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monads of force, as Leibnitz wrote, but sparks of spir- 

 itual existence, given off voluntarily from the Eternal 

 Parent, having various powers and capacities, yet each 

 capable of pressing the fleeting atoms of matter into its 

 service during the period alloted to it in the world. Of 

 all living beings man is nearest like the Great Father, 

 in whose image we were created, and who, when heart 

 and flesh body and animal life shall fail, may be the 

 strength of our hearts and our portion forever. 

 " For we also are his offspring." 



