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may there read the character of the Builder. Its 

 walls, we believe, were not piled by chance ; its cun- 

 ning adjustments are not the sporting of the ele- 

 ments. From foundation-stone to topmost turret, 

 we hope to read our Father's wisdom, power, and 

 love. We hope to open the ark of the testimony 

 and find his own seal stamped upon his written 

 Word. We hope to hear Him speaking with one 

 voice from Nature and the Bible, declaring himself 

 the Great First Cause, the Creator of the world, our 

 Creator, our God, and our Father. 



