New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-05
SKETCHES OF LECTURES.
HISTORY OF THE CREATION.
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The fourth and last of DIR. Doremus's course Of
lectures the History Of Creation taught by modern
science, and compared with the Mosaic account wa,
delivered Saturday evening, at the New York Medical
College in East Thirteenth st. The lecture room as on
previous occesons ed to its utmost oxtent by the
oblest scientific men, the most accomplished writers,
the best educated and the tairea members CT the
wealthy classes Of citizens. The interest man
ifested in the explanations and experiments OF the
learned and eloquent lecturer appeared to nave greatly
increased. He listened with the prooundest atten
ten during the delivery Of the discourse, and enthusiast
ticaly spisuded he calculated his theories by expert
On ascending the platform Dr. D0remus was re-
ceived with great acclsmation. lie said
Having in previous lectures considered the creation
Of the heavens which occupied the first two periods in the
Mosaic ACCOMPLISHING isolated the astral systems from
astral systems-suns from suns-end planetary bodies
from their great centers having separated the liquids
from The liquids or ;hs waters from the waters let
which suns the imagination. TO the consideration OF our
leland home. How humiliating the revelations Of
modern Astronomy instead of the great fixed and immoy
able center all created things about which the sun,
the moon, yea the very heavens reyolved We behold
earth slip from its mOorngs and glide in harmony with
it's sister orbr minor attendant the great lurinary,
the Next the sun is discovered moving on its axis
only, but joining in the may dance with the myriads
OF which decorate the dome of heaven And this astral
System which has seemed TO many Of our race TO be the
unvtrse but cluster, amid thousands which fill i'm
nsty and circle round the throne Of the Incompetent
sble God Substituting the microscopic for the telescope
yiewet us discuss the elaborate perfection and eIqu
site adaptation ard decoration of earth by the
eye of science. We may here exeaim with the poet and
phlSsoI her Coed
Net words worlds 10 phslsax deep,
Need 70 prove God 10 here
Tie daley, fresh from winters sleep,
Tt!s Of his hand in lines - clear.
For who but be that srched the skies
And rouTs the dsyspfllg Lying nood,
Wordrous alike In all lao tiles,
Could rear the daisy purple budl
Mould i,s cup ia why steui
Its frinEsd bon der nicely spin.
And cut the sold euaboss a
That, set Ia silver slesms within
Thrn fling u urrcsrained and free
O,T hil and dale, and desert add
That whrfe'ef he walks, may SEE,
Ia sssry ssp, tho stamp u God"
The Earth coo end In accordance with tho general ptup
city n all matter oss Of heat results in popouiogAnce
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