Man in the Light of Evolution 



sequence of dynasties was logical and natural. 

 The higher had to arise except where there was 

 arrest of development. The reign of mind was 

 the only logical goal of even zoophytic structure 

 and development, and the worm foreshadowed 

 the coming of man. The lower structure and 

 stage is evidently incomplete. It must be esti- 

 mated and judged in the light of the higher to 

 which it is a stepping-stone. Any other view 

 leads to serious error. 



But the lower organ or function once firmly 

 established and supreme in the body does not 

 readily yield its control and abdicate in favor 

 of the higher power of greater possibilities. 

 There is, and must always be, a struggle for 

 supremacy between the lower and older and the 

 younger and better. The revolution succeeds 

 only against strong opposition. Old habits 

 must be broken and new ones formed. This 

 is exceedingly difficult for animals and men. 

 Hence many fail to enthrone the higher power, 

 never break from the old habit or mode of life, 

 and remain permanently on the lower plane. 



Every function or power holds the throne as 

 long as it is capable of rapid Improvement, more 

 rapid and profitable than that of any other sys- 



