The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-11

Of the EARTH? The earth has no foun-
dation" Christian philosophy comes
and finds that the word as translated
foundation" may be better trans
lated sockets" So now see how It
win read If It is translated right,
Where vast. thou when | set the
sockets on the earth2" Where is-the
socket? Il is the hollow Of Gods
hand-a socket large enough for any
world TO turn in.
Worldly philosophy said: What an
absurd story about Joshua making the
sun and moon stand still II the world
had stopped an instant. the whole uni-
verse would have been out OF gear"
Stop, said Christian philosophy;
mot quite so quick" The world has
two motions one on It's own axis and
the other around the sun. It was not
necessary in making them stand stili
that both motions should be stopped
only the one turning the world on its
own axis. There was no reason why
the hating OF the earth should have
Jared and disarranged the whole uni
verse Joshua right and God right;
infdelity wrong every time ! knew it
would be wrong thank God that the
time has come when Christians need
not be scared at any scientific expiora-
tion. The fact is that religion and
science have struck hands Ia eternal
friendship and the deeper down geol-
ogy can dig and the higher up astroa-
omy can soar an the better for ns.
The armies OF the Lord Jesus Christ
have stormed the ohservatories OF the
worlds science and from the highest
towers have flung out the banner OF
the cross and Christianity now from
the obserYatorios al Albany and
Washington stretches out IT'S hand
toward the opposing scientific weapon,
crying. There IS none like that; give
IL me-" ] was reading OF Herschel.
who was looking at a meteor through
a telescope. and when 1t came over
the face Of The telescope it was so pow
erful be had to avert his eyes. And
it has been Just so that many an as
tronomer has gone into an obserya-
tory and looked up into the midnight
heavens and the Lord God has through
some swinging world famed upon his
vision, and the learned man cried out.
who am II undonel Unelean,
Have mercy, Lord Cod"
Temptation of the traveller
Again. ! remark that the travelling
disposition of the world. which was
adverse 70 morals and religion, IS to
be brought on our side The man that
went down 10 Jericho and fell amid
thieves was a type OF a great many
travellers There is many a man who
Is very honest az home who when he is
abroad has his honor alched and his
good habits stolen There are but very
few men who can stand the stress of
an expedition Six weeks az a water
ing place have ruined many a man.
10 the olden times God forbade the
travelling Of men for the purposes or
trade because or the corruptne lnfu-
ences attending g. A good many men
now cannot stand the transition from
one place 20 another Some men who
seem TO be very consistent here In the
way 0f keeping the Sabbath when they
get into Spain on the Lords day all
ways 60 out 30 see the bun fights
Plato said that no city ought TO be-
built nearer 10 the sea than ten miles
lest il be tempted 20 commerce. But
this travelling disposition " the world
which was adverse 10 that which Is
good is 90 be brought on our side
These mail trains why. they take our
bibles. these steamships they trans
port our missionaries, these sailors
rushing from city 70 city all around
the world are 10 be converted into
Christian heralds and 30 out and
preach Christ among the heather ma
tions The gospels are infinitely null
tiplied In beauty and power since Rob
inson and Thompson and Burckhardt
have come back and talked 10 as
about SLOAN and Capernaum and Jer-
usalom. pointing out 10 ps The lilies
about which Jesus preached, the
beach upon which Paul was ship
wrecked. the fords at which Jordan
was passed. the Red Sea bank on
which were tossed the earcasses OF the
drowned Egyptians. A man said. Il
went to the Holy Land an inhdel
came back a Christian. I could not
help a."
Universauty % Religion.
So It has also been with the learn
ing and eloquence Of the world Peo-
pie say, Religion is very good Cor aged
women. it Is very good for children.
but not for men, But We have IN the
roll Of Christ's host Mozart and Han
del IN music. Canova and Angelo in
sculpture. Raphael and Reynolds in
painting. Harvey and Boerhaave in
medicine Cowper and Scott in poetry,
Grotlus and Burke IN statesman ship.
Boyle and Leibnitz In philosophy
Thomas Chalmers and John Mason IN
theology. The most brilliant writings
Of a worldly nature are an agioW with
Scrirturai ailusions.
Samuel \. Southland was mighty in