xi Natural Realism and Spiritual Faith. 237 



scientific point of view, we may complete Saint Paul's 

 meaning by saying, that mere matter was first ; then 

 natural organic life, attaining its highest development 

 in the brain of man; and finally spiritual and im- 

 mortal life the life and immortality which has been 

 brought to light by Christ. 1 As for the question, 

 " How are the dead raised up, and with what body 

 do they come 1 " Saint Paul's answer is sufficient ; 

 our ignorance is no measure of the possibilities of 

 creation and the resources of the Creator. 2 



To sum up the conclusions of the present chapter ; 

 I am a Natural Realist on a basis of Evolutionism, 

 and a spiritual believer on a basis of Natural Realism. 

 The doctrine of Evolution teaches that we are a part 

 and a product of the world of nature ; from this I 

 infer that the fundamental realities of nature Space, 

 Time, and Causation are truly reflected in our 

 intelligence as elements of our thought; and I am 

 consequently a Natural Realist. And because I thus 

 believe that on the physical side of our being we are 

 open to impressions of natural truth, I infer that 

 on the spiritual side we are, similarly, open to im- 

 pressions of spiritual and Divine truth ; that our 

 Intelligence is able truly to interpret the indications 

 of such truth made known in Nature, Conscience, and 

 Revelation ; and on this basis of Natural Realism, I am 

 a spiritual believer. 



1 2 Tim. i. 10. 2 1 Cor. xv. 35 et seq. 



