The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-27

from tue i,fu,c or religion. have warn
ed them that. even if their theories
were true. Il would be unwise to culti-
vate them in their own minds and in
the minds Of others?
Co) Let us now analyzc the foregoing
complaints. Who can prove to us that
there is no living and true God-that
there is merely god Of nature, blind
force? Who can explain to us the
power which holds our earth in its or
bit around the sun. and which has
given us sumfder and winter. cod and
heat; has given us mountains and val
leys. hills and plains. in pleasing varie-
~ and loaded with minerals most use
full to us and merely waiting our heav-
cn-drected genius TO bring them forth
for the blessing of our race. and 10
make of earth the Paradise of God?
What philosophy can prove to us
TINT these things have happened by
chance and that we are wrong in nc-
cepting the Scrip;ural suggestion, DAY
unto day uttereth speech and night
unto night showcth knowledge, and
there is no place where their voice IS
not heard"-proclaiming an All-Wise
and benefcent Creator? We know that
the wisdom and benefcence of our
Creator were hidden from our mental
view by our superstitions and irration-
al creeds of the past. but now, as the
electric light has superseded the tallow
candle. so Gods Word today is shin
ing forth to those who have eyes to see
its beauty.
Let us not boast ourselves as pos
sessed of so much greater courage than
had some in feudnl times. Let us note.
on the contrary. that the patriotism
which demanded and got the Magma
Charta" of our liberties was as noble
and courageous as any that we have
today or more so. Our freedom from
some of the superstitions of the past
is the result of the spread of educa-
ton, and we must thank neither our
selves nor our forefathers for this
widespread education; we must thank
the Lord for IT, 1t came upon the world
in spite of the opposition of the rich
and the Indifference Of the poor 1t
came because Gods due time for 1t
had arrived.
The Scriptures fully assure us that
II is special mark or evidence
that the New Era of Divine blessing
prophesied in the Scriptures long ago.
is now at hand. Compare St. Peters
4 A.f.. ttsfth 1,a d.
of the Prophet Daniel Daniel xii, H.
Rightly understood and appreciated
the very arguments used to oppose God
are grounds for sincere praise and
gratitude and hope for the future.
A Word to Higher Critics and Evolu-
tionists.
The law of sin and death is referred
TO in Scripture. We grant, as NIL
thinking people must, that the teach.
ings of the creeds formulated in the
Dark Ages. respecting the torture of
the dead. are absurd: and more than
this we hold that they are unscriptural;
that they were conJured up under su-
perstitiOus fears. and that certain SYM
bolical pictures of the Bible were wrest-
cd to the support of those misconccp-
tlons Of the Divine character ana Plan.
But does the rejection of those alb.
surd theories disprove an intelligent
lantion that He is n God Of Love, and
that there is a rational explanation OF
the present reign OF sin and death. and
q rational basis for hope for the res
direction of the dead. under the glOri.
GUS reign of Emmanuel, the Prince OF
Life, and the blessings which His
Kingdom will surely bring to every
member Of our race?
That the human family Is In n weak
and deprnved condition. mentally. NOR
ally and physically, is beyond dis.
pute; and eyolutionists have not proven
the Bible In error IN its explanation
that present weakness, mental, moral
and physical. is proof of dcSencracy
which came To our race because of
sin Consnnguinity between the hu.
man ana the ape llas not been proven,
but IL it had been there would be Just
as much ground for reasoning that n
monkey Is Il degenerate human MS foy
claiming that humanity are evoluted
apes
In opposition TO this irrational theory
we note that munkind In general. even
those of humble birth, have organs OF
The mind which they rarely use. and
which cannot. therefore. he said to be
eyoluted by them; and those organs
are not the lower but the higher ones.
the nobler ones These qualities Ot
mind ARE present but dormant, merely
waiting TO be quickened into activity.
This fact favors the Bible view that
mankind are fallen and that few urp
living up TO even the best Of the i'm
paired organism which they possess.
The evolutionary theory, that we
should live and die simply for the I'D
vancement OF future generations. may
prove an incentive TO some. but I'm ON
judgment these will be few. or far
greater interest Is the Bibles teaching
that the present is the Hight time. IN
which our friends and neighbOrs and
ourselves. one by one. fall asleep IN
death; ana that Gods Infinite Wisdom
and Power and Love have provided n