The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-04

the fiftieth Thousand-Year Period be-
gins, with all creation ascribing praise
to the Father and to the Son, forever
In Bible usage, seven is symbolical Of
perfection, times z represent com
pleteness of perfection; and the fiftieth
| or Jubilee following, is climacteric.
Let There Be Light"
/ The Genesis account is in full accord
with facts known to Science. Their
was no light in the Earth until Di
vine Energy brooded on the waters
The account suggests an electrical in.
fluence and light, somewhat resembling
the Aurora Borealis. The earth wa:
shrouded with canopy of water, min
erals, etc, shutting out the light of tl1t
sun, until the Fourth Day The FRS
Day, under the Divine Energy, gradu
ally prepared for the next Epoch.
On the Second Day, or Epoch, was
established armament. Doubtless
the light had to do in natural way
with this. The armament was COM
pleted with the Second Day.
In the Third day, or Epoch, earth
quakes took place, mountains were
thrown up, and the waters gathered
into seas, draining off a land surface.
Forthwith vegetation sprang up. The
account does not say that God made
grasses. trees, ETC., but that under Di-
vine command the earth brought forth
these various kinds. Nothing in the
Genesis account interferes with an
evolutionary theory as respects vege-
tation. Thus the Third day accom-
plished it's purpose.
According to the Vailian theory,
the earth was once surrounded by
gaseous rings and belts, similar to
those of Saturn and Jupiter, thrown
off to great distance, when the
earth was in a molten state. Held
off by the armament, they spread out
like great curtain, causing darkness.
Then, influenced by the rotation of
the earth, they gravitated toward the
poles, gradually cooling. Finally they
broke, one after another, coming
down as great deluges, burying vege-
tation, and depositing minerals.
The last ring came down in Noah's
day For centuries it had been Il
great watery canopy, through which
sun, moon and stars were visible, but
not clear. Under this canopy, the
earth was like a greenhouse. This
accounts for vegetable and animal re-
mains. found long embedded in ice,
which formed instantly when the
canopy collapsed as deluge
After the fall of several rings, the
heavenly luminaries exercised their
beneficial influences and served as a
great clock, marking days. months
and years Thus the work of the
Fourth day was accomplished
In the Fifth day, the water began
to swarm with living creatures. Next
came fowl and great sea monsters A
of evolution is suggested by
the statement that "the waters
brought forth abundantIy" under
Divine supervision. Only in the case
of man does the Bible declare a per-
Sonal creation.
The creation of land animals marks
the Sixth Epoch day. Fish and fowl
took precedence in time, as scientists
agree. Again we read that "the
earth brought FORTH" but we also
read that the Lord directed the mat
ter.
At the very end of the Sixth day
God created man. in His own likeness,
to have dominion over the creatures
OF land, air and sea. Another account
implies that Eve was taken from
Adams side in the beginning of the
Seventh day. Since then, God has
rested, or ceased from His creative
work, leaving matters to our Redeem
er, whose MeSsianic kingdom will
complete that Seventh day-49,000
years after God said, LET there be
light"