Astronomy and the Bible;

ASTRONOMYAND THEBIBLE^19

sons of God shouted for joy," or run forward In
thought tothe coming age, when there shall rise a
newheavenanda newearth, andtheformer things
shallhavepassedaway.
1/^ TheBibleisthesupremetextbook. Likea tower-
ingrockthatfrontsthesea,itsgranitewallisforever
receivingtheonslaughtofthewaves. Onemoment,
thewatersstrikeuponitsfendingsides,andbreakin
forceless spray; the next, the sunbeams touch and
transfigure the oldwater-washedrock with diamond
gleams of light. Thus, with radiant and unbroken
front,theWord standsimmovablethroughtheages,
our wall of protection fromerror and folly. That
mightywall of truth remainsimpregnableto-day as
ever.
Thereisnocontroversybetweentruescienceandthe \
Bible. Botharemanifestationsofdivinetruth. True '
science but makes more brilliantthe gems of Holy
Writ;andtheBibleeverguidesthemindmoredeeply
andsublimelyintothewondersoftruescience. Each
is thehandmaidofthe other. IntheBible,wefind
thegreatprinciplesoftruth;innature,wefind facts
thatexplain, illustrate, and make clear the truth of,
theWord.
Truth is a unit. It is not separate, antagonistic
things. Thoughmanifold—indeed,infinite—inthe
varietyofitsmanifestation,itisoneharmonioussys-
tem. And this one truth,revealed in theBible, "is
reflectedasfromamirror,inthefaceofnature."
Thiscomplete revelation oftruth, inspirationcalls
''the Word." Andtheterm"word,"or"logos," im-