Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-24


DE-. Cox's SECOND LECTURE, at the Methodist
Protestant Church, on Sabbath afternoon, was oc-
ppied with u consideration of the Geological Evil
ornces OF the Flood.
The lecturer started out with the statement that
such a vast body OF waters as the deluge must
Lave left upon the Earths surface some traces OF
is violence. He then proceeded to discuss the
tcnqpH theory, rs tits termed, or the opinion Of
those who hold that the rise and fall OF the wa
tsrs of the flood were too gradual and gentle to
r;oiuce any disruption of the Earth's surface. lie
loved that such theory was cOntradicted not
only by the inspired record but by the very ia.
'uie Of the case ; thatif the overflow OF an ordi-
nary river is now Mt times productive of such dis
asirous effects, the ovelf1oodngOf the entire Earth
by the opening Of tho windows Of heaven" the
tracking up of the fountains If the great dcrr,"
and the rushing in OF the sea upon the andandt the
subsequent driving up and driving eff of the
tiers by the agency of great wind, must have been
attended with tremendous violence. lie stated
however, that many effects which were formerly
HScribed to diluvial action, were due to agencies
at work long before not only the period Of
the Fluod, but the Creation of Man. There
We're, Notwithstanding, many unmstakabe evil
dences OF this terrible and destructive agent now
remaining.
Among these was mentioned the existence of
'he remains of tropical animals in extreme North
ern attitudes, in CT; cumstance which show that
'ev were not dritted to these localities, but that
'hey were formerly the places of their abode, in
a'mueh as in many instances the bones of ami
mails upon which they preyed were found with the
liipress OF thoir teeth upon them inermiugl
III thelrown. These remains were found in du-
Nim,s showing that these animals were suddenly cut
'l by the Flood, which effected such meteorological
changes rs converted in some instances a tropical
Contemporaries, in others into POLAR, perature
-4iny other proofs were then mentioned; such as
'n> distribution of diluvial dctritus or drift over
We entire Earth's surface. upon the highest noun
| ''!hs as we'll as in the valleys in many cases con-
'in!ng tie remains Of wild and domestic animals
"''o the transI ortation of immense boulders or
masses OF rock at great distance from their pre-
s'ht formations, whittier they could only have
'en carried by some such agency as the Flood IAN
examination was here made Of the glacial Meory;)
The existence of valleys OF denudation, or valleys
S''oped out of hi Is by an immense body Of water
| pa>sinS through them, and which could not have
o''n produced by ordinary torrents, or any exist
'S local causes, &C., Sc. ~
.Ahe lecture closed with the observation chat rs
age demonstrated the former destructive agen-
OF writer upon our globe, so IL proved that ma
GFe contained in her very bosom foresh adowing
mat moro terrible destruction that awaits her
y hre when the heavens shall bass away with
great noise. the elements melt with fever heat
I'a The Earth. and. the works that are therein
'N burned np."
SUBJECT of next lecture-"Reeent Origin Of all
ATOMS IN incidental proof Of the Dcluse."