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gift of the Holy Spirit. Some Christians believe that Jesus 
Christ lives in them, others that it is the Third Person of the 
Trinity sent by the Father, and by him, others in the influence 
of angels, others in the influence of departed saints. But all 
persous who believe at all in religion believe in some kind of 
influence which, in response to prayer, enters the heart of a 
man, acts on his feelings, desires, and principles, and so con- 
strains his will to act according to certain defined principles 
approved by conscience, and in accordance with the will of 
God. It is the belief in this influence which leads people to 
use the ordinances of religion, and which comforts them, and 
gives them hope regarding their future and the future of those 
they pray for. Although they may feel an innate evil nature 
ready to burst out at any moment, still they feel confidence in 
this grace as a preservative of their will and conduct. 
But on the hypothesis of free-will, no such influence could 
convey any certainty. Man’s will at any time might and 
would rebel against these influences, and the holy, pure, truth- 
ful man find himself under punishment for vice, for hes, or 
crime. 
The third & priort argument is from the science of govern- 
ment. : 
There is no doubt that a large factor in the success of rulers 
and directors of the world’s affairs is a clear perception of the 
characters of men. The diplomatist must know the men with 
whom he comes in contact. He must know their ambitions, 
their ideals, their desires. His art is so to arrange affairs that 
the persons, or groups or persons, from whom he desires to 
obtain some concession receive in return for it something which 
to them is valuable ; and he is not disappointed. 
The same principle applies to the statesman, or general, or 
organizer in any department of life. Men succeed not so much 
by what they do themselves, as by what they can make other 
men do. He who can pick his men, place the brave man 
where courage is required, the honest where integrity is 
important, the wise where judgment comes into play, such a - 
man 1s invariably successful; he rides to the attainment of his 
ambitions on the shoulders of the agents he has selected to do 
his work. But all this would be impossible if the will were 
free. You could not depend from one hour to another that 
the person selected for a particular duty would perform that 
duty. At any moment the most carefully laid plans might be 
defeated by the exercise of the ungoverned will of a sub- 
ordinate. 
