i 4 8 THE THRESHOLD OF EVOLUTION 



nineteenth century will produce the third and last important 

 departure in the course of the evolution of his soul, during 

 the third Epoch of Charity, the commencement of which marks 

 the birth of the soul of mankind, and which is to form a new 

 evolution and create a revolution in the mind of man, as great 

 in its results as the change from an animal to a human mind. 



And it is now the duty of science and religion to sink their 

 differences, and instead of being the fickle friends they have 

 been in the past, for their friendship has hitherto been like 

 the friendships of children, warm to-day, and to-morrow turned 

 into hate, to be reunited in friendship the day after. But 

 that they must now at the call of so dreadful a common foe 

 as materialism unite in a more lasting friendship of mutual 

 interest which I hope my Hypothesis may help to bring about. 



This is the reason why in this treatise I try to offer to 

 Science, Religion and Government and public opinion a com- 

 mon business interest in their lives and redemption. For I 

 feel convinced that in a better understanding of the science 

 of evolution, when read from the standpoint of the Trinity 

 of God, lies the road to a better and more logical understand- 

 ing of the mystery of God's revelation, and also the true 

 solution of the problems of science and religion, and state and 

 social government, and this should make it possible for them 

 to combine together so as to work with greater effect, by means 

 of their unity, to forward the final evolution of the world, the 

 means to do which they can only attain by endeavouring to 

 destroy past superstition, and bigotry, and elevate man's mind 

 to a higher level that will enable the masses to realise that 

 the wealth and success of one man is but a grain of salt to 

 keep up the flavour of the wealth of the whole, and that what 

 is good for the whole must also add to the good of each and 

 every one of its individual members, and vice versd. 



Truths that the world must learn before society, state, reli- 

 gions or governments can regain in the future powers equal 

 to those of the Ignorance they have had in the past, and it 

 must be remembered that the loss of such powers can only 

 produce one effect, the loss of freedom by granting, in advance 

 of the evolution of their minds, unwise and injudicious liberty 

 to the people we desire to govern, which would be wise enough 

 liberties if they had but evolved more self-control, and it is 

 to follies of this class to which we must attribute all the social 



