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But did that make it competent to be the su- 

 preme positive doctrine? Many fervent dis- 

 ciples said so, and thus arose the Gospel of 

 Natural Science, very ably and often beauti- 

 fully set forth by an army of literary mission- 

 aries. But now, as the smoke of battle begins 

 to clear away, we can see that Natural Science 

 cannot take the place of Religion and Philos- 

 ophy, which it sought to do in the height of its 

 victory ; nor can it be that third newest world- 

 discipline called for by the aspiration of the 

 time. Still it is going to remain, yet remain 

 in its place; Nature is not the Universe, but 

 at most the second compartment of it; and 

 Natural Science cannot, therefore, be the sci- 

 ence of the All, but of a part, a phase, a stage. 

 There must be a greater over it, the Universal 

 Science or the Science of the Universe, which 

 determines it, and gives to it its final organ- 

 ization. We hear in certain quarters a deep 

 disappointment with Natural Science, it has 

 not fulfilled what was expected of it some 

 years ago, especially in education. In fact it 

 has shown a decided tendency to separation, 

 distraction, pessimism, in general to uneduca- 

 tion. Such a result comes from trying to make 

 it do what it cannot and ought not; Natural 

 Science does not reveal the ultimate unitary 

 process of the Universe, and hence it is unable 

 to furnish the universal method ; yea it cannot 



