The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-11

doctrines taught by religious bod
les. than have the Census Re
ports, or the bulletins Of the De
partment of Agriculture.
First, ! VIII state why believe
that there is something called
Inspiration" that can not be ac-
counted for by any rational the
ory My argument Is contained
in the first Is verses Of the first
chapter Of the book Of the Bible
: We account for many ancient
stories by saying that they are
old traditions. handed down and
revamped.
But the story Of the creation Of
this planet can not be so ac-
counted for. There were no by
ISLANDERS when. somewhere in the
universe there was a gaseous
mass, without form and void
shapeless and empty. Nor when
il condensed into water. nor
when the solids crystalized and
became land. nor when the great
carboniferous era began. nor
when life began IN the water.
followed land mark the Sc
quenee) flying creatures ap-
peared and then life al last be-
gan TO adapt itself 10 existence
on land.
And yet, al we have learned
of geology. and much that We
know Of archaeology, tells US that
this IS just what happened.
That is the basis Of my BELIEF
in something that I do not IN
derstand.
I claim that if there could be
such unaccountable hind-sight, il
is reasonable TO suppose that
there can be equally unaccount-
able foresight
This is Of necessity a hasty
sketch I am trying to review
six centuries IN the space Of %
minutes. I am not asking any
one TO believe what I believe. ]
win simply present what ] re
gard as evidence that the terms
on which the world may enjoy
peace are definite and that the
battle is joined
Names do not mean much. You
may call if God VS.. MammOn"
Democracy VS.. Dictatorship. OF
Equal Rights for All VS. Spe-
cisl Privilege" The continuity
of this conflict is the outstanding
feature of the Bible I am dis
cussing.
just why nearly al the stress
of modern teaching IS laid upon
theology and the processes of in
dividual salvation, and not upon
the weighty matters Of Law and
Judgment, is a question that the
professed teachers Of the Bible
may answer That is not my
problem.
Let US take a bird's-eye view
of the past. Evidently, there
were men. thousands of years
before the story Of one branch Of
one family of the human race be
gan with the tradition Of Adam
and Eve. Apparently, here, at
last was a man capable Of per-
ceiving that he had some rela-
ton to the. Eternal Mems ideas
of the Eternal have undergone
considerable evolution since that
day when Abraham saw nothing
mcongruous in the idea Of hUN
man sacrifice and il is likely that
no two of US hold the same men
tai picture Of the Eernal, today.
But. however. changebale ideas
may be of the Law II can be said,
For ! am the Lord. / change
not" and that Is true of the Law
Of gravitstion, Of the Law Of
mathematics. of the Law Of phys
les. and no less, Of the Law Of
national political economy. And
whether we learn il from a 20
lice judge, or from the bps Of
dying sons on the field of battle.
Ignorance of the Law is no ex-
cuse" We can regard. or disre-
gard the Law; the results in ell
Their case are certain.
II became the destiny of this
family with which the Bible
begins its story. and to which
to this day il confines its story.
to become the instrument BY
which the Eternal would make
this world a fit place 10 live m.
and as that family has progress
ed. 50 have the ideals Of justice.
liberty and equality progressed
and men have lost their lives in
announcing this profession
We speak Of Bible times. We
are living in them.
From Adam, who seems To
have lived at about the time that
the pyramids were being built.
with al of their evidence Of ad-
vanced knowledge and who had
plenty Of neighbors among whom
son Cain could find q wife. to
that pioneer prince. AbrShaTn,
who found great city not to MS
liking and sought the free air Of
the frontier, we pass and find
Covenant taking shape. Il is