THE UNIVERSE. 



LESSON I. 



THE UNIVERSE. 



WE understand by the word universe, the entire 

 system of things which God has created. The 

 world in which we live forms a very small part of 

 the universe. There are numberless other worlds, 

 far surpassing ours in magnitude. Many of these 

 worlds, that cannot be seen in the day-time, 

 may be seen with the naked eye, in a clear night. 

 They appear, indeed, like points of light; but, 

 if they were not very large, we should not be able 

 to discern them at all: they are always moving 

 about in that vast blue vault which is above our 



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