ACCEPTING THE UNIVERSE 



of a round body falling upon it. Such appearances 

 only confirm their theory. These Florida fanatics 

 defy common sense and the exact demonstrations 

 of science. Our supernaturalists superinduce an- 

 other order above and around the order we call 

 "natural," and in a theological concept, the In- 

 carnation, link the two together. That they are 

 linked at any other point is not claimed. In the age 

 of miracles they were linked at many points and on 

 many occasions. Any saint could link them together 

 at will, and reverse or hold up the processes of the 

 natural order and substitute those of the super- 

 natural. 



Such events as miracles come very easy to the 

 mind imbued with the old theological concepts. 

 Why should not this omnipotent being who made 

 and rules the world and all that it holds, and who 

 has a scheme of his own to carry out with regard to 

 man, step in at any time and annul natural law or 

 link it up with the supernatural? Belief in the the- 

 ory of such a being cuts many knots, while it ties 

 others that defy all our wits. 



Life is so great a mystery that we need not invent 

 others. We have the proof of life always, what proof 

 have we of the Incarnation? We know what de- 

 stroys life, what favors it, what conserves it, but we 

 do not know its origin. We know something about 

 the stars, and we know the constellations are only 

 imaginary groupings. The historical events upon 



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