those　words　are　true？〃
  And　…　understand　it　well　…　the　grand　passage　I　have　just　quoted
  need　not　be　accused　of　substituting　〃natural　selection　for　God。〃
  In　any　case　natural　selection　would　be　only　the　means　or　law　by
  which　God　works；　as　He　does　by　other　natural　laws。　　We　do　not
  substitute　gravitation　for　God；　when　we　say　that　the　planets　are
  sustained　in　their　orbits　by　the　law　of　gravitation。　　The　theory
  about　natural　selection　may　be　untrue；　or　imperfect；　as　may　the
  modern　theories　of　the　〃evolution　and　progress〃　of　organic　forms：
  let　the　man　of　science　decide　that。　　But　if　true；　the　theories　seem
  to　me　perfectly　to　agree　with；　and　may　be　perfectly　explained　by；
  the　simple　old　belief　which　the　Bible　sets　before　us；　of　a　LIVING
  GOD：　　not　a　mere　past　will；　such　as　the　Koran　sets　forth；　creating
  once　and　for　all；　and　then　leaving　the　universe；　to　use　Goethe's
  simile；　〃to　spin　round　his　finger；〃　nor　again；　an　〃all…pervading
  spirit；〃　words　which　are　mere　contradictory　jargon；　concealing；
  from　those　who　utter　them；　blank　Materialism：　　but　One　who　works　in
  all　things　which　have　obeyed　Him　to　will　and　to　do　of　His　good
  pleasure；　keeping　His　abysmal　and　self…perfect　purpose；　yet
  altering　the　methods　by　which　that　purpose　is　attained；　from　aeon
  to　aeon；　ay；　from　moment　to　moment；　for　ever　various；　yet　for　ever
  the　same。　　This　great　and　yet　most　blessed　paradox　of　the
  Changeless　God；　who　yet　can　say　〃It　repenteth　me；〃　and　〃Behold；　I
  work　a　new　thing　on　the　earth；〃　is　revealed　no　less　by　nature　than
  by　Scripture；　the　changeableness；　not　of　caprice　or　imperfection；
  but　of　an　Infinite　Maker　and　〃Poietes；〃　drawing　ever　fresh　forms
  out　of　the　inexhaustible　treasury　of　His　primaeval　Mind；　and　yet
  never　throwing　away　a　conception　to　which　He　has　once　given　actual
  birth　in　time　and　space；　（but　to　compare　reverently　small　things
  and　great）　lovingly　repeating　it；　re…applying　it；　producing　the
  same　effects　by　endlessly　different　methods；　or　so　delicately
  modifying　the　method　that；　as　by　the　turn　of　a　hair；　it　shall
  produce　endlessly　diverse　effects；　looking　back；　as　it　were；　ever
  and　anon　over　the　great　work　of　all　the　ages；　to　retouch　it；　and
  fill　up　each　chasm　in　the　scheme；　which　for　some　good　purpose　had
  been　left　open　in　earlier　worlds；　or　leaving　some　open　（the　forms；
  for　instance；　necessary　to　connect　the　bimana　and　the　quadrumana）
  to　be　filled　up　perhaps　hereafter　when　the　world　needs　them；　the
  handiwork；　in　short；　of　a　living　and　loving　Mind；　perfect　in　His
  own　eternity；　but　stooping　to　work　in　time　and　space；　and　there
  rejoicing　Himself　in　the　work　of　His　own　hands；　and　in　His　eternal
  Sabbaths　ceasing　in　rest　ineffable；　that　He　may　look　on　that　which
  He　hath　made；　and　behold　it　is　very　good。
  I　speak；　of　course；　under　correction；　for　this　conclusion　is
  emphatically　matter　of　induction；　and　must　be　verified　or　modified
  by　ever…fresh　facts：　　but　I　meet　with　many　a　Christian　passage　in
  scientific　books；　which　seems　to　me　to　go；　not　too　far；　but　rather
  not　far　enough；　in　asserting　the　God　of　the　Bible；　as　Saint　Paul
  says；　〃not　to　have　left　Himself　without　witness；〃　in　nature　itself；
  that　He　is　the　God　of　grace。　　Why　speak　of　the　God　of　nature　and
  the　God　of　grace　as　two　antithetical　terms？　The　Bible　never；　in　a
  single　instance；　makes　the　distinction；　and　surely；　if　God　be　（as
  He　is）　the　Eternal　and　Unchangeable　One；　and　if　（as　we　all　confess）
  the　universe　bears　the　impress　of　His　signet；　we　have　no　right；　in
  the　present　infantile　state　of　science；　to　put　arbitrary　limits　of
  our　own　to　the　revelation　which　He　may　have　thought　good　to　make　of
  Himself　in　nature。　　Nay；　rather；　let　us　believe　that；　if　our　eyes
  were　opened；　we　should　fulfil　the　requirement　of　Genius；　to　〃see
  the　universal　in　the　particular；〃　by　seeing　God's　whole　likeness；
  His　whole　glory；　reflected　as　in　a　mirror　even　in　the　meanest
  flower；　and　that　nothing　but　the　dulness　of　our　own　souls　prevents
  them　from　seeing　day　and　night　in　all　things；　however　small　or
  trivial　to　human　eclecticism；　the　Lord　Jesus　Christ　Himself
  fulfilling　His　own　saying；　〃My　Father　worketh　hitherto；　and　I
  work。〃
  To　me　it　seems　（to　sum　up；　in　a　few　words；　what　I　have　tried　to
  say）　that　such　development　and　progress　as　have　as　yet　been
  actually　discovered　in　nature；　bear　every　trace　of　having　been
  produced　by　successive　acts　of　thought　and　will　in　some　personal
