The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-12-14
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| was anxious 20 hear clear and full eX
position Of the subject, and be informed as
to what were the merits Of the question
and So be ssttlCd in opinion had rcceiy-
ed. without particular examination, The
plain statement in the Vi. vii. aud viii
chapters Of G'enesis thinking general dc,
huge was meant, aud hence was iittle
startled at the adverse views Of the lectur,
or. 50 decidedly expressed.
He hrs, spoke OF the universally Of the
knowledge OF the peluge among the M.
tons Of the earth and even among almos,
every tribe of people. but commended that
this fact could not argue the universally
Of the neluge and then boldly asserted
that the Flood was confined to a limited
part of the earth, and was the result of
natural causes The part Of the earth sub
merged, the lecturer said. was the great
basin Of the Caspian Sea, extending several
hundred miles out in either direction, and
enclosed by high hills ami mountain ranges.
This basin, he said was set apart 10y the
Divine Being in which to execute his pur-
poses knowing that man would become
wicked and that he would have To destroy
the race, a few only excepted Further.
that q food--this hood-did destroy the
human family except those in the Ark;
and, therefore, man was confined. at this
epoch, TO the limits Of this great basin.
lie also said, that the Ark could not
have rested on or near the top Of Ararat.
because It's summit is 5000 feet above the
snow line aud, also, that the Ark was not
large enough to contain two of each sort
Of every living thing Of all flesh. &c.
Not one of these premises, in my opiu-
ion, was proved. Suppose the Caspian Sea
and adjacent territory docs lie lower than
some other parts of Asia, does that fact
show how body Of water that filed this
valley and rose to many feet above The tops
of the highest hills aud even oy,rtopped
the mountains one Of which he said, was
1000 f. in height could be confined to
this locality, when the water was many feet
above the barrier that confined il? Water
seeks is Lowell How was il to rise to the
height of the mountain range ou side OF
this basin, and yet be held in place by thr
hills aud plains On the other sides? Observe
the language otthe scripture, vs.. / o aud %.
ch vii as to the height to which the water
rose-"And the water prevailed exceed
insly upon the earth and all the high hills
that were under the mhols hsare, were co.
yered. Fifteen cubits upward did the wa
ters prevail and the mountains were GOV.
cred. Meare not advised as Ia any change
of surface in the basin referred 60. It,
probably, has the same elevations and de.
pressions above and below the sea level.
that it had at the time of the Deluge. aud
viii even the lecturer assert. that. if thi,
Asiatic h,sin was filed with water. and
the water rose till it covered hill and noun
tain, that the water could be confined by
natural causes to the basin referred to?
That the population Of the earth was
confined to this part Of the world only, he
did not prove Ii wns of vital importance
to his argument that this should be proved.
because. If the food was confined to a ,ty-
teuilr ioeuLty and the human race had
spread over 9iier pgrfs of the earth. then
w,r, ma, al ,n,nL;,J - - -
those in the Ark
In establishing his ,,,.i,;,, ,l,,, ,nao,,.
cunied o,I, tbs nara of ,bo fl -, '', y,
he trioJ +, 4, sn ns -,
stoo5 him only hy i,c,,'n. 80 ~ IN, u:''i a.
trying IN sb,w IN, ia ,..,,i.,i,. -
limited ne Lon :, 10 h, i,eir.l.J - ~, "a I"7
had ma, spread oycr much sn.oo 80, ne ~
limited formulation a. ,b.t - ~ , .,''
world | have Lut ana ob;oi,;a ',,i ~ e. ~
Tho Hood tool nl,co IN a. - ~
world 1896 Men NJ tb,, J,,.Iiya3 :, a.
hundreds Of years old and tbo;r ;n. ~
could not have becn loss than Eve !. -,
times what Is ususl nj ,bo nrasan, " .i.,,.
Such a poppla,i~ conld noi Lay" 49, u'.
confined Ia Palestine sri, NI..a,s,.,,,,.
or to the entire basin NJ the Ca.dian Ssa
If we admit gor nr,n,ncn, ,L,t ~. A.,
man family var, c,nfnoJ - - - "l
limits and that on account ,r ~ -
edness God determined IN d.s,rnr Nv, i 'vn
saving Noah aud hi. c,mil,. LII 80. ''''
every SORT in tho Ark st;II b1,nami,s' w.
inc. mn o,nd r,,so, can H., - '.I..
these sbonld have hoo, Da,ad -, ~" ~
intervention M - ,,L;.I, s7'i , ,"o
wears To build when MI al H. ~ - ~
and the beasts and creeniog ,b;nes aa,i3
have escaped beyond tbo ii,n;ts 81 ,li. Sou'p
in one.tenth of tho upmher ~ -, -. 49,,
81 that il tool Nh -, ..l-,l1.1,