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dead Universe. At this point science has said 

 its last word, and must give place to religion. 

 In our day we may repeat with deeper mean- 

 ing the words of the Scottish astronomer, 

 Thomas Dick : " Here imagination must drop 

 its wing, since it can penetrate no further 

 into the dominions of Him who sits on the 

 Throne of Immensity. Overwhelmed with a 

 view of the magnificence of the Universe, and 

 of the perfections of its Almighty Author, we 

 can only fall prostrate in deep humility and 

 exclaim, ' Great and marvellous are Thy works, 

 Lord God Almighty.' " 



