THE GARDEN OF EDEN 49 



Then it was, when God's law was violated and 

 dishonored, that darkness usurped the place of 

 light, discord the place of harmony, pollution the 

 place of purity, sorrow the place of joy, and cruelty 

 the place of mercy. 



There was not an animal of the field, nor a fowl 

 of the air, nor a fish of the water, nor a flower of 

 the garden, nor a tree of the forest, nor a stream in 

 the valley, nor a breeze in the air, but was involved 

 and affected by man's fall ; for all fell with him. 



As the result, man was driven from the garden 

 never again to gaze upon it. The very spot was 

 cursed and blotted out from all future recognition ; 

 and briars, thorns, thistles, deserts, and desolation 

 were spread over that part of the earth. Every- 

 where and in everything to-day we see signs and 

 evidences of the curse inflicted upon the world for 

 man's sin. Man, instead of having that sinless, holy 

 image of God, soon plunged into jealousy, falsehood, 

 and murder. His history has ever since been a his- 

 tory of sin, cruelty, carnage, bloody deeds, and wars. 



There is not an ache, nor a pain, nor a moan, nor 

 a cry in animal life but is due to the fall of man. 

 What was once'innocent, happ}% affectionate animal 

 nature was changed to a more savage nature. Thus, 



