Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-04-24
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THE CREATION OF MAN.

THE CREATION OF MAN.
1t is not strange that scientific men, in all
ages of the world, have spent much time in
attempting to solve the problem respecting
the origin of the human family. Many OF
the theories on this subject are curious many
are ingenious many are plausible; some
are wild and fancful, and not few are silly.
Some of the old heather philosophers thought
that man sprung from the ground. They
gave to the first man the appellation, "earth'
born" No doubt, in some way or other, these
philosophers had learned that God made man,
according to the Bible account, from the dust
of the ground. This simple Bible statement
they were not able to understand, nor did
they receive it as an exhibition of Almighty
power, but endeavored to explain it in &C.
cordance with the well-known laws of nature.
Heat and moisture produce the mushroom.
In some way similar to the production OF
these fungus plants, man was brought into
existence, according to these wise men of old.
It would seem that theory so foolish and so
palpably false, would have but few advocates
This is not the case Some modern men, whose
names stand high all over the world, still ad-
here to the notion that man is spontaneous
production. All the philosophical theories
concerning the creation of man are very sim.
liar. In minor points, and in some instances,
in points of great Importance, they differ
amongst themselves. The most of these phi
losophers make the starting point of every
thing in creation dead, inert matter. The
celebrated Charles Darwin makes life the
starting point, or rather he makes living mat
ter the starting point The theory of this
celebrated man is, that "animals are descend
ed from at most four or five progenitors
and plants from an equal or lesser number" )"
! In this world there are vast number OF
animals. 1t is probable, according to this
theory, that man is lineal descendant of the
monkey, or of the frog, or Of the vilest rep,
tile that creeps upon the earth, or of the filth
lest bird that flies in the air. Carry this
theory out fully, and we are forced to con-
clude that man sprung from some lower order
of animals or that some of the lower order
of animals sprung from man. Such theory
not only is contradicted by all experience and
observation, but it is also repugnant to the
sensibiities Instinctively, we shrink back
from a theory which forces us to believe that
the sinking skunk and our prattliug babes
sprung, originally, from the same progenitor.
The Bible history of the creation Of man is
the only account that is satisfactory. There
is no attempt made to account for it on any
scientific principles known to man. The sim
pie fact is stated in plain, unvarnished Ian
guage. After every thing else connected
with this world was created, God made man.
His body was made out of the dust of the
ground. Into this body God breathed the
breath of life, and man became living soul.
The creation of man, as we'll as of all other
creatures, is, according to the express declara-
ton of the Bible, an act of omnipotence.
There was no process or spontaneous produc-
ton about it, Every thing in the heavens
above, in the earth beneath, and in the wa
ters under the earth, were brought into exis-
tence by the fiat of God Almighty. This
may not be satisfactory to scientific skeptics;
but it harmonizes with the experience and
observation of all the past ages Of the world.
No such thing as the development or spon-
taneous production theories have ever, so far
as observation knows, taken place in any part
of the universe of God. No osuch thing is now
taking place. Every fact that can be collect
ed, is clearly and positively against such
theories.
From the simple Bible account of the crea-
ton of man, it is manifest that he is COM
pound being. Two distinct principles enter
into his existence He is possessed Of body
and SOUL The former is material, the
latter is immaterial the one is corporeal, the
other is not corporeal-it is spiritual. So dis
tinct are the body and soul, that in the con-
stitution of man, these are two substances
different from each other in all their essen
tal properties. The body is possessed of
solidity, extension, form and divisibility, but
not of sensation, thought or volition. The
soul is the source from which emanates sensa-
ton, thought and voltion; but the soul has
no form nor any of the common attributes
of corporal substances. 1t is a substance,
but spiritual substance, not material SUBJ
stance. This doctrine of the Bible, both res
pecting the creation and constitution of man,
is in perfect harmony with the phenomena
which come under our observation. The
consciousness of every man bears testimony
to its truthfulness To the man who believes
that there is God in heaven who rules over
every thing, from whom all things had their
beginning, the Bible theory concerning the
creation of man is satisfactory; to the skeptl-
cal atheist nothing can be satisfactory. Like
Noah's dove, he can find no rest for the sole
of his foot.
CoNsc1ENcE.-In many cases, it is an elas-
tic and very flexible article, which will bear
great deal of stretching, and adapt itself to
great variety of circumstances. Some peo-
ple, by prudent management and leaving it
Of niece hv niece. like a flannel waistcoat in