The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-29
MORAL & RELIGIOUS.
"EpOCHS OF CREATION

Nli. tIIu l. 'rnttg- ni I'YcittDn better iitn
..nr onc I,l",,. !,..n l.;,, dome. Ih" ioll,wiue
j. ~ cXlra";:
"Comporr the epoch oi I~ol"4y viii! the
dI.- f : p,urr, and ,'"r.. il" Ill hc "b-',.y.i
u beast : remark able coincidence hrtwccu
ri.~m Tn" io<,.lilrrou> s,~tcrn< OF the onr
AZ, nearly he same in number with It,. de-
-sriptiv. paragraphs in the other The or
der IN the creation Of Or4auizci bodies. the
PROGRESS Of lie upon the earth. are ;,'>o Won
dDrtalv striking in he records OF both. The
lowest OF oar tps,iitcrous deposits contain the
impression Of plants these ,tand At the be-
ginning Of the Ni,>;.ir LIST. The same groups
AN! the wh.lc Of Tie ncxt in succession. are
Characterized by Ike prevailing abundance
nfmaiiu" tribes thc waters, according 10 the
>arrrluarra,ivc,hcn received their command
and multiplied indefinitely the movin" crca-
lures tina, have life. Vegetables and animals
sill! OF the waters cortiuuc TO increase dur
inn tn carl uni.rrous era, when a new Sy>-
birds are distinctly tracr'l-So it was in the
same order Of succession that III" winged fowl
: sent forth into the armament of hcavcn.-
The Las and OoIitc formations immediately
f,mov. fl!rd with monsters II the deep. si'i-
mans and fixing lizards the text speaks OF
III. "rrcat whales" of the period as dl<tm-
.-,,i>hrd among the productions OF the waters.
The Wcal,lcn Chalk and Territories are
roulette with all kinds Of reptiles, manuals and
,,rdlgpc,l.- the horse uru>, and other forms
ca.tI,.-anI 80, in like manner, TIE last III
tine mosaic lit, as the highest in the gcolo.l-
cal strata. are the types Of every beast, cattle
and creeping thira
Now can this running parallel be accidcn-
tai or intended: Did the writer Of one rec
ord know anvthn. II he contents II n" 9th
cr> Doe, TIE course Of creation, aS detailed
in t.r ,trata Of the cnriht"llow a. necessary
consequence from tie "a'urr d! things. or as
the arbitrary appointment Of Him VII" mad"
them Would fishes, reptiles fowls, mammals,
cluc"-gr in tbs precise order Of succession, 10y
an, known hw Of organize structure: Or
couII not the fir! and last or any of the inter
llrdia,r kinds. have been at once. and as a
,laplvcly hrounlI together in one and the
same period Of time: Was the writer ofthe
GENESIS acquainted with the rich cNuhcrant
cora of the carl,onitirouS are: Md was IT
meant as a true exposition of's history. that
,h,..- were IL vet 10 beasts or quadruprd up
on the earth to cnioy it : And knowing OF
II a. we'll a. os' al. I've oIhrr superficial ar
ltn4rmcnt--tAc upheaval OF the crust. the
rise Of mountains. the alternate shifting OF
80! and laud does he not describe the pro
ore. %. ,.~ca,,;r erection Ir,r>cI: - t e"-
Cured. AMI as IT,, changes o. the planet oc
came ala"ti>c:
The ;, ri,> i creative acts terminates in
she Introduction @! Man upon the stare o'' ter
r,.,:rI,i 'rin4s. And God SAID Let IL make
man in our mace. after orr lnri.".>: and
T.; them have dominion over the fish at tn"
sea and over all the earth, and every creep
iag lhin9 that cr,cpch upon the earth.
Here both narratives are completely at one
= 10 mans place i'll Ihr course as we'll a or
der Of creation. No fragment Of his history
can he detected, III ar Of the rock or@aniza-
tons OF the earth 1t is certain, one thing,
"t every class and or,!cr and tribe. has IL rep
l,.>cntativc in on" or another of the gcolo.i-
al cpoch>. Man stands apart and alone in
the .colo@v as in the history. No mere link
in the chain of organic existence, not a being
nl mere earthly mould but fashioned in the
maze OF his maker and fitted to explore, to
understand, and to exercise dominion over
the works of creation. How much. again, in
all this last ana highest evolution OF creative
miuL. is the conclusion coniirmcd and arriv-
rl at from 50 many converting lines, that the
slcrcd record wac intended 10 cmhodv an az
,uai account Of the creation of the terrestrial
Globe. in all its various primordIal arrange-
mcnt>, as well AZ III all It's consecutive events,
until It's majestic close III the epoch. For,
loohin. back and comparing TIE whole nara
tive witt. facts Of geology, is it not highly
probable that We have III that account dis
tinrt'y sIa,Inwcd forth the progressive re-
searches Of tlc science, the treat physical
TRUTHS Of creation as Svmholize.l In the rocks,
The brilliant vista through millions OF untold
ages, and upon scenes supposed to be unno-
tirrd and unrccorrd vani<hrS indeed at the
admission OF tbs principle of the WORLDS his
tory OF the comparative longevity Gifts sue
ccS>ivc tribes, Of the various changes and al
trratonS which its surface has undergone
and \ less violence far to til" obvious import
at til" sacred text form no unpleasant sub
sllutc> on which amidst such lures to- doubt,
equally incline to rcpo>r.
SUNDAY WuEK.--in the National Con-
ycu,iun of Printers. held recently at Cincin-
nlli. the subject . SUNDAY work capsc up
M' Eogcr., a decorate from New York city
lated 1h", HI. ha! cis-n stood at his case, all
N"ntlE afternoon, setting up a sermon that
Wa>@cIIycrcd in the morning. tram Tire ,oanu-
IT 4t '|' cI~Ma""" ho">,J. In ono in
.tancc. he sad. that the manuscript was
fresh from the pulpit. the subject Of which
VS. the =tisi "l>'rrr"rc crH, Nr5tuM day