PREFATORY NOTE
The following pages embody an address delivered by invitation at a meeting of the Denver Philosophical Society, at Denver, Colorado, December 14th, 1916, by Dr. James E. Talmage.
The address has already been printed through the daily press and in magazine pages; and it is presented herewith in convenient form, suitable for preservation.
The conciseness, clearness, and accuracy with which the subject is treated commend it to the attention of interested and studious readers.
THE PUBLISHERS.
Salt Lake City, Utah, January, 1917.