Astronomy and the Bible;

ASTRONOMYANDFAITH^27

sibleattributes,itistobe foundinthegrandeurand
beautyofHisworks.
"IfyouwouldknowHisglory,examinetheinter-
minablerangeof sunsandsystems whichcrowdthe
MilkyWay., Multiplythehundred millions of stars
whichbelongtoourown'islanduniverse'bythethou-
sandsoftheseastralsystemsthatexistinspace,within
the rangeofhumanvision, andthen you mayform
someideaoftheinfinitudeofHiskingdom; for,lo!
thesearebutapartofHisways. Examinethescale
onwhichtheuniverseisbuilt. Comprehend, ifyou
can,thevastdimensionsofoursun. Stretchoutward
through his system, from planetto planet, and cir-
cumscribethewholewithintheimmensecircumference
ofNeptune's orbit. This isbuta singleunitoutof
themyriads ofsimilar systems. Takethewings of
light,and flashwithimpetuousspeed dayandnight,
andmonthandyear, tillyouth shallwearaway,and
middleageisgone,andtheextremestlimitofhuman
lifehasbeenattained;counteverypulse,andateach
speed on yourway a hundredthousand miles; and
whena hundredyearshaverolled by,look out,and
behold!thethrongingmilHonsofblazingsunsarestill
aroundyou,eachseparatedfromtheotherbysucha
distance that in this journey of a century you left
onlyhalfascorebehindyou.
"Wouldyou gathersome ideaoftheeternitypast
ofGod'sexistence,gototheastronomer,andbidhim
leadyouwithhiminoneofhistripsthrough space;
andashesweepsupwardfromobjecttoobject,from
universe to universe, remember thatthe light from