Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-19

E:thc,trutl, IS, that WHEREVER matter, OF bo'
DIV. is introduced into the room Ct Space,
il disappears, just asirnly as darkness dis
appears and is no, when light is inlroduc'
ed
Having attempted to prove that Space IS
not a real beng, as some have asserted,
and thar the term Space IS arelasive one,
60 determine The distance between bodies,
let Us now travel Ia idea 10 the bounds or
creation Gf we suppose creation mas any
baundsl and passing beyond those lanu.
merao!e rays Of light emitted from 1''s
Heavenly bod IS, contemplate TO. mo.
mens ene.yass, dark, empty, endless ossti'
where. horror reigas IN endless Night per,
maps the Hell prepared foF devils and
wicked rcprobaes, who are represented
by ST.. Jude as wandering stars, TO whom
is reserved ths blaekness Of darkness tor.
ever, where nothing exists, according TO
our conception, noth'ag can be seen.
But here let US pause. and In the Ian.
guage of king David add, such kno Wieage
IS TOO wonderful for Us: II is high; We
canuo attain unto 1t.
We fad ourselves at aloss for words 10
coavsy just ideas to one anosssr when we
arc discoursiug about nonenii!lessor nofa'
existence, as Space, for instance, ar eg.
tension, and cause It IS boaneless We
call ii Infinite and some have been 'nsea-
sibly led 10 conceive OF il sc crestute--
and shserving its sec,niug properties aud
auriba;es, ghey have, by reasoni"g ffotA
the effect 10 the cause and not belng able
to fad any casss 20 produce empy Space,
they have uuwiselY, # not preaasnp uoas-
lys called II GoJ
Under the full persuasion that iuhai,s
Sp:ce, SO called, is net Gnd, bur snat IL
is indeed notaing, Let Us pext proceed 10
spE ak Of lis imnpsnsisies, Ihe eaf'h hang
eis upoo nothing; it is suspended n she
,mmensity of Space; and So are All he
Heavenly coo es, nor can We conceive how
Mater can sussuscs from lnhpItr S2ace
Cor, in other words, how ,bsdY can SUB.
ssracs iEom no'hlng SO as 20 'saake &. h'sig
less than no. hing SO as 10 "a fke D andiee-
Space less than bouudles s--W { u:a} lGsdea
extend the bounds OF cJeasionf Tor evef, bet
osyond i:s buands fos ever empy Spac@
VII be for ever growing 10 oo- v's@ r'''r
does the ever growing idea Q. ezpana!on
ses N 10 make empty Spact less. any mere
than successioo OF ages, taken ironi end.
less durallon, can shorten s.iefaity.
Aud here we Came, but notice he great
seeming snal~gy there ia between lnhnite
Space and E,erniy. In cur "a uggFiss Of
Space we naturally conceive GA ,sl es IL.
the eeaise Of IL: the earta 10 {. ~ ~
~ gh,y power upon nothing, Is ar hse "a
tion in idea we may glide qaisk IS h.
through the starry hsavess@, add pr c,c.'
sd ue,a>usn /; nor is It possible 70 conceive
aty termination 70 GU. magma ID gh
for ehere matter ia GOT Spsce ofH.sis
main. Thu. ,E;eralty we CO c lie .euf
selves TO be in the middle II; If W. 10 K
back to E,erlty past, and intasr ~ + g
niy 20 CONF; are MOI 'sssr deas = Spac
precisely the same? Nav W. Got coan
millions Of iaaisons Ct eoiiea thso@2n she
INA ue.,se aro aouealass eo-a,b, fore Gs,atd
may we MOI ceunt the same benind IS: WE
csnne, attain ,a me end Of inha1'e space,
DOR coan, The gears as etefai!y, though &c
should multiply numbers IN gsoaerieaA
progression Tor aas gwen peHod, Our a's
lance by computation from the end al our
journey would be always the sans.
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1rcssSlsted for the Nasioasal I11tellJ,sesaces.