The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
CROWD HEARS
JAMES TALK ON
BIBLE, SCIENCE
One of His Greatest Lectures
Bible Way Ahead of
Science. He Says

The Bible and Science" This was
doubtless one of the greatest if not
the greatest address along this Inc
ever heard in this city, It was de
llVercd IN several other places and
A. b. Gary Of the National Cash Re
gistcr Co., at Dayton, O., after hear
ing this address, offered any person
who could refutc the arguments OF
Rev. James 100000. This offer haJ
stood since last February, bat to
date no one has come forward to.
claim the reward.
As usual. tho music and singing
was Of It high order and was
thoroughly enjoyed by the great
crowd. The male quartcttc Of the
Evangelical church sang Il am Lls-I
tening,' which met with much favor
In introducing his address the speak
or remarked that he was not a seen
tst, nor the son of n scientist but
that he was a child of God that he
had studied the Word of God and
had used his head TO compar" the
teachings of that word with the facts
OF approved science
Touching upon various problems OF
science, he said:
The Bible and Science
To those who have been taughti
that the Bible WAS unscientlilc |
hasten to state that not one known
scientific fact has done violence to-
this book. But, on the contrary, the
Bible has evidence Of a knowledge Of
facts which were heraldcd as discov
cries of scientists. centuries after
they had been recorded in the Bible.
The Earth Hangs on Nothing
In job, 26:7, fifteen centuries Is. e.,
we read: "And hangeth the earth
upon nothing" while Hindu scholars
were teaching that the earth rested
upon the backs Of four elephants,
and others, that the earth rested up
on the back Of IA big turtle and that
earthquakes were caused by the NOV
ing Of these beasts.
The Earth is Round
Calico, nearly 1900 A. d. Is sand
to have discovered that the earth
rcvolves; but 1900 years before that.
Isaiah, tl0:22) wrote: at is He that
sitteth above the circle of the earth,
and Luke, 1884 SO 1900 years before
Galilco, speaks of Chrlsts second
coming to the earth again when 1t
would be midnight at one place, noon
day at another and morning at an
other and evening at another, con
dition that could not be possible were
the earth not round.
Isaiah An! Scientists Agree
lisa. aO:l2) "Who hath measured
the waters in the hollow of His
hand 2" Scientists say that any more
or any less proportion of water or
land would be perilous. And mcted
III the heaven with span" Scicn-
lists all agree that If the atmos-
phere when is 40 miles deep, had
Iv
been a burden to live and that If It
were -, less we could not have
breathed without much pain. And
comprehended the dust OF the earth
in a measure There is just enough
soil for the earth's fruittulncss and
beauty. And weighed the mountains
IA scales and the hills in balance.
Physical geography tells us that the
height of the mountains on every
coast is in direct proportion TO the
depth Of the sea that beats upon the
shore.
Some have criticised the Bible for
teaching that there WAS light before
the sun was placed in the heavens.
They say Newton's theory contro-
verts that. Yes, and Newton's theory
was exploded half century ago. The
Bible says that the Spirit of God be-
gan moving lGen. l:2) and is still
moving over the face OF the waters'
and thence comes the light.
Rain
The old Hindu books taught that
the sun was nearer the earth tnan
the moon and that the rain came from
the moon. Why is it that there are
no such scientific blunders in the
Bible? Read Fec. - "All the rivers
run into the sea and yet the sea is
not full Into the place from whence
the rivers come. thence shall they
return again
Hundreds of thousands of tons of
water are poured into the sea every
hour, and yet it is not full. Read
Psa. 1857 He causeth vapor to as
cend from the ends of the earth; He
makcth lightnings for rains; he
bringeth the wind out of His treas
ures. "The vapor rises and forms
into little globules having ar inside
and watery vapor outside, clouds are
formed from these globules and rest
over the ocean. Now please watch
how He moves these Clouds
Evolution
Probably no battlefield has ever
drunk more blood, figuratively speak.
ing, than that one on which the Oar
winian cvolutionists and the Bible
defenders have fought.
The evolutionists have discovered
similarity between the bodies of ami
mails and mans body and blindly have
concluded that man has evolved from
the lower animals, passing through
many successive and progressive
stages before reaching his present
shape and FORM
Now in Gen. 2:7 Moses said, God
formed man out of the dust of the
earth referring to his body. In Psa.
139:l5-16 we see how God had man
in His mind long before he was
wrought out. The evo1utionists claim
that man is the climax of progress
sve evolution from some original
substance which has gradually and
finally reached his present bodily
perfection. But the Bible says that
when man existed in uniformed sub
stance in the lower parts of the
earth" that God saw him as he now
is, Just as an architect sees his build
ing before it is built. So man is the
product, not of blind evolution, but
of a Creator who first thought then
wrought.
He said. Tf | believed that man
decended from Chimpanzee, | would
pray, Our Father, who are up in a
cocoanut tree" In closing he said:
"If scientists would spend as much
time searching the Scriptures as they
are spending, trying to tear them to.
pieces, they would both save them
selves and strengthen the faith OF
those whom they are teaching
"Tomorrow night" he announced,
will be the best service yet. Be sure
to get here on time. l will speak on
the subject: "Why l Believe that
Jesus Christ is the Son Of God" The
service starts at 1880 p. m.
WHY WE SAY IT
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