The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-18
Does the Sun Move ?

England, or The "Absurdites of the Modern
Astronomical Theory" The object of il
was to disproye The rourdity of the earth.
a I'd to prove that The earth is fiat ard that |
the sun reyo,yes in circle above Tie
e nth. A series of charts were introduced |
in illustration of the theory advanced and |
in contradiction of the Capernican system. |
The first chart was inscribed, 'School |
Room Proof, the Delusion of the day.
1t represented the familiar pictures of
three or four ships sailing around the earth
While they are observed by two men, one
Carpenter said that the whole idea
depended upon the proportions of the
picture, and if the picture was enlarged to
the true size the ships would be 800 miles
long, the men 800 miles high and the
tower 500 feet high. The man in the
tower looks down his nose to view the
hovizon. The whole picture is outrage
ously absurd. s'It's a shame" he said,
Ito teach children such nonsense.
Another chart was entitled "Proctor's
Outrageous Perspective The speaker
said s'How wish he were here. His
words, seem as though, ARE not scientific. )"
Two other charts entitled, 1.-The Earths
Curvature. to be found no where but in
the books . Science falsely SO called:
The Astronomers horizon altogether Wis
ionary and delusiye," were commented
on. Mr.. Carpenter said that true pro-
gress must be to go back several hundred
years. A chart of the earth made fifty
years ago has the earth in the center of
planetary system. A man is on top,
another man at the bottom and man
sticks out Of both sides. Proctor's d.
agram cuts off half of the earth. God
novor does things by halves. If He has
made a half gone He would have made
whole one But we have now shown
us a globe with one part gone and two
other parts unseen. This is "Proctors
big mistake He says that the roundity
of the earth may be proved by the position
OF three boats on a large sheet of water.
He may prove it for himself on sheet of
paper. But have tried the examination
agram showing the position of the At
lantic cable the level of the ocean is used.
And one of the greatest proofs that the
earth is fiat is that in the SueZ canal the
waters of the Mediterranean and Red sea
meet without clashing. To a person in a
balloon the horizon rises to level with
his eye, and the earth has concave ap-
pearance. The globe would have enough
and too much to do to rise SO as to have
level appearance.
Prof Carpenter showed a map con-
structed by himself. 1t represents the con-
tinents clustering around central north.
According to the professor there is an
indefinite number of south points, which
united make up circumference. He con-
tinued: The sun is masculine and the earth
feminine. 1t would not do for the earth
to run around after the sun, but the sun
revolves around the earth in series of
concentric lines. Once every day we may
also travel around the earth, but that does
not prove that it is globe. We speak of
travelling around Baltimore, but that is
not saying that Baltimore is globe.
The sun is seen to move, and it is a small
body just big enough to answer the pur-
pose for which it was designed. East and
west are merely relative terms. Those
who believe that one can sail around
globe believe greater miracle than those
recorded in the bible. The ministers of
Baltimore ought to take this subject up as
godsend, but they DON'T
I'VE have no doubt this lecture of Prof. Car
panter will cause various comments from
the scientists of the day. 1t is return to
the beliefs of 10th Jew and Christian before
the geocentric system was advanced by Ca
pernicus. making the earth a mere satel-
lite swhirling around the sun, instead OF
the world being the centre of the universe
and the sun circulating around the earth.
Rey Jno Jasper S noted sermon on the "Sun
do move,'' basing his arguments and con-
illusions on the declarations of the Scrip
lures. is thus reinforced by learned Pro-
fessor, and the accepted theory of the Ca
perncan system assailed as the product of
infidelity-a cheat and snare.
The inquisitiye mentality of the present
epoch seems to be satisfied with nothing
Geology and science are introduced to dis
prove the literal history of the Bible !;
speculative philosophy is disputing the
whole record of man s creation !; the scene
in Eden is pronounced poem. or TO-
nance HELL as place of torture or
punishment, is obliterated, and the revi-
sers of the Bible give us, in its stead
sssheol,'' the abode of the dead. And-now
comes Prof. Carpenter to resurrect the
old theory that the sun is the thing that
Joshua commanded to stand still-that the
earth is the centre of the universe and that
Capernicus was as much of an impostor in
his day lis to the planetary world, as is
Bob IngersolI in this, in relation to the
spiritual Kingdom.
Prof. Carpenter certainly has the Bible,
literally taken, to sustain him, and it its
pages are to be accepted as the work of in
SEPARATION, he may we'll ask, what, in COM
parison, are the inventions of man, or the
specuations of theorists either in theology,
geology or astroiogy?
been chosen as simple instrument to con-
found the learning of the wise, and that
Prof. Carpenter has been raised up to i'm
press by maps and charts and researches
the truth that the '.Sun do move,o and
that it is whirling around the earth, in
stead of being the central orb around
which innumerable worlds revolve, re-
ceiying their light and life from its
power.
The common people will only have to
stand still and indifferently observe
this war of theories and speculations,
resting their faith upon the accepted
truths of christianity and anchoring their
hopes in the one great central fact that
Christ died that they might live, and it is
possible for all to enter into rest in the great
hereafter. An hundred years hence it |
will be of little import to the present gen |
Grafton whether the old Mosaic theory of |
the planetary system was true, or that of |
Copenicus-whethar the story of the |