The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-12
Lecture OF Professor Arnold Guyon, In
Hope Chapel.

Lecture OF Professor Arnold Guyon, In
Hope Chapel.
The Of lectures geological science, by Dr.
Antisel, having aroused in the minds Of orthodox
thinkers fear lest the inferences if not the teachings
OF thess lectures might be preudicia to the existence
of the old system Of the philosophy Of creation es-
abshed by Moses the services Of Professor Guyon Of
Cambridge were procured for the purpose Of delivering
discourses in this city in opposition to Dr. Antsel and
whic would neutraze tho tendency Of his teachings
Accordingly, Professor Guyon last evening gave lee.
ture IN Hope Chapel to q respectable, but not very
numerous audience Subject: rhe literal concor dance
Of the Mosaic account OF the creation with modern
Icie0ce.' The Professor epoke with q strong To-
resn accent aud pscuiarties Of pronut citation which
rendered portions Of his discourse unintell'gble He
opene the suhjsct by preliminary remarks on the
light in which this attempt Of his to be understood
have before US (he continued) two boohs-they lie
open before our eyes-and to study them; they
the book OF revelation and the book OF nature ths
the word Of God, AID the other the work of
God-both emsnating from the mind and the
same willard both given to us for our welfare and our
tuition II this is SO, should we be afraid of not
being able to find concordance between these two
voices OF the Almighty No such thing We canno. be
afraid Of thrg of this kind and have only learn
that patience which suspe1 its judgment till have
all possible ght thrown upon the subject. to have
right underss pdng CT both but let remember that
we have hsrdy bgun to comprehend the great book Of
paure,ceroe bss not nearly finished its examinations
We are Jet in the beginning Of our knowledge, and
many things yet remain to be explored Ga that account
what in obscu,ty but we may be sure from tae past
that in the future rays Of light will dispe whatever
cloud may fall this narrative Of the first chapter Of
Genesis Ten when preparing and seeking to
all he characteristic stages Of the Development
Of geology he found them perfectly identical with tho
our given by Moees and having since suned
this matter more closely, he now more CONFIRMED
siih the idea that this concordance perfect And the
results Of thee Investigations he would not venture TO
gre helm for oil OF to understand better the
chapter of the creation, Let therefore, first examine
following cut page 81 page the text itself let Us exsnIs
frat the structure Of tnat whole chapter Of Gens,
and then give analysis Of it. Ths whole OF the
rst chapter nciuirg four verse5 Of the second make
Whole narrative in ite In We fnd hs history ofhe
creation "a, Moes ssys OF tie heavens and the earth
flashing With the fourth Of ths second chsptsr
These the generations Of the heaven, aud the earth
whtn they created in the day that tho Lord Cob
made the L and the hesvensn Tais then is The
c!urion Il the great narrative Of the creaton AID
examination will find il consistent IN al is parts ana
that the words employed by ncss proper and we'll
eppis and be explained without gong out o. the
chapter In the continuation Of the sec al chapter we
find repetition OF the creation oimao his being planted
in Eden and 90 on giving second and another history
If him. The first h,tcry have IS that Ct the universe
ard globe st the creation of MAI e, if that the
GROWING act Of the Creator the second begin. with the
historical deyelopenent OF man, which Is quite
epoch In the first there is develcpemen Of
cept the fact Of his c.eson in the secou. have
the BEGINNING Of his actual htory This narrative
irg With the fourth Of the ,econd chapter n most
symmehically and phosophioallJ divided First W. had
intredrc ion :" In the beginning God created the
heaven FL the ea.tb' ard then We have description
Ct chaos ard the state Of matter Immediately after the
Bte1s
each o them containing special great work in the de-
veloPeeD OF creation ~hese dates divided into
grest periods and the history is marked by singular
that the third date eub6ivded into two works
half days The work OF the first day is the alton
Of Light that Of the secoLd the separation OF water from
water The first half Of the work Of the third day
the gathering together Of tbs into place
and the second, the organization OF vegetables.
