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ere ah L'a 77 “ ‘ LY ‘Yt: oe 
‘ y x ¥ 
140 EVIDENCE OF DESIGN. eget 
essary; he found that the world is ruled not by blind 
forces inherent in matter but by Supreme Intelligence. 
And in their effort to keep themselves from being en- 
gulfed in the apostacy of a great leader, the scientists, 
as by a unanimous chorus, announce that the scientific 
dogmas which enter more or less essentially into their 
atheistic conception of the universe, are nothing but 
surmises ! 
What reason has a Christian to surrender his faith 
on account of the contradiction of scientists? He has 
the oracles of God, the sure Word of Him Who created 
all things in six natural days. And if he but escape the 
fascination of scientific speculations, and study the works 
of God without bias, he will find in Nature nePeing that 
does not agree with the Book. 
