Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26
BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON.

to his purpose.--Romans. viii, 28.
BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON.
Our review calls for us to consider
the permanent messages of the
Book OF Genesis" which. with the
exception of the Easter lesson. has
been the source from which all of our
quarters studies have been taken.
Our lessons from this book Of begin
nings have brought to US permanent
messages If we have approached the
study of Gods word in the right atti.
tude of mind. Huxley insisted that
amy tyro can see the facts for him
self If he is provided with those not
rare articles a nettle and a micro
scope" One cannot see the inner
structure and life Of a nettle with his
eye alone, for one needs a microscope
to discern the inner life and structure
of q nettle. There is a spirit in man,
and the inspiration of the Almighty
giveth him understanding in the deep
things Of the Bible" 1t speaks its
messages today to the humble and
lowly, the weak and the poor, the
helpless and needy. Just as it did
when Moses penned the Book Of Gen
esis for the Jewish race.
Our daily Star, with its fresh and
novel news. is but a reprint of Moses
and the prophets with some slight
difference in the incidents and color
Of the modern story, but there is no
difference whatever of moral sub.
stance and meaning. 1t Is due to the
permanent messages of Genesis and
the other portions Of the Bible that
our studies of Gods word appeals
to men. helping them to understand
the events Of the day from the view
point of the Almighty. This Is espe-
cially true of Genesis, the Book of the
Beginnings, that records the com
mencement of the world, humanity
and sin. It tells Of the beginning of
the family, salvation, nations. Ian
guage, philosophy, invention, arts
science, religion, government, law and
sociology.
The Message of Creation.
Genesis puts God first. He created
found that there ought not to be any
conflict between science and the
Scriptures. Both have the same
author. In the concise. compact and
comprehensive statements Of the ere.
alton given us in our studies we
found nothing that was antagonistic
to the records that God has been
slowly carving upon the crust Of the
earth for many hundreds Of thou
sands of years. The facts registered
upon the rocks Of the world con.
firmed the records of the Biblical mar.
ratiyes. Both records are infallible.
They are written by the hand Of the
Almighty.
Conflicts between interpreters of ma
ture and the Bible are due to their
misinterpretations. THE man OF
science may fail to read Alright the
to see what is actually there, or may
group the facts in a mistaken man.
ner, or deduce conclusions that are
unwarranted. The interpreter OF
Scripture may misunderstood the
record he takes to do with, and from
the infallible word of God may deduce
meanings and draw inference which
are as fallible as his own ignorance
and prejudice. But in neither case
is the record to be blamed" Men
make their difference by seeking in
one what is found in the other.
The theologian ought not to go to the
Bible for science. The scientist
should not go to his science for the
ology. Science can be found in the
Bible, which tells whence came mat
ter, life and the spirit. Theological
instruction can be found in the rocks
by putting God first seeks to enpha-
size the spiritual, while the man of
science deals with the physical pheno-
mena-
Our lessons brought us face to
face with the fact that God made the
world and everything in the universe
The laws Of nature are his laws. its
physical forces are manifestations of
His power. The glory Of the stars
the fragrance Of the flowers, the
grandeur Of the mountains. the beauty
of the trees, the life-giving force OF
the rivers and the power Of the ocear
tides and pillows are ali the result OF
His thoughts. The man who was
created in the spiritual likeness Of
God, and looks upon the universe
with its testimony of Jehovah's ere
ative power with spirit Of skepti
cism and infidelity. which denies the
existence of God, has been called by
the Bible a. fool. Men may misinter
pref the Scriptures, but the Bible
never makes a mistake. 1t is the
safest guide for men to follow today
SIN ana SdlvaElOn.
Creation, when completed, was
good. Man started in the garden
endowed with the power to master
nature and conquer all creation. just
as long as Gods commandments were
obeyed,. the life Of man was free
from the taints of sin. sorrow and
suffering. His very blessings were
used to lead man away from God
Satan practices the same lying spirit
today and makes his false promises
to turn men away from God into the
paths of sin. Although Adam and
Eve were punished for their tniuuity
by being driven from the garden, the
stream Of sin continued to flow
through the succeeding generations
We next saw the jealousy between
the two brothers developing into muir.
der. This lewd and bloody murder
started when they fell out over a
matter of religion.
Sin filled the world quickly because
the Cainites went out from the
presence of the Lord" They forgot
Him as men are doing today. Their
minds were filled with the building of
cities, inventing musical instruments,
working in brass and iron. They
named the great cities which they
built after themselves, hoping to at
tain Immortality by being remembered
for what they had done after death
had closed their careers. The skilled
mechanics produced weapons Of war
and instruments of -husbandry with
the glowing fire Of their FORCES. Thew