. God's two books; or, Plain facts about evolution, geology, and the Bible . a half. On it was this inscription, This grave ispurchased for eternity; it shall riever he opened. But a littlepoplar seed was somehow inclosed in the mold within the tomb,and the power of God in the little germ caused it to grow ; a slen-der shoot found a crevice between two of the great stones, andits hidden power in the tender plant broke the iron bands asun-der, and moved every stone from its original position. The tree GODS TWO BOOKS 11 of forms and ceremonies and idol-worship. This both theancient and modern sy
. God's two books; or, Plain facts about evolution, geology, and the Bible . a half. On it was this inscription, This grave ispurchased for eternity; it shall riever he opened. But a littlepoplar seed was somehow inclosed in the mold within the tomb,and the power of God in the little germ caused it to grow ; a slen-der shoot found a crevice between two of the great stones, andits hidden power in the tender plant broke the iron bands asun-der, and moved every stone from its original position. The tree GODS TWO BOOKS 11 of forms and ceremonies and idol-worship. This both theancient and modern systems may have been, or may be,to a large class of their unthinking devotees. But in theirbeginnings, and to all their more intelligent followers, theywere much more than this. Rather should it be said thatall of them originated as philosophical systems for explain-ing the phenomenaof nature, the ori-gin of things, andmans relationshipto the forms andceremonies ofworship came inonly incidentallyand as a second-ary matter. Thereis abundant evi-dence that each. THE SERPENT AND THE TREE OF LIFE Babylonian Cylinder The wicked serpent, the serpent ofthe darkness. was mentioned in Sumeriantexts, and Mr. Boscawen has lately founda Babylonian fragment, forming part ofthe third .tablet in the Creation-series, inof these systems which the fall of man seems to be de- of man-made re- f.^^\^^^. ^ P^^^/? . t^^^-^; H Sayce, 1 lie Higher Criticism and the Verdict ligion took those of the Monuments, pages loj, 104, fourth degenerate relics ^^ of purer and more ancient forms of faith nearest at hand, and, after changing, and adapting them to suit its theories of cosmogony and philosophy, gradually incorporated and still lives, and waves victorious branches over the rent sepulcher,which man in his impotent and limited knowledge declared should never be opened. The mighty power of God in a tiny plantthat a child could have broken off for a toy whip to lash hiswooden horse, laughs to s
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