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 NATURAL THEOLOGY. 



LKCTURE I. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



A fan's Origin and Destiny. Oucstions presented for study.- 

 Efft\: nature. The great ques* 



t'ference to man. Man naturally seeks to know 

 if there is a God. Sufficiency of the proof of His exist- 

 ence. Theory of our case. Answers that have been given 

 from nature. The Kible.It must stand the tests of sci- 

 ence. Natural Rcli-ion dejined. Design of the Lowell 

 / /// this iwrld like that of children 



in a palace. Knowledge of Religion which wen can obtain 



: nature alon:. Difficulty of deciding the question. 



All that Xatural /V - r aone.~Man -cithout the />i- 



! for. Civilization without it self-destructive. 



Religion implies relationship to a /// ^. Topics 



presented. Amount of science required for the study. 



Cant lit ions necessary for fair discussion . 



WHAT is man's origin, and what is his destiny ? 

 These two questions will at some time engross the 

 attention of every thinking man, in spite of all sys- 

 tems of Positive Philosophy. In seeking for the 

 answers, every field of knowledge will be explored. 

 All history and all science will be called upon to 

 throw their light upon the past condition of the 

 race, and upon its future destiny. It is not possible 



