The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-29

a Review Of Sac Evidence that
GeOIOgsSls give 30 Prove shat
Earth Is Vastly Older Ehan
Ghe Mosaic Account of the
Creation 1kepreAenIsi IL 10 be.
IsT. That the remains of human
beings are found near the surface of
the earth, and that the remains of
very small, imperfect animals are
found in the lowest strata, and that
there is a graduation of animals up
to man. Hence they conclude
that the Creator created first the
lowest order of animals, such as
possessed the lowest degree of life.
And then, after a long period, He
created some of higher order, the
remains of which are found in the
next strata, and Thus, from age to
age, extended His creative power to
creating higher orders of beings,
and after q duration of vast periods,
He created man. This seems as if
the Creator, at first, was only able
to create the lowest degree of ami
NAL life; that by long effort, and
extension of capacity, He became
able to create animals of higher or
ders, and after experimenting dur
ing vast ages, He acquired capacity
to create intelligent beings. Such
are the ideas that geologists suggest
to our mental capacity by their geo.
logical theories.
That the remains of human be-
ings are not found in the lower
strata, is owing to the fact that il
was nearly thousand years after
man was created before any, except
Abel, died. During the first two
thousand years, up to the time OF
the deluge, the population of the
earth was comparatively very small.
The human family at first p=opaga-
ted very slowly. Adam had but
three sons. Seth was a hundred and
five years old before Enos was l or l.
and MethusaIah lived hundred and
eightY-seven years, and bPgat La.
mach. In the Book of Genesis there
is evidence that there was but g
small population at the time of the
flo ID, and that all the human family
were living in one section of coun.
try, aud after that the earth was
again populated by a single family.
Aud besides all this, it is only in
certain places that animal bodies
will petrify. There are comparative.
ly but few places in which inter
red bodies will not go entirely tC
dust. Consequently the present facts
are in accordance with the Mosaic
account of the creation.
That in the lowest strata are found
the remains of animals that have
shells, and that they exist in vas
numbers, is owing TO the fact tina
they have shells and are exceeding.
ly prolific. They have had nearly si1
thousand years in which to props
gate their species. Surely that il
time enough to form the shells anC
animal remains that exist on TIT
earth. Consequently, in the facts
here presented, there is no evidenc,
against the truth of the Mosaic &C
count of the creation. Lyell, a prom
inent geolOgist, seems to believ,
that the recess of Niagara Fall
must have been ten thousand year
in receding to its present position
This makes the earth to have exist
ed four thousand years before tn
time of the creation given by Moses
COmstock, in his geology, estimate
that TO make the recess would re
lquire but four thousand years
which is, no doubt, time suffic Glen
for a river 80 powerful as the Mag
ara, and with so much fall as it ha;
to make recession of its falls sew
Ell miles. Lyell, being an infide
was anxious TO discover somethin
in the system of nature that woul
cOntrovert the inspiration of tn
Bible.
i, Again, Lyell calculated the delt
formed by the Mississippi mu:
have been a hundred thousand year
in process of formation. But care
full and accurate survey by the gov
eminent has decided that sit woul
require fOrty-four hundred years {
form that delta" The difference be
tween an actual survey and Lyell
conjecture, is niuety-five thousan
years. This is in accordance with
large amount of the cOnjeclures {
eminent geologists. In no othe
science than that of geology, haV
men been so chimerical. They seeI
to have a wonderful propensity fc
what is marvellous. Modern geolC
gy, as we find ii in books, is, genel
ally, science run mad. The lake {
Geneva, and the delta formed at I'll
mouth of every river, prove thi
the earth is no older than the Nj
sale account represents it to be.
> JOHN RANKIN.
EMPoRIA, October 90, 1875.