14 THE ORIGIN OP CREATION. 



atoms have come together to enable the force to show itself. 

 Accordingly, a root is thrown out below, and a leaf is pushed 

 out above. The further progress of the plant then is simple. 

 The root attracts atoms in every direction from its battery the 

 decomposing soil and sends them as sap to the axis of the 

 plant, which is the life centre. From there they are sent 

 through the whole plant by the nature that governs them ; 

 either to the branches to develope leaves, blossoms, fruit, or 

 seed in succession, or to multiply and extend the roots. 



It may be asked, Why should a seed be formed in the plant 

 at all, seeing there is no absolute need for it? This question 

 would lead us still further, and we would ask why there should 

 be any fruit, or blossoms, or any law ordering plants yielding 

 seed to be formed from the soil, and who ordered the same ? 

 Scientific men in general are not noted in their theories for 

 paying much regard to the statements of Scripture, nor are they 

 willing to look there for authority in discussing them. But in 

 proof of the correctness of our views, we can point in many 

 instances to Scripture for our proof. There are in the Bible 

 many mysteries which man does not understand, but when he 

 shall thereby be fully informed, little else will be left for him 

 to learn. 



In confirmation of, or agreement with, the correctness of our 

 theory of vegetable life, we quote the following verse from 

 Genesis : " And GOD said, Let the Earth bring forth grass, 

 the herb yielding seed, and the fruit trees yielding fruit after 

 his kind whose seed is in itself, upon the earth ; and it was so." 



The thoughtful reader will observe that it is not written : 

 " As God said, let the seed of the grass be planted, that grass 

 may be brought forth by the earth ;" but he ordained : " Let 



