THE CREATION OF THE WORLD AS DESCRIBED BY MOSES.
The first subject presented in the Bible is one of the most incomprehensible, and consequently it is one upon which much has been written, and much dogmatism exhibited; for on no subjects are men so presumptuous, and intolerant toward difference of opinion, as upon those which cannot be brought to the test of actual experience. Humility and a confession of human ignorance are certainly graceful when considering the subject of creation.
Has there ever been a creation? This is the first question answered in the Bible. Without a revelation it would be impossible for man to prove either the negative or affirmative; yet