The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-28
A Wonderful Book-Nebalar ny.
,pothesis-Darwfn Coming-U.
Smiths Abiogen es1s.

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Editors Of the Register.
Having read the series Of articles on
the subject Of evolution, published in
the KtelIgencr, over the signature Of
IAN Evolutionist," with the exception
OF the second number, and being greatly
desirous of possessing said number, l
make the following offer:
l will leave at the REGISTER Office
book Of 326 pages title Thoughts on
the Revelation" by one Uriah Smith,
q Second Adventist" or "Soul Sleeper"
Said book Is in good condition, and is
very remarkable for lucidity and pro-
fundity. 1t contains full explanation
of the "heads" and "horns," and
"vials." and seals" ETC., that are scat
tered 30 profusely through the
book of Revelation. 1t is especially
clear and concise on the subject
OF the two resurrections first the
righteous being raised and after the
lapse OF a thousand years the wicked
are called up and snuffed out This
is the last OF them I! The doctrine OF the
souls existing in disembodied state
ia repudiated, the writer holding that
the soul dies with the body and COM
tinues dead until the resurrection.
Hence the name, "soul sleeper" But
it is impossible to give even resume
of the contents Of this volume. Suffice
it to say that it abounds in the wonder
full and marvellous, and seems 10 em-
ploy a good system of Interpretation"
In fine, this book is simply grand,
gloomy and peculiar" and will leave
il at the REGISTER Office for the one
who will leave there for me copy
OF the Intelligencer contaiaing An
Evolutionist's" second srticlsOt, March
18th.
l have become greatly interested in
those articles. 1t strikes me the writer,
no doubt a young man." ID well up in
his subject, or in military parlance,
master Of the situation "
After cleaning away the debris OF the
defunct theory Of degradation, or cres'
ton, he gives q complete history OF the
rise, development, and final compile
ton OF the "nebular hypothesis" What
a galaxy OF great names cluster around
this grand supposition 1t would
seem to need no other proof than that
it has been believed by such men as
Laplace, Kent, Herschel, Comte, and
Spencer.
This hypothesis says lin the begins
ming" matter, in its widest state OF DIFF
fusion, atoms and gravitation, were the
the universe. After awhil molecules
are formed then flocculi; then rings,
which, broken asuuder and consolidat-
ed, end iu worlds! Here is nothing
but growth, the same as We see where.
ever we turn our eyes. Even the little
flower does not, at once, 6ash forth
arrsyed in dazzling beauty, nor the oak
in all his huge dimensions. Why, then,
should suns and systems thus arise
"AlIah plants garden slowly,
But he plants II very we'll"
IAN Evolutionist's" last article is
devoted to a consideration OF the hy-
pothesis OF spontaneous generation" OF
abiogenesis. His reasoning is conclu-
sive. st. Paul held the same view, for
be says:
THAT which thou sowest is not
quickened except it die"
Mr.. Proctor ssys in one Of MS New
York lectures: May it be that spon-
taneous generation was possible in the
former state Of the earth" And again
For instance it is absolutely undemon-
strable that the descriptions given in
the Bible may not have referred TO the
processes Of evolution as this I am
following, and when it is said that the
Almighty made this or that kind Of
creature, it may be that il means that
be then gave lsws TO the universe under
which they were subsequently formed"
AS "An ETolutioniss" is Just now en-
teriug the borders Of Darwinism, amid
the 'much-loathed and contemplate
Ape, he will, ne doubt, be ssluted with
s volley Of paper bullets from certain
sources. 1t is to be hoped he will sur-
yive aud stu continue TO "evolve" those
short, terse, instructive articles, which
to reason and common sense are no
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