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HAROLD’S DISCUSSIONS. 
Looking backward, we can see that all the animal 
creation was a prophecy of man; and, considering 
man’s inspirations and endowments, we can not but 
feel that he himself is the prophecy of a higher life. 
We can not get away from the idea that a power 
and intelligence has been constantly attending the 
evolution of life, and we feel that the old story still 
stands. If it is not true, science has no other solu¬ 
tion. 
‘‘In the beginning God created the heaven and 
the earth.” He it was who spoke light and life into 
existence, and created man in his own image. 
“ Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding 
seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, 
whose seed is in itself, upon the earth.” 
“ Let the earth bring forth the living creature 
after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of 
the earth after his kind.” 
“ So God created man in his own image, in the 
image of God created he him; male and female 
created he them.” 
