The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

drivers goad. but my knowledge OF
oxen leads me 10 say that II on a Lot
day they see a shadow Of a tree or
wall they are apt to suddenly shy on
10 get the coolnees OF the shadow
think these oxen 30 suddenly turned
that the sacred box seemed about 10
upset and be thrown 10 the ground.
uzzah rushed forward and laid hold OF
The ark 10 keep II upright But he
had no right to do 20. special com
mand bad been given by the Lord that
no one. save the priest. under any cir
cumstances. should touch the box.
Nervous. and excited, and irreverent.
Uzzah disoboyed when ne took hold Of
the ark. and he died as a consequence
n all ages. and never more 20 than
~ eur own day. there are good people
.iime afraid that the Holy 81
bic. which Is che second ark Of our
time, viii BE- upset, and they have
been a long while afraid that science.
ana especially geology. would over
throw H. While we are not forbidden
TO touch the Holy Book. and. on the
contrary, are urged to fondle and study
u. any one who Ia afraid OF the over
throw Of the Book Il greatly offending
The Lord with his unbellef The oxen
have not yet been yoksd which can up
Get that ark Of the worlds salvation.
Written by the Lord Almighty. he II
going 10 protect Il until its mission II
fulfilled. and there shall be no more
need OF Bible. because all lts prophe-
ai7a win have been FULFILLED and the
human race will have exchanged
worlds. A trumpet and a violin are
very different instruments. but they
may be played In perfect accord. So
tho Bible account OF the creation Of
the world aud the geological account
are different One story written on
pxfchment and the other on the rocks.
and yet IN perfect and eternal accord.
The word day" repeated In the FIRST
chapter OF Genesis. has thrown into
paro4yHms OF criticism many exegetes.
The Hebrew word "Yom" Of the Bible
means sometimes what we call a day.
and sometimes II means ages; II may
mean twenty-four hours or q hundred
million years. The order OF creation
~ written IA the Book Of Genesis Is
lho order OF creation discovered by
Eoologiuts' cpowbar. So many UEzahs
have been nervously rushing about for
fear the strong oxen Of scientific dis
covery would upset the Bible that
vent somewhat apprehensively TO look
into the matter. when found that the
Bible and geology agree In saying that
krut were built the rocks; then the
plants greened the earth: then marine
creatures were created. from mlnnow
10 whale: then the wings and threats
Of aerial cholrs were colored and
luned, and the quadrupeds began 10
bleat, and below. and neigh. what
j. an this fuss that has been filling the
church and the world concerning a
1ght between Moses and AgasslI ?
There Il no fight at all. But Il not
the geological impression that the
world was millions OF years building
anlagonistic 10 the theory OF one
weeks creation IN Genesis? No A
great house Is TO be built. A man
takes years 10 draw 10 the spot the
Foundation stone and the heavy tim
bera. The house IL about done. bat
Il Is not finished for comfortable resi-
denca suddenly the owner calls Ia
npholslerers. plumbers. gas filters. pa.
per hangers. and In one week II q
ready for occupancy. Now. Il requires
no stretch Of Imagination 10 REALM,
that God could have taken millions OF
rears for the bringing Of the rocks
and the tlmbers OF this world togeth.
or. YET only one week more 20 make Il
inhabllablc aud 20 furnish Il for hu-
man residence. Remember. also. that
All up and down the bible the Language
Of the times was used-common par.
iance-and "a was no, always TO bC
taken literally. just az we say every
day that the world IL round. when Il
a not round Il = spheroidal-ia t.
tened at the poles and pro,uherant a,
the equator. Professor Smell. with hts
chain Of trlanEles. aud Professor Warm
with the shortened pendulum OF IN.
clock. found Il was not round; but W,
do not become critical OF any one VIII,
says the world Is round.
But you do not really believe ha
story OF the deluge and the sinking %
the mountains under the wavoe Tel
ne something We can believe. 'ne
ileve that" says geology, FOR how a.
you account for those sea shells an
sea weeds and skeletons OF sea anims'
found on the top Of some Of the high
est mountains? II the waters dld uo
sometimes rise above the mountain
how did those sea shells and sea weed
and skeletons % sea ahlmals get ther
DID you put them theref'
But nov. DO you not really bele'
that story about the storm ~ frc an
birthstone wholming sodom and Cd
morrah. and cnNrapplng Lots wife
such saline encrustations that she hal
Cd a sack Of salt9 For the confirms
lion Of that story the geologlsi 500
10 that region. and after trying in val
"a take q swim IN the lake. so TIL,
with salt he can not swim 1.-THE lal
beneath which sodom and Gomorra
lie bnaed-one drop Of the water
fuI Of sulphur ana birthstone that
eiines your tongue. and for hours sd
can not get ria Of the nauseatlng dr.
the scientist then digging down az
nndlng sulphur on top Of sulphu
birthstone on top Of birthstone, Wa
III round there are jess. and crsss, Al
psaks Of salt. and II one Of them d
hol become the saFcophagus Of Lot
wife. they show you bow human ,