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inasmuch as it is capable of producing every variety of sound in the 
most perfect harmony. This is very wonderful in itself, but it is, 
after all, only a small portion of the wonder ; for, unless every portion 
of that marvellously delicate sound-producing instrument was correlated to 
the atmospheric air, which is entirely independent of it, this organ 
would exist for no purpose at all, and, if the atmospheric air were 
largely different from what it is, it would produce a widely different result. 
The two, then, being perfectly correlated to each other, I would draw atten- 
tion to one correlation more, and that is the auric nerve. But for this third 
factor the wonderful correlations which exist between the organ of speech 
and the atmospheric air would exist in vain. Therefore, we have here three 
singularly complicated correlations, each absolutely independent of the other, 
and yet producing a common result, viz., articulate speech and harmonious 
sound, which could not exist, if one factor in these correlations failed. Now, 
to exhibit the force of the evidence it will be necessary to multiply the 
chances against each individual factor coming together at the right time 
and place so as to perfect the combination, and the result would have to 
be expressed by a fraction, of which the numerator is unity and the 
denominator a number so large that it is impossible for our limited 
understandings to form a definite conception of it. But when we 
consider the number of complicated correlations in the universe, and 
estimate the chances against their concurrence at the right time and 
place, the denominator of the fraction representing the improbability 
of their concurrence cannot be distinguished by a finite understanding 
from infinity itself. A common fallacy of the day denies that these correla- 
tions prove intelligence, but I think that if this argument in proof of design 
was stated in a popular manner, the objections to it would fail to convince 
any unprejudiced person. It is objected that many of these adaptations and 
correlations seem to exist for the purpose of inflicting pain and death, 
Still there remains the fact that they exist, and whatever may be the 
results which they produce, they prove the presence of intelligence. One 
word on a subject which is referred to in this paper, and that is the 
manner in which we are charged with using an anthropomorphic idea 
in transferring an idea which belongs as far as direct observation goes 
only to man, to the being of God. This charge has been urged again 
and again, especially by Herbert Spencer and other unbelievers, who say 
that it overthrows at once the whole of our reasoning from design. 
I wish to ask any scientific man upon this point whether it is possible 
that we cannot get beyond ourselves ? The fact is, because we are men, 
every one of our conceptions must be in terms of human thought, and 
so far, anthropomorphic. Even when a scientist is dealing with the 
objects of nature he is obliged to use anthropomorphic thoughts 
and conceptions, because we have no other; therefore, the objection falls 
to the ground. The lower and baser attributes of human nature have 
in pagan and uncivilised ages been applied to God. This is objectionable 
anthropomorphism ; but when we come to ascribe to Him the higher 
