THECENTEROFTHEUNIVERSE 79taken the almighty power of God to make human
words sufficient toexpressHisinfinite truths. Says
anastronomer ofno Httle note: ''Howevervast the
universe nowappears, howevernumeroustheworlds
whichmayexistwithinits boundless range,thelan-
guageofScripture,andScripturealone,issufficiently
comprehensiveandsublimetoexpressalltheemotions
whichnaturallyariseinthemindwhencontemplating
itsstructure. Thisshowsnotonlytheharmonywhich
subsists between the discoveries of science,but also
forms,by itself, a strong presumptive evidence that
therecordsoftheBibleareauthenticand divine."
—ElijahELBurritt.
"Lo, thesearebuttheoutskirtsofHisways;"and
the word''these" refers not aloneto the earth, but
alsotothegarnishedheavens,mentionedintheverses
preceding. Though westudy theexpanded heavens
as wemay;gather factsso manyas wecan; getas
largeaconceptionofspace aspossible;yet,studying
andtoilingtotheextentofourability,weshallnever
getbeyondthisverse. Itwillnevergrowold. Human
minds will never frameinbetter words thetruth it
contains. Human minds will never, either here or
hereafter, find allthe depths of its meaning. It is
aninfinite truth.
True, it doesnot say thatthe earthis notinthe
centeroftheuniverse. Butittellsfarmorethanthat;
forthoughitdoesnotsay where theearthisnot,it
doesdefinejustwheretheearthis,—ontheoutskirts.
Iftheearthisontheoutskirts,itcertainlycannotbe
inthecenter. Andasthe-garnishedheavensthatwe