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reason that we are to expect a strong revival 

 of religious feeling. The world never needed 

 great spiritual leaders more than now, 

 perhaps never so much as now, when old 

 formulas are falling apart, when industrialism 

 is rising with enormous rapidity, when wealth 

 is increasing and is placed at the disposal of 

 altruistic enterprises, and when we begin to 

 realize the brotherhood of man. Perhaps the 

 day of much preaching is passing ; but the day 

 of the pastor and the minister is coming. 



If we are to have naturalness in teaching and 

 literature and science, surely we should have 

 it in religion. I think that we have over- 

 emphasized the supernatural element. Religion 

 is as natural and as normal as other human 

 activities and aspirations. It is itself an evolu- 

 tion. 



Just how we shall formulate the evolution- 

 idea into religion, only the future can tell ; 

 but I see no reason for apprehension or doubt. 

 It is evident that the evolution teaching is 

 helping to place religion on a rational and 

 scientific basis. I think that every minister 



