The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-08-14
A DESIGNER AND CREATOR.

A DESIGNER AND CREATOR.
The Observation-Disclosures of Atheism-Evi-
dences on Every Hand of Wise De-
sIgner and an Omnpotent Creator.
All true reason would say with an
apostle; Every house is builded by
some man; but He that built all things
is God" As, in beholding human
works we readily acknowledge build
err, and never hesitate to acknowledged
contriving mind, and an executing
hand; so, in scanning the works OF crea-
ton, in the heavens above US, and on
the earth beneath lis, how can it be
possible not to perceive the designing
mind of an infinite Architect and the
forming hand OF an Almighty BuilderP
Regarding the Universe as beautiful
house, can it be supposed that it had no
originator? Did it produce itselfP Was
it formed by its different materials ac-
cidentally coming together? If so,
whence came the materials themselves
Can we see no mind, no plan. no de-
sign in its various parts as related to
the whole?
While we never think OF denying that
every house must have a builder, how
can we deny that the universe had
correspondingly greater Builder, or fail
to acknowledge in the words of an
apostle that He that built all things is
GodP" Where we discover the most
unquestionable indications of design,
it is in the highest degree unreasonable
not to acknowledge a designer Reason,
as she casts her discerning eye over the
visible creation above us. enters her
emphatic protest against saying: There
is no God" Whenever we turn our
eyes throughout our world. and the sys-
tenn of worlds to which it belongs, we
behold the most striking manifestations
of Being of infinite wisdom and
power.
Confning our observation to the
globe which we inhabit, we may every
where meet with evidences of unerring
mind and unlimited capacity. The surface
of the earth abounds with positive
proofs of an intention and plan. In
the disposition and arrangement of its
several parts, there are the clearest in
dications of wise and benevolent con-
trivance. The diversified order by
which the mountains and plains, hills
and valleys. land and water, continents
and islands, oceans and rivers, over
spread the earths surface is full of
wisdom, such as utterly precludes the
idea OF mere chance in this perfec-
ton of arrangement. Were the earth
all one unbroken plain, it would be
naught but a vast desert. destitute of
all vegetation. and atfording no susie
nance TO either man or beast. The
mountains are necessary to attract the
clouds and imbibe their watery treas
ures, which they distribute to the lower
regions, in springs and streams, caus-
ing fertility to abound, while they
afford cooling supplies to satisfy the
thirst of all who have the breath OF life.
And then. were tho surface of the
earth all land, or all water, it would
come far short of the useful purposes
which it now subserves. Were it all
land, then the inexhaustible supply OF
vapors which is now afforded by the sea
and other aqueous hodies, would be GU,
off, thus removing the only sufficient
source of moisture to the earth which
is now preserved from being parched
to cinder-like surface by means Of
the condensation of the abundant vap.
Ors rising from oceans, lakes and rivers
and falling again in mists and rains tC
prevent universal aridity. What bu
design could have produced arrange
ments so pleasing and subscribing, as
well as absolutely necessary, all over
the worldp
The beauty and attractiveness, a.
well as the utility, OF our earthly abode
is much indebted to the variety which
exists in its towering heights and gen
tie elevations, its quiet valleys and yer
dant plains, its mighty oceans and ma
jestic rivers, constituting those Lowell,
landscapes which never fail to deligh
the eye. In the language Of Davi
Bates:
WHO can look on the earth
And view the varied beauty and the bloor
That fingers still, with Eden loneliness
Upon the mountain top and on the plain,
And say: There is no Godr"
| Not less useful than entertaining
this diversity, especially the inter
| spersing OF water with land, or Ian
with water. whereby invaluable faci
tiles of intercommunication are ful
nished to those who would go fror
place to place, or transport hither an
thither whatever belongs 10 traffic an
commerce. Truly are the diversifc;
lions of the earth's surface full of ben,
fit as we'll as delight. and at the sam
time they are replete with proofs