  mind；　which；　however　boundlessly　rich　and　powerful；　is　still　the
  Archetype　of　the　human　mind；　and　therefore　（for　to　this　I　confess　I
  have　been　all　along　tending）　probably　capable；　without　violence　to
  its　properties；　of　becoming；　like　the　human　mind；　incarnate。
  But　to　descend　from　these　perhaps　too　daring　speculations；　there　is
  another；　and　more　human；　source　of　interest　about　the　animal　who　is
  writhing　feebly　in　the　glass　jar　of　salt　water；　for　he　is　one　of
  the　many　curiosities　which　have　been　added　to　our　fauna　by　that
  humble　hero　Mr。　Charles　Peach；　the　self…taught　naturalist；　of　whom；
  as　we　walk　on　toward　the　rocks；　something　should　be　said；　or　rather
  read；　for　Mr。　Chambers；　in　an　often…quoted　passage　from　his
  Edinburgh　Journal；　which　I　must　have　the　pleasure　of　quoting　once
  again；　has　told　the　story　better　than　we　can　tell　it：…
  〃But　who　is　that　little　intelligent…looking　man　in　a　faded　naval
  uniform；　who　is　so　invariably　to　be　seen　in　a　particular　central
  seat　in　this　section？　　That；　gentle　reader；　is　perhaps　one　of　the
  most　interesting　men　who　attend　the　British　Association。　　He　is
  only　a　private　in　the　mounted　guard　（preventive　service）　at　an
  obscure　part　of　the　Cornwall　coast；　with　four　shillings　a　day；　and
  a　wife　and　nine　children；　most　of　whose　education　he　has　himself　to
  conduct。　　He　never　tastes　the　luxuries　which　are　so　common　in　the
  middle　ranks　of　life；　and　even　amongst　a　large　portion　of　the
  working　classes。　　He　has　to　mend　with　his　own　hands　every　sort　of
  thing　that　can　break　or　wear　in　his　house。　　Yet　Mr。　Peach　is　a
  votary　of　Natural　History；　not　a　student　of　the　science　in　books；
  for　he　cannot　afford　books；　but　an　investigator　by　sea　and　shore；　a
  collector　of　Zoophytes　and　Echinodermata　…　strange　creatures；　many
  of　which　are　as　yet　hardly　known　to　man。　　These　he　collects；
  preserves；　and　describes；　and　every　year　does　he　come　up　to　the
  British　Association　with　a　few　novelties　of　this　kind；　accompanied
  by　illustrative　papers　and　drawings：　　thus；　under　circumstances　the
  very　opposite　of　those　of　such　men　as　Lord　Enniskillen；　adding；　in
  like　manner；　to　the　general　stock　of　knowledge。　　On　the　present
  occasion　he　is　unusually　elated；　for　he　has　made　the　discovery　of　a
  Holothuria　with　twenty　tentacula；　a　species　of　the　Echinodermata
  which　Professor　Forbes；　in　his　book　on　Star…Fishes；　has　said　was
  never　yet　observed　in　the　British　seas。　　It　may　be　of　small　moment
  to　you；　who；　mayhap；　know　nothing　of　Holothurias：　　but　it　is　a
  considerable　thing　to　the　Fauna　of　Britain；　and　a　vast　matter　to　a
  poor　private　of　the　Cornwall　mounted　guard。　　And　accordingly　he
  will　go　home　in　a　few　days；　full　of　the　glory　of　his　exhibition；
  and　strong　anew　by　the　kind　notice　taken　of　him　by　the　masters　of
  the　science；　to　similar　inquiries；　difficult　as　it　may　be　to
  prosecute　them；　under　such　a　complication　of　duties；　professional
  and　domestic。　　Honest　Peach！　humble　as　is　thy　home；　and　simple　thy
  bearing；　thou　art　an　honour　even　to　this　assemblage　of　nobles　and
  doctors：　　nay；　more；　when　we　consider　everything；　thou　art　an
  honour　to　human　nature　itself；　for　where　is　the　heroism　like　that
  of　virtuous；　intelligent；　independent　poverty？　　And　such　heroism　is
  thine！〃　…　CHAMBERS'　EDIN。　JOURN。；　Nov。　23；　1844。
  Mr。　Peach　has　been　since　rewarded　in　part　for　his　long　labours　in
  the　cause　of　science；　by　having　been　removed　to　a　more　lucrative
  post　on　the　north　coast　of　Scotland；　the　earnest；　it　is　to　be
  hoped；　of　still　further　promotion。
  I　mentioned　just　now　Synapta；　or；　as　Montagu　called　it；　Chirodota：
  a　much　better　name；　and；　I　think；　very　uselessly　changed；　for
  Chirodota　expresses　the　peculiarity　of　the　beast；　which　consists　in
  …　start　not；　reader　…　twelve　hands；　like　human　hands；　while　Synapta
  expresses　merely　its　power　of　clinging　to　the　fingers；　which　it
  possesses　in　common　with　many　other　animals。　　It　is；　at　least；　a
  beast　worth　talking　about；　as　for　finding　one；　I　fear　that　we　have
  no　chance　of　such　good　fortune。
  Colonel　Montagu　found　them　here　some　forty　years　ago；　and　after
  him；　Mr。　Alder；　in　1845。　　I　found　hundreds　of　them；　but　only　once；
  in　1854　after　a　heavy　south…eastern　gale；　washed　up　among　the　great
  Lutrariae　in　a　cove　near　Goodrington；　but　all　my　dredging　outside
  failed　to　procure　a　specimen　…　Mr。　Alder；　however；　and　Mr。　Cocks
  （who　find　everything；　and　will　at　last　certainly　catch　Midgard；　the
  great　sea…se