The Progress., 1897-12-24
GEOLOGY OF THE BIBLE.
Rev. DR.. Talmage Discourses on
God Among the Rocks"
Science Serves to Confirm tho Testimony Of
the Book OF Books-Divine De-
Hberation-A Thousand
Years rs = Day.

IN the following sermon Rev. T. De.
ltt Ialmage discusses subject of In
.ereet TO all: 'The Geology Of the BIZ
Ole. or, God Among the Rocks It Is
based on the text:
And when they came to Nachon,s thresb,r
G roor' Ozzan put forth his hand to the ark Of
aoo, ana took hold OF 1t; for the oxen shook II.
And the anger OF the Lord was kindled arainst
ozznh and God smote him there for his error:
nea . u ae died by the arkof GodII sam
band OF music is coming down tha
road, comets blown, timbrels struck
harps thrumined. and cymbals clapped.
al LED on by David. who was himself :
musician. They are ahead of a wagon
On which Is the sacred box called the
~ ARK The yoke of oxen drawing th
wagon tmperiled it. Some critics saw
mat the oxen kicked, being struck
with the drivers goad, but my knowl-
edge OF oxen leads me to say that If on
not day they see q shadow of tree
OF wall, they are apt to suddenly shy
on 20 get the GOODNESS of the shadow.
tnlnk these oxen SO suddenly turned
nuS 1ne sacred box seemed about to
lpse. and be thrown to the ground.
3 uxzah rushed forward and laid hold OF
the Ark to keep 1t upright. But he had
had been given by the Lord that no
one, save the priest. under any circuu.
stances, should touch that box. Nervons
and excited, and irreverent, Uzzah dis
oOeyed when he took hold of the ark.
ana ne died as consequence. In ali
9aReS, ana never more so than in our
own Day. there are good people all the |
LIME AFRAID that the Holy Bible, which |
- tne sacred ark Of our time, will be |
upset and they have been q long while |
AFRAID That science, and especially pe-
oiogy, would overthrow it. While we
are not forbidden to touch the HOLY
hooS' and, on the contrary, are urged
70 Iondie and study it, anyone who is
AArald OF the overthrow of the book is
8rea.iy OFFENDING the Lord with his
sunDe,ae1: The oxen have not yet been
'yoked which can upset that ark Of the
worlds salvation. Written bv tha I,
Lord Almighty. He is going to protect
at until its mission is fulfilled and
tnerc shall be no more need of Bible
because all its prophecies will have ,
iceen fulfilled and the human race will !
have exchanged worlds.
trumpet and violin or very differ
ent instrument, but they NAV be j
piayed in perfect accord. So the Bible !
account Of the creation Of the worId .
1nd the geological account are differ !
enI One story written on parchment
sna the other on the rocks, and vet In {
and eternal accord. The word ! :
gay: repeated in the first chapter of
senesia. has thrown into paroxysms at
;raucism many exegetes. The Hebrew {
Vord yom" OF the Bible means some u
:iIues what we call day, and some !;
lMes II means ages; it may mean '
wenty-four or hundred milIion =,
'ea.s The order of creation as writ t,
en- 1n.the Book of Genesis is the order of, n
reation discovered by geologists' crow 8,
ar. Some many Uzzahs have been b
erviously rushing about for fear the q,
'rong oxen OF scientific discovery d
onld upset the Bible that went
'mewhat apprehensively to look into IL
e matter, when / found that, bi
g Bible and geology agree in saving va
81 Hrst were built the rocks; then ga
9 plants greened the earth; then ga
lrtno creatures were created. from til
nnOW to whale: then the ,v,x,,.. $50 Il re.