The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-16

drivers goad, but my knowledge OF
oxen leads me 10 say that II on lot
day they see a shadow Of a tree or
wall they are apt 10 suddenly shy on
10 set the cOolnees OF the shadow. ]
think these oxen 90 suddenly turned
that the sacred box seemed about 10
upset and BE- thrown 70 the ground.
uzzah rushed forward and laid hold OF
the ark to keep Il upright. But he
had no right 10 do 10. A special COM
mand had been given by the Lord that
no one. save the priest. under any cir
cumstanccs. should touch the box.
Nervous. and excited. and irreverent,
uuah dlaobeyed when he took hold Of
the ark. and he died as a consequence.
In All ages, and never more 20 than
'Ah-nnr .oun. day, there are good people
ali the tine afraid that the Holy b.
bic. whiCa IA the second ark OF our
time. viii b. upset. and they have
been a long while afraid that science,
and especially geology. would over
throw H. While We are not forbidden
70 touch the Holy Book. and. on the
contrary. are urged 10 fondle and study
Il, any one who Il afraid Of the over
throw Of the Book Is greatly offending
The Lord with his unbelief The oxen
have not yet been yoked which can up
net that ark OF the worlds salvation.
Written by the Lord Almighty. he il
going 10 protect Il until its mission Il
fulfilled. and there shall be no more
need OF a Bible. because all rs prophe-
sizes viii have been fulhlled 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
the Bible account OF the creation Of
the world and tke geological account
arc dineFeHt One story written ON
parchment and the other on the rocks.
and yet In perfect and eternal accord.
The word day repeated in the frat
chapter OF Genesis. has thrown into
paroxysms Of criticism many exegetes.
The Hebrew word "Yom" Of the Bible
means sometimes what We call a day.
and sometimes Il means ages: Il may
mean twenty-four hours or a hundred
million years. The order Of creation
as written IN the Book Of Genesis u
the order OF creation discovered by
aeoloEints' crowbar. So many UEEahs
have been nervously rushing about Tor
fear the strong oxen OF scientific dis
'-ooEefy would upset the Bible that
went somewhat apprehensiyely to look
into the matter. when found that the
bible and geology agree In saying that
nrst 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 ckoirs were colored and
tuned. and the quadrupeds began 70
bleat. and below. aud neigh. What
Il an this fuss that has been filling the
church and the world concerning %
light between Moses and Agassl ?
There Il no nght at all. But Is not
the geological Impression that the
world was millions OF years building
antagonisilc TO the theory OF one
weeks creation In Gcnesls2 No. A
great house Il 10 be built A man
takes years 20 draw to the spot the
foundation stone and the heavy TIM
bcrs. The house Il about done. but
h Il not finished for comfortable resi-
dsncs suddenly the owner calls ln
npholsierers. plumbers. gas filters, pa
per hangers. and IN one week Il Is
ready for occupancy. Nov. Il requires
no stretch OF Imagination to realize
that GOd could have taken millions OF
yeau for the bringing OF the rocks
and the timbcrs Of this world togoth.
er. yet only one week more 10 make Il
inhabltable and TO furnish Il Tor hu-
man residence. Remember. also. that
al up and down the Bible the Language
% the times was used-common mar
lance-and u was not always to he
taken literally. Just az We say every
day that the world IL round. when ID
d not round. II 4 spheroldal- fat
tened AZ the poles and proiuboran, nj
the equator. Professor Smell. With his
chain Of trlangles and Professor Vaun
with the shortened pendulum Of his
clock. found Il was not round. but We
do not become critical OF any one who
says the world 10 round
But you DO not really believe that
story Of the deluge and the sinking OF
the mountains under the waveg Tel
ua something We can believe. "ne.
ilove that, says geology. FOR how a,
you account Tor those sea shells and
fca weeds and skeletons OF sea animal,
found on the top Of some Of the high.
est mouniains9 n the waters ala not
sometimes rise above the mountains
how dld those sea shells and sea weed.
and skeletons 10 sea ahlmals SGT there
DID you put them therc'"
But nov. DO you not really belloy,
that story about the storm % nre and
birthstone whelmlng sodom and Go.
m0fah, aud entupping Lots wife iu
such saline encrustations that she halt
ed a sack OF SALTY For the oonnrma'
iion OF that story the geolugis, Eoc.
70 that region. and after trying In vain
70 take a swim Ia the lake. 30 thicl
with salt he can not swim 1.-THE lak,
beneath which Sodom and Gomorral
lie burled-one drop Of the water s,
full OF sulphur ana birthstone that a
atings your tongue. and for hours yoy
can not get ria Of the nauseating droI
the scientist then digging down ant
fading sulphur on top Of sulphur
birthstone on top Of birthstone. went
"a round there are Jets. ana crsgs. ans
peaks Of salt. and n one Of them ili
not become he sarcophaEus Of Lott
Wits. thcy show you bow a human be
ing might IN that tempest have ben