DESIGN IN NATURE 291 



that their imitation is beyond the dreams of the 

 painter. 



From the countless worlds that sparkle in the heav- 

 ens at night, the eye, aided by the spectroscope and 

 the telescope, gathers wondrous beauty, while the 

 microscope reveals the beautiful workmanship of a 

 world of objects that are almost infinitely small. 



Beauty reigns everywhere — in the heavens above, on 

 the earth, in the earth, and beneath the waters. In 

 the world of beauty, and in the capacity of man to 

 enjoy this beauty, is manifested a quality of work- 

 manship that points to the existence of an intelligent 

 Creator. 



Design in the creation of man is also shown in his 

 moral nature, — in his adaptations as a moral agent to 

 his fellow-men, and in his ability to comprehend an 

 ideal system of truth by which he can regulate his 

 conduct. Without the moral nature, human life, 

 even with all of man's intelligence would be a 

 failure. 



Again, design appears in the fact that man is a 

 religious being, who seeks to know the Creator and to 

 bring his thoughts and feelings and conduct into har- 

 mony with his purposes. 



I am aware that there are those who regard man's 

 religious nature as simply long-inherited superstition, 

 which serves, perhaps, a very good temporary purpose 

 in his present condition, but I look upon it as a fact 

 which points to an intelligent Creator with whom 

 man sustains spiritual relations. 



The fact that law prevails everywhere in nature, 

 and that man can understand and obey it, is evidence 

 of intelligent purpose in creation. A lawless world 

 would be a godless world. In such a world life could 

 not exist. 



The laws of nature are the methods by which 



