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Creation.

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The record of creation, as contained in
tho first book in the Bible, has greatly
perplexed tho wise men of this world.
The Bible is claimed to be the word of
Coda revelation from heavenly all the
lest people in tho world Whilst it is not
claimed that the Jews were q. .perfect. people,
it will be admitted by every candid historian
that, ini moral and politicalipoint Of view,
they wercsfar shpefior to all&other nations
of their time. The Biblo was professedy
the law book Of the ancient Jews, and the
Jews were what the Bblo made them.
What the; Bible was to the ancient Jew, it
is, and always has been,s to Christians.
Every honest mind will admit that, in o
social and religious point of view, tho
Christians, as mass. are far superior to
pagans and in6dels. The ancient Jews ro.
oeived the Old Testament as tho word of
the living God Ohristians received both
tho Old Testament and the New Testament
as tho word Of God.
! Multitudes of wiso hen claim that the
book Of Genesis and the; records Of creation.
as found in the works of'God, disagree.
Now, it is most manifest that Gods word
and Gods works must agree. 1t is impos-
sible for God to say one thing and do
anotherS The thepries which worldly wisc
men have Promulgated concerning creation,
dre almost MS numerous as tho men who
have investigated the subject; and like the
witnesses who testified against Jesus Christ
they "agree not together" Tho truth is,
all that these men know, with certainty,
about creation, they have learned either
directly or indirectly, from the Bible. Lay
the Bible aside, and it is doubtful whether
the human mind could make tho discovery
that there ever was creation. There is
nothing in the works of God around US
which, Of itself, positively declares that
there was a period when nothing existed
Lay the Bible aside, and the works of crea-
tion and providence are about as incolnpre.
hensible as the word eternity.
In tho Sculptures, We arc told that
"through faith wo understand that tho
worlds we're framed by tho word of God"
This short sentence explains tho whole
matter. BY faith and not by sense, We
can understand how it was that God made
all things out Of nothing by tho word of his
power. What, We may ask can tho most
gigantic intellect, unassistod by tho Bible,
discover concerning the origin of ,natter7
What power has any nnassisted mind to
make the discovery that there is an immor.
tai soul in his mortal body? Who can put
his finger upon any particular spot on his
body and say knowingly, "this spot is tho
dwelling place Of my soulY" Not one. The
Bible tells usthat we have soul and that
it is immortal;, but it does Dot tell :us in
what particular spot insthe body the soul is
located, and here our Investigations on the
subject end abruptly. Tho works of God
confirm the teachings of the Biblo on this
SUBJECT, but throws no new light on it,
However dark and obscure may be many
passages Of. thea Scriptures, the revelation
whiohsGod makes Of himself In creation
and providence IS far moro so,sa
WhSscan Explain, to his own'satisfaction,
upon tileprioiplos Of human rriosphy, ono
of tho ifnahy thousand events which are, by
tho overriding providence of God, transpir-
ingY Why ia the mother snatohed away,
by the fell destroyer, from herttender babos;
or why'is'tho babe torn away from the fond
embrace, of itsrmother? Why are SO many
buds blighted ere they bloom9 The Bible
throws Some light upon these .providenoes
OF Cod abut he who attempts to unvei them
by thalsld Of. f.ifuman wisdom alone, will find
himself 'hopelessly bewildered.s
| WheH We Az our thoughts upon matter,
we find Ourselves clarified ahdsperp!exed.
When wo direct our attention to the essence
of matter; or when wo ask ourselves tho
quest'od,HW What Is matter?" We Immediately
find ourselves bowildered. We are utterly
unabie To- think, and, consequently, if VIC
are wise, we are silent. Passing by the
essenco OF Meter as problem beyond the
Iskill ofaa finite mind, VIC auds sourso elves
startled whep we direct our thoughts to
tho magnitude Of matter. .Phe facts Of
astroSomy reemipontly calculated to make
us feel our Insignificant littIeness. This
earth 6n#hish We live, is but u spook.
Still, it's magbit6ds is $50 great as 10 be in
comrrehepsible.
ArcEimedes is ssaid to have boasted that
Iif he could find place on which to plape q
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