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father nor the mother takes any part in making these 

 chemical combinations, nor in making the mechanical 

 arrangements. It is equally clear that they are not 

 made by chance nor by accident; nor by the " factors' 

 of evolution. 



It follows that the atoms and cells of which the 

 embryo body is made, do, spontaneously and auto- 

 matically group themselves into the chemical com- 

 binations and mechanical arrangements, which are 

 necessary to construct the several organs and parts of 

 the embryo body without the aid or guidance of any 

 extraneous psychic or creative force; or thac every 

 organ and part of the embryo body is directly and 

 specially made by the Creator. 



Sec. 40. Proposition 7. Human Skeleton 

 is a Special Creation 



Human bones are composed of ten chemical ele- 

 ments, namely: carbon, chlorin, hydrogen, lime, mag- 

 nesium, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium and sul- 

 phur. As found in the bones, these e^inents aro 

 grouped into the five chemical combinations, follow- 

 ing : phosphate of lime, carbonate of lime, carbonate of 

 soda, chloride of soda, and gelatin. 



There are eight bones in the cranium, fourteen in 

 the face and six in the ears, making twenty-eight in 

 the skull, besides the thirty-two teeth. (Encyc. Brit. 

 (9 ed.) vol. 1, p. 822.) In the infant there are thirty- 

 three vertebrae (joints) in the spinal column, namely: 



