The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-10-22
:. :. HARRIS, Eaitor.
rrr VOICE ar acp AND NATURE PRO
CLAM THAT EVERYTHING SHALL
DE- Taur 70 ITS KIND.

NAMlM H8At 9t@"tee~
nE Taux 70 ITS KIND.
Creation II the most sublime theme |
that has ever engaged the attention of
man. AN through the agca the great
eat minds have been rife In their spec
ulallona concernIpg II, Philosophers,
historians, poets, theologlans, iogi-
clans. sclentlnls. have all In vain at
tempted 10 penetrate its mysteries.
We have climbed 30 almost dizzy
heights Al the knowledge of astrono-
nay. We have kept trace Of the cont
els Ia their flight aud have accurately
fnrelold lholr return to the range OF
our vision 10 the very hour, through
hundreds Of years Of wandering. We
have measured Che force aud speed Of
light through space and computed the
distance 10 the rcmoteat stars. We
have sol tho planets In a balance and
weighed them. with the aid Of the
modern telescope and speclrcscope
The secrets aud majestic beauties Of
the heavenly bodies are being spread
Ont belolo na like a panorama.
The age II too utilltarian 10 be he
oatlnilcd with the mere acquisition Of
lhla kuowledge. We have made prac-
teal llaos Of these discoveries. Wehave
climbed over mountains aud under
seas aud belled the globe with the
electric current and brought the ends
u the earth together. We have made
the touch Of button felt around the
world. We have made q whispering
gallery Of the air Aml speaking tube
81 the oceans. We have In a hundred
ways made the forces 81 nature contri-
butte 10 our daily wants and nocturnal
,plcasurse. steam and electricity are
the pack horses % tho nineteenth
century. n can 40 longer be said
that "thc wind bloweth where Il list
ETH thou nearest the sound thereof,
bat cannl not tell whence Il cometh
and whittier Il goeth." We tell be-
h,gehand Of lss coming and It's going.
Net with al these achievements we
stand Ia utter ignorance at the outer
porlala ~ creation. We know nothing
az the ilrul nor dual cause. We may
follow Milton IA scaling the battle
monla III heaven. % Dante IN his Wis
~ ~ The regions q the inferno, yet
reason tells ~ that these are but the
Illehls ol genius pleasing hgments OF
splendid imagination; that beyond
4 clreumscrlhed circle all Il unknown
aud nnknowAhle. IAfe aud death are
the great mysteries. What produced
the one. 81 whatshall follow the other,
halllea human Investigation. Here is
erected wall where reason halls aud
faith hcglna.
nnl whether true OF not, the blhll-
cal account ~ creation has thus far
stood lla ground and has been unsup-
planted hy any other hypothesis OF
geneunlly accepted theory. While not
universally Aeceptcd, Il has been large
II ~ by the master minds Of every
nge.
IA i lhe purpose Of this article to
nloIrlS dwell "a one Of these univer-
sally accoplcd truths liisthis' EVERY
thing shall he true to is kind Both
nature aud The scriptures proclaim that
Il y The omnipolent mandate that
every tree, and vine, and dover, aud
ahrah: he beasts a. the field the
fowls 81 the air; the fishes Of the sea,
shall bring forth fruit after their kind !
and man, the calmlnalion OF perfect
creation, shall b. NO exception 10 the
unlvorsal rule. II the linlte mind can
prebc ne initiate. u makes clear the
truth that there shall be no delormi.
llea er monstrosltles IN nature. HUI
man fruaka physical, moral, aud In
trlleciual dsgeneraey and decay, Is the
penalty Cor the violation II the divine
decroa Unlcs The hihle aud nature
prsrlalm unlFulhs, ltls the divine pur-
poee that there shall be progress to.
wards peEtcclaon, and not deteriora-
tlon aud degeneration. These are the
unml~s.kable and AccenluAtcd truths
taught IS rca~n, nature aud the
ncsipturoN Fhcre Is no mixture Of the
oAk with tlsp plne. o. TIE olive aud the
magnolia. HAD there been the world
would be wllhoat the grandeur IT it,
h,resls The CALIFORNIAN would not
have xAse,l into mid.air 20 reach the
l,ltlnees of aAcir great trees. Tbs Jews
Noald nof have sung their sweet songs
.,i.oul sho ceiars o. Lebanon. There
ronla b. 40 disNnct and delicious va
eiIes ~ ffults
Misunderstanding the lAborioas ~
,rohcs Of Darwin, ne animals aud
s0is. uhcihef eild "a domesticate,i.
4 Ne <Anse story.
tas ssheaea lssas,s.t 10 ais sarsass tsus
serves ~ esnnatsal rites iavnslsts.
- eolt iuas1sseaos eseiy shagm be soos.
4s msiks Weaknesses q ,he STATED, n,sk
ste seieinx d@ea pr,sa esc-a aaa gugrle
ssuilpes "a . ssersAisss eve sSraores
vs. 'sotls Niss 81 afopsi mats G. aua.
kle.hct cs1eait nakla al 10 ass sec.
~ esest ~ilN seiulei u.sssssrs essuld sn.ouna.
3. smh.xaaul pF.iet 4 saas,arsi levc.
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a. aatie<aie 30 uasssai corarccr.
~ ~ ~ wa kee0a e&es theoiti Al aisht
antt saA ~ 41sAs wiaxs ana ss0eai>a ssss,
Wa an dpa pasaaaear. r6s a~aatcoas gaep
NHst iAt xhesss icyes a tAsa p.oz0uitoss
~htN IS ~ sqs.ae lessted tAsy sxas
~ a. ssa atiis sna 8 gAt tsr uns,'d
fh.e ftames sast VI. vssssaas se,oufs ..sov- q
tbs ~ sud sl.s 49, That knew their
mAsles's eTih in the days when the
eu'toges we're written have gotten
- h,Ithsl aims Ia knowledge aud are
n ~ and the 49, stil They are nos
the prgenilors ~ ne Tacc horse Of
onE lAz. Fhk uaenifeent animal, -
po e,ot h Ummeiry, aud form. aud
m<vapent h ne result q careful
IN nus ard ne sarvlvAi az the fitteSt
81 hss klna. Tia AaaleAnaation even
uith Qecics q hls eva kind has ne
4ail a In such monstroslty--sach $
aif,tmal,on that Il = incapaele q
rorr .iaciion.
Aell i with Tue hover orssrs - q i
viii he higher orlers q sentlont e.s-
Ine> TIE highest physical and intel
Ia...,.l Yrs hAve been rcAcled an,ens
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