The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-04
GOD THE
CREATOR
Sunday School Lesson Tor Jan. 6. 1871
Specially Prepared ior This Paper

LESSON TCNT.-Genesls 1895 N'''
OF oEi'n11fs% TEXT -oin tho hee.nnns
cod created the heavens ana '"'
SFNEsis.-Tho title OF the book means means
ORIGIN. creation. heeinnihs ..'..n a.
to what Is known ass lNt $50 ,,,rif-
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u scRirrGRE RFFERENCEs. b. Jonn
fs.-- psalm 1870. Acts. HIi, Romans
.iir,i,i.' CREATION The story Of crea-
,.,, Is ioid in thr simplest and hrrie-.
.rI most orderly way, as II To Wl..'
..feflhfv or the mind and memory 'i
IMAM. as. indeed. It has, 10 gives '.'
nress.on of an inscription on '.
mcnt as some one mas sNh- r.il..
fNn Ten Commandments on ING l".
90 Stone ITS poetic form aids the
.rt The more science reveals oi GOO.
works. Che more poetic 90 we "''
acts and facts 0l Cod
Comment and Suggestive Thought
All are aereed that the Scriptures
were not given 10 teach science ana
do not teach science. They do not
Use scientific language they do not
leach science. but state facts I'm every
literary FORM iu the common Ian
.naee of daily life Hence. the vary
re theories of science DO not affect
us truth. A good example is the ar
ference between the plain statement
that the "sun SETS and the scienIlhc
statement about the sun standing sun
and the earth revolving. Most OF the
objections made To- the accuracy OF
the Genesis account arise from the
disregard Of this principle. either ID
regard TO geology or language. kus.
Kin well SAYS Modern Painters. Vol
~. "Flrmament0. with respect TO
this whole chapter We must remem
Der always that it is intended Tor
The instruction of an mankind. not
for the learned reader only; and that.
therefore. the most simple and natnT.
al Interpretation is likeliest i'm general
90 be the true one
Professor Rice. in his latest re.
vision of Danas school geology. re-
noatedlv gives the general order OF
DEVELOPMENT. Plants. rhizopods lthe
earliest animal Hfel. moiusks. fishes.
reptiles. birds. mammals, man A
BIOLOGIST told me that while plant life
and animal life began at nearly the
same time. yet as plant life was the
sum of fewer qualities than animal
nfe plant life was lower in the scale
fhan animal life. and before animal
life fin the sense that animal life d.
recty or indirectly depended on plant
life. Professor Rice calls these periods
the reign" or "the era. "the king
DOM" "the group" Of fishes. Of rep
tiles. etc. and adds this note: These
axpressions care not to DE under
stood as implying that the several
rrours OF animals mentioned We're
confined TO the era named IN connec'
lion with them. but only that they
were the most characteristic species
of the era" That note should be
understood as belonging to the de-
scription of each day" I'm the Genesis
record. and the word day should be
interpreted as freely. as are reign
and Kingdom" without any king. IN
the common language of a great geo
logist
"The opening sentence Of the Bible
is perhaps. the most weighty SEN
tence ever uttered Il is a declara-
ton on nearly an the great problems
now exercising scientists and philoso-
phers-God. creation. the whole, eter-
nitv. cause. time. space. infnity, force.
design. intelligence. will. destiny. -
Austin Bierbower.
The unity of God. There is one
God. and only one In the earlier
theological treatises. mp to a very late
date. one of the first things was to
prove by an known arguments the
unity of God. In our day science has
settled the question The unity Of
creation proclaims the unity Of God
So far as geology has revealed the
past. so far as the telescope and
spectrum analysis. which have mary
elously widened our knowledge Of late
wears. can tell us-all parts Of the
universe are constructed on one plan
and OF the same materials
The everlasting God is a personal
God. with an the characteristics
which make our souls personal. and
how many more we know not He
has will. and wisdom. and affections,
and power He is infinite. eternal,
and Interchangeable in his being, Wis
dom. power, holiness, justice, good
ness. and truth
This Creator God is our Creator
and our Father. II we sum up IN
one ideal all that has been written
or imagined. or found in all history
Of the best that belongs TO earthly
fatherhood. we can get some idea OF
what the fatherhood Of God means TO
MS.
The fact that we have a God and
Father brings with IL certain duties
obedience. love. worship. prayer. Com
pare the first four commandments.
To also brings great privileges. Com
munion with such a God, the constant
presence OF cNlN nu AN'eif nus .
mighty character-forming power
There is comfort. hope. strength, life
AN good. in the consciousness that
the infinite God is our Father guide
and friend.
Practical Points.
Gods works are a revelation OF him
self. as we'll as his word Neither
of them can we fully understand
without the other We need to make
a study of both.
We learn from Gods works Of crea.
ton something Of his wisdom. power
goodness. and love. The more we
study them the more we learn to love
20 wonder. and adore. This wise and
good God Is our father; we look upon
his works and say, MY father made
them ALL" We rest in the love OF
the strongest; we trust in the guiding
r.-o of tho u.fcocf