Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-25


earth is simply an absurdity. where
vast thou says God. when set the
foundations Of the esrthT The earth
has no foundation" Christian phi |
iosophy comes and finds that the word |
as translated foundations" may be |
better translated Sockets" So now
see how IL will read IL IL Is translated
right: "Wherc vast thou when set
the sockets OF the earth?' Where Is
the socket? IL il the hollow of Gods
hand--a socket large enough for any
world TO turn i'm.
Worldly philosophy said: what an
absurd story about Joshua making the
sun and moon stand still III the
world had stopped an instant the
whole universe would have been out OF
gear" stop" said Christian philoso-
phy; mot quite SO quick The world
has two motions-one on its own axis
and the other around the sun IL was
not necessary in making them stand
still that both motions should be
stopped--only the one turning the
world on its own axis. There was no
reason why the halting OF the earth
should have Jared and disarrangcd
God right: infidehty wrong every time.
l knew Il would be wrong. / thank
| God that the time has come when
Christians need not be scared at any
scientific exploration. The fact is that
religion and science have struck hands
in eternal friendship. and the deeper
| down geology can dig and the higher
I'D astronomy can soar all the better
| for US. The armies of the Lord Jesus
| Christ have stormed the observatories
OF the worlds science and from the
| highest towers have flung ont the ban
ner of the cross. and Christianity now
from the observatOries at Albany and
Washington stretches out its hand to-
ward the opposing scientific weapon
crying: There is none like that; give
II me-" was reading OF Herschel, who
was looking at a meteor through q
telescope. and when IL came over the
face of the telescope IL was so power
ful he had TO avert his eyes. And II
has been Just so that many an astrono
mer has gone into an observator.
and looked mp into the midnight heav
ems, aud the Lord God has through
some swinging world famed upon hi
vision. and the learned man cried out
who am I? Undonel Uncleani Hav'
mercy. Lord Cod"
Again. I remark that the travelling
disposition OF the world, which wa
adverse To- morals and religion, Is Z
be brought on our side. The man tina
went down TO Jericho and fell ami
thieves was a type OF great man
b travellers. There is many a man VIII
s il very honest at home who when n
is abroad has his honor flched an
r. his good habits stolen. There are hu
I very few men who can stand the stres
p Of an expedition Six weeks az W;
| ,ering place have ruined many MAJ
p In the olden times God forbade N
q travelling of men for the purpose 4
n trade because Of the cOrrupting inf
I ences attending a.. 4 good many me
now cannot stand the transition fro
B. one place TO another. Some men WI
s. seem To hc very consistent here in n
s. way of keeping the Sabbath when the
4 get into Spain on the Lords day a
% ways 90 out Ia see the bulihght
Ir Plato said that no city ought 20
H. built nearer TO the sea than ten mil
le lest il be tempted 20 commerce. Is
IL this travelling disposition OF the wor
H. which was adverse TO that which
.c good is 90 be brought on our sid
h. These mail trains, why. they take o.
n Bibles; these steamships. they tran
Id port our missionaries; these sailor
n rushing from city 20 city all aroui
r. the world. are To he converted in
xe Christian heralds and go out a
ld preach Christ among The heath
" nations. The Gospels are iDfnits
he multiplied in beauty and power sin
he Robinson and Thompson and Bur
Is hardt have come back and talked
lie us about SLOAN and Capernaum n
rs Jerusalem, pointing out To us the iii
about which Jesus preached. the bea
er upon which Paul was shipwrecked. I
is fords at which Jordan was passed. I
hi Red sea bank on which were toss
* the earcasses of the drowned Egg,
al tlans. a man said: 81 went 20
re Holy Land an infidel. / came bacl
ch Christian. l could not help IT."
ed am not shocked, as some have be
err at the building of railroads In
of Holy Land. wish that all the wO
1 . might go and see Golgotha and BE
In iehem. How many who could not
ford muleteers now easily bay tick
,ur from COnstantinopie to Joppai III
All let Christians traveli God speed
ain rail trains and guide the steamsh
he this night painting across the deep
Is the phosphorescent wake of the 81
SITS ing feet of Him who from wave elf
sts wave cliff trod bestormed Tiber
es- The Japanese come across the wa