Evening star., 1932-04-02
Sunday School Lesson
BY
h Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson.

! rection, ascension and return of our
Lord are easily grasped and accepted.
Progressive Process.
Eminent physicists. learned biologists.
distinguished biologists and other noted
scientists have recognized the progress
siye process and the development OF the
principles of their fevorite sciences in
the record Of God in creation. that
moves from the lowest element through
orderly stages up to the highest levels.
One can detect the personality OF
Cod who in holy love creates, sus-
tains and orCers all. manifested in His
creation Of the earth and the heavens
to become the hone of man." Evidently
Jehovah recognized mans need OF the
excitement OF sensuous objects. We
need a material arena for self-develop-
ment. We receive in the school OF
matter our moral training for eternity.
His plan for creation and the develop
ment OF the universe calls for great
social and physical development OF man,
who Is the crown of His creation. We
cannot study the unveiling Of His pur-
poge without detecting the presence Of
the personality Of God and seeing in His
handiwork His holy love for man.
Yet, over and above this we must
llldl JLle IOullUdllOU VI CIcd-
ton is Gods glory The days of crea-
Elmsiie wel says that these six days
fall into two parallel sets of three,
whose members finely correspond. The
first set presents us with three vast,
empty termentS. or habitations: and
the second set furnishes these with
occupants The first day gives us the
sphere OF light; the fourth day tenants
it with the sun, moon and stars. The
second day presents the realm of air
and water the fifth day supplies the
nhabitants-bircs and fishes The
third day produces the habitable dry
land, and the sixth dsy stocks 1t with
the animals and man"
While Genesis was not written as a
book Of science, yet it corresponds with
the order of creation of the plants and
animals, as shown by geology, and with
the history of the information of
the stellar universe, as shown by
astronomy. is so exact as to be
far beyond the wisdom of Egypt i'm
bibed by Moses. BY itself, with nothing
added from the remainder OF the mas
sive collection of 66 books. it would
suffice to prove the inspiration of the
Bible.
Of Yale University, is therefore pro-
foundly philosophical in the scheme of
creation which it presents. 1t is both
true and divine.
The Creation of Man.
In the fullness of time God deter
mined to create man, who should be
made in His own image 1t is not in
his physical development that man is
made in the likeness of God, but in his
spiritual life. God is spirit, and when
He breathed into mans nostrils the
breath OF life man became a living soul
endowed with the power of feeling,
thought and will, so that he could COM
municate and be like God Having
created man. He then gave woman an
equality with man, and placed her by
his side as helpu ate for him. filled
with the same dignity. power and rights
Of man.
He instituted the family and gave
them the privilege of subduing the earth
and having dominion over it. In that
order the foundation Of human history
and the progress of civilization was
evolved The world was made for man
and man was made to occupy it, con-
troll it and to glorify God. Let us live
Up to our mission.