New-York tribune., 1878-03-15
LECTURES ON THE BIBLE.
ILLUSTRATED BY RECENT DISCOVERIES
DIR. CROSBY AT THE FIRST REFORMED PREsBYrE-

DR. CROsBI Al InE tlkSI fEfOh"ED
RIAN CHURCH.
The lecture of the Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby,
last evening at the First Reformed Presbyterian Churcp
was on Bible History Illustrated by Recent Discover
les" 1t was for the benefit Of the Ladies' Aid Society,"
and was well attended.
God has hidden in the earth said the iecture' "p""
ant testimony TO truth Of His Word; ana iion '"c
to time this Is revealed to establish that tru'h more
firmly. This testimony is Of two knds-geologieai
and historical Only four years ago heard sc'eh'no
unbeliever say that what science brought forth IRON ne
rocks proved the Book Of Genesis to b, fase. III "
stated, he said, that on the third oay w"
commanded vegetable life to spring ioit" :
it was not until the MIN u"y ,""'
animals were created. Thus, according to the bipe'
plants came before animals The truth s the seehS'
affirmed that animal remains are found far oeio" 'he
carbonferos strata where the earliest remains OF
plants Other scientific men admitted the uuth
of This statement but hoped that further as
coyeries might reveal vegetable remains stl further
down. This hope the unbeievers caleu UNI m ~, nv
The world below the FOSSIL remains of anna cieaoi
have brought to light great beds OF pnmoaSo, one
vegetable product. Thus, you see, tn" nrSf st
chapter Of Genesis Is torrect Zoo ve,,rs before
Christ. Did that knowledge come IRON & se'eIi-
tIfc observation No Science had not been born on II
came from God. Much same has oech
found be- the truth with regard to the iotn clpe T !"
Genesis, which treats OF angiages am ni,v con-
arm the exactness of the division OF the human race as
described in that chapter IT. cou,d moi nave ne,m MIL
ten therefore unless inspired By God IN those uhsceh
historical discoveries have been even more remark
able since 1916 many and extensive researches nave
been conducted in Assyria, Babylon and Eeyp,, W.o %
maintain and vndicate the au9rliy 1r ls pd thc
Tgrs In tie lower part about Babylon ss we'i as III
the NORTH N Mssyfa naor @ r"ins ,msc"s abound in
both BY SIR Henry Kawnson and others these lh,IiI
ous have been ,ccipeted Although the characters are
he both, the languages when lht1 It't
were different beng kind of Old Hebrew III lle noiuh
and SPECIES of Turkish in the south Excellent gram
mars and ctiOnares OF these languages now can he oD
tanned and the scholar can read of Assnr 'ahilal,
king Of Assyria who died at the comparatively modern
date OF $40 before Christ. This is the sIrdanapa
lus of the Greeks, about whom 50 much poetry ana non
recently recc unearthed, has been found whole room,
ful of history in the shape OF small square pieces oi Gay.
hnoks as plates may properly he called have been
found. As many more are believed to be buried therg
alabaster which lined the walls Of the palace We know
the history Of ASs{Ia from the year 22so onIsd no.;
In the cuncliHim, iangnaSe ''annrus an,mIe in G5I
a town the mountain close by which had been nde
imavs," he ABSOLUTELY correct They are enough for
orr purpose The king of that town was kudur Max
unta Kudur means Zird, or child; Nak1nta means
Ishtar or Venus Aud together they form tue name of
zoroasterwho was AN Eiamite King and the oundero
mirc religion, that il, religion acknowledging one Cod
But we learn Of still older dynastes. Hot far from
Babylon mound, which, IN the very lcsel pain seems
Irc those of an immense tower. TINS il nothing
les think than the Tower of Babel Here and IN the
ruins about Nncycl fiud many illusions to Nlmrod,
who lie Bible tells U.S. went INTO the land Of Assyrla.
The iuscilpions tell the story of great dcluSc III
which II is related that a mau saved with few
followers. aud u few animals. Even the incident Oi the
dove Is rot lacking Oi course numerous hcathen de-
es are al - spoken Of would be expected IN pagan
version of the story 1c OF tine southern part OF
the valley of the Eupracs Ia Hablona. Bab'onia Is
Gan Dan. winch Is equivalent to Gan Eden. which means
the Garden of Eden The four rivers of The garden un
douhiody are TIC Euphracs the Tgs, and two Of the
smaller clmnnci- at their mouth.
No thougtu student can nave read the Bible and not
hgvc been III, Il TO know why II that the Per
San- hen they captured Babylon sent back to Their
hour.i the Jews who had been taken into captivity by
NrbucladntZZar, eighty years before Now the matter i
explained. Tnc Meirs combined with the victory
of Baby on and together they ovcihrcw the AsSyrian
monarch and established the Persian Kingdom. ihey
were followers Of ZorOasicr ami believed III one Cod
Their hcathen opponents who had many dctics. they
slew without But when they found III BlbN ion
a people who, like themselves acknowledged only Que
cod they were delighted. aud felt sympathy Tor them
AT once 1nc Jews thus released and sent BACK TO
their own country, loaded with Pifts.