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of physical causes, but have made their successive appearance upon ear 
by the immediate intervention of the Creator. As proof, I may sum up 
my argument in the following manner: 
“The products of what are commonly called physical agents are every- 
tween two such series of phenomena there can be no causal or genetic 
connection. 
“31, The combination in time and space of all these thoughtful con- 
ceptions exhibits not only thought, it shows also premeditation, power, 
wisdom, greatness, prescience, omniscience, providence. In one word, 
these facts in their natural connection proclaim aloud the One God, whom 
man may know, adore, and love; and Natural History must, m 
time, become the analysis of the thoughts of the Creator of the Universe, 
as manifested in the animal and plant [and crystal] kingdoms.” 
If after all, we hear it said still,—that perhaps creations may 
have been due to physical forces—we would repeat, that the 
notion comes not through science or true: inductive philosophy; 
in all the search thus far, no authority for such an inference has 
been found. Electricity and ‘its associates we know, but nothing 
about life-creating force; the daily progress of science is defining, 
at 
The 
Another topic introduced in connection with the discussion. 
on classification, is that of the relations of the grand system ° 
life and also individual history in species to geological a 
Although the subject is but briefly and collaterally brought 1% 
it is of too much general interest to be passed by who, : 
mention of the views sustained by the author. We arrange 
points with reference to their geological bearing. ; 
Professor Agassiz argues with truth that the oldest fossils Hi" 
resent the beginning of animal life on the globe, so far atl ss 
as to give a correct exhibition of the earliest types. Fort 
series has its initial point in the same kinds of species OD 2” 7 
continents, reaching down, on each, to salt-water Articulate 
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