Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-06-10


Reporter.
wThe Washington States douglas,
which seems to be hugging up to Mr.
Buchanan, says that like a statesman as he
really may be when he is disposed to rely or
his own powers, he has fairly put his shoul.
der to the wi eel in the matter Of our inter-
continental affairs, and if he needs assis.
tance, Hercules will fly to him in all the
majesty of his strength"
The merchants of Chicago are advocating
the establishment of clearing house in
that city, for the purpose of asserting the
notes eff the country banks and sending
them home for redemption, whereby the
high premium on exchange may be reduced
~ A married monster, said he lately
dreamed that he had an angel by his side,
and upon waking up found it was nobody
but his wife,
SCIENCE AND THE BIBLE. Much ado
has been made by skeptics, both in this
country and in Europe, that the Bible
does not furnish us with a systematic
disquisition on Science and Astronomy,
one that should anticipate or confirm
the discoveries that have been made in
that direction in modern times. In
answer to these objections it should be
sufficient to consider that it can never
have been a part Of Gods design to
close up by anticipation any one legit-
mate avenue where human thought and
investigation could attain to truth, and
hence the things that wisdom may know
are, probably, (and very properly, We
should say, } left, for the most part, to
be ascertained in that way. But as
many wise men see perfect agreement
between the Bible and science so far as
the two are supposed to come in con-
tact, we are glad to lay their ideas on
this subject before our readers. The
celebrated DR.. Cummings. in an ad-
dress before the London Bible Society,
says:
''In speaking of this book, there is
one question, which, though it does not
occupy so large space as formerly,
nevertheless excites great and grow
ing interest, and it is this j: Is it true
that science in its freest development,
in the least degree contradlcts any
written word Of God? Once it was
said that it did, but what are the last
results? That the progressive science
of the nineteenth century and the state
ments Of that blessed book show that
true science and true religion have a
common origin-the bosom Of God.
Now, mark, your Bible was not written
to teach science, but it is the only book
that will stand the test Of science. The
Veda, the Shaster. and the Koran,
cannot stand the test, but the Bible
can; and even when it seems to us be-
set with difficulty and mystery, those
passages by modern investigation shine
with brilliant light. Let me mention
to you one or two proofs Of this. And
first of all the Bible never hints sys-
tenn Of science. If it has been written
by mere human writer's, they might have
indicated here and there something like
system Of science. 1t speaks of
flowers and trees, from the hyssop on
the wall to the cedars of Lebanon, but
there is not hint of system Of bot
any. 1t speaks of stars, and sun, and
moon, but not hint of a system of
astronomy. So that no investigator
or professor of science can assert that
he is in the least degree assisted or i'm
peded in his system Of science by the
Bible f; so that it seems to me, the 81
lence of the Bible is as impressive as
its eloquence, just as on the dial the
shadow aud the sunshine are alike in
structive as to the hour Of the day
Then, take the word ''6rmament," tc
be found in Genesis. In the Greek il
is translated by a. word signifying a
concave with vast solid mass. The
Greek and modern translators have
conveyed this term according to theil
knowledge, but when you 60 back tx
the original Hebrew word you find tina
it means space without limit. Thu
you will see that Moses was far in ad
vance Of those who translated him fol
the actual truth is disclosed by moderl
science. Take another instance Jol
speaks Of himself as standing on tn,
circle Of the earth and Isaiah speak
Of the cirlce Of the sea. Take one
thought more: We read "Who Cal
sway the influence of the Pleiades p
Many have wondered what was the in
Auence Of the Pleiades. Science, how
ever, tells US that the stars, the sun
the moon, and the earth and their sat
elites, constitute one group which re
wolves round central sun, and tina
central sun is one Of the Pleiades
Here, then, we see that, while the Bi
bic does not profess to teach science
when it does refer to science it is al
- ways correct"
STARCH PoL1sH.-Take one ounc
Of spermaceti and one ounce of whit
wax !; melt and run it into thin cak
on q plate. A piece the size of
quarter dollar, added to quart of pre-
pared starch, gives beautiful lustl
to the clothes.