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through matter h1d wrought OUT
this evolution, now begin the
evelutI0a Of itself Is manifested
in the highest ct all IT'S pre-
ducts. Since organic Develop
neat ceased wt-h the Pr0duc
tioa of the human form divine,
IN his physical form man was
the type or zeal OF organic eve
l1tioa, the objective point to-
ward which every step IN the
progress OF srganir nature had
been Directed TIE highest ma
Jerfal manifestation the most
perfect material expression OF
the Divine IN nature.
With mans advent a period
has come IN nature. A new
order was about to begin The
scepter was passed from the
throne OF heaven TO the courts
OF earth. The KIM bad come
Of whom the winds and the
waves had sung at their work
over the SAINTS and the rocks, or
whom every change IN the
physical condition of nature had
prophesIed. and to whom every
advance IN the progress OF or
ganIc lffe had pofuted-the long
waited for, long promisedtnhab-
liant had come. for whom this
far and bread Domain bad been
fashioned, furnished aud adorn-
Ell.
Here ends the story CT Geol-
.Eogv. and that Of history begins.
Geology the record of the eve
7 Hutton Of erganie nature passes
Into History the record OF the
development Of civilization and
the evolution OF mans spiritual
nature. For If history has one
lesson TO. teach, j. Is that the
life Of the human rae las been
a constant growth toward the
spiritual. And If there is any
truth in Science. this evolution
lis TO continue TIL the infinite
DatentnslIties sGImbering within
mans spiritual nature have All
] been aetualized and the thought
of God fulfilled IN the return 90
-tbim to that part of himself
; which IN the beginning he sent
Into the world as the hfe and
light there0f-Thl not IN his
! physical fern only but in his
spiritual nature also, shall man
be made ~in the image and ike
!. ness Of his Creator.
i To sum up I'VE have seen
} that mans organism Is bsund
with the history Of the EateriaI
world -~Iucrganic eonditionS.r
says Dr. Wmchell~ have nj
ways eireumsertbed bis exist
. enee. He could only appear
when they made II possible : he
= can only dwell where they Fl
his nature. The material ct his
body - "a old az the universe.
He - made of the same stuff ~
the Mountains and the stars He
can survey the material world
and feel that ne - Il part OF il,
and that the substances Of his
|, frame dates back 90 a burning
planet, 10 whfrting rings of va,
par and glowing ire MIST But
with he er-mie history of the
. world also. h. stands insepera.
bly, connected He IL. as We
: have seen the 0ateome of a.
organic development and was
embodied Ia is evolution as il
; the flower and the fruit in the
growing stem
| ~He ~ the capital and the
! completion OF the long rising
{ column of0rgaAie hfe.7 But h
u TIA more than this. He feels
i stirring within him, and recag
nizes that Divine in dwelling
. that has wrought this wonder
ful eve ation. tie IL the Alpha
. and Omega, the beginning ana
. the ea1 OF the work aad pur.
: pose OF creation. Ee il the fIl
aIiment OF sAe prophecy of agVs
the eansunmati0n of 4 place
that clearly antedates the phys.
teal constitution Of The universe
; The HIss motives Of Inorganic
matter pointed to him, tae frs
steps IN organic progress prom.
hsed him. without him the uni,
verse Is purposeless. He is the
! keystone OF the arch. the kew
that Gnlecss the mysteries OF
creation, and the solution a.
every problem in the economy
OF the universe. He i the eter
nal Word enc visible express.
sion OF the idea Of God Far
him was al things made. and
except for him was not ans
thing made thai was made. For
nm the mountains Lift them
selves up TO the sEy, aad the
rivers raa down 20 the sEum
berlsss sea. Ter lin a traugh
was followed cut for the deep.
Ind the dark bosom Of the earth
made a starehaGse fer mineral
treasures that he aloae cuuLI
use For him the heavens send
down the sunshine and the rain.
anS the earth brings forth her
frEIts and her flowers. .-Tha
oelsts or tee field. the fowls at
the ar and the fishes Of sea
are fur him. Fer hIn the cham
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