Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-03-12

For the Palladium.
ssThe considerati ton Of natural phenomeaa ia doubtless a
source Of genuine happiness - 4 mind un-o s9aei BY 80
phsty ana ua.aintei by s&epttcisfn; 5gt when i"Iay oi
reason enters, nature, however vel ad5u<iaIi7 at her Par'-,
appears distorted, nha 4 pEfteEt"7 81 al 'at = 1~"ilfti,
great. aud good. follows "a "a natural conzcq fsnra, nuf uaH
Is left to grope has wav through the mists Of uaheifei, whore
no star guides, ani no ray casts u transient I61t around
him.
The whole fsAstronomy's' frs: paragraph, t7-a:aer with
the first and last parts Of the second, is entirely irrei7t5gc 70
any thing winch his creates. creGnnty can find in Paian-
dsfs first; in fact te geneai tenor goes Hory uazs ierolsly
10 charga hm with wAat ne has neither written noF spoken;
attention If possible from these mtenabgc positions taken by
Astronomy; , brought forward with much dozmatsn, and
sustained by no proof. Iruiy the oil proTerb, As a do.
retirno,h to his vonit, . fail retutno'h t. his folly"
should very p,opehy be applied - h5m, i3r hs retains 70 the
doctrine OF a second creatior Of ma rs st forth IA n,
sketch Nov. il order to die1tl~o he nad Of 'Aserono-
my'-help HIM to get rid OF MS Old p~rgiuIIccs, and place
him in a more comfortable sisnatIon, | must be somewhat
tedious; but "a it IS for hls good, he viii Gs1otess be pleas
slwilh the following:
fully to prove the csentIon OF man IN the image Of God
that is, resembling himself ~ kno@lefsc, righteousness, aGi
holiness: male an female created he tnsn. Tbs, ASTON
omy' admits with mach th-entoHHn7s', not seHin@ bow itWai
operate IN the end . disprore tho very causc abort winch
he manilests 80 many in .onsistoncie.. From the above tEo
verses. and the 7;l of the second, he has foaned his new
t,,sIa1. hut ri ncnlp,s doctrine Of the sc.,rl rrrat,o, at
man. But II he VIII attend to Fhilaa1sr .swita All ,errcip-
diced mind nnA a single eye," he viii help him o; OF the
yery depIorable condition irto which lie has had the misfor-
tune 10 fall. In the frs, phase he must understand that the
6.t rbapier of Genesis. together " IN tue INST eegan verses
OF the second, taken as n whole md "oanecletly, rylziIt ties
\ complete history of the creation of the earth. Of man.
f.b. fowl. and every thing that moyota upon the face If IL;
aod tr-..h~-- - ~athing III this history th7f. can W.
greatest # suajniug warrant the doctrine '.hat notaan-
-, yhich Col had made and there was not ('letf0 \ man
10 till thr eraunI' il consequence OF Il 'Errat druI-at"'-
The generation OF the heavens and tac e7.t1. spoken of III
the fouf,h and dtl verses Of the second ct Cenesis. a7c
used altogether with immediate reference 20 he l=t chapter.
hafng A eea pitalatfon in part, ora recitation IF some;' ns
ar,;,,sl herein. And in the secon5 n9ace ne mast unlsr-
stand that the bare assertion of rain not having fa'Ien upoa
the earth for a time alter the creative process was in opera
non. i, hr no c5nr.a OF correct reasoning, sllei-at e,i-
lao q, rovr fAn 7zSJppI fact OF n great tFu IFltf BIt
when ue take into consideration that sIl were nader the 81
uernteadance OF u master Workman and conducted by M,
,nb3unled wlsaGm and might, we nationally come to tine
conclusion t,at = '..s,9 n ,a' Gar-,t,r ~ "a
mar, Of the Cfeator'- work, IN consequence of 4 deficiency
Of RAIN. the operations of the elements tnemselves. Were
destined TO co-work 50 as 70 secure 10 n1aa s"e greatest pos
,n7t IN nh probability the earth halhe~n 5u: recently (cam-
narativalv s~neaking) flooded vita water AMI was il i sf,
and LIQUID state, il would be very desirable that it should not
ran for a season, and would doubtless os re '5d7d ~ sIpe-
rior intc.isenecs rs one Of the greatest efforts OF >ap1cne
ben-gnity towards man; 70 come to the conclusion that man,
created IN the image of God, anu ms p's;HftF. wefe' at
o unknown PERIOD of time, destroyed, because God had
not caused it to raih, would ne hi only aosd7@ ana Pi%Po'
.eIous, and detFaet from me purify 81 .o t'sa'oF, od'
charge Him wiki folly in whose sjEht aase's IRE not pure.
