New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
STORY OF THE CREATION.
MOSES AND THE EvoLUTIoNIsTs.
SERMON BY THE REV. DR. NEWMAN IN THE MAD
.,r,.>.1-r. co>ccprc IINNAI. CHURCH.


SERMON BY THE REV. DIR. NEWMAN IN THE MAD
IsoN AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCh'
The Rev. DIR. j. P. Newman preached last
the Bible story OF the Creation, In the
Madison Avenue Congregational Church Nearly
$500 persons heard the sermon. wmeh
was devoted to discussion OF evolution with the uessn
Of showing that most recent deductions OF science 40
not necessarily destroy the integrity ana Vadty O ING
story of the creation of the universe rs detailed by Moses
Dr. Newman's text the opening verse OF the Blhe:
In the beginning God created the heavens and the
earth"
There are he said three classes of evolutiOniss the
atbeisdc, agnostic and theistc. The atheistc
evolutionists assume that matter is seltexistent
and eternal; that the primordia condition OF elatter
was molecular, and that molecular force has
produced all the phenomena in the univeIse-the min
era vegetable. apmal mental and moral In this there
are " hch are yet 10 be sustained by ade-
quate proof The agnostc evolutioniss neither assume
nor deny the existence Of God IAey 40 hoV
assume or deny the eternity oil matter
In their extreme humility they say they know nothing
about it, yet they say that in harmony with the p1he
pie of evolution all phenomena may be traced to the un
folding of atoms, germs molecules, whatever you
choose call them. They seem to be proud OF their
ignorance, yet they also proud OF the
The theistic evolutonistS assofC the
existence of an Almighty GOD and deny the seI-eX-
istence and eternity Of matter. Yet they believe In
evolution, In the unfolding from something that was
original whatever there is in the phenomena OF ma
ture. But here they divide. While some say
there was only one creative act, and that all the phe
nomena of nature the result not or the action OF
personal being but by the operation OF natural law
Others say that God isthat He not only acted originally
but directly and personally IN producing these
phenomena. There mauy eminent Chris
tan scientists, whose names arc great
u both hemispheres, who reject the essential principles
Of evolution applied TO the production OF natural phe
nomena Yet If 1t could be proved beyond the shadow OF
doubt that evolution yas sublime fact tns must fol-
low: that invoution must be equal 10 evoluton;
that YOU cannot get out of thing what
was not put And II from the atom, or molecue,
or cell or egg rom the beginning came all we see in
the world Of mDd matter and morals then this bespeas
the infinite wisdom and power OF Almighty God. SO
evS1G;oh b nUs ns tonicS H. whether this was the
Inc bod OF the Creator ia dis WORKS
One thing must bo apparent TO every lutehgent man
that Ihe history Of creation revelation. II vas
revelation 10 Moses IL Is rcveauOn' ID tae
the morning OF creation, claims to get his
evidence from the testimony OF eyewitnesses but
fishes an animals. this revelationi Some
the Mosaic account was borrowed from the hoatng ira
ditions which came from Adam. But Adam was not
d tho ~ odocs Of Eden II was revelation To- him and
sp 90 il was 70 Moses i t came originally 20 his grand
imasigaton Ana SO the question occurs TO hlsn %9cn
Of induction or tie revelation OF inspiration,
aud Il Is for US 10 obtain as far
ton gwen TO Moses ana the deductions OF modern
Does science tie essential facts Of the Mosaic
story of creation Let us see In tue htsk place
both parties agree that thefc was a oeghn.ns
OF course eliminate the atheist from the question:
wish could enli ghten himbut % no incude I{ndsl
Huxley and Darwin, Sspec cialiy Iyngan & ana hickey
Both agree thst there was bcGumng
science proves there nsb, ana oesani5g s doib %
0n OF solar gat and heat Winehei and Proctor Aave
6oh agaod taat there eJo n f h adr@i. s%r
tno H OS Opening Gs'' Of tie British ASSOCIATION said
manifestation OF power absolutely nscIuabe TO Tie
intelligence OF man. There no very rank maeraii-in
sble tRaI Iyndall may have given attention 70 nis
Hebrew Bible, for tie word N the
Eohtn.. and means power. They agree tIat creation
wa. both nsaaianeGns AaS sfa ] cSnS mo oeihg
and animal life. There ID not sylsDe IN tue whole Bible
10 aarTant the assertion that time not essential
IN tne creation universe by God Almighty
The Gays are times aud whether you take them TO
six days of tHenty.our hOure eae OF az The exc
eess fs rs vast periods, u makes difference. botn
parties agree that force moved upon the great
primordiai OF mat 'er, which was
Without form and void that the movement Of this force
was hight, OF IN other words tha nc Ieoaons oody Dc
sefuminous, just as dark bodies are maie iumi-
the hands OF chemists by exeaion just "a the
carbon tnat 10 trOdden under the beggsrs foot
gsens the bosom OF beauty or shines Respondent
IN the crown IA simply sunshine; that from this
resulted anaxsl motion and Tie centrifugal force when
tbre nd smaller bodies from the parent that the
earth cooled and a. 10 cooled IL ceased 10 be self unl
received NJ IT. aud hence day and night that after
The cooling OF the eartn sufficiently the waters were
formed that the sepaTtion OF the waters from the
land the dry land appeared. . 80
DR. Newman continued his Discourse show Ing that the
senence OF events Of creation recorded hy Moses
was that of modern SCIENCE dro@ argument from tho
statement certain steps had been left without com
uendafiou others had been pronounced good, while
man and light hailed very good; they were com
nlrte and required no further acts OF creation. lie
1nally rsised an objection evolution the ground
that there had been proof OF tho IansDutaiOn VI
snec,e quoted an admission from Darwin that geology
gave no evidence this point and r"nd from Sir William
Thomson, Hugh Miller. Professor seogwick. Agassiz
Max Mueller, Professors Dana, Wafing Huxley ana
ofheT,. protegt against the theory.