A Story Outline of Evolution 



universe work on each other, thus preserving a balance 

 without a waste of energy; and that by natural law, It Is 

 impossible to create something out of nothing. 



In the early days of our knowledge of Evolution as Its 

 great truths began to unfold, Its advocates were frequently 

 asked: "Why was such a plan of creation used by the Crea- 

 tor ?" The answer to this question Is now a simple statement 

 of fact — that It Is not given to the mind of man to con- 

 ceive a plan more simple, more perfect, more beautiful and 

 more harmonious than that of Evolution. Its undlsputable 

 evidence Is before us In all things — In everything we see, 

 hear, smell, taste and feel. We cannot understand the m.ean- 

 Ing and purpose of life without knowing something of Its 

 history and Evolution Is the simple story of the history of 

 life. Nothing but divinity could crowd within the walls of 

 a single, microscopic, protoplasmic cell all the attributes of 

 all plant and animal life. It Is given to man to trace the 

 process of life but the power of creation Is beyond our finite 

 comprehension and belongs to God. 



This first life cell possessed the power of growth. It 

 absorbed through Its skin water and such bits of matter as 

 would furnish It food for growth. It began to develop a 

 system for taking nourishment and of digesting Its food. 

 When the food supply about It was exhausted, It then began 

 to develop little tubes, or feelers so that It could reach out 

 farther for Its food. When Its bodily structure was devel- 

 oped. It made use of another power It possessed, that of 

 splitting Itself Into two parts so that Instead of a single life 

 cell, there were now two life cells In the world. As each new 



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