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Title: God in nature and revelation
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Woodman, J. M. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Revelation Natural theology Bible and science Religion and science
Publisher: New York, S(an) F(rancisco, etc.) J.G. Hodge & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ace. Our frequentflights to the heavens only gave it the greaterreadiness to descend, until it found those ofour number, compressed to an equal densitywith itself. Here at uneven depths it rested, fora while, without crowding. 6. But the number of particles which soughtthis level was legion. After having completelyblocked up the way, so that none of us couldescape, they commenced to press us downward,while we stood oar grond as natures own invin-cibles. 7. Our resisting force was among the greatest,reqairing a thousand atmospheres to compressus one twenty-fourth part. Still, such untoldpressure drove us down a little, only to intensifyour united force in increased resistance. 8. For every two and a half feet that we gaveaway, we forced our intruder up with a powerequal to three aud a half feet. So we felt thatwe were slowly gaining upon the foe. 9. The ages passed on, leaving us each succes-sive hoar with move work to d:>, bat with increasedpower to perform. We could see no hope of
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A GLOBE OF WATER, HOLDING EARTHY MATTER INSOLUTION. —Gen. 1 : 9. HISTORY OF A DROP OF WATER. 393 escape from our dark prison, at least, until weshould have pushed our foe to the surface. Norcould we just see, how this would then relieve us. 10. Looking upon us from jour present point ofobservation, when you reflect upon our volatilenature, our love of change, our annual flight tothe mountains, from whence men arresting ourprogress, and by means of bars of iron and bandsof leather, harness us to their service, while thebuzz of ten thousand spindles and the clatter ofa thousand looms, send us again singing ourway to the sea, you will understand the wearyages of our confinement in labor. 11. Slowly but steadily, the deposits were made,until the surface was gained and dry land appeared;still, no relief came to us. As nearly as wecould compute time in our dark recess, we couldlook back, from this point, over thirty million ofyears. 12. We became impressed with the thought,that God is in

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