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revelation, when the prophet sees a mighty angel 

 having the " everlasting gospel to preach ; " but he 

 begins his proclamation by calling on men to 

 " worship Him that made heaven and earth and the 

 sea and the fountains of waters." Men must know 

 God as the Creator even before they seek Him as 

 a benefactor and redeemer. Thus religion must go 

 hand in hand with all true and honest science. In 

 this way only may we look forward to a time when 

 a more exact and large-minded science shall be in 

 perfect accord with a more pure and spiritual 

 Christianity, when the natural and the spiritual shall 

 be seen to be the necessary complements of each 

 other, and when we shall hear no more of reconcilia- 

 tions between science and theology, because there 

 will be no quarrels to reconcile. Already, even in 

 the present chaos of scientific and religious opinion, 

 indications can be seen by the observant, that the 

 Divine Spirit of order is breathing on the mass, and 

 will evolve from it new and beautiful worlds of 

 mental and spiritual existence. 



