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of force to one omnipresent influence. And all agree 

 there is only one matter, so they all seem to be 

 approaching a universal belief in electrical creation. 

 And every argument made for pantheism and mon- 

 ism is an argument made for a stronger and better 

 theory the electric theory of creation. And the 

 champion of pantheism as well as the electric theory 

 affirms : ' 'Since we are all bound together in one 

 common enterprise in which progress is hastened 

 through the harmony of its parts, altruism becomes 

 profound wisdom, selfishness a mark of ignorance, 

 and the highest codes of ethics are the most scien- 

 tific expression of nature's laws." 



The superior power of this age consists in its 

 superior ability to deal ingeniously and wisely with 

 the tremendous forces concealed in matter, and 

 held subject to nature's law. 



A knowledge and application of these forces and 

 laws have been the means of marvelous progress, 

 untold blessings to humanity, and have lifted life 

 from its narrow bounds to a joyous, ecstatic sense 

 of the glory, beauty and divineness of this world. 

 As the ancients saw this universe it was but a small 

 flat island in a large ocean. The vast expanse above 

 it of space and stars was a crystal vaulted roof, 

 to keep the waters above from the waters below. 

 When it rained they said "the windows of heaven 

 were opened." This little, flat earth then rested on 

 the shoulders of Atlas, or the back of four ele- 

 phants, who stood on a huge tortoise. What a vastly 

 different universe the people of modern times behold ! 

 This little, flat earth has expanded into a great 

 globe, spinning through space fifty times faster 

 than a bullet from a rifle; and the blue vault of 



