The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-13

The Book OF Genesis 10 not the oiuess
book in the Bible, BY many hundred
yesrs. Why it is placed frat is more
than can tell. I. lie not known, GER
tainly, who is its suthor. From evil
depce drawn from itself, it seems almost
impossible that Moses should have
written it. Indeed it seems as If there
were more than one author. Not
knowing who it's author or authors
were, we are compelled to consider it
anonymous. ., . &C. 81. = ...-
The first Two chapters Of this book
give sn account OF creation, or OF two
creations. That lie, there are two &C.
counts o! one creation. or else there are
two accounts Of two separate creat'ons.
There gems to be a kind Of
blerdiDg together OF the two accounts
in such a manaer as to render them
very difficult Of Interpretation. .
Theopening phrase OF this book-.ln
the beginning" lis suhlimely indefinite.
By close attention tothe context, how
ever, re may possibly ascertain i's
ecope. e.. -
The phrase, the heavens and The
earth" means the entire universe: THIS
WAS all created in Elk days. Hence,
"the beginning" Can only mean the
first moment OF this period OF duration.
This would seem to be lair inierp1e~
tatiou.
How long ago this great event !ook
place is not exactly known. There are
three systems OF Interpretation 30 10
biblicat chronological matters IN vogue,
with q margin Of variation Of some
thing over eigh, centuries. But as thls
is small, we stall take no further note
Of it, and say, 10 round numbers, that
the six days work WAS performed SIX
thousand years ago. :.
Now. when geologists began to dig
down into the bowels OF the earth, they
made strange discoveries. They found
bones, and shells, aud numerous re
mains OF extinct species. At first they
supposed this to have been done 10y the
dei.qs. This theory becoming uotens'
bic they next resorted to Satanic ln'
| fiuenoe, supposing his Satanic majesty
had stuck these fossils around amid Tie
straits for the purpose OF misleading
mankind. Geology continued 10 dig I'M"
eompromisingly and the devil theory
soon went
"GI,mmeripg through the dream or thing
that were"
Then as q dernier resort Genesis mus
be differently interpreted. TheoIoglant
| went 10 work and found that day
meant "agee." This WIS a grand dis'
covery. and their cGtaciyanlic theory wal
ushered in. This would have sub
served the purpose admirably ONLY
there were too many Strata-about fortl
when there should only have been S's
So stands the matter to-day.
The Rev. George Henslow, who hG
accepted the theory OF evolution, say
on this subject :,
"If the fret chapter OF Genesis b
read without any reference to, o
thought of geological discoveries. and
| the first three verses OF the seconC
chapter be carefully compared with th'
fourth commandment, it will not ap
near how any notion OF an Indefinite
| time can be given to the word day q
lalI The writer OF Gen
esis eeems TO signify do,
in the ordira1y sense, and APPARENT.
without any conceptions OF lndeholi
periods at al"
! The truth OF the matter seems to ce
:, that The Jevs, like every other people
| had 70 tax. q band al Misunderstanding
ald making "fret man" Tsat toei
accounts throw any more ii?ht 90 'h'
genesis Of The universe than m"n!
others docs rot appear. .,
| This whole su@ject was 1rapt III md
MIA; dsrkucss ratil Darwin PROFOUND
! 81 thc taeory Of ISOLATION. The gIsa
| ii,!t shct nwar back, bringing Int
d;s,;nct 9icw the distant hesdiands G
ttcrp;,r. See you e"im,e fiery ri9g 6
| Il ye.o!ve. in thc depths of infinitT
Ete-oitYg CYCLES roll Oh Ring. nav
, broken from ,hs e1!crior OF that netr
q, ;oHs mas, AID bave aggregated mi
revolving rori1s The centre OF tha
cloud il Dos a tiszirg sun: Sci
with Il fr:y rfS:en. tie ioH moieculs
ioyc,s at p'sy amid IS particles o
those roslds, Sec those little germ
each containing sli beautifully fotde9
ND IN r;ccst order. otber germs, NIL
El;ors Of times lres, which are ID
organs that shaii. lie When tie heir
!. ehall baye b:cn developed. Beautiful
And ,cyeryvhsre law No epoa
tanejty, 10 Capriciersness in all thl
wide domain. How powsrless IL Ian
cuage amid euch scenes sc these.
Gould embo5y and unboSom now
That which IS most within me,-couid
wreck
: My thoughts rron expression, and Thu
p soul, heart, mind. passions, feeling, stron
CT weak, :,
Ali that | would have sought, and al
Bear, know, feel, and yet 'reaihe-into or
Aud that one word were hIh'nipg I woui
speak,
: But "a It is, I live and die unheari.
, W eth n mort voiceiCSs thought, shealh'n
|. Rs q sword.