Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-05-19

is true it cannot be cool inside. So we are
living upon the cooled surface of an
intensely hot globe.
Let us see if reason is on our side in
this: Prominent among the facts that go
to show that the interior of our earth is hot
rs represented, is that whenever we
descend beneath its surface to any con-
siderable depth. we find regular increase
of temperature, the mean rate of increase
being one degree for every fifty feet.
With this regular increase it would
become red hot at u depth OF twelve miles.
md at the depth of fifty miles everything
would be hot enough to melt, and become
iquid if it was not for the immense pres
sure upon it, which must render it denSr
md hard, although intensely hot; ami
hus it goes on toward the centre. not per
aps with regular increase, as the hot ma
'nrial, pressed so closely together, may
onduct heat as metals do electricity, ant
consequently not have an increased rate
,ward the centre. In connection with
his, as additional proof. come boiling
brings and numerous volcanoes ejectin9
iva, which is melted rock. thus seeming
making the testimony conclusive.
But be it as it may in creation. it is a
angibie fact that we are sailing through
he region of space with immense velocity
some have thought without pilot, and
nat we should be dashed into the face OI
,ome comet or other stroller in space, and
,rmetimes tn, re has been dread of some
such catastrophe. But they forget thai
here is a Power to guide rs well as
TO create, and that our world with its liv-
tng freight is safe in His hands.
But we live on wonderful planet. II
is not a mere agglomeration of rocks and
mountains, seas and lakes, us by the tel
e>cope we see in Venus or Mars, but here
Is op no other planet we can look into the
minutie. OF course there is no promise
in the rock of plant life, and none in the
liant of the animal, and were We to
examine our earth from Venus, we could
not make more of it than we nov can of
Mars. But we can reason from analogy
Ind probably be right when we say that
Mars, at least, is similar to our earth. 1t
is true that vegetation there may have q
ed leaf instead of green, but that does no,
matter. 1t requires no telescope to show
us that rocks produce soil here, and why
not there? We grind every year thou
sands of tons of rock, and sell it under the
name of plaster" to improve our soil
We know that the vegetable is the out
growth of the soil, and that vegetation il
the source from which animal life draws
its resources; that to it they owe theil
subsistence, not only as food but Il portion
of the air so necessary to our existence
Yet directly or indirectly all animals mus
eat Under the same law of nourishmeni
the plant eats and drinks from the soil
and reasoning upon the same grounC
OIneT planetS must nave lnnaDltaHlSj mus
at least have vegetable and animal growth
The telescope shows us on them mountains
and rocks, as well as water so we have nc
other just conclusion to draw. God ere
ates, and the Bible tells US that the crea.
ton of plant and animal were from and Of
the soil.
| But let us remember it is also Gods
will for us TO search out; rs alt is the
glory af God TO conceal Il thing, but th'
honor of kings to search out matter.
But it is beyond our thoughts TO find ou
all. While we seek out knowledge let II,
do it with due humiliation. and with
respect to the great omniscient Powel
that gives US our ability and the capacity
of enIarging our powers of intellect; and
thus to comprehend in feeble way Hi.
works around us.