I. Respecting God.

(a) That all nature is a manifestation of motive, vital, intellectual, and spiritual power inherent or inseparably incorporated with that substance called "matter," which takes forms and exercises functions in accordance with its degree of molecular development and adaptation for the exhibition of this inherent spiritual power in its various degrees.

(b) That we cannot as yet determine the nature of this Universal Spirit—neither can we of matter—or intelligent power which, conjoined with external nature, is the father and mother of all created forms. We can only arrive at the nature of this Spirit through its attributes, and thus we recognise it as the self-sustaining fountain of all forces, powers, and degrees of consciousness in the universe, be they mechanical, chemical, vital, intellectual, moral, or spiritual.