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germ of the egg myriads of gemmules derived from all the parents and pre- 
decessors — the grandfathers and great grandfathers of that egg. There are 
gemmules in that speck capable of producing every part of the eye ; for 
instance, a gemmule for the transparent cornea, another for the opaque 
cornea, another for the sensitive iris, and so on. All the mechanism and all 
the geometrical appliances of the eye must also have their respective gem- 
mules, capable of reproducing gemmules of their own, and all having come 
down from 50, 100, or 200 predecessors. Let us suppose that a man has a 
great variety of pigeons, separated into fantails, pouters, &c., and capable of 
reproducing the blue rock pigeon with its peculiar feathering. To ask me to 
stretch my faith into the existence of all these marvellous gemmules, is to 
require from me at least as great an amount of faith as to believe that all 
have been produced and sustained by one Almighty Creator. 
The Meeting was then adjourned. 
