Man in the Light of Evolution 



others do the same work in lower places and 

 more limited spheres. England did not think or 

 care much about Sergeant What-is-name, but the 

 sergeant made history. 



" Though he drilled a black man white, though he made a 



mummy fight, 

 He will still continue Sergeant What-is-name — 

 Private, Corporal, Color-Sergeant, and Instructor — 

 But the everlasting miracle's the same." ^ 



This Is the everlasting miracle of life worked 

 unconsciously but continually by these loyal fol- 

 lowers of the convictions founded on racial ex- 

 perience. 



There can be no surer form of knowledge 

 than that which has crystallized out of racial 

 experience during past ages. But while rooted 

 In the past, it looks largely toward the future 

 for its triumphs and rewards. Faith In the fu- 

 ture is no less sure or reasonable than our knowl- 

 edge of many present things. But the present 

 looms large before every eye. The future must 

 be somewhat or considerably less distinct. " We 



^ Kipling, R,, "Pharaoh and the Sergeant," McClures 

 Magazine, 1897, vol. ix, p. 925. 



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