CHAPTER XXI 



ORGANIZATION 



The great universal motive which impels evolution is 

 organization. Under this governance the impulse which 

 appears as energy works always for order. It is not a 

 crude impulse under which worlds clash in cataclysm, but 

 an inspired one which prevents clash by system, building up 

 complexities out of heterogeneous chaos. — And in the subtle 

 regulation of life the same system prevails. The simple 

 beginnings combine always in disciplined union, to make new 

 organized entities of higher functions. 



The study of biology and especially of embryology is so 



fascinating that it continually appeals to the mind as a 



pursuit worthy for its own sake. Yet we must remember 



that here it is under observation only as a means to an end. 



We entered this wonderful field of thought only to garner 



a harvest of special purpose, which is the better knowledge 



of human evolution and destiny, as a guide to morality. It 



is true that modern biology offers, in its marvels, more of 



this information than any other science does, and this is a 



reason for a somewhat protracted study of them ; yet it is 



clear that we are not here able to extend that study to any 



degree of completeness, although such a purpose will find 



a vast and always growing opportunity and reward. 

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