, 1873-10-26

thoology to establish tho truths Of scfenc
sought, oithor by tho (supposoD truths OF nc
onco' to overthrow those Of theology, or, who
this could not be done. they lnvo with man
reservations and great caution III o1prcssio,
admitted that tho truths Of soioncc, aftor nj
wore tn harmony with thoso of theology. mn
that, by and through this conformation, conyit
uon gained moro strength and oorroboration
Ihe atrong dislncllnation to such al nemjsa,o
has probably, In no small degroe, hindored Ii,
pro8ress or science; at the eatno time It In
ofton led its purauern into speculative theories
sohe OF Which have boon so evidently absun
TINT oven ignorant persons, in possosson OF or
ainafy common souao, have Immediately roieo!
It has, for instance, boon assumed that Tho
gun, tho planets aud shoir satellites. tho as
originally formed ono single, immense burnine
mass, which (as 1t were By Accidcut, or clance
-"hich cllanco, of courHe, particularly in ro.
EaFa TO- t1o % sSn could at eny time ropoat itaelf
% Seia to 81 In o .spss IL phsse9 I
Of death y, through an inner, violent revolt.
tion. exploded, by which explosion tho n,atlor
OF the greater and smaller planets and otIior
heavenly bodies that now circle around Tho sun
thus reduced wliolo n1asat), and Which receive
| their heat and light from him, wore thrown ont
into open space, whore thoy. during thoir
course, hayo boon gradually cooled down from
e4.ta G nafg n tT, o ana n m0Iod er stae IN Which they
coraing ), to thus theory, tho mnttcr which
forms the body Of tho sun Should be-
maao up Of tho Bamo constituent parts as that
OF Tue planets, which later discoveries aoem to
prove, is not tho oaso., Besides, astronom eru
deny that po.no OF The planots because Of their
Lessor weight, consiat Of tho same matter as tho
EARTH. Though ,nany oshor thoorioa about tho
formation OF tito suns and their planets, thor
essential psrts and physical nature, llayo been
yet tho greatozt part OF tho astroilo-
mers aro inclined to ASSUME that tho
s.m,ng tre; in word immcnse furnaces or
urablo and inaescribable dogroo Of Aoat, incroas-
ing IN strength as wo epproaoh tho fireplace
ltsol[ aud that tho planets, rs Inns already been
remarked, originally or ut tho timo OF their uop-
aration, wore in lilo same liquid aud burning
state.
Bpt, Il the heat aud light from tho sun woro
produced by 1re.-whothor by fire nlajo
1Eee,t or gusos, or BY tho slnotlored fro
Which ghorld ariHe from tho condenea-
coa sad o1 tho as
aoneI How could the sun. ut n giyon distance,
send forth an unbrolon, oven, uniform. and
stoady heat; aud low could bo avoided tue con-
stnnt variation in tho degroo of heat, Which we
n
constituted burning matter2 Is it not tho vory |
naturo Of tho heat TINT comes from fire, wlethor
froe or depressed, that 1t is gradually dooroasipg
In proportion to the distance. so that, in case |
such constituted heat from tho sun could not |
let itself be fels III tho upper stratum or atmos-
phere which surrounds tho earth, and which ia
noarcHt to the sun-Aro, mitch less could It bo |
felt III tho lowor atmosphere, close to the oartAs
surface 81 1 II, for instancco, tho whole mass
OF tho sun wero solid iron heated to tho highest
dcgroo, could the lloat from it bo felt in the
elnallent degree on tho surface OF the earth l. a.
ct distance Of more than %, 600 O00 OF miles
Is not, on tho contrary, tho hcat from tic sun
lelt M comparatively very little in the upper-air
ower, nonrost the earths aurfaco7 And, lastly,
u there found in that light which boanls forfhi
from the sun Olo variation Of colors not in
,lnued whose origin aud source, in all their pho
nomona on the earth, tho Bun III assumed to boy
my real Akoness to tho light that comes from
my known kind Of fro, whether FREQ or de-
pressed or is thoye in its heat any similarity to
ho heat produced by and derived from ire, OF
gases. or from condensed, burning matter7
'saeneo, OF precisely the same nature as that
Y.aicl IL contained III evory sunbeam by itself.
