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chief gathered his people about him, and said, "We 

 thought the missi mad when he said he would go down 

 to the earth and find rain; but he has wrought and 

 prayed till Jehovah has given it him. Noiv, as there was 

 water in the earth beneath, so do I believe there is a God 

 in the skies above; and as the missi has removed the 

 earth and we have seen the water, so do I feel that death 

 will remove the mist which is before our eyes and we shall 

 see God. Bring out the idols, and let us destroy them ! " 

 This has been the result of rny own experience with 

 both the telescope in the examination of worlds in the 

 sky, and the microscope of the worlds within the world 

 we call earth ; for in each there is a sensible revelation of 

 that Supreme Being we call God, and as He speaks to me 

 through them, I would speak for Him in declaring Hi* 

 greatness, joining Addison in his hymn on the glories of 

 the heavens 



* What though in solemn silence all 

 Move round this dark terrestrial ball ; 

 What though no real voice nor sound 

 Amidst their radiant orbs be found : 

 In reason's ear they all rejoice, 

 And utter forth a glorious voice; 

 For ever singing, as they shine, 



hand that made us is divine.' " 



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One of the foramiuiferous group (PolystomeUa crispa\ 

 considerably enlarged. 



