Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-05

II was at this period that was con.
ton. But | examined these theories
aud found that they all assumed some
thing 10 begin with The nebular by
pOtncsls. for instance. assumes that
matter and force existed. matter In
particles Infinitely tine aud each par
ticle separated from every other par
ticlc hy space Infinitely great Begin
ming with this assumption. force work
ing on matter. according To this by
pothcsiS. creates II universe. Well. !
have a right To assume and ] prefer
10 assume Designer back of the de-
sign. i Creator back Of creation. and.
no matter how long you draw out the
process OF creation. SO long rs God
stands back OF II you cannot shake
my faith In Jehovah. In Genesis II Is
written that in the beginning God
created the heavens and the earth, and
can stand on that proposition until !
lind some theory Of creation that goes
further back than the beginning"
| do not carry ;hc doctrine of evo-
luton rs far rs some do have not
yet been able to convince myself that
man Is lineal descendant of the low
ar animals do not mean a. find fault
with yon If Won want to accept II All
mean 80 say Is that. while you may
trace your ancestry back Ia the mon
key IL you find pleasure or pride in do
ing So YOU shall not connect me with
your family tree without more evil
dcnce than has yet been produced. It
is true that man IN some physical
qualities resembles the beast but man
has mind aS we'll MS j body and a
soul Ms we'll as mind The mind Is
greater than the mind. and ! object 10
having mans pedigree traced on one
third Ut him only and that the lowest
third
one does not escap" from mystery
however. hy accepting this theory for
II does not explain the origin Of life
When the follower of Darwin has
traced the germ of life back to the
lowest form in which it appears. and
To follow him one must exercise more
faith than religion calls for. he finds
that scientists differ Some believe
that the first germ ~ life came from
another planet and others hold that 1t
was the result Of spontaneous genera
ton.
II were compelled 10 accept one of
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for If We can chase the germ Of life
OF this planet ANA get II out into space
we can guess the rest of the way and
no one can contradict rs. but II We ac-
ccpt the doctrine Of spontaneous gen
Grafton we cannot explain why sponta-
neous generation ceased Ia act after
the first germ was created
Go back rs far as We may. We car
not escape from the creative act. and
II Is Just rs easy for me 10 believe that
God created man rs he Is as "a believe
that millions OF years ago he created
a germ Of life and endowed it with
power to develop into all that We soc
today But object To the barwinlan
theory until more conclusive proof IS
produced. because fear We shall lose
the consciousness Of Gods presence IN
our daily life If We must assume that
through all the ages no spiritual force
has touched the life of man or shaped
the destiny Of nations But there IS
another objection. The Darwinian the
orr represents man as reaching his
present perfection by the operation 81
the law Of hate the mcrcilesS law BY
which the strong crowd out and kin
of the weak. II this is the law Of our
development. then. If there is any logic
that can bind the human mind. We
shall turn backward toward the beast
in proportion as We substitute the law
al love. How can hatred he the law of
development when nations have adj
vamced ia proportion ms they have de.
parted from that law and adopted the
law of love:
But while ! do not accept the Oar
winian theory shall not quarrel with
Won about il. refer to II only 10 re
mind you that II does not solve the
mystery OF life or explain human prog
rcss. | fear that some have accepted
IL IN the hope Of escaping from the
miracle. but why should tine miracle
Brighten us: II bothered me once, and
/ am inclined to think that il is one Of
the test questions with the Christian
Why Shouldn't Miracles Be Performed {?
Christ cannot bc separated from the
miraculous. His birth, his miniStrl
lions and his resurrection all involve
the miraculous. and the chausr which
his religion works in the human heart
r. u continuing miracle. Eliminate the
miracles and Christ becomes merely q
human being and his gospel Is stripped
of divine authority
The miracle raises two questions
can tod perform a miracle and
Would he want to-" The first is easy
10 ans wer. \ God who can make Il
world can do anything he wants Ia do
with II. The power to perform mira
clcs Is necessarily implied in the pow
or 10 create. BUT would God want {"