310 ORGANIC EVOLUTION CONSIDERED 



from rain and storm ! Although by nature extremely- 

 timid, yet she will frequently imperil her life in their 

 defense. 



Our domestic animals often exhibit a strength of 

 attachment to their offspring that might well be emu- 

 lated by man. 



Who can say that the affection of the cow for her 

 calf is not purely unselfish and Divine? Her grief 

 when she is forcibly separated from her offspring 

 is of the intensest kind, and she can only be 

 pacified by the restoration of her young. She will 

 stand in its defense against the beasts of prey. By 

 her caresses she shows a tenderness of feeling that 

 seems to be truly human. In this unselfish affection 

 of the lower animals we see something of the great 

 power which, working in man, can alone redeem the 

 world from selfishness and glorify man. 



Altruism alone can found a true home and give 

 permanence to a state. Homes are built in hearts, 

 and hearts alone can give security to government. 

 The mother's love is the strongest bond in human 

 society. 



Selfishness has seemed to hold almost universal 

 sway in the animal kingdom, and it is still a great 

 motive in man. But its right to rule over man is now 

 disputed with new vigor. Altruism and Hedonism, 

 Unselfishness and Selfishness, are the two gods which 

 face each other on the battle-field for dominion over 

 the human heart. 



The contest has been long and painful, but we have 

 every assurance that the redeeming power embodied 

 in the Son of man will triumph. 



Love will ever be the golden rule — the supreme 

 organic law of the Universe. 