From the 9Th TO the 2nd, we are informed That the whole
face OF the ground was watefed. and from TINS being an ap-
pendage OF the foregoing chapter a-Ied by way OF al eSFi-
nation. We came 70 tie ra:.oaa! s"'s.Isoa t-at"3 oaiy
The external paris OF the earth had become sufficiently hare
ami prcperlv pr-ra7ed for mans reception, hut that PROB
means had been devised to water tnon1. before 4nau wa ere
ated. Ihe tn verse IS al 'ho same naHIFe Is zoe oh N re-
gaJd to IT. reference, 40 ooasaias os.y a seps:i:.aa Of tm
5ftb az The Tsa. ~ which 'A~;-aa1r>" sesz Il arasag
mai, that man was made in the - sr 3-,'s t-,~k-
We'll now. let u see VIA. sbe sacred bs-.-r7n saws -
Gen. chap. , - /. ,. Tins e., se ra7k 81 sc soae5aspa
Of Adam, Il the tav Co created mass liz t-a ills aaass a
Col c-asteFh he n1n: male eatfnae cea.aE ae ta.n. r..
.,pa4 ,,airpaaes ADAM II tae 3-v~srr hrc >at-# tane z
a.. .n...,ls PAU expressly zavs. d" Ihr ari slaa.4 3.ns he
SANG a lir.ng soul. Jno. BsoHa ~ a, Dictionary at 10
Raj. .ay=: The Mama Adam WIS a4s5a-iF imposed S.
boz, ,e o#i-iaat parents Of the aa1an 7-re. bat; .s o-ta7rt
" .n,roariated 10 the man" Again. "ph the 6a IN.
Of ersa,fin. when God had 6ttei the ca IN tor MS residence
he formed mans body Of tHs dust q ste Esouaa- az place.
him i, the garlen OF Eden, l. keep ana cultivate tt
E,-,,r- sill. tsOl tie sirti 3tg Of creation Col f'ene
The b,lv Of Adam out o. tire last 4 tire z-oGil', &t.:a ~
i, IL, ..Nestern Acsdcm5clan.'i We ind the toNoNn
from me "Ednburga Review "ihe present = eou3ises
and when We eonslii the past, We re.i - = ea-e3 "2.A
ments. that this at<o must terminate" II: tar .1e c0ccii
sion Firy. "Aztroremy" saws TINT man vas crrated a.
cor4inr to tire 2Ita AMI Doth verses ol tho lst Q: Gen. Nhsci
would be during the Ga day ~ creatIol, ID: IL ca2ss flsfc
of a great dna.lt, aa3 ~oat Z rain. ann haibssa destroy
- hIt aftcr TIE vlDle ta-e IF TIE earth had been w7te-e.
nv, m;st that wsat ~ from il. there was aca;Isr crsai5H
Rms. MO. ana man ~as (see) first [ta#rE8 made. md fTn-
thes- ,va hatnaa beings lsst MADE aea called Aaan al
F.. descended lc-us OF Eazs# e!a according - tat AesaE
p, ~ testimony ooascI above o. VI Uses, Pas. IN Brow
10 establish the tact iaat man VAS created ~ ,hs q;
dav of creation: male an female tsea.et he ta7m', bestow
- ~. general name Of Adam upaa sAem-the name f.
49, I've, - the woman 9r Adam when Size o2s broa5h
-, Therefore tae correct reslIt is hat the st ard 2n
80, IF Cen treat Only OF iAe cveatios If man "a set fort
i a-th and 25h verses ri the arsl. AMI that those tv
....n~.,.,l beiags thea created were called Adam an& Eve
f-,,, whom according 10 ,hs desa. des-sn1sd Jesus q Naz
-. f,r had Adam ard Eve. the srst bErnan bela-s crea
ted. and their rosserity been DESTROYED. Jesus. The Seat
- E,,her and Savioaf of tbs world, could ret have Ct
.h.;- oasnriar after the flesh, bag He was i1eiE offspring a.
!. N. aesb. therefore they. Adam and Eve, tie frss ~
human beings created. andtheir offspring was net destroyed