Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-08-31

'hey took their position in the OFT Of
the valley. And the tiers OF rock,
were occupied by the delegation OF in
'ermeoiate animals. and there was n
great aquarium and n canal leading
into Il through which came the mon
sters OF the deep to join the great con-
vention.
Ana on one table OF rock there wer,
Tour or hve primal germs unocr "A glass
case auo IN cup ON another table of
rock there was quantity OF uroto-
eia>n linen this gorilla OF the AZ
f'ean forest with his club pounded
again; Order! ordcr;" and then he
cried out; "Oh, you great thronr Of
beast and birds aud reptiles aud ia
sectS. have called YOU together TO
propose that we move un into the
human race and bc beasts no
longer Too long already have we
been hunted ana Gagged and harnesscd:
we shah stand il no longer. p
Al that speech the whole conven-
ton broke out into roars Of euthuSi.
asm like as though there were many
menagerieS being fed by their kecncrs.
and IL did seem as IL the whole convcn.
ton would march right no and take
possession of the earth and the human
race. But an old lion arose. his name
white with many years. and hc nj
tered has voice, and when that old
lion uttered his voice all the other
beasts OF the forest were stin. and
he said; Peace, brothers and sisters
OF the forest l think We have boon
placed ia the spheres for which we
were intended; ! think our Creator
knew the place that was good for IS. %
lie could proceed no further, Tor the
whole convention broke out la
an uproar like the house OF
commons when the Irish cues.
ton comes up, or the Ameri.
can congress the night OF adjourn
ment, and the reptiles hiss with indir-
nation AZ the lconiue Gambetta. and
the frogs croaked their contempt. and
the bears growlcd their contempt. and
the panthers snarled their dissEst.
and the insects buzzed and buzz.d
excitement, and though the ro-
rilla OF the African forest with his club
pounded. Order, order there was no
order, AND there WAS thrustinr out
Of adderine sting. and swinging OF
elcphantinc tusk. and "A stroke of beal,
and "a swing of claw until il seemed as
II the convention would be massacred.
just az that moment at the door Of
this natural amphithcatcr of the for
est. the curtain of the leaves lifted.
and the bolts and bars OF the tree
branches were showed baciS, ami there
appeared Agassiz aud Audubon. and
>ilhman, and Moses And Apass y
cried out, "Oh. YOU beasts OF the
forests, / have studied vour
ancestral records and found
You always have been beasts.
YOU always viii be BEASTS; be con-
tented 10 be beasts. And Audubon
aimed his gun AT bald-hcadcd enple
which dropped from the gallery. and
MS D. struck serpent that was winding
around one Of the pillars TO get no
higher And siliman threw "A rock OF
the tertiary formation at the mammals.
and Moses Numbered: Every beast
after IFS kind. every bird after its kind.
every fish after its kind. And
lol the parliament of wild beasts
was prorogued and went home
20 their constituents. and the
bat flew out into the night. and the
lizard skunk under the rock. and the
gorilla went back TO the jungle. and "A
hungry wolf passing out ate up the
primal germs, and n clumsy buffalo up
set the protoplasm, and the lion went
10 his lair, and the eagle went 20 his
eyrie, and the whale went To his pal
ace OF crystal and coral. and there was
peace-pcace ia the air, peace in the
waters, peace in the fields. Man in
his places the beasts OF the earth in
their places
But, my friends. evolution j. not
only infidel and atheistic and absurd;
IL is brutalizing in its tendencies II
there IS anything in the world that
viii make u man bestiai in his habits
II is the idea that he was descended
from the beast Why. according 70
the idea OF these evolutionists. we are
only "A superior kind OF cattle. sort
Of Attorney among other herds To
be sure, we browse on better PASTURES.
and we have better stall and better
accommodations. but then we arc only
Southdowns among the great hoclss OF
sheep. Born Of beast, TO die like "a
beast; for the evoIutionists have no
idea of "a future world.
They say the mind Sc only a SUI
perior part OF the body. They say
our thoughts are only molecular
formation. They say when the body
dies the whole nature dies. The slab
OF the sepuleher is not milestone
on the journey upward. but q wall
shutting rs into eternal nothingnsss
We all die aiike-tbe co w.. the morse.
the sheep, the man, the reptile An
limitation is the heaven Of the evoiu-
ZIONIST From such a stcnchful and
damnable doctrine Ia rn away Com
pare that idea Of your orign-au idea
filled with the chatter OF ares aud the
bliss OF scrpents and she croas OF fro-s
TO an idea ina one or two stanzas
which ] quote from an old book OF more
than Demosthcnic or Homeric or Dan
tesque power: What is man. that Thou
art mindful OF MIN? And the SON az
man, that Thou visitest him2 Thou has
made him little lower than the angels
and hast crowned him with glory and
honor Thou madest him % have do
minion over the works 81 Thy hand;
Thou has put all things under bis feet.
All sheep and oxen. yea. and the beasts
OF the field. the fowl Of the air. and
the FISH OF the sea. and whatsoever
passetn through the paths Of the seas.
o Lord, our LORD. how excellent Is
Thy name in on the earth
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