The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07

the splendor OF material systems as re.
vealing the thoughts OF their creator.
breathed forth this sweet prayer: II
thank thee, God. that | am permitted to
think thy thoughts after thee" Likewise
Hugh Miller, celebrated In science and
literature and who has bestowed upon both
science and the Bible the most critical at
tention leaves this testimony to be pom
dered by the thinkers OF the world The
latent scientific prophecies or anticipauons
of the word of God seem to have been %
deeply imbedded In the sacred text that
the world has not seen them hitherto, nor,
indeed. could see them now we're 1t not
that our advancing science Is revealing
them, and II is only as the fullness OF tho
time comes In the brighter light OF In
oreasing scientific knowledge, that these
grand old oracles of the Bible, so apparent
ly simple, so narvelously pregnant with
meaning, stand forth. cleared OF all er-
roneous human CLOSES and yindlcated rs
the inspired testimonies of Jehovah
Prof Dana. whose scientific publications
place him before the world as foremost
philosophic naturalist. pays this tribute
10 the Old Book that has blessed mankind
and laid the foundation stones OF our
civilizations 'The grand Old Book of God
will stand. and this earth. the more Its
leaves are turned and pondered, the more
will 1t sustain and illustrate the sacred
word." / would close the list with the
name OF Henry Drummond, whose faithful
life is still fresh before the world and OF
whom one OF his comrades said Ito write
his life would be like writing a history
OF fragrance" He was famous as a
philosopher, scientist and vigorous and
independent thinker. The world is In
debted to Or. George Adam Smith. the
famous author, for a complete biography
of the loved Drummond. Why such =
man as Drummond should die at IS. after
Two years of excruclating pain, passes un.
Outstanding. He left his unmistakable tes-
timony 10 his belief in the Bible, Chris
tiauity and Christ not only In the sweet
tribute of his books, but chiefly in the
tr!umphs of Christian faith in his death.
There was not only an uncouquerable
courage. but the cloud piercing vision and
the divine peacefulness. Here are Or,
Smiths words concerning the last hours
which Drummond spent on. earth: He
did not speak of reli glou more than he
had done in the days Of his strength yet
you felt it was there, as natural and I'M
forced in the face of death as 1t had been
in the fullness of life. Sometimes he
asked us to pray ana to read the New
Testament This Is the Book one always
comes back to-. These were among his
last words and they will live forever" The
star OF nature led these men to the feet
OF Jesus Look again al the text: When
they saw the star they rejoiced with ex-
ceeding great Joy" Whether this star was
conjunction OF worlds or was a super
natural phenomenon in it We see tho
science Of astronomy surTendering 10
Christ. Worlds ablaze, worlds in worship
worlds everywhere in vast immensely for
4 Christ That star was more than real In
It's acknowledgment OF Christ, its divine
Lord It was prophetic that one day this
/ dlsoyal world would come back to con-
Tess Its king. The scientific learning of
the world at the feet of Jesus, Science
confessing Christ,
4 We are then led to conclude that Jesus
( is the center of the universe and of every
truly great life. That distinguished scholar
4 Or hendrick OF Rochester university in
I MS exposition of the Epistle to the Romans
significantly says: The B Bile is the mi
| crocosm of the universe, the Epistle to the
] Romans is the microcosm of the Bible The
/ Bible solves the problem of human his
tory; the Epistle to the Romans solves the
/ problem of the Bible" Then, sweeplnc
! over the whole range of universal history
the ages OF human sin. the Heaven.
black with wrath--then over the equally
wide range and still deeper potency of re-
compton, Paul sees the full currunt o
divine and human life convergiug II
Christ. And 1t Ia always true that al
broad researches in history and nature
. strangely lead up TO Christ, from whom
there bursts on the scene OF human dark
ness and despair a divine light SO tina
Jesus is the center of the world's redemp
tion and who justly said 10 perlshng suf
fering humanity: Come unto me all v,
that labor and are heavy laden and | viii
give YOU rest Likewise he Is the snure,
Of the worlds truest progress-the morn.
ing star OF human life The closing
words of the author of Ecce Deus ar,
forceful because so true: To-day the grea
question that is stirring meas hearts Il
their depths is. Who Is this Jesus Christ
His life is becoming to many o. us new
life as II we had never seen word OF II
There is round about an Influence 81
strange so penetrating, go subtle, and vel
so mighty, that are obliged 10 ask tn,
great heaving world of time 20 he silen
for awhile that we may see iuSt wat W,
are, and where we are That influence Il
the life of Jesus Christ. To be rid Of 1
we must walk backward blotting out on
history as we go; we must strike out oul
hest experience in Joy and in sorrow, anC
quench into eternal gloom the purest am
most helpful hope that illumines our pres
ent and future life" This same Jesus WHIT
has attracted tho scientific thinkers of tn,
! world for more than 1900 years Is, then
tho foundation for the worlds hope, anC
the longing souls of men find rect In him