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him with faculties of the mind capable of appreciating the 

 works of Providence, in a world furnished and prepared 

 for his use and culture. 



Sir William Hamilton, my instructor in metaphysics, was 

 careful to inculcate the principle, that mind and matter were 

 distinct and that there is little harmony between them. I 

 believe, nevertheless, that matter may be a means whereby 

 the mind may educate itself, and that in the great field of 

 creation there is ample subject for admiration and study, 

 without indulging in speculation far beyond any possibility 

 of proof. 



Let the student of nature investigate the operation of 

 those laws which govern creation, and some knowledge of 

 these cannot but lead up to the adoration of its Legislator 

 and Guide. 



*' These wait all upon Thee : that Thou mayest give 



THEM THEIR MEAT IN DUE SEASON. ThAT ThOU GIVEST THEM 

 THEY GATHER ; ThOU OPENEST ThY HAND THEY ARE FILLED 



WITH GOOD. Thou hidest Thy face they are troubled : 

 Thou takest away their breath they die, and return 



TO THEIR DUST. ThOU SENDEST FORTH ThY SpIRIT THEY 

 ARE CREATED, AND THOU RENEWEST THE FACE OF THE EARTH. 



The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the 

 Lord shall rejoice in His works." (Psalm CIV.) 



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