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the impact of these currents, the firemist took a spherical
shape, revolving with intense rapidity. The centrifugal
force caused it to throw off p. ring which disintegrated,
the fragments coalesced and became a planet revolving in
an orbit around tlie central mass. Thus different planets
were brought into existence one after another. They cooled
gradually, and at last the solar system was complete. Upon
one of these planets at least, there appeared, spontaneously,
Life, or protoplasm, which gradually evolved through the
different classes of Radiates, Mollusks, Articulates and
Vertebrates, finally flowering in man, who is the highest
Intelligence in the Cosmos, lord of all he surveys.
This the scientist says, with a wise mien, and may also
add: "Don't you see how simple and reasonable this is?
If not, let me show you by a demonstration." He may
then take a basin full of water and pour a little oil upon the
surface, the water to represent space and the oil the firemist.
He may then take a needle and commence to stir
the oil in imitation of the currents generated in the fire-
mist, and under his stirring the oil will take a spherical
shape. Gradually the sphere will bulge at the equator,
a ring will be thrown off and shapo itself into a planet
which will revolve around its primary and the scientist will
then triumphantly say: "There, don't you see how natnr.nl
it is, not the slightest need for your God !''
We only woncler that the men who have a mind capable
of conceiving this splendid demonstration can at the same
time be so dull that they do not see thai: they, themselves,
take the place of God, who thought out and brought into
being the universe as the scientists conceived their demon-
stration, and carried it into execution. God by his power
preserves our universe and moves the planets as the scientist
moves his oil-planet, and were God to cease his activity for