194 Outlook to Nature 



sunshine and the air. We are coming to a 

 religion of joy and activity, full of high 

 spirituality, of great trust in nature, of hope 

 in man, and of direct dependence on the 

 Almighty. 



The outposts. 



The evolution-conception of the universe, 

 therefore, bids us come and stand on a high 

 place. It magnifies individual effort, kindles 

 the inner light of conscience in distinction from 

 authority, lessens belief in mere wonders, stim- 

 ulates the reason, and emancipates the man. 

 It asks us to lay aside prejudice and small dog- 

 matisms. It impels us to a new and great 

 reverence for the Power which has set in mo- 

 tion that stupendous enterprise which unfolds 

 itself without a break or change of purpose, 

 setting the stars in their courses and molding 

 the strawberry into its new environments, los- 

 ing no detail in its mighty swing and running on 

 to destiny in ages hence of which we cannot yet 

 perceive the meaning. It bids us put ourselves 

 in line with the movement of the ages, to throw 



