Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-08-22


Q.-How many million years prob
ably elapsed l. etween the creation ct
tho world and everything pertaining to
IL, as recorded in the first chapter Of
Gensis, and the later creation ~ re-
corded in the second chapter OF Genesis
embracing the Garden Of Eden Incl
dents7
Answer.-Various have been the spec
ulatiOns as to the age OF the earth
prior to the creation of man. These
guesses have ranged from a million
to hundreds of millions of years IN
extent How reasonable the Bible ac-
count, which ignores all wild specu-
lations and dispenses with any useless
narrative, by simply stating. in the
beginning God created the heaven and
the earth" Then follows the descrip-
ton of the process of Transforming
the created earth from chaotic con-
dition C'without form and void'o to
one suitable to form habitat1on FOR
mankind. Six creative days or Epochs
are outlined in the Genesis record
leading up to the creation OF man In
the close of the last one Of these dis
tinct Ages of time. The very latest
conclusions reached by modern scien-
lists are in exact conformity with the
Genesis account. These six creative
Epochs are recognized by scientists
under the following terms: First, azo-
ic; second, paleazoic; third. devonian;
fourth, carboniferous; fifth. reptilian;
h0 frfr
dence is quite plain that each OF these
Epochs was seven thousand years IN
length, making the entire creative pc
Rod forty-two thousand years. The
Seventh Day. the Creators rest Day, 1s
also seven thousand years In dura-
ton, in the which no creative work.
as it relates to the earth. has been
accomplished. We have reason to be-
lieve from the evidences about us in
nature as well as from the testimony
of the Bible. that by the close OF the
Seventh Day-the last seven thousand
years-the earth will be in perfect
condition. beautiful and glorious, and
will form an everlasting habitat1on Tor
the restored race of mankind.
Q.-Is Christianity q faiiure3 This
question 10 asked because Christianity
was announced in such glowing terms
to the shepherds on the plains Of Ju-
dea, nearly nineteen centuries ago, and
up to the present time has failed most
iamentabiy to accomplish all that was
implied in it's introduction. The herald
angels sang-"Behoid. we bring you
good tidings Of great Joy which shall
be unto all people" and "Peace on earth.
good will to men" Luke ii. 1o-14). The
statistics complied by missionary asso-
Citations show for the last century that
at its beginning there were about 60O,-
600 900 heather people in the worlds at
its close there were nearly 100000
600. almost double the number. To one
born in Christsndon. hundreds and
thousands w. r. tern in heathendom.
As for peace being established in the
earth: never in all the annals of the
race has there teen such vast prepare
tons for war and b!oodshed as at the
present tims. In the place Of the ma :
tions beating their swords into piow
shares and their spears into pruning
hooks isaiah ii, A. just the reverse 10
taking place. Kindly answer my ques
ton.
Answer The Scriptures will answer
your question. They show that the
Creators purpose for the present time
IL not the conversion of the world to
Christianity. but merely the gathering
out or the selection of a predestinated
class. the Church Of Christ. which in
the Age or Dispensation to come. will
establish universal reace in the earth.
and cause the knowledge OF the Lord
to fill the world so that all the people
shall know Him from the least to the
greatest Christianity will then be
gloriously triumphant as. at that time
every knee shall bow and every tongue
give praise to God Revelation xix, IL
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