LOUTS JOHN RUDOLPH A6ASSIZ. 117 



books wliicli lie left behind him as his chief legacy 

 to mankind adduce testimony wherein he sees the 

 manifestation of a mind as powerful as it is prolific; 

 the acts of an intelligence as sublime as it is provident ; 

 the marks of goodness as infinite as wise ; and the 

 clear demonstration of the existence of an Author 

 of all things, Ruler of the universe. 



