" In the meantime, it behoves those who see more clearly than others the 

 absolute certairty of the conclusions of science, and the inevitably fatal 

 results to religion of staking its existence on literal interpretations which 

 have become flatly incredible, to do their best to assist the transformation 

 of the old dogmatic theology into a new ' Christianity without miracles,' 

 which shall retain the essential spirit, the pure morality, the consoling beliefs, 

 and as far as possible the venerable forms and sacred associations of the old 

 faith, while placing them in thorough accordance with freedom of thought, 

 and -with the whole body of other truths, discovered and to be discovered, 

 respecting the universe and man." (" Modern Science and Modern Thought," 

 S. Laing, 1896.) 



" Self -reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, 

 These three alone lead life to sovereign power. 

 Yet not for power (power of herself 

 Would come uncall'd for) but to live by law, 

 Acting the law we live by without fear ; 

 And, because right is right, to follow right, 

 Were wisdom in the scorn of consequence." 



(Tennyson, " (Enone.") 



