho ability to discover their ultimate cause,
or to account for thcir existence, oxcept by nc
knowledging the c.catiyo Dcity Of theology and
rnligion. who, from the very nature and logic of
things, must DO nj absolutely anpronlc intalli-
gcuco,-omuipoten oInnlaclont.-a who, In
caption, wo will call tho Eternal, All.pcrysd-
ing. and Alt.posent Intelligence OF tho Uni
vorao; uhe.her personality. o difnslve,
tuflnito easoncc. OF an ubiquitous spirit,
Ia rot for human knowledRo.-nor 10 It neoea-
sAry that TIC should know this ID order to be
Convinced Of His oxistenco. OF To establish With
In us that ecnso OF our dependonco upon or
our moral obligation to Him which constitute
tho very basis OF any rational Byetona OF ro-
l,gion. II tho theory Of "oyoIusion" be true,
leaving tho problem Of causntion still unBolved,
that is, 1t BhoHa us tho evolving, but not tho
ovolyer; md 80 with all other thsorics. Whethor
domonstsatiyo Of speculative, regarding tho
pr1nuplsa or ro!atious Of forco anti H2ttcr, tho
beginning or development Of material axiBs-
oncea, l!Ic. or apccioa, or tho ln5a and powers
operative in tho world or In the universe tho
scientists mud the philosophers, aftor all their
finally roach M Inevitable vail a. high ~ tho
heA.&ng, as doop Us the very lowest daptha to
which the imagination can descend, and ~ i'm
peuetrabIe a. futur1ty, beyond which tho human
vision cannot possibly extend, nor human H.
genuity proceed. There, ns Ill candid mon
OF science humbly concolo, all research
or search after truth must gtop,
for beyond ii lica IN uuoxplored and
inoxplorab!a region. Thoso is whero Deity
abidaa-the God OF the heaven and the earth.
possessing and exercising perfect power Flo
whom 10 mortal eFo hath over behetd or can
look upon. except au It recognizes Him cyory-
where In His works, aud to see whom to tho
"pnre In losr. only is given tho promise.
!Fuat which no see or tliycoyor ia tue physic.l
universe Ia rory wonderful, from tho stnploss
and commnneht to tho moHt complex aud atupon-
dous obi iecte yiaiblo or tangible but tho most
wonderful OF sll 10 that iaviaible but suroly e1-
is!!ng Power. which Waa first Of all y above all,
and Ia In all. Wo must accept tho Word which
has loacondea to ua from generation 10 genera
ton. through thousands Of yeata, ana call it
jehovah God, thu Eternal and Almighty One. We
cannot do less than this without involving our
gclveH In ohaos OF speculative confusion, teltg-
iously mornliy, ,Aud intellectually. from which
not oven rnodeIu sclencs, with al itB helpful
ngoncioB and possibiIitics OF achievement, could
over o1tricato Us, }fo caa kaow aud do know
that mntter o1lsss. that certain forccs
yi!klizo, shape, and operate 1t, And
that certain 0oauito pAcnnMoua nre tnfnlIibly
tho resn1tantB: tleae facts md tho u.odns opar-
and NO ara cognizAnt of-scienca has dscIosod
them to our yiaion md clucidatod thom to onr
understanding; but tho mystery that enshrouds
tho powar which cxea,eB worlds md endows
them with thu laws which govern tll0m NO
can neyos nolyo until 'thls mortal sl.all have
put on Immortality" and tho veil Of 1esll which
now obacures tho inner vision Of sho soul Eha!l
ultimately Lave boon drawn ksdo forever.