Faith or its equivalent is the first principle in every human pursuit. Every onward step implies faith. The scientist in his laboratory performs his experiment with the assurance that something will be learned from it. Newton made his calculations that gave us the law of gravitation, with the assurance that, by so doing, he would learn more than he knew about planetary and stellar worlds. Every inventor, builder, artist, or statesman employs faith in his toil. Therefore, we have our great, advancing civilization.
