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the message of the Bible to my soul, and it is enough. As for questions 
of modern science, I have endeavoured to show in this paper, that He who 
inspired the Bible, while conscious of all future discoveries, held very much in 
reserve ; first because it was no part of His Divine purpose to reveal them ; 
and, secondly, because, had they been revealed, the language would have been 
unintelligible. This seems to be the firmest basis upon which all can 
rest their belief on the Bible, when it is brought front to front with the 
phenomena of modern scientific facts. And holding fast to it, I feel sure 
that we need be none the less reverent on one side in our Christian faith ; 
while we shall be all the more wise and successful on the other side, in our 
treatment of scientific unbelievers. 
The Meeting was then adjourned. 