The work Of the fourth day was to make the ishts in
the armament and to divide the day from the night
and to let them be for egns and for and for
days and for years The fifth day dev.ded into two
great works-frst the creation Of the Mammaia and the
tecond the creation Of mani and on the sixth day cattle
we-c created; aud after this sixth day have tie
g. at sabbath-he day ofrest This is the short ans
Of the first three days Leong TO certain set Of phepo
enstbe creation Of the globe and of the inorgauzed
matter In the latter half We have The organizations OF
living animals and man. So that have two distinct
PERIODS to consider first tho great laws of inorganic
creation and secondly the creation Of living animals
TO the fret period geology give no key, and we
indebted for scientific knowledge OF it to asro
n.ny; Geology y uyiDg to sppiy thess different
fails TO fad ou' tie correspondence between
geology sud the fTst chapter e Genesis. TAX
- ook ~ ths gfac Gsi q The gobs but for
grand actelg t tch Of the history q the universe
In the beginning 1od made thu heavens aud the
earth = You viii remark that III made not tns earth
alone but tie beavers also, that must take this
Mcsac account 10 b the history 81 Ito whole universe
q which our ca i planet. Now et Us i1qUte what
are these deTs * Genesis Thsre graad epo:a marked
~ the expression 81 days they days IL twentyfoar
borrs9 1bis mink s~ccraiuy Is ths fart ssef can
d u a6mi.ei-not frekpg NJ opinion ont
81 the chapter it,t bet Interpreting The text BY the
FeIy words t.ott8 We Aud this word W, 10 whien
sess IA - very chapter We fad i, for INSTANCE,
po IN .Ao l.h veiTt, Ard Ood called the light day,
~ the de.hre4s - called night Ycu here the word
cay docs uot mean measure 81 time bus expresses tho
iact ofihe Simultaneous ofght and darkness
The second ntauirg ggen q u Ia the chapter il Ard
The evening AMI TIE morning were the first day' that
IS 81 thcte CREST working days Of Genesis We have
Il aO u'ed d. another the fourth day OF
ton. "st th,ic t. ighs the armament OF the heaven,
tfuTE d ln MONT md hoo no
figEs I'D e. feRsCns and FOR daJs and Tor yeas By
4 ceas tA' Astronomical ly oftTenty four hours.
Ih il the third nearing md you viii observe that ho
SsronOuicsl day Il particularly mentioned 81 hayin,
tequn this and Therefore the three other periods
antecedn 70 cannot be tuppoed 20 be das a. we un-
GertSnd them The last sense attached 70 TIE word day
il 81 the conclusion q th.s narrative where Moses
says 'Ihesa are the generations q the heavens
and the earth when they created, in the
day that the Lord Cd made the Garth and the heavens
NOW here the ser day couprses the feven dsys ia the
great period called 30. Here we have four mean.
ugs Tor the word day end lei inquire which meaning
shCuid apply. / think might take almost all Of
them except that 81 the twenty.four hours. II would
he impossible r the two art days to BE- consdered as
prioc oi twenty four hours since the distinction Of daJ
ard night had not been made ~ Is thon wat we may
call cosmcgoric day aud it5 meaning Is gven % Us by
the Gev6loptLe,ts which, by geology know 70 have
token rl,ce on the earth Geology proves to Us the
long du alton Of time that = ust have been spent on
tic yo brst Gyg Of Geneses by auslogy With tie ages
when have rolled By In the deposits q Tho atth ana
fzth dnys. w cannot Therefore 70 do justice to tho
kt interpret Noes - having a. al meant suen Gays
- iAAk thNth " twenty n 80
% enc side have against ths Interpretation OF the
tAt he work - fourth Day aud sldo the deductons
anu tbfeTyttons Of science therefore, call these
perio0s * time not Gays Of twsngytour hours, but
grand cpOchs the duration OF which IL Undetermined
lIutt consider them great riod ~ time and IL
81 no matter how long Or how short they have been
We regard ~ quito ndary matter the duration OF
/ thee days Of Genesis must Judge Of chem by
\ analogy What would be the philosophical history Of
plants ard the spoohs 10 distinguish their periods Of
esisence2 Why, hrst have the period OF the forma
ton Of gsrmpation-nest Of the growth Of the stem
next Of the appearance ot the Aowsr-sod lastly OF
f-yctheafon Now 10 mako 4 true history of the plant