GOD IN MAN 



peculiarities as animals. The point in which we 

 especially, perhaps solely, resemble God is our 

 consciousness, the independence of our minds from 

 the control of bodily matter. There is in us the 

 germ of a superior existence something which 

 lifts us above the world of matter by which we are 

 surrounded; something which convinces us that 

 our souls are independent of our bodies with all 

 their weaknesses. 



This is the crown of our evolution so far; but 

 it is only a passing phase. There is more to fol- 

 low; and each successive generation will see more 

 clearly its relationship with God. 



How far it is possible for us to see at present 

 is what concerns us; and I think that the best 

 medium through which we can look is the analogy 

 of nature. 



The great lesson to be learned from nature is 

 its unity. From the lowest up to the highest there 

 is no break in the chain. All things are subject to 

 the working of the same law of evolution ; and in 

 the development of each living thing we see a 

 summary of the entire evolution of its race. Thus 

 we see that the highest plants and animals, even 

 men themselves, have each their individual origin 

 in a single cell contained in the body of the parent ; 

 and the evolution of that cell into the perfect 

 creature repeats stage by stage though in a 



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