The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-02
Scripture and Science.

We have been interested in an article In
late number of the. Presbyterian Quarterl5
which reviews and compares the Mosaic ac-
count and the received scientific theories
OF creation. The writer of the article ap-
pears to understand the subject thoroughly,
and In the course of his argument gives q
careful exposition of the Mosaic record
The conclusion is in the following words:
In the beginning, God ar reated the sub
stance of the heavens and earth. and this
substance was without form AMI void, or
dlHuse throughout space, it was dark, and
the Spirit of God caused motion to com=
mence in it. God endued part of 1t with
luminous properties, and part he left dark
matter, and named the light m after day. or
or the warmth-producing matter; and the
dark he called night, or the moving around
matter. This constituted the firstda Oa
the second day he caused the matter of the
heavens and the earth. or of the universe;
to separate and be divided into distinct
matter; and to the space which contained
these masses, together with the masses
themselves, he gave the name of heaven.
This was work of the second day. On the
tnlrd day he caused the masses of matter
to become consolidated, and gave to the one
which we inhabit, the specific name of earth,
and to Its collections of waters, seas. He
verdure of all kinds, and commencedits prep
aratlon for the residence of man upon it;
this was the work of the third day. On the
fourth day he arranged the motions of the
heavenly bodies, both with reference to the
earth and each other On the fifth and
sixth days the preparation of the earth for
Inc residence of man was completed; and
man was placed upon it. We have thus a
clear, definite and ineligible narrative,
which agrees throughout with the teachings
OF the most perfect science. We have not
space now to revive the various phenome-
non OF nature, which bear US out in the as
sertion; but those who have studied the SUBJ
Ject will nderstand the full force of the
declaration that if one should seek to givs
a sketch IN the fewest words of the Celes-
1lal Mechanism of Laplacs, the Cosmos of
hum bolt and the geology of the lates and
pest authorities. he would do it in the very
anguage of Moses. Here, then we have
!, presented to US the wond derful spectacle of
me grandest conclusion of science OPTIC
nized, arranged, and accounted for ages
ago, at a time when we are accustomed to
ook upon the world as in its infancy and
when all the nations, except the one to
which this wonderful writer belonged, were
ged in the darkest and most degrading
dolary. Where did Moses get his knowl-
sdge 80 absolutely perfect. Was it not from
dod! and is not this chapter, over which
such premature shout of triumph has been
sent, the most convincing proof of the ina
plrat'on of the Scriptures?. And soitwill .
'Ver be, no matter what assaults may be;
made upon il, whether it be in regard to the
init OF the race, or some other which shall ~
ret be broubgt forward, all will prove in
he end futile; and the Scripture will come
'ut of the contest like the Jewsfrom Nebu: &
hadnezzar's fiery furnace without even
he smell of fire having passed upon them: y
1t were well in these days of skepticisnf
pon all subjects--which men cannot grasUgi7
o their own satisfaction and the reasonTI9a
which they cannot comprehend--toi bring
before the public mind these res -
ults of careful examinations of sciencs apdissi
neology. They can only result as thSa
bove in showing that God 10 creation and 9s
svelatlon are the same forever and ever. 4