The forceful passage in the Holy Writ "that God created man in his own image" became more and more lucid. Consequently the pantheism of the old Greeks were revived with more clearness, and the existence of a personal God somewhere in this boundless universe appealed to multitudes with new zest. "Pray, Professor, what is your opinion of a first cause?" ventured one of the students. "There are so many mysterious forces," answered the Professor, "that although we cannot see, yet we feel their power and are conscious of their results. And as our mortal organism cannot conceive a thought which is beyond its own limitations, the very idea of our thought of a first cause falls within the range of human conceptions. "When we gaze at an automobile, which is the creation of a creature, we see a wonderful parallelism; its requirements to make it an active energy, bears a strong analogy of its inventor, yet, an automobile with all its requirements for power supplied, is a worthless mass, unless operated and guided by its creator. Does not this vast universe with all its wonderful manifestations suggest a creative force, which governs it?" "Albeit, it is not within my province nor in my power to penetrate the veil" continued the Professor, looking up in pensive mood. "But as the coral protoplasm begins its edifice from the calcerous mire in the dark recesses of the ocean, upwards through the murky and semi-transparent liquid, finally reaches the pelucid surface, kisses the wave and sees the light, me-thinks likewise, the spiritual perceptions of mankind which has grown from the depths of savagery and through the maze of intolerance, dogmas and schisms, will go onward in its evolution and perhaps our posterity will at last penetrate the mystic veil and see the light,--God." 1941 The Birthday Anniversary of Noted Centenarians "Lithia Bingham," "Young Dr. Bray" and "Sister Eddy" received the homage and congratulations of millions of their admirers, on their hundred and fiftieth birthday anniversary. The remarkable longevity of this trio of Methuselahs was attributed, in the case of the two first mentioned, to their own "cure all" concoctions, and the last, to her scientific revelation of thinking that, there is no such thing as pain or death! "In closing this review of historical events," said the Professor looking around the auditorium, "there are a few other important happenings that bring us to the present decade. "The remarkable decadence of Germany under a Socialistic regime, a doctrine, that although theoretically seems to be so desirably altruistic, convincing, and in poetry sounds so well, but in practise has proved to be detrimental to a life of strenuous efforts, and suicidal to individual ambitions--conditions which are eminently essential to growing and prosperous communities. "The consequent exodus of Teutons to other parts of the world that promised freedom to independent action. "The political union of Spain and Portugal.