Young’s General Astronomy reads: “Section 908. Origin of the Nebular Hypothesis.—Now this [the present condition] is evidently a good arrangement for a planetary system, and therefore _some have inferred_ that the Deity made it so, _perfect from the first_. But to one who considers the way in which other perfect works of nature usually come to perfection—their processes of growth and development—_this explanation seems improbable. It appears far more likely that the planetary system grew than that it was built outright_.... In its main idea that the solar system once existed as a nebulous mass, and has reached its present state as the result of a series of purely physical processes, it seems certain to prove correct, and _it forms the foundation of all the current speculations upon the subject_. “Section 909. La Place’s Theory.—(_a_) He supposed that at some past time, which may be taken as a starting point of our system’s history, ... the matter collected in the sun and planets was in the form of a nebula. (_b_) This nebula was a cloud of intensely heated gas, perhaps hotter, _as he supposed_, than the sun is now. (_c_) This nebula, _under the action of its own gravitation_, assumed an approximately globular form, with a rotation around its axis,” etc., etc. The student must decide whether he will base his study of the heavens and the earth—the study of astronomy, geography, and geology, as well as zoology, and botany indirectly—on this hypothesis, which, we are told, “forms the foundation of all current speculations upon the subject;” or whether he will turn from these _reasonable explanations_ for the existence of things, and take the plain Word of truth, which says, “By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made;” “He spake and it was; he commanded and it stood fast,” together with the explanation as given in Genesis and elsewhere in the Scriptures. Faith and finite reason face each other; the education of the world takes reason; Christian education is based upon faith in God’s Word. Which will develop character? _Why is it that modern science-study does not lead to God?_—IN THE EVOLUTIONARY TEACHING OF THE NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS YOU HAVE ONE ANSWER. [Sidenote: Evolution as taught in zoology]