8 INTRODUCTION. 



atom is instinct with a life which the Creator has im- 

 parted. The laws that govern minutest particles, as 

 well as the grander revolutions of the heavenly spheres, 

 are but the expression of His will. The reverent study 

 of nature is therefore a contemplation of Deity. Vague 

 and unsatisfactory without the aid of another, and 

 written revelation, it unfolds to the mind thus enlight- 

 ened, new and exalting evidences of the infinite wis- 

 dom and beneficence of the Creator of the world. 



