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manufactured a cosmic machine capable of run 

 ning itself, except for a little jog or poke here and 

 there in the shape of a special providence. The 

 doctrine of evolution destroys the conception of 

 the world as a machine. It makes God our con 

 stant refuge and support, and Nature his true reve 

 lation ; and when all its religious implications shall 

 have been set forth, it will be seen to be the most 

 potent ally that Christianity has ever had in ele 

 vating mankind. 

 March, 1890. 



