The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-23
THE LESSON FROM BABEL.
DIR. George Disceurses on How God Dis
poses of Man. Proposals.

poses of MAN. Proposals.
Rev. W. r. George. ID. d., preached yes
terday morning in the First Presby terrain
church on tho subject. "Man Proposes,
but God Dlsposes." his text being the
story of the tower Of Babel in the eleventh
chapter of Genesis. DIR. George said the
history concerned itself with the progress
ana early settlement of the Hamitic race,
the descendants of the second son OF Noah
The blessings given by Noah 10 his three
sons were singularty fulfilled in their de-
scendanis. God shall enlarge Japhet
and he shall dwell in the tents OF shem."
is blessing fulfilled today in the restless
but successful eoionizing tendencies of the
Japhetlc race. whose dominion is enlarged
20 oil the whole earth.
The Hsmitic race was remarkable for its
architectural triumphs, and the winged
bulls and lions aud colossal figures dis
entombed in our own day by Henry Aus
ten Layard and others from Nineveh give
evidence OF their work and skill. The
pyramids Of Egypt and the Mexican ;ro-
phies also bear testimony to the same facts.
Whether or no. as generally taught,
Mesopotomia was the cradle of the race
and the Garden of Eden. or whether il is
Atlantis, as suggested by gnatius DonueIly.
or the North Pole, as taught by DR.. War
reD, of Boston. in which case the early
tribes would dtsperse along the lines of the
great mountain ranges. valleys and oceans
instead of laterAllY across them. il is Ger
tain from the sacred record as well "a
from the similar monuments left in their
wakes. that Babel vas the work Of the
Hamites. Their sin was disobedienre To
the divine command
God had told them Ia be fruitful and
multiply. 10 Fcplenlsh the earth and sub
due il. Instead of this. when they came
o. the plains of Shsnar. the determined 10
ecntFalixe themselves in city and 70 build
tower 20 pierce the clouds The object
of this tower was undoubtedly that of the
idolatroas worship Of the sun and
heavenly bodies. and also rallying point
Cor the inhabitants OF the level plain.
These men possessed important elements
Of character. They had a purpose and a
programme Ia life. Without A pur.
pose a man is like ship without a
tadder or compass. They also had snei.
zion. They desired 10 improve their con-
dition in life, They had self-reliance
and that Is good. They had skin. as Is
shown by the way they made their bricks
and baked them. They also aid their
work 80 thoroughly that these same bricks
with inscriptions on them remain and ara
deeipbesed IN oar museums today. The~s
Was enc important element omitted IN
their calculation. oaly one-Almirhtv
God--thst's all. They had let: Him out
Of their calculations. and lie unset them
all
There Is no great visible exertion of His
power lie contounjs their sueech - that
they could not comprehend each other.
that's all. But their work is ei'ectuaifv
frustrated. They proposed - build the
city: and God disposed Of sheEn. a. lie a..
says does, Yoa cannot shut Him our Of
Hts own universe.
nr. George :hen rapidly ske;chei In
stances q COTS inssrposisiou ia human
affairs. Abraham and Lot ia SCION.
Pharaoh ard Noses in Egypt. Nebachsd.
nersar and BalshssEar in Babylon. Ia.
man, Jonah, the rich fool and King Hsrod
are seripturAl examples Of this Bot
@odern history Is equally fall Of instances
where something. not ourselves has later.
issed 10 change the current Of affairs.
Napoleon proposed 20 conquer Russia
ana - become ihe one European ruler.
MADAM" said re ia response 10 the
ats = quotation Of this pyoysrb. "Msdars,.
both propose and dispose Did he ?
An early winter unsxampged In It's sever.