And so we see amid all these mighty spleres, whirling with stupendous force through the vast spaces of the Universe, there is at least one planet which manifests the love of the Creator. This earth of ours is a pearl. or ai diamond amid the less precious stones of the divine Artaficer. God has at least one pearl; our earth, and we men who dwell on it are His most precious possessions. We see Lits love in all the provisions of nature around us andi as we contemplate it we cry, "The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein," and "When I consider Thy heavens... what is man that Thou art mindful of him?"
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