die hard." ("Man in Evolution," 59.) This he 

 says from the evolutionist's point of view. May 

 we not hope on that assumption that the higher 

 nature may continually strengthen, and the lower, 

 being continually awed into obedience, may learn 

 to be more tractable ! 



The question is often put in the form, Is human 

 nature, unassisted by the Spirit of God, more in- 

 clined to evil than to good? In this form the sub- 

 ject is obscured rather than illuminated. Man is 

 made for fellowship and communion with God 

 through the Holy Spirit. We might as well inves- 

 tigate the physical powers of man by raising the 

 question, What can he do without an atmosphere? 

 When communion with God is rejected he is ab- 

 normal, unnatural, and the answer to the question, 

 what he can do in that condition, has no signifi- 

 cance. The proper inquiry is concerning man as 

 God has planned his nature. We then would ask, 

 Is man in his natural condition of fellowship with 

 God more inclined to evil than to good! The an- 

 swer even then must be : Man is in a moral strug- 

 gle with his animal nature, but the issue is not 

 uncertain so long as he maintains this living re- 

 lation with God. 



