New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-17
"THE Sun 20 UOIE.'
4 DISCIPLE or JASPER. ARMED WITH THE BIBI.E
AXD HIs ow% IRRESISTIBLE logic.
coMBATs THE THEORIES OF
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The traditions Of ac:ronomy were shak N way DOWN
10 their roofs last night by lecture winch samuel
Miller Of Columbia. y. =. delivered before small
bu, dccplv impressed audience Ia ,h, assembly hi.,
Of the United Charities building. In East Twenty
second-st In a circular letter he had previously an
noUnced his intention of disprovins the faliacy ned
so obsiinaicy by generations Of unenlgh'"ncd men.
that The motion OF the Is optical Illusion. His
subject was The Bible versus Copernicus' and his
armo~ was a CODY OF the Scriptures and his per
suasvc eioquence. He will talk on Mature versus
Coperncus" tonight. with The all OF some foTni-
dable homemade apparatus. which Is siill further 20
d.sprove the pcrnlcous theory OF solar and
will then charge an admission fee Of 20 cent?.
Tribune reporter wandered into the room az
O'Clock Uhc eventful hour appointed last night ana
found 1t occupied by several rows Of inviting chairs.
the apparatus already mentioned and pitcher OF
ice water. which not molested. Tho circular
describes the apparatus being OF UNIQUE design.
Tie reporter cannot improve on this definition.
After few minutes the Jantor and 4 small boy
entered cautiously The janitor remarked that II
was past 8. and the figure OF Mr. Miller emerged,
clad IN black from the ante door and ascend
ed the platform. This is what We might call a
small audience" said he. beginning his remarks,
like L true loeician. with Il statement OF undeniabc
fact But | remember one occasion when ! de
livered "A scientific lecture before very small au-
dience that represented the wealth OF intellect In
that place assume that this is the case to-
night No one yenluTcd 10 say him nay.
Al this point the Janitor dis"ppcared, the small
Miller launched into his subject. Three nquiring
strangers thrust their heads through ia" door Il
little later and attracted by the Speaker earnest
words ard gestures. and concluding thai II WAS
safe to slipped noISelrssly in and hid them
selves among the audience:
Mr. Miller began by stating that the thought of
combating the lore OF centuries weighed his conr-
age down Ike lead. bui That. supported bS tnr IN
snred Word he would undertake the task. lie
read at length from me iirS' cn"p,ef o, H.
and called attention TO the idct mat "hic Inc
proud science OF astronomy said the earth re
volved about the sun. the Bible account distinctly
implied that this planet was me centre ABOUT
Which IN. sun moon and stars rcyOlvcd. Not CON
tent with this demonstration. hc procccded sun
furpher. lie read passages from me ia'lis, IRON
Ioh Joshua Amos and Isaiah, all supporting the
rruth of his belief. one OF them, IN fact distinctly
staiirc that in a certain instaLce the sun went
dcv,n" lie craDhIeilly described JoShua'S success
T., ,raLipr The sun stand still and remarked most
iinpressively that the palfihrcns waiheu muen
closer 10 God than modern men. ana thry believed
me sun moved. lie also asserted that the lIood
US caused by water foreign 10 this world ana
,Iaacsndinc from the 'frmament. could the cart n
be drowned In its own waters: ne & dGmanneo laiH L.
man by his coatcoilar and stretch ms h'ish TO the
moonT lima.
Miller wheel ID out disk of orange cloth IN front
Of a hand-painted picture OF tee sun moon, STATS rs
ana ear which he sad wa5 Ist 49, IL ,, ',v" an ~,
s an lis diameter its surface This. said
he represents the proportion In size that the
A. ~ emn The great light this little speck.
Geek Oh We modern men. for more light and less
SUI" sirhe Lecture closed with brief defence OF the
cc,int,res the speaker nad quoted. and the audi
ence thoughtfuy dspstsea u 9o .e n
nicus Mr. Miller is a farmer and machnst, , VINO
ho money 70 make 9o ns q oa'a ay ana He ees
however that II he can disseminate the truth he
Is is defending he will be imply repaid.