The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-09-11

surrounded by the conopy of vapor,
called by scientists 1.-The last ring, -
which caused the whole earth to be
one vast greenhouse, because the
sun rays could not strike the earth
directly, but gave diffused, equable
light and temperature.
A tremendous change took place
when the ring broke and precipitated
itself upon the earth, causing the
Biblical flood, the "Ice age" of the
scientists. Our seasons began at that
time, with the extreme heat and ex-
IRENE cold; and from that time be-
gan the present condition of the earth,
when the course began to operate full
ly: "Thorns and thistles shall the
ground bring forth" Genesis 3:18).
A whole earth-full of exuberant life
was destroyed, both animal and vege-
table, also millions, doubtless, of the
human race.
This is evidenced by the present at
mosphere surrounding the earth.
Scientists tell US that n per cent of
the atmosphere is nitrogen, an inert
gas which undergoes no change when
it is breathed by animal and plant life.
This, we are informed by those who
have made it study. is a gas COM
posed of organic substances decom-
posed and changed to gaseous form,
in other words, the element called nit
rogen is the direct result of decompo-
sition of organic matter. at the time
of the flood.
Promised To Save Earth.
The Lord promised that in the time
of the end of the present evil order of
things, when the time has come, not to
destroy the earth, which "abideth
forever" (Ecclesiastes 1:4) but to
usher in a new order of things; that
then knowledge shall be increased,
and the wise shall understand" Dan
iel 1874. 100. Hence even the scien-
lists and evolutionists are learning
more and more about the earth. In
fact everybody is learning something
except the modern theologian.
Now that the time is near when man
will regain his lost dominion he is
learning how to "subdue the earth"
to harness the elements to do his bid
ding. For instance, by growing cert
ain leguminous plants, which have the
mower to extract the nitrogen fror1
the air by a process of osmosis,
through nodules on their roots caused
by certain microbes, the nitrogen is
returned to the soil oftentimes in
creasing the value of the land $500
per acre. Also, in the culture Of pc
cans in Texas, where previously in the
wild state it took 40 years for a pecan
tree to grow to full bearing, now il
begins to bear fruit eight times Tie
size of the wild recan on the third
year after planting. and is in full
bearing in eight years, producing
$4,000 worth of fruit per acre.
The wonderful economy of God is
evidenced by the fact that when the
resurrection takes place, and "all that
are in their graves shall come forth, -
by the end of the thousand years Of
the Millennium, all the nitrogen will
have been used from the air for the
creation of the 20 billions of human
bodies, and for the enriching of the
soil of the earth, so that the restored
human race will find the atmosphere
composed of oxygen and carbon-diox-
ide, the oxygen for the human race
and the animals, and the carbon-diox-
ide for the plant life, and as in the
process of respiration animal life
gives out corbon-dioXide and takes in
oxygen, and plant life the opposite
each would harmonic and cooperate
with the other.
This gives a faint idea of how the
Lord God Almighty will bring about
His wonderful creation of a perfect
earth, in a perfectly natural way, in
harmony with his own laws of nature.
If the world of mankind could only
catch a glimpse of Gods wonderful
plans, it would bring them on their
knees before Him in heartfelt praise
and alteration for such a wonderful
plan and for such a wonderful God.
Professor Robinson selected as his
topic John 4:32-35, describing the
episode of the Lord and his disciples
after he had spoken with the woman
Of Samaria at the well. His disciples
urged the Lord to eat as it was ii ne,
and He replied: Il have meat to eat
that we know not Of" The speaker
explained that at this time the Lord
had been anointed with the Holy
Spirit, and thus had been begotten as
New Creature. but he was speaking
to those who had not yet been thus
begotten, hence his words "meat to
eat that We know not Of" And what
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