48 SKETCHES OF CREATION. 



him more of that character which constitutes him God. 

 In short, it is the more theistic view of the two. 



This hypothesis has also the merit of dating the com- 

 mencement of the evolutions of matter — which to some ex- 



« 



tent all must admit — back to the very point beyond which 

 it is impossible for science to predicate any thing except to 

 drop the universe into the hands of a First Cause. It 

 places science in the position Avhere, instead of suggesting 

 a query or doubt, she naturally, and inevitably, and cheer- 

 fully pronounces the name of God. 



