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Madagascar�察  �the   succulent         Cactus´like   Euphorbias   of   the   Canaries   and 

elsewhere�察      �the  Gale´like      Phyllanthus�察     �the   many´formed        Crotons�察    �the 

Hemp´like Maniocs�察           �Physic´nuts�察�Castor´oils�察�the scarlet Poinsettia�察 �the 



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little pink    and yellow Dalechampia�察�the poisonous Manchineel�察�and the 

gigantic     Hura�察�or sandbox   tree�察�of the West Indies�察 �  all so different   in 

shape     and    size�察 �yet   all  alike    in  their   most    peculiar    and   complex 

fructification�察�and in their acrid milky juice�察� ;What if all these             forms are 

the descendants of one original form�拭           �Would that be one         whit the more 

wonderful than the theory that they were�察�each and                 all�察�with the minute�察�

and    often    imaginary�察   �shades    of   difference     between      certain   cognate 

species among them�察�created separately and                at once�拭     �But if it be so ´ 

which I cannot allow ´ what would the              theologian have to say�察�save that 

God's works are even more             wonderful than he always believed them to 

be�拭   �As for the theory        being impossible ´ that is to be decided by men 

of science�察�on      strict experimental grounds。          As for us theologians�察�who 

are we�察    �that we should limit�察�* priori�察�the power of God�拭               �'Is anything 

too    hard for the Lord��' asked the prophet of old�察�and we have a right                 to 

ask it as long as the world shall last。         If it be said that    'natural selection��' 

or�察�as Mr。 Herbert Spencer better defines it�察           �the 'survival of the fittest��' is 

too   simple   a   cause   to   produce   such   fantastic   variety   ´   that�察  �again�察  �is   a 

question     to  be   settled   exclusively     by   men    of  science�察   �on  their   own 

grounds。      We�察    �meanwhile�察�always knew that God works by very simple�察�

or seemingly       simple�察�means�察�that the universe�察�as far as we could discern 

it�察  �was one organization of the most simple means。                 It was wonderful ´ 

or should have been ´ in our eyes�察�that a shower of rain should                  make the 

grass grow�察�and that the grass should become flesh�察�and                   the flesh food 

for the thinking brain   of man。         It   was ´  or ought   to    have been   ´  more 

wonderful yet   to   us   that   a  child should   resemble      its   parents�察 �or   even   a 

butterfly    resemble�察    �if  not  always�察   �still  usually�察    �its  parents   likewise。 

Ought God to appear less or more             august in our eyes if we discover that 

the   means   are   even   simpler     than   we   supposed�拭      �We   held   Him   to   be 

Almighty and All´wise。           Are we      to   reverence Him  less or   more if   we 

find Him to be so much           mightier�察�so much wiser�察�than we dreamed�察�that 

He   can   not   only   make    all   things�察  �but   ´   the   very   perfection   of   creative 

power ´ MAKE ALL              THINGS MAKE THEMSELVES�拭                      �We believed 

that   His   care   was    over   all  His   works�察    �that  His   providence      worked 

perpetually over the universe。           We were taught ´ some of us at least ´ by 



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Holy Scripture�察�that        without Him not a sparrow fell to the ground�察�and 

that the very      hairs of our head were all numbered�察�that the whole history 

of the     universe   was made   up�察�in   fact�察 �of an  infinite network of   special 

providences。       If�察�then�察�that should be true which a great           naturalist writes�察�

'It may be metaphorically said that natural              selection is daily and hourly 

scrutinizing�察  �throughout   the   world�察      �every   variation�察  �even   the   slightest�察�

rejecting   that   which   is   bad�察  �preserving   and   adding   up   all   that   is   good�察�

silently    and   insensibly     working�察     �whenever      and   wherever     opportunity 

offers�察   �at  the   improvement        of  each    organic    being�察  �in  relation   to   its 

organic and       inorganic conditions of life��' ´ if this�察�I say�察�were proved to 

be    true�察  �ought   God's   care   and   God's   providence   to   seem   less   or   more 

magnificent   in   our   eyes�拭     �Of   old   it   was   said   by   Him   without   whom 

nothing is made ´ 'My Father worketh hitherto�察�and I work。'                     Shall     we 

quarrel with physical science�察�if she gives us evidence that                  those words 

are true�拭─�

     And ´ understand it well ´ the grand passage I have just quoted                   need 

not be accused of substituting ;natural selection for God。;                    In any case 

natural selection would be only the means or law by                   which God works�察�

as He does by other natural laws。             We do not       substitute gravitation for 

