Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-07

of all truths from the wondrOus things of
nature; Yet there are those of maturer
years and of much self-reputed wisdom
who do not acknowledge the existence of
God.
To the question Who makes it snow?
the atheist would answer that 1t came
by chance; that the universe itself, with
all the laws governing and controlling
its operations, came into existence and
continues by chance.
Such view is irrational in every point,
yet one who shuts God out of the equa-
ton can have no other way of account
ing for phenomena of nature. There
Gould be nothing governed by chance that
would be uniform in its operation.
If the snow came by chance only, it
could come in summer as we'll as win
ter. or might come frequently or once
IN a thousand years and might cease to
come at AL Anything that comes into
existence 10y chance could drop out Of
existence by cnance.'
Who makes IL snow?
The atheist. one without God. cannot
tell US He may very learnedly tell us that
snow i produced when the temperature
is sufficiently low to freeze the condensed
moisture In the atmosphere, ana the
heat and cold Is precipitated in a crys-
1al.ine form. and falls to the earth in
flakes.
BuJ who gave to nature the laws gov
erninS temperature and atmosphere. and
how came there to be any atmosphere?
The idea that the universe came into
and continues IN existence by Glance is
50 irrational that IL is difficult TO con-
Ceive OF there being many. il any. real
atheists.
But there are q great many who want
TO believe that there is no God so that
they may live just as they please and
have no fear OF future consequences.
These are designated in the scriptures as
fools
Tie fool hath said in his heart there
Is no Cod; that is. he wishes there were
no God in the sense OF a moral governor
of the world There Is no objection TO
God as mere creator. sustafner and pro-
wider, but there is to a God who pun
ishes men for their evil thoughts. words
ana deeds.
II would be a great JOY TO many if they
heard that the Eternal God had ceased
to be- However great the desire may be
in that direction, II will not make II So
The wish cannot change the truth OF the
fore the judgment seat of God and an
swer for the things done in the body.
whether they be good or bad
Who makes il snow?
Ask the pantheist
He will tell that the universe itself
Is God: that He is the only substance Of
which the material universe and man are
merely manifestations.
How does that account for the rain and
snow and all the other wonderful mani
festations OF intelligent design in the
operations OF nature?
Matter cannot create. The first man
did not make himself. The first animal
or plant did not make itself. The ma
terial universe could not make itself.
The doctrine that the universe Il God
does not-cannot-tell US who makes IL
snow. for who made the universe?
Surely, reason as well as revelation
eommends the belief that there is an In
ems ali things. So. il the atheist or
the pantheist cannot answer the little
boys question. Who makes II snow?"
there is only one ether to whom we can
apply. The thc,st. who believes that the
universc Vas created by a personal great
spirit. the E.st cause of all things.
There are only three ways in which
men have endeayored 10 account for the