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manufactured a cosmic machine capable of run- 

 ning itself, except for a little jog or poke here and 

 there in the shape of a special providence. The 

 doctrine of evolution destroys the conception of 

 the world as a machine. It makes God our con- 

 stant refuge and support, and Nature his true reve- 

 lation ; and when all its religious implications shall 

 have been set forth, it will be seen to be the most 

 potent ally that Christianity has ever had in ele- 

 vating mankind. 

 March, 1890. 



