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The instrument existed, but the power behind, which should have brought it into action, was dormant. Science has nothing to teach which should tend to unsettle the faith of any man in the belief that there is a soul or a mind-call it what we please-behind the veil of the flesh, and to which the physical and mental faculties of humanity are the means of expression and intercourse with the outer world. The more perfect the instrument, the wider its compass, the better its tone, the higher in point of excellence will be the function it performs; but neither the range of the performance nor its character can be a certain measure of the power behind; the defects observed may be either the fault of the instrument or the deficiency of the moving energy. We are the " creatures of circumstances up to a certain limit, and they exert a powerful influence on both our bodies and minds; but this fact neither explains nor excuses the faults of individual character-still less does it lessen the weight of personal responsibility. Those who seek refuge from an accusing conscience reproachful for neglect-in this hypothesis, are looking for protection where none can be found. It is the bounden duty of man to emancipate his being from the thraldom of surrounding influences. It is fortunate when these are good; but no merit can then arise from the effect they produce on his character. The noble part to play is to "get the better of circumstance and triumph over depressing and distracting forces which war against the interests of the soul. The infinitely humiliating figment that man's nature is wholly plastic is one which should be repudiated by the mere instinct of common sense. We know and feel in our inner consciousness that it is true that we can buffet the waves, and struggle long and valiantly for life, even if we cannot reach the shore. Much |