The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-02
Fourth seriesl
MOSES AND SCIENCE NOT IN CON
FLlcT.
A eres, ca,alelysmie Chance Must
Have Taken Place Before Mans
Advent on Earthly Scene.
,By John Marcusl
SECOND PROPOSITION

vacant and unoccup.ed. dsspoIled OF
lis life and its charms; unfurnished,
stripped OF its former rich vegetation
and magnificent ana abounding ami
NAL population This is precisely
what reason would led US to expect
The great climatal change which had |
taken place from tropical heat 70
arctic cold. encrusting vast regions Of
the globe In ice and snow and glaciers |
would necessarily kill out the vegeta-
,ion OF those regions, and destroy by
far the greater number of animal
species. And the general submerfence
that followed. sweeping down into the
milder ATTITUDES, would go far toward
completing this general destruction of
plant and animal life. We can thus
surmise that the physical conditions
prevailing, as a result of this intense
cold. would, in a short time anihilatc
the then existing animal and vegetable
species.
Il is clear, then, that the second
verse OF Genesis describes the earth as
ruin: but there is no hint of the time
which elapsed between creation and
this ruin. Age after age may have
rolled away, ard il was probably dur
ing their course that the strata of the
earth's crust were gradually develop
al Hence we see that geological at
tacks upon the Scriptures are alto
gether wide of the mark, are mere
beating OF the air. Let me repeat
there Is room for any length OF time
between the first and second verses
81 the Bible. And again. since we
have no inspired account Of the geo.
logical formations, we are at liberty
to believe that they were developed
lust in the order In which we md
them.
Let II be observed then, ineidentaf
". and yet most Importantly that
God has never, since the fall of man
revealed anything to crafty mere
thirst for knowledge; but only sueh
matters as may sufficiently illustrate
His everlasting power and Godhead
our own fallen condition with its rem
edv OF unfathomahle love, and thu
promise of a speedy deliyeranee from
sin. complete restoration to lin
favor. and a never-ending life of per
feet obedience and perfect JOY.
Knowledge in this life is a CIR
fraught with peril: for our great tasl
here is to learn the lesson of absolute
dependence upon God, and entire sub
mission to His will His dealings Wit
us no ware to the end that He ma!
withdraw us from our own purpos'
and hide pride from us. tJoo SS;lo
But knowledge, unless it be accom-
panied by mighty outpouring 0
grace, causes undue elation. II wa
the vision of knowledge which tlle'
the breast Of our first parent with I'M
pious aspirations, and made her lIste'
ID the Tempter when he bade her hop
10 be as God. And II is an ominou
fact. that. after the fall, the first u
ventors Of the arts and sciences wer
the descendants, not the believing
Seth but Of the deist and murdere
Cain And Cain is the type Of tn
leaders Of infidel science today, thos
who are the despisers Of God an
prayer. It is an absolute fact that ur
less men have special grace they car
not bear the slightest weight Of powe
upon their shoulders without losin
balance.
God does not forbid us TO search 5
far as we can into the laws Of His un
verse; but He utterly refuses to al
or accelerate our studies BY revei'
ton. For the present the duties 9
the race should be the moral renoys
ton of ourselves and our fellow-cre'
lures. Yet there is day coming, an
il nigh at hand, when He will ope
nm The vast stores OF His wisdom
those who love and trust Him, an
then will He delight their souls Wit
the secrets of His creative power
We see, then. that the Almlgnt
created the heavens and the earth pc
feet and beautiful in their beginning
and at some subsequent period, ho'
far down the aisles Of the dim pas
We cannot tell, the earth had passe
into state OF utter desolation. an
became void OF all life, The light
the sun had been withdrawn; all II
moisture OF the atmosphere had sun
upon its surface; and the vast dee
to which God had set bounds TIM
are never transgressed save whe
wrath has gone forth from Ills, ha
burst those limits SO that the rune
planet, covered above its very moul