Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-06-30

worldly philosophy, AL that illusion
in Job about the foundations OF the
earth is simply an absurdity. Where
vast thou. says God, when | set the
foundations Of the earthF The earth
has no foundations Christian ph''
losophy comes and finds that the word
as translated foundation may be bet
ter translated sockets So now see
how il will read if it is translated
right: "Where vast thou when | set
the sockets of the rarih. Where is
the socket Il is the hollow OF Gods
hand-a socket large enough TOR any
world 10 turn in.
GOD Is ALWAYS RIGHT =
Worldly philosophy said: What
an absurd story about Joshua making
the sun and moon stand still. II the
world had stopped an instant the
whole universe would have been out
Of gear" stop. said Christian phi
losophy, mot quite - quick" The
world has two motion -one on its own
axis, and the other arr und the sun. Ii
was not necessary in making them
stand still that both mot ons should be
stopped-ouly the on, turning the
world on its own axis There was no
reason why the hating If the earth
should have Jared anc disarranged
the whole universe Joslua right and
God right, intidelity wong every
time. | knew il would b. wrong |
thank God that the time has come
when Christians need not be scared
at any scientific exploration The
fact Is that religion and science have
struck hand in eternal friendship. and
the deeper down geology can dig and
the higher up astronomy can soar, all
the better for us. The armies OF the
Lord Jesus Christ have stormcd the
observatpries Of the worlds science,
and from The highest towers have
flung out the banner of the cross. and
Christianity tonight from the observ-
atories Of Albany and Washington,
stretches out its hand toward the OppoS-
ing scientific weapon. crying: There
is none like that; give 1t me- | was
reading this afternoon Of Herschel,
who was looking at a meteor through
a telescope and when IL came over the
face of the telescope il was So powerful
he had to avert his eyes. And il has
been just SO that many an astronomer
has gone into an observatory aud
booked up into the midnight heavens,
and the Lord God has, through some
swinging world. tlamed upon his Wis
ion. and the learned man cried out:
"Who am II UndOnel Uncleanl
] Have marcy ord Enlf~
WORLD OF TRAVELLERS
Again. | remark, that the travelling
disposition of the world, which was
averse 10 morals and religion, is TO be
brought on our side. The man that
went down to Jericho and fell amidst
thieves was a type Of a great many
travellers. There is many man who
is very honest at home who when he
is abroad. has his honor filched and
his good habits stolen. There are but
very few men who can stand the stress
Of an expedition. Six weeks at a
watering place has damned many a
man. In the olden times God forbade
the travelling Of men for the purposes
OF trade because OF the cOrrupting intiu-
ences attendingit A good many men
now cannot stand the transition from
one place 10 another Some men who
seem 10 be very consistent at home in
the way Of keeping the Sabbath. when
they get into Spain, on the Lords day
always go out 10 see the bull fights.
Plato said that no city ought to he
built nearer 20 the sea than ten miles.
lest il be tempted To commerce. But
this travelling disposition of the world.
which was adverse to that which is
good, is to be brought on our side.
These rail trains. why, they are 10
take our Bibles; these steamships. they
are TO transport our missionaries these
sailors rushing from city 10 city all
around the world. are 10 he converted
into Christian beralds and 20 out and
preach Christ among the heather ma
tons, The Gospels are ininltel v null
tiplied IN beauty and power since Rob
inson all Thompson and Burck.
hardt have come back and talked TO
us about SLOAN, and Capeinaum, and
Jerusalem, pointing out TO us the lilies
about which Jesus preached, the beach
upon which Paul was shipwrecked,
the fords at which Jordan was passed,
the Red sea bank on which were tossed
thecarcasses OF the drowned Egyptians.
A man said; Il went to the Holy
Land an iniidel, came back Chris
tian. ] could not help IT,
| am not shocked at the idea OF
building a railroad TO the Holy Land:
| wish that all the world might go and
see Golgutha and Bethlehem. II we
cannot afford % pay for muleteers
now, perhaps when the rail train goes
we can afford to buy a ticket from
Constantinople to Joppa, and 50 we
will get % SEQ the Holy Land Then
LET Christians trayelI God speed the
rail trains, and guide the steamships
this night painting across the deep in
the phosphorcscent wake Of the shining
feet of him who from wave cliff 10
wave cliii trod the stormed Tiberias.
/ The japanese come across the water
and see onr civilization, and examine
our Christianity, aud 90 back and tell
the story, and keep that empire rock
ing until Jesus shall reign
where'er the sun
DOES his successive journeys run.
And the firearms, with which the
infdel traveller brought down the Arab
horseman and the jackals Of the des-
ert, have been surrendered TO The
church, and we reach forth our hands,