Astronomy and the Bible;

GOD'SDWELLINGPLACE,WHERE? 231

Wenowraisethequestion,Isthereanyportionof
the heavens discovered by astronomers, that in any
sense suggestsa fitness to be the dwelHng place of
Deity? Weanswerthat there is one,and onlyone,
whichatallmeetstheconditions,andthisisthecon-
stellationOrion.
TheastronomerGarrettP.Servissoneeveningwas
watching with a friend the matchless spectacle of
Orionadvancingtothemeridian,whenhiscompanion
suddenlyturnedtohimandremarked:
"Isthere not somevastmystery concealed in that
part ofthe heavens? Tome, atleast, itseems so;
forIcannevershakeofftheimpressionthatthecrea-
tivepowerwhichmadetheuniverselavisheditsrichest
giftsuponthelocalityinandsurroundingOrion."
AndServissarguesforthesamething. Wequote
hiswords

:

"Thesamethoughthasdoubtlessoccurredtohun-
dredsof otherswhile gazinguponthat star-bedight
region. Theheavens are noteverywhere alike, any
morethanisthefaceoftheearth. Oneofthegreatest
charmsthatdrawsthestargazertohisnightlyenter-
tainment,is theastonishingdiversityoftheviewsin
variousdirections.
"Onearthwedonotfinddiamondsorrubiesinall
countries. Theyareconfinedtocertainlocalities,such
asthediamondfieldsofSouthAfrica,andthegravels
ofBurma. Inasimilarway.there areparticularlo-
calitiesinspacewhere notonly dospeciallybrilliant
starsthrong together,butwhere those starspossess