God�察�when we say that the planets are              sustained in their orbits by the law 

of   gravitation。     The   theory     about   natural   selection   may   be   untrue�察  �or 

imperfect�察�as may the         modern theories of the ;evolution and progress; of 

organic   forms�此       �let   the   man   of   science   decide   that。  But   if   true�察  �the 

theories     seem    to    me   perfectly    to  agree   with�察  �and    may    be  perfectly 

explained by�察      �the simple old belief which the Bible sets before us�察�of a 

LIVING        GOD�此      �not   a   mere   past   will�察  �such   as   the   Koran   sets   forth�察�

creating     once and for all�察�and then leaving the universe�察�to use Goethe's 

simile�察   �to   spin   round   his   finger�察─  �nor   again�察  �an   ;all´pervading   spirit�察─�

words which are mere contradictory jargon�察�concealing�察                  �from those who 

utter them�察�blank Materialism�此           �but One who works in           all things which 

have obeyed   Him  to   will and   to do of   His good            pleasure�察 �keeping  His 

abysmal and self´perfect purpose�察�yet             altering the methods by which that 

purpose is attained�察�from aeon           to aeon�察�ay�察�from moment to moment�察�for 

ever   various�察  �yet   for   ever  the   same。     This   great   and   yet   most   blessed 



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paradox of the        Changeless God�察�who yet can say ;It repenteth me�察─�and 

;Behold�察�I       work a new thing on the earth�察─�is revealed no less by nature 

than     by   Scripture�察  �the   changeableness�察  �not   of   caprice   or   imperfection�察�

but of an Infinite Maker and ;Poietes�察─�drawing ever fresh forms                       out of 

the    inexhaustible      treasury    of   His    primaeval     Mind�察    �and    yet    never 

throwing away a conception to which He has once given actual                         birth in 

time    and    space�察  。�but   to  compare      reverently    small    things    and    great�� 

lovingly     repeating     it�察 �re´applying     it�察 �producing     the   same      effects   by 

endlessly different methods�察�or so delicately               modifying the method that�察�

as by the turn of a hair�察�it shall        produce endlessly diverse effects�察�looking 

back�察�as it were�察  �ever       and anon over   the great   work of   all the   ages�察�to 

retouch it�察�and       fill up each chasm in the scheme�察�which for some good 

purpose had        been left open in earlier worlds�察�or leaving some open ��the 

forms�察      �for     instance�察   �necessary      to   connect      the   bimana      and    the 

quadrumana��         to   be   filled   up   perhaps   hereafter   when   the   world   needs 

them�察  �the    handiwork�察  �in   short�察  �of   a   living   and   loving   Mind�察  �perfect   in 

His     own   eternity�察  �but   stooping   to   work   in   time   and   space�察  �and   there 

rejoicing     Himself     in  the  work     of  His   own    hands�察   �and   in  His   eternal 

Sabbaths ceasing in   rest ineffable�察�that   He may look on that   which                   He 

hath made�察�and behold it is very good。 

     I    speak�察   �of    course�察   �under     correction�察     �for   this   conclusion       is 

emphatically   matter   of   induction�察  �and   must   be   verified   or   modified        by 

ever´fresh facts�此      �but I meet with many a Christian passage in                scientific 

books�察�which seems to me to go�察�not too far�察�but rather                 not far enough�察�in 

asserting   the   God   of   the   Bible�察  �as   Saint   Paul    says�察   �not   to   have   left 

Himself without witness�察─�in nature itself�察              �t

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