The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-27
OLD FOUNDATIONS
OF the Christian Faith Still Stand,
Says Col. White.
HIS ELOQUENT LECTURE GIVEN
Again a. the second Presbyterian church
Last Night TO Very Large Audience,
and Received with tho iIear,i,., Apprs-
Californian Answer to Col. bob inser-
soil which Ha. Made Deep Impression
Wherever 1t Ha. Been Heard.

Last night at the Second Presbyterian
church Col, Robert White repeated his
lecture in answer to Col. Robert Inger-
soils agnostic arguments-"The Old
Foundation still Stands" There was a
large audience present, In fact the
house was Allied. and the lecture made
q deep and favorable impression. The
colonel united In a very effective way:
Impressive delivery, good style ana
depth OF thought.
Holding In his hand a COPY Of the lee
ture THE Foundation Of Faith. Colo
mel White remarked that this lecture
had recently been delivered III this city
by q man of fine personal appearance
and OF rare gifts OF language, TO an I'M
mense audience, at the price OF one dol
lar head.
In this lecture Ingersoll speaks OF our
God and Father MS IAN impossible mon
ster" ian unthiukable God" he said
that the Old Testament scriptures con.
tained falsehoods and blunders; that
they were absurd; and that, as n toun.
dRtion OF faith, they had crumbled. and
with them, the New Testament also.
He remarked that an observer, in eS-
amining this lecture. could not fail to
notice that It's author did not stop to
deal with facts as they are. but seemed
satisfied TO rely upon his own bold as
sertions.
Colonel White then proceeded to an.
swer each attack made upon the Old
Testament.
Mr.. IngeEsoIl asserted that Noses de-
ciared that 1.-THE Universe had been
created in six days" and that "geolo-
gists had demonstrated that the author
of Genesis was mistaken rs to the age
OF the world"
After saying that he was not q sophlst
and that he had no excuse to make for
the Almighty or for anything contained
in His word. the speaker said that
Moses had not 80 said, and that gcolo-
gists had not so demonstrated.
Tell me. he asked. do the six days" OF
Genesis the first. by any fair interpreted
ton, include that great, unknown, re-
mote antiquity, hidden In the depths OF
the eternal ages-that beginning, In
which God created the Heaven and the
Earth?
God created c'Bara" Is the word in
the Originally, In the beginning, not only
the earth but the heaven alSo-the ma
terlal universe. 1t was the earth. not
the heaven. which was without form. In
chaos. And the Spirit Of God moved
upon the face OF the waters. The crea-
tive quickening power OF the Almighty
made the preparation for the changing
OF that earth into habitable globe.
upon which man. with q living soul
might dwell.
The fact is that the modern Reologist,
surrounded by his library and appar-
atus. may take Genesis the First as
stating in broad outline. his creed con-
corning the origin OF the world. Say
another 6l7 men Of science short time
since drew up n manifesto, declaring
that after diligent research they had
found the Bible TO be In perfect accord
with true science.
The arguments of the greatest of Nv
ing infidels were all answered, one by
one. In a logical and forcIble way. and
the lecture gave great deal OF comfort
10 many Christian believers.