World's cresset., 1905-05-18

pGREATlON AND FORMATION ARE
NOT THE SAME. rs NOT TRUE.
The next in consideration IL the
definition OF the word "Tohu''
Bro. Perkins says II stands Tor the
two words, "WlTHouT FORM" then
further says II, means - ruin, a
wasta". The word without torn
4refered to is found ID (Gen. l-2.)
This does took as though Bro.
Perkins was in deep earnest, or be
would net have summoned all OF
athe Hebrew scholars to his assis-
'tance. But even this teaches us
that a man can be honestly wrong
And inorder 10 show Bro. Perkins
shat be is wrong, we will have to
weigh his proposition. So we say
TO you believing you to be a
scholar: ii The word 1Tohu'
means Is rnin, h waste"
Then you will have 70 say that
.Creatioh and Formation are two
different, works, unless you say
that God made u failure in his
~work OF Creation. We do not in.
rtend on writing 10 any Hebrew
scholar on this point, But we do
intend 10 appeal TO reason, Then
Bro. Perkins We reason on your
theory, that it Creation and f'r-
.sma,ion are the same and that
''Toha" means ruin, vast, then
God made n mistake, when He
spoke; after He had created "a
ruin, y waste" and looked upon it
land said that IL was good and very
good. Fer we reason that If those
two words mean the same, as they
are explained .bJ Bro. Perkins
then we would have tn read in the
firN ch Of Con. and frstl..verse in
the beginning God created "a rnln
4 waset" Oh. how uniounded.! how
untrneu! For is does read ia the
beginning God created the heaven
and the earth, and the Garth was
without form, ard void, and in the
~uglsh language neither one OF
the three words IL the above SEN
tsnce '.crsate' form" or void
means 81 ruin, a waste" and We
ara confident tina, there IS no He
brew scholar that will say they do
If their IS, We would love for them
10 write il down on paper and
send il TO the CxEssET for publica.
xion we challenge them to do so.
Tho Bro. says hat no has nothing
al stake but his integri.y--Tbis we
have nevor called in question.
Bat wo have and do call IN ques
lion his understanding on the sub.
,tsct now undsr discussion. And
: this places Bro. Perkins's under
ss,aodiag 10 question as we'll as my
own, and yet we suy th''does not
call 10 question the Bros. intcg.
e-.ity We are contideat there is a
many a man honestly wrong 'p
understanding, Dear'readers The
,,ouestion then, at the present ",
was tho earth. without form and
yoid after God created II: or WAS II
"A ruin, . waste. Or docs Gods
word make any difference IN the
.ssutcnces, or will Hebrew sch GLARS
say that they are the same on tins
point We shall not call 10 question
the integrity OF our readers. hut
their better judgement, ard com
prehension, on the arguments
produced and the readers should
decide and certainly will accord
ing to tho comprehension which
4heirbetter judgment gives them
on the evidence given on bott
>ssdes Of the question.
,The next We shall notice Of Bro
Perkins testimonies is, bis refer
euce to TIE 4 ch. Of Jer. beginning
with the 90 v. using this scripture
and his following quotations t
nrove that when God created th
heaven and tho earth that i was !
ruin, . waste BY trying . max
IL appear that Jer. had reference !
= later dste than the begin
aing, yet from his own words >
believed that We would be please
to say the prophs, bad direct r
ference to the time OF luen. =: