The privileges and power of man have been beautifully expressed by Dr. F. B. Meyer as follows: Man was placed in the world like a king in a palace stored with all to please him, monarch and sovereign of the lower orders of creation. The sun to labor for him like a very Hercules; the moon to light his nights, or lead the waters of the earth in tides, cleansing its shores: elements of nature to be his slaves and messengers: flowers to scent his pathway: fruit to please his taste: birds to sing for
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