Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-15
Evolution.
April Q. 1922,
Editor Of the Morning Journal,
AlbnOllnrunp NJ NJ

Aprll .. 1922,
Editor of the Morning Journal,
Albuquerque, N. M.
My Dear Sir:-Counting on your
willingness to let the people hear
both sides of question, beg leave
to make few remarks regarding
your editorial on Evolution"
which appeared in tkis mornings
Journal.
/ do not need to defend the Bible.
1t needs only to be freeI it will de-
fend itself. After reading it for
about twenty years, and after some
study of science, claim that lit
eral Interpretation of the Scriptures
will fit in with the honest disclo-
sures of science. But if by "disclo-
sures" you mean hypothesis" then
it will not fit. Since there are I
least three classes of such hypothe-
SEES eXtant it seems rather foolish,
If not disingenuous, for any one to
discredit the simple. yet SUBLIME
record of the earths origin as given
In the Holy Scripture.
The Bible does not claim that the
earth was created in six days. II
was created lin the beginning.
After the original creation the
earth evidently underwent cata-
clysmic change such as the geolog-
ical record shows. This accounts
for the chaotic condition of the
earth as described in Genesis ~.
"And the earth was without form
and void" 1t was not so created
sin the beginning" 1.-THE God that
formed the earth and made it E.
established and created it not a
waste" Isaiah 1918 r. V. The
making" of the six days is distinct
from the original creation as a
careful reading of Genesis 2;3 will
show. "All His work which God
created and made is no mere
Pathology; it is divine accuracy.
Here is at least one good reason
why / must believe that the men
who wrote the Scriptures were
guided by the Divine hand, word
for word as they wrote. ST. Paul
claims this in ! Corinthians 2:13
where he says, (which things also
we speak. not in the words which
mans wisdom teacheth, but which
the Holy Ghost teacheth," Is God
less careful in His selection OF
terms and the phrasing of PROPOSE
lions than we are? In order TO
impart basic spiritual truths the
Bible must be accurate in It's terms.
To argue that to believe this makes
ct necessary to believe the same OF
every interpreter from the original
tongue and every amanuensis VINO
transcribed before the days or the
printing press" is just as logical as
to say that your stenographer, or
YOUR compositor, is responsible Tor
the wording Of your editorials.
The Bible claims for its writer's
that they were holy men. unholy
men could not produce such a
book. 1t also claims that they
snake as they were moved by the
HOLY Ghost, 2 Peter 1921. In other
words, they were inspired. Ihat
they prophesied of things beyond
them is shown by a passage IN l
Peter 1:10-12. This does not prove
however, that they were merely
passive instruments in the hand OF
God. but rather to the contrary
The individuality of each prophet
is one of the marked features OF
his work.
To say that inspiration was
spiritual, not intellectual, is not
quite true. In Scripture. the splrl'
and the intellect are identical, "fot
what man knoweth the things OF q
man, save the spirit of man Whicn
Is in him" ] Corinthians 2:l1. And
it is this inspiration by the Holy
Spirit that makes the Bible, and
the faith founded upon it. Divine.
The Christian faith is not universe
in the sense of universal accept
ance. Therefore that would be poor
proof of its divinity.
That there was progression IN
creation no student of Scriptures
will deny. Evolution, however. Is
but a theory. In notable address
on this subject before the meeting
of the American Association foI
the Advancement of Science, al
Toronto December %. 1921, Dr
william Bateson Of England said
ut is impossible for scientists
longer to agree with Darwin
theory of the origin of species. NC
exclamation whatever after forty
years. no evidence has been DIS
covered to verify his genesis OF
species We cannot see now
the differentiation Of species came
about. Variations of many KINDS
often considerable, we daily VIII
ness. but no origin of species
Meanwhile, though our faith III
evolution stands mistaken, we nave
no acceptable account of the origin
of species" 40
Science has not discovered the
origin of anything. 1t has merely
located the first appearance OF
some things. And because OF the
highly organized form OF these
original specimens we are asked 70
believe that a large percentage, III
some cases as much as 80 per cent
of their evolution was already COM
plete at this stage. And yet they
call one credulous who believes the
Scriptures.
"Faith is assurance of things
hoped for. a conviction OF things
not seen BY faith we under
stand that the worlds have been
framed by the word of God, so that
what is seen hath not been made
out of things which appear" he
brews 11:1-3. r. V.
Sincerely yours,
CARL ARMERDING.