The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
1T Never gan on This Planet Surely And Probably
his Michael Angeles Conception
f7 Great Decoration the Sstine Chapel
resent simply the infinite diversity that can he
transmitted in such IL minute particle OF matter

resent simply the infinite diversity that can he
transmitted in such minute particle OF matter.
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The germ of life by which we arc created can
bring with it the popularity OF ancestors that go
back not only for generations bat for hundreds of
years. a child may inherit musical ability from
its grandparents or physical peculiarities from its
Erent-grandparents, qualities TINT parents have
not possessed. And these qualities are transmitted
from one generation to the other in a form that
seems 10 us inflnitesimally small. But the marvel
Is explained when we realize that particle of mat
ter the size of grain of dust hardly visible is di-
vided into n million million other separate parti-
ces, and they in turn into units OF energy
The old religious gentlemen used to discuss the
number OF angels that could dance upon the noint
OF needle The discussion seemed silly
'ut II YOU could imagine each angel no bigger
WAN All eiectron' or even ms big atom, you
could take many angels there are human he
ings this entire carth-and they could all dance
the point OF needle and find it a comfortable
airy ballroom.
In discussing the question, How did life Begin
the first and most important question is: Is it
necessary that life should always be derived from
life?
That is to say, must every living thing have ~
living creature back Of il to explain existence
or can life he produced scientifically. applying
chemicals other influences to lfelcss, inorganic
matter?
Professor Loeb believes that he can supply one.
half of the life quaty--that certain lower forms
OF life be produced by chemical action and the
living being developed without any .'father"
The great student in this field is DR.. Bastian, who
has been dealing with the problem OF artificial life
for fifty years, and who believes TINT he has acu-
ally created life. His statement is that nc can take
certain particles of inorganic matter, subject cr,
a Or henf in
make life impossible if the PARTICLES were Iivn.
and then by exposing them ''to dfuscd light for
three MONTHS find ther, changed into living or
ganis,S.
These artiiiciaiy created beings according to DR..
i'astiali can DC kept living and reproduce their
kind
In The opinion Of many who have a right to
by Professor Tyndnli.
ifc showed that the alleged creation of living
bcing probably was to be found in the fact That the
cNpcrimcnter had not really excluded life from the
experiment. He declared that if those alleged li,-
ing beings were kept away from spores by altering
mir through cotton VOL. by letting the air stand
in box coated with sticky materials. life would
not be forthcoming artiNcally. All experiments
made under Tyndall's directions fail to produce
the results.
But the ordinary human being is not interested
so much in the deep researches of the scientists in
their complicated microscopic and chemical
tests, i'll the ono great question: ''VNhat is life
how did it begin, when, if ever, will 1t end, what
will it lead to?"
Michael Angelo, in his great decoration of tho
Sistne Chapel, I'm ST. Peter's-the Chapel named in
honor of Pope sixtus-shows the human creation of
life religion teaches 1t.
Adam, Naked Is reclining his side and God.
the Creator. represented old man with n gray
beard and cloak, with arms and hands and eyes
and legs and feet, stretches out the tip of his right