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** The path of the just is as
the shining light, that shin-
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THE
WATCHMAN
NASHVILLE, TENN., JAN. 22, 1907
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“The way of the wicked
is as darkness; they know
not at what they stumble.”
No.4
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“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace;
unto Zion, Thy God reigneth.” Isaiah 52:7.
How beautiful are the feet that bring
Glad tidings of our heavenly King,
That publish peace on the mountains high,
Or the valleys deep, as they pass by;
We hear the angelic song again,
Saying, “ Peace on earth; good will toward
men.”
They walk and they run, they toil and plod;
Those beautiful feet that walk with God.
Chorus —
OQ beautiful, beautiful, beautiful feet!
When the Master’s work is all complete,
They shall walk with him the golden street
Of the New Jerusalem.
GOD’S MESSENGERS
WILLIAM BRICKEY *
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How beautiful are the feet that tread
Where the Master's loving footsteps sped!
Whether sickness, sorrow, want, or woe,
No matter which way the wind may blow,
Through the burning heat or blinding snow,
Those beautiful feet are swift to go,
And toil till the Master's work complete
Gives rest to beautiful toil-worn feet.
Chorus —
O beautiful, beautiful toil-worn feet!
When the Master's work is all complete,
They shall walk with him the golden street
Of the New Jerusalem.
that saith
Those beautiful feet that press the sod,
With the gospel preparation shod,
Transported with such great delight,
They walk by faith and not by sight;
Or stand as a watchman on the wall,
And wait for the loving Master's call,
Till by and by it shall come to pass
They'll stand with him on the sea of glass.
Chorus —
O beautiful, beautiful heaven-clad feet!
When the “Master’s work is all complete,
They shall walk with him the golden street
Of the New Jerusalem.
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Shi ~~~ of the earth from chaos? In order to
account for his works, must we do vio-
Science and the Bible ence to bis word?
MRS. E. G. WHITE It is true that remains found in the
earth testify to the existence of men, ani-
AANAAAAS mals, and plants much larger than any
INCE the book of nature and Mosaic record of the creation. Millions MW known. * These are regarded as
the impress of the same
master mind,
but speak in harmony. By
different methods, and in
different languages, they
witness to the same great
truths. Science is ever discovering new
wonders; but she brings fram her re-
search nothing that, rightly understood,
conflicts with divine revelation. The
book of nature and the written word
shed light upon each other. They make
us acquainted with God by teaching us
something of the laws through which
he works.
Inferences erroneously drawn from
facts observed in nature have, however,
led to supposed conflicts between science
and revelation; and in the effort to re-
store harmony, interpretations of Scrip-
ture have been adopted that undermine
and destroy the force of the word of
God. Geology has been thought to con-
tradict the literal interpretation of the
the book of revelation bear
they cannot
of vears, it is claimed, were required for
the evolution of the earth from chaos;
and in order to accommodate the Bible
to this supposed revelation of science,
the days of creation are assumed to have
been vast, indefinite periods, covering
thousands or even millions of years.
Such a conclusion is wholly uncalled
for. The Bible record is in harmony
with itself and with the teaching of na-
ture. Of the first day employed in the
work of creation is given the record,
“ The evening and the morning were the
first day.” And the same in substance
is said of each of the first six days of
creation week. Each of these periods
Inspiration declares to have been a day
consisting of evening and morning, like
every other day since that time. In re-
gard to the work of creation itself the
divine testimony is, “ He spake, and it
was; he commanded, and it stood fast.”
With him who could thus call into exist-
ence unnumbered worlds, how long a
time would be required for the evolution
proving the existence of vegetable and
animal life prior to the time of the Mo-
saic record. But concerning these things
Bible history furnishes ample explana-
tion. Before the flood, the development
of vegetable and animal life was immeas-
urably superior to that which has since
been known. At the flood the surface of
the earth was broken up, marked changes
took place, and in the re-formation of the
earth’s crust were preserved many evi-
dences of the life previously existing.
The vast forests buried in the earth at
the time of the flood, and since changed
to coal, form the extensive coal fields,
and yield the supplies of oil, that minister
to our comfort and convenience to-day.
These things, as they are brought to light,
are so many witnesses mutely testifying
to the truth of the word of God.
Akin to the theory concerning the evo-
lution of the earth, is that which attrib-
utes to an ascending line of germs, mol-
lusks, and quadrupeds the evolution of
man, the crowning glory of the creation.