The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-12
TIE MICRO ASTRONOMER.
Just why the Rev. Jasper Thinks the sun
Move. and the Earth stands SIN.


WASHINGTON CITY. May II have scon
and heard him. | mean the Rev. John jasper
Of Richmond. who h.s boon kicking up such q
row among his folks down there. lie spread
himself Monday night at Lincoln Hall John
is well set NJ. coal black. about six feet high.
well built partly bald. and sports beard and
moustaehe. lie was dressed In black with "A
white crtvat Axe somewhere in the neighbor-
hood Of forty Ave. H. has a good delivery and
fair voice which runs NJ times into tho sing
song yes nh and no. ah, He commenced the
services by lining out a few verses ~ HYMN. in
which he requested all present ~ Join. after
which he plunged into his subject. common ing
with the rcmark that be- had novcr been t.
school in his life and nobody need expect any
grammar from him. What he was he had ar
rove AT by de grace Of God and he had come
will do hcfo lcf you" John then tackled the
battle wherein Joshua was told TO command the
sun to stand still. If. said he. de sun don I
move. what was the use II Joshua commanding
II to stand ~fillf Why didn't be t'll the earth 90
stand still If that was tho oncthat movcdt" our
should accept their belief. rho Bible If rocco.
Mod throughout the land Every wiiuoe~ in
court IL sworn upon II 20 toll me truth. II - a
diNiuoly inspired volume and is 20 be- believed
above al other Looks, or the words ana 9clrn-
Psalms" said the lecturer, and you will ilnl.
From the rising ~ the sun until the gong
down Of the same the Lords nam" he praise.
II tho sun don't have 20 move. % rise and -
down. why. then. I'm nightly mistaken. You
will admit that Solomon was a wise man. cul-
turcd gentleman. ani a Christian. Now he
SAYS in Lerlesin-tics LIST chapter and 9Th verse
" The sun also arseth and the sun g1eth down
and hastcth 10 his place whore he arose. ! don I
know any grammar but | know that VIII
teaching your children In your grammar schools
when you come 10 the word nriS" you tell 'cm II
means to git ny. not 10 lie down. You also tell
'em that to go down is u mOvn' action. | am
-ho' no one will say that hastotn don't moan
movin. Therefore, takin' that verse from sol
onion. ana de mennln' Of de words in II. II 40
sun don't move tLcn my name amt jasper
triumphantvl. He quoted a number 81 similar
passages from the Old Testament always con
Guiding with therefore the sun do move. Il
the earth turns around then all the people. III,
houses. the rivers. the creeks the trees. The
mixed up together. and We would certainly al
bc drowned We don't have any littl" trap il
our feet by which we can hold On to the earth
like the hy on the ceiling. Tho sun do move
and not the earth. When the angel sounde,
ms trumpet and the earth moved We would al
know il. and that sound would be unwelcomc L
lots Of us.
The lecturer was we'll received. and was fire.
quently greeted with shouts Of laughter. an'
hearty applause, especially when he wound M
n syllogsm with " therefore the sun do move.
One OF the audience asked him at the close %
the lecture low the sun got back - IT, -taNin.
point after rising in the east and setting in IN
west. He said he hasted back. for the Biol
said: The sun gOeth down and hastcucth L
the place where he arose.