The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-07-09

ed to base the conclusions that regulate all his
thoughts, on sensible phenomena he reasons
from effect to cause, and from cause to effect
every motion of his mind is brought about by
external things acting on his sense surfaces of
relation, ..e observes compares reasons and
judges from these sense impressions and We
think legitlmately, too from the fact, that it is
founded on his own mental constitution where
man undertakes to reason, without base of
the above kind. he but founders in the dark,
becomes wretohed, timid and superstitious; we
must see, examine, observe, and reason, on
even fossiliferous rocks, and then ty careful
comparison, we may be capable of approxima-
ting truth without this all "speculations on
Geology are but dream our exam minations of
nature, and our readings of Revelation, bring
us to the following conclusions, 1--WE may havo
mistaken both,)
Calculating, reasoning man falls back,
Upon time, when nothing did exist
In the vast extended domain o ofspace,
But the one, Almighty Eternal God.
''In the beginnings2 reads the sacred word.
''God created the heavens and the earth
At first void, iawless chaotic mass,
And then to order called by his will
Ready forces at his command obey
And all is action in the vast result.
lnsensate laws, chemical, mechanic
Aud electric, play their respective parts
. Allotted, i'll the grand scheme of nature.
Again the creative fiat was heard,
Commanding the waters to teem with life.
OF both vegetable, and animal
Shelly tribes and radiatc form. appear.
Strange fish tenanted now, the deep blue sea
In all the pride of natatory life,
Forming dynasty in Creation
Which for countless ages 80 remraued
Creative energy. in activity
Sent out the fiat, thro' the earths wide space.
And huge reptiles cama forth ut the command
Of Him. who said "let the earth bring forth
Such living creatures. my will ordains
Ages. on ages. rolled in time.
Marking the reign Of reptile dynasty.
When again God sent abroad his mandate
Warm blood oviparous birds appear,
To teuant the mir with their living forms
And warble praises to creations Lord
These two had q reign, Of untold ages
Showing creations elevatng plan,
From simplest to most complex forms of life
Whose fossil bones, evidence al around.
The world now fit, for higher types of life
God said. ''let the beasts of the earth como
forth,
At once were flashed into existence
Carnivorous mammals with an array,
Of all other, forms of bestal life.
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Then unfolds the plan ofman' g creation
GOD said, let US make man 10 our image,
In his own image created he him
Both, male, and female created lie them.
God blessed them, and babe them multiply"
Giving them dominion over the ca rth
And all created things, that is therein,
And then, God 8 moral government began.
Thus ends creations eventful story. We would
say to the author Of 'speculations on geology"
We have not jumped at conclusions. but have
been trying. patiently to spell out, the hyerog-
lyPhics of natures great book we shall say no
more on the subject, buthopo If we are wrong
friend H., will prove it to US by facts and not
'speculations" -Chinquepin Ridge
Juno 18th 1858. OLD FOSSIL