Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-11-17
ANTIQUITY OF THE EARTH.

If, according TO our first law, every di-
vlnely originated event is result of which
the supreme and ultimate reason is in the
Divine Nature, 1t might have been expected
that the order of the Divine purpose, would
determine the order of the creative process,
and that the opening act would be display
of power. But if, by one law, we arrive at
the conclusion that the first act of manifes-
tatlon will be a display of power, the law
of progression suggests that that display
will be made by an act to which we can CON
ceiye Of no act antecedent; one which is not
merely Introductory to every other, but pre-
paratory to the whole-irst in the order of
nature as well as Of time.
Now revelation and science harmonize
with reason, and are decisive on the subject
that, as far as the riSi5ie miUerSe is con-
cerned, the formation of its material prece-
ded every thing else. Turning first to the
inspired record to ascertain the origin OF
things as they now are, we learn Of our
earth, that it assumed its present state few
thousands of years ago, i'll consequence Of
a creative process, or OF series OF creative
acts concluding with the creation of man,
WhIch extended through PERIOD OF SIN or
binary or natural days. foSSesSed OF this
fact espccting the date of mans introduce
tion on the earth. we proceed TO examine the
globe itself And here we find that the mere
She'll Of the earth takes us back through an
unknown series OF ages, IN W men creation
appears to have followed creation at the dis
taurp of MIGHTY intervals between
Dul thoUSh IN me progress Oh our lnqul-
RES we soon ma that we nave cleared tIie
p""huS Oh HtSl0f" u'lie' ana are moving lar
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can demonstrate "la' 'i'e crust ol ''e ca['h
mas ""'H'" HISTORY hat ile c"'lilot ue-
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