The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-22

dSs0 eisiifcA6oa it Is that this wisdom, or legos,
kaOed BY the sacred writer, became flesh and dwolt
among us. This passage in the 8th Proverbs, how
ever was particularly important in this discourse by
its affinity with tho Genesc account of the creation.
IL thefe allusi0n in II to these ante Adamc
states7 by hyperboIe II might be referred to the
oldest days of the human race. but that il
too small for the vastness of the picture.
The lecturer depressed from his subject TO trace the
meaning of the Hebrew word Oion. expressive Of
eternity. There are passages in the Hebrew writers
which show this Dion to commence with the time
from the erection Of the sun. but ts more extended
meaning is the hidden, and boundkss. and divine.
The root o. the verb, which signifies " hide or con-
ceal ~ OF very frequent occurrence. Don is indeh
mite durstion, and is in contrast with natural or solar
periods. Ihisis the word used to express the days of
creation. Those periods antecedent to the creation
OF man. might therefore be expressed by the word
Ooric periods. The word is used to express either
what Is endless, or what may be understood IN y
hyperbocal sense by ts connection with the context
~ in the period OF creation. The fair meaning OF
the Scriptures does not press US down to concep-
ton Of The six solar days neither can the ge0logist
prove by his layers or strata that they are TO be con-
sidered rs millions, billions, trlions of years.
Greater changes take place in the course OF a few
months in our infancy, than for several years in the
adult state of reasoning, from what We see in the
mature portion Of life; these philosophers might
prove that it required centuries to operate these
changes. Who, therefore, shall determine what
length of time it took the world, in its infancy, to
upraise or depress . continent? He had said that
the Mosaic account of the creation simple prose-
but il might be asked how he able to distinguish
between the phenomenal language and the pOeticaE
The former took its image from the sense, but the
latter seeks imagery to extend the poem. The first
of Genesis WAS Of the phenomenal nature. II is not
difficult TO distinguish the difference, but to explain
it, he might ask them to contrast the first Of Genesis
with the thirty eighth chapter Of Job. the most
poctca ever written. He found fault with those who
had distorted these poems into recital OF the na
tura laws of the EARTH In respect to the real fouD
iatons Of the earth, the Bible and prsoyi con
Ceptions are closer to it than anything science
by her CROPPING method can reach or point out.
What can geology, with its primary, secondary,
or tertiary ideas, substitute for the Biblical
picture, We might Ms well take chaff for the
wheat, 40 to exchange the Bible for science.
Throughout the Bible the natural goes hand IN hand
with the supernatural hut it loses the idea of
the ordinance decree OF GOdj II has been said thai
modern natural science has answered all the ques-
tions which this 3Sth of job comprises. An anno-
tator has said these questions would not be asked at
the present day. But this profanity. Is this sol
Does science know where light dwelleth, Can she
penetrate into its secrets? Can the mystery of color
he explained Science makes = very lame attempt
to do 50. Aristotle and the schoolmen could answer
well. Has science penetrated into the mysteries
Of the rain What is The lazy of hudty connected
with the phenomenon! The mystery of fuidity
not be solved, although the philosophers attempt to
explain other phenomena, by saying II IS q fluid.
electrical or other. We must keep in view the
general idea oi this grand challenge in job. All tho
chemistry OF the age and clairvoyance, and new
spiritual light cannot explain the difference between
the drops OF rain and the snow iakes-twn sisters
springing from the law of nature. Disqualification
is the magical word which scientific give to the
of the snow fake and hail; but this Is u
solemn mockery. The lecturer concluded by repeat
ing that science at fault in its attempts to sub
stituie IFS theories for the grand and comprehensive
language of the Scripture.