l!a tho sunbeam only q part OF tho great whole
which wo cali sunlight (aud aun-heat), Which
ound tho body Of tho sun, but in which wo hero
n earth datly battle ourselves, aB tho inhabi-
ants OF the other planets most probably do: d
as. or what it may DO called, that has equal
ower % and equal effect within tue vAolc planeta-
Byntom, Oh Neptune as on Mercury, with suol,
aodi!!entlons only as the atmosplorical and
hysical relations may produce? NAV not far
rom thore lol'g an understandable hoat and ALL
onsunnng llto existing in or close to tho Hun,
'e haYo in the H.ln-bath on tho oarths surface
Who knows whothor, at the formation Of tho
lanetst any lient Mt all had oxiBtcd Could it
ot have happened TINT they, like tho comets /
tho'r 1tEt formation, IN yet uncondonsed
paoo Gn tiia condition possibly rulod by en-
rely other laws thun afterwards jn their nd
ancod or condensed for!n), which masscn, oyory
ae hy lsaclf gradually themselves;
nd TINT tlloy. frat OH account OF this ooucontrn
on and condemnation. hayo been transposcd or
Hanged into warm and burning condition. ,
lelr oHecnttal parts having boon chemically pro-
ered @ and arr1nnged for Their proecnt rurposoa?
y IN 49, uroat Gholist. Nc scientific mon prefer to
coplo call God tho croator s. must necessarily :
ablo to create what Ho will, and for what nur-
oso 1lo will, and not bo limited by conditions Of
'Thc gift Of common sense, 40 in we'll known. does
It belong exclusively to tho loarncl not cycn to
pll!osophers; on tho contrary. ind II Hoino-
ten 1nd 1t ansoug tho anloariacd and altnrle. d
tit fire, on MI stca Of five suuare miles, cau
nssnc certain quantity Of nrttcr and materials in
ilea oyer lu urex corresponding to la0JD ttme;, thn
% Of tho earh {to suns yolue) coilH,tnle i'll sa
any Anurs nnd how much III iuxnr thuuBsuls Of
ArA7 Il
II have bocn ubio to reroarilc ytcf to the as
rtion u snto of ls proofs wh!c. se!eneo 'aa pro- u
cod. that the c01nctA arc only aanahereal ya,iora
tsty starH, containing 10 lt!t!o ntater that II thcy
ded with tho Garth, %o should harlly know it; aud
1t t9a even !atey has happened without o,,r rercer
4 Of I'll ard that, at preceding tins, when ooniat
lol with planot, 1t wAs found, nfter they psrtei
It tAs latter lad not ,ndergone the least cliaage
ny lol1oyo at, when, ut distance Ut several hun
I'd millions OF miles, comet is seen by uH, Will d
ming light ~ Of fire, such ono could not have d
ltded w1h Ns nnleaa wo slunld lIAyn perceived it5 ~
rroach, tts collision, audi bud nearly aaid-its "
yiC. l1c!ioyc also, that In caao comot sionld q
W,0ry * as ysit, eSseE sSa ns poor worms of lilo p
T. ncrna T sc Mcer thn snex na ssasn nata ef mattor
. on our ealtl II their geological reaearrcs, ri
Ia, lowevor doubtful whother, III such case. lie y
uni ehango Of our Garth would le worry percenblo d
IN tas other planets IT. for instance, thora sIo Il,
cta that hayo what the astronomers cult nllolcs OF
- thls not provo that concentration Of nsator as ii
nmeeol Iii thpu17 And II not, what nroyes fhaf M
b thing IL tupossille7 Gan Il be supposed that -, n