Evolution and Faith 



thing still better to come. This made each suc- 

 cessive experiment more difficult and hazardous, 

 as well as more beneficent. 



Present man must make some still grander 

 contribution to human evolution, one propor- 

 tioned to his powers and stage of life, along 

 lines largely unattained by any animal, and far 

 beyond the understanding of primitive man. 

 Intelligence must develop ; but it must be an in- 

 telligence which gives a clearer vision and knowl- 

 edge of social, moral, and religious truth and 

 law, and which will furnish ideals and motives 

 for progress along these lines. Intelligence or 

 education which merely increases comfort and 

 ease and removes obstacles, but does not inspire 

 and strengthen men to face new difficulties and 

 hardships, to win new battles, and to attain a 

 higher, broader, and more serviceable life, must 

 end in degeneration. Knowledge will increase. 

 But it must be a knowledge worthy of the human 

 plane of life, furnishing motives worthy of hu- 

 man beings, and thus aiding man slowly and pa- 

 tiently to realize his highest possibilities. 



The fittest must take the risk of making the 

 highest ideals, aims, purposes, and powers su- 

 preme in life, and sternly subjugate all lower 



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