New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-21
The Six Days OF Creation.
by Pre-. rAyLrR LEWIS.


Professor TAYLER LEWIS delivered his second
lecture Wednesday night on the Six Days of the
Creation, at the styvesant Institute, before the Young
Mems Christian Association. lie said In this, the
second lecture it may be right TO refer to what was
said last night that the ancient commentators and h
Tiers of the primitive church in explaining these frs.
four days clearly understood period longer In durs
ton than our present solar day. Anselm and 81 Au-
justine explained the text in this way and 81 Angus
tine particularly stated that there great difficulty
in reeoucng the first four days Of the Creation TO the
period of time now allowed to them Thus we see thar
long before geologywss thought Of this distinction was
clearly expressed and taught 1t is not till the fourth
dsy tha, we have the light separated from the darkness
and the day divided into evening and morning II this
argument was properly understood and that time was
not endesvored be applied to what has no definite or
Distinct period great deal OF the difficulty which
seemed to surround this question would at once dissp
pear We must, however, take the record n II
is for IL is the best explanation Of itself We can
have or ever viii have. The earth brought forth
herbs and fruit it did so by natural causes but yeti
the spirit of God because be infused into tue ear the
vivifying and fructfying quality which produced them
"And God said let the bring forth sbundsntiy
the moving creature that hath LIFE Here the water y
made Immediately 10 produce the living creatures but
II is from and through the Divine power ,nat I'M
o. before TO the earth for there must have been some
moment Of time when the earth and the waters had not
this power aud instant when Il began 70 be devei-
oped The producing by the earth must be because OF
power previously impaired H. and which did not ex'
Ut before the Divine power was exerted TO iiPahu
and whether il be made the immediate cause OF the pro
duc.cn does not SIGNIFY as whether sudden, instahta
neous or slowly impaired must have been supernaa
raj and st the instant OF time when the energng foree
was communicated 10 the earth and whether rs sone
contend the plant formed and placed green II the
earth in the same way as was afterwards proausd'
or whether the mere seed put in and the frucuy
ing property communicated aud was then let 70
physical laws develop them and By this means weo
they continue to be produced Until, II ever "1 W.
,hoV, III TO be DESTROYED that n would be suffered
by cVclc OF wears 10 exhaust II hne power a. nov
ever must be referred 10 acvne power. u ds,ne'y
said the cath brOuh, forth, but II Isl Tie Divine -p
II l. ssd that God made the great whslee ana th1Sc
leys;karis OF the deep and other creatures
row extinct and whether this was sid q de-SHAie
their immense size on that they exercised any dolnO
over the other inhabitants o. the deep a. msn Doe Ou'
in an inferior degree, We Cannot be sure W tueI,
however, only IL the immediate Divine power Of DoI
recorded a. tie immediate carse OF theu crestoH VII
the EXCEPT on OF Man. The sacred text, however,
speaks Of his erection ia particular manner;
Ii says the Ahni-tfy formed him out o: TIE da't o.
the earth. ard bros,hed into him living soul $40
created two distinct individuals. We mus oe eAa'
,ous here and STICK closely 10 the text, Tor We
do not VIC nay mske uian grow out OF me e-su'
and Il we throw s-de the Bible, the uEisugi =
oxi1naux knows much the moe. scientnc scncal
The two individuals he formed. and whom II e $40
he bestow ed hi. own image but how or N wnat
we know not nor n whist the likeness consis: or now
II l. carried out but nc bresthed into the BODY ~
man became living soul; and the Hebrew woru VII
signifies giving life 70 the animals also ssnrnes W.
soul ana the word OF itsef then would seem 70 p,e10
no superiority IN nsn other snanss BIZ; toen &c
living soul which given to animals came IL ~,
earth and through the earth. and the soui et'en
was impaired directly from God The soul OF 'ne V
rfrrns with tie BODY to TIE earth whatever uiA, ~,
and tina; OF the other goes back 70 ne Maker All ~
treated By him according to the lsws be nss
for it guidance and TIE scts il lss coriniiet Hn.e 70
rsiring in The body N tls life The speaker W.. ~
long pathological argument 20 prove thAf no o'acI
brew word could have been used IN rhis pisee NJ VI
IDEAS intended 10 be conveyed he then again
10 the period Of the first four days OF the cresnon
contended tina; the expression morning meant 20
lie period Of trne and even in the prcser, DAY oe
rporrirg i often very indefinitely used-ss tor
athe morning Of lite" and that morning Ne -
only O. tie sdVeue-tse beginning OF so'ne -
GOOD He eontenied ct great leasrh tnat PA,I,s
sophicsl day, solar day day marked y ~ A;h
spi,e time could rot be considered as the peroo ~
fhe morning Of each day eOuld be nyed. bas 49, sLSS
God rested en- the seventh day and this va. me
ana thew attempt 10 mark the other days ise -
by the length OF thar day. Beside, however rs. -
Ring the first time on which the SOAR asy c - .
nsr{e5 anal thai csnnot he judged HVH "