Evohition and Faith 



ingly virile virtue, and tests and measures man- 

 hood. A truly great man is characterized by a 

 great faith. A man of strong faith is a strong 

 man through and through. A man of weak or 

 little faith has a weak spot somewhere or Is weak 

 throughout. Only faith can ever lead a for- 

 lorn hope, for to the faithful the hope Is never 

 forlorn. 



Above all, while those who are content with 

 present and temporary dominance may walk by 

 sight, the fittest must walk by faith fearlessly 

 into the future. Without faith progress is im- 

 possible, and evolution becomes but another 

 word for stagnation and degeneration which fits 

 only for ultimate extinction. 



There are three critical periods in the devel- 

 opment of every individual. Childhood is the 

 time when home and school must develop the 

 strong, tough body, and insure physical health. 

 Youth continues the physical development, main- 

 tains and increases vigor, and adds the vision 

 of high ideals. It is the period of the rise of 

 the truly human powers. We have seen Its criti- 

 cal importance. The centers and sources of edu- 

 cation are the home, the school, and the church. 



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