New-York tribune., 1875-11-29

seo,or,cal rcsearches The enormous time, intervals
req ured by geology, are found IN the s1 aays h wn
Tne evolntisn theory OF astronomy is beautifully
illustrated by the in Genesis when we tsSe tne
the gradual development OF the earth as i would haze ~,
spIeared to being On se e soud pereeiye light aud
darkness alternating long before ins mass v " AZ rs 70
show the sun and moon and stars. The period ~nen @
vegetation formed was really the carDoicrouus e
willie the succession of animals corresponds to the sue
cesson indicated by the various geological stra Tey
probably we shall before long una .nat ete h h crea
tion OF man s included with that Of animals in the worK
OF the sixth day Thus does the progress Oh science %
ton and we perceive-say the0loGans-how the BlDle
writer inspired to say what was strictly true III Sas
pupose il was so arranged that the true meaning OF te
narrative should not be recognized uhul men ha 'o'''
After the ak days or eras Of the seventh
$" lie blessed the seventh day and week OF seven
days mot eras was appointed spoke IN & NY ,n % of
the week. even according TO Josephus, VINO as 'dm d
might have been expected 10 maintain the 3iis qm ,t
scIibed in the Bible of his nation IL has been poine o
10 me that Moses had more than the pui tt
of merely sanctioning Egyptian festival ses . s
he stoned death saying this was specially
by the Lord. Numbers XVI need i no, s,,epathen
the position assumed this point by noting ,@' e d
the special sacrifices made by the Jews accotIs ~ ore
offered at sunrise and sunset Numbers xxvih.. o. INC
offerings on saturn day. the sappssn' w new moon
being scarcely less holy in Jewish eyes than the sab
baths Numbers fsy Sfy nalasns e to the st month
the suns annual circuit OF the zodiacai %
from nations having debased and material eon9ep-
tons OF the Deity; from men VINO nndsiieu una ave
him all the attributes Of the being most
powerful in their eyes-the Oriental desPot cIe an ast
(eyen accidentaU fault omission or of commissOn Inc
crue;es the King Of Dahomey scarcely snrpass t1s &
committed by Moses, claiming divine apth9y % iop uis
conduct Nunbcrs XXKD. The most debaslng suleisu-
lions described by African travellers are not more saSty
than the method of diviuation by in0uchc 'es' 'p
pointed in the hftn chapter Of Numbers; A., - -,
Passing matters more strictly within me range o, o,
his subject tuc lecturer discussed the standing s, M Tl
the sun and moon, miracle described III terms mani
festy indicating the belief in central nat esrtm WIN m
certain relatively sInall bodies MOVING ior Signs & %
eonesye Of tne y sy In P@sIsns nI tS es escesdn s high
were seen The miracle of the gong back OF te shauow
Hezekahs life in response to PRAYER were % , If the eff
cred, with special reference to TIE G Vas ustI9ed
NV ,cws Of erpss rhe lecturer compared the way III
which nations ignTHeSo Of sunlight or otherwise mani
esI their OF awe and wonder Slth tAe oonne.Se ne
.USsht " of certain knowledge Of what is taxing
place. As science removes natural processes anu
phenomena from the domain of the unknown To
That of The known 80 p0ri yassU tine thought tnat prayer
NAV the progress of such processes ana pl noeha
TO be modified must OF ne,essiIy disappear IL Il ony
while we are uncertain that prayer, ordinarily under
stood is possible ana the student of science learns grad
ualy extend Ia processes beyond his range o research
the reasoning he had applied to those WITHIN II; To ne
have the manner IN presence {" processes Nhose
grsped III presence ~ processes whose
coursc he can certainly anticipate. This simply because
certainly tnat the former, IKE tue atir arc
under the dOminOne Of law, ana cannot he affected
never affected. AT least 80 far as experience SHOWS
bg circumstances not operating directly upon tIelr
physical Alter discussing the star rdiu
To have lea the men from the Last the lecturer
brought his discourse 30 close by dwelling on the mn
pOrtauce Of recognizing The dominion OF uniform Jaw
the universe. 1Dls great doctrine, WHICH
once thoroughly understood cannot but prove htIe-
guard against cxcesses such as have been ana continue 10
ue committed In the name OF Ielslon.a silssntlG ; %
against existence Of the superstiuns 10 which sncn
excesSea are due The beief III universal law, regarded
bV MANY in these days as u rOcg ahead I be one day
recognized a. a breakwatcr against which have been
heavy aud may he heavy yet again.