THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAY 3, 1903.
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FOSSIL FLOKA OF THE JOHN DACj BASIN
Latest Liglxt Tfiat Scientists Have Been ASle to Shed on the Subject Conclttded From Last Sunday.
EVEN a cursory Inspection of tho fos
sa flora of tho John Day Basin, as
It is presented by the savants -who
have made It the subject of special study,
trill reveal much that is instructive and
Interesting-.
The -woody flora that now characterizes
that region Is Inconsiderable either as to
growth or variety, a fact quite at variance
with what is disclosed of prehistoric ages
by the collections that from time to time
have been made, determined and classified.
In other words, the fossil flora of the John
Day Basin is a rich one, and shows a
great variety of woody plants.
Tabulated 1G4 Forma.
The present flora of this description con
sists for the main part of pines thinly
scattered along: the higher rldgea, occa
sional Junipers along the lower ridge, and
a scant fringe of cottonwoods and willows
along the streams. In contrast with
these present conditions, Mr. Frank Hale
ICnowlton, in his recent report on the
fossil flora of the John Day Basin, tabu
lates a total of 161 forms of fossil flora
collected from the different localities In
that section. Eighty of these forms were
found at Van Horn's ranch and vicinity,
46 were collected at Bridge Creek, 20
came from Cherry Creek, three each were
found at Officers' ranch,' one and one-half
miles northeast of Fossil, one and one-half
miles east of Clarno's Ferry, and at Cur
rant Creek, while four were found three
and one-half miles south of Lone Bock,
and the remaining two were discovered
three miles above Clarno's Ferry.
First Finding: of Fossil Plants.
In 1S62 the first fossil plants were found
at Bridge Creek by Professor Thomas
Condon. Collections of plants have been
made since that date by Condon, Vay,
Bendlre, Merriam, Asmont and Knowlton,
and a study and classification of this fos
sil flora has been made by Newberry. Les
quereux and Knowlton.
The "basin has been the scene of great
volcanic activity. Its rocky masses being
made up of numerous volcanic flows, with
alternation of ashes', tufts, sands and
gravels. Aside from its luxuriant fossil
flora there has been disclosed fossil riches
In the shape of mammalian teeth which
were first brought to the attention of
scientists In 1S61, and since that time an
extensive vertebrae fauna has been de
scribed by Leldy, Cope, JIareh, Westmaaj
Merrlam and others.
Distributed Among: 37 Families.
The fossil flora of the John Day Basin
as already summarized is distributed
among 37 natural families. Twenty-four
of the forms have been named specifically
and H species and one variety are de
scribed as new to science. The previously
known species number 8L
The known fossil flora of the John
Day Basin are all of Tertiary age. The
oldest, represented by the localities of
Cherry Creek, Currant Creek, and three
miles above Clarno's Ferry, is referred
to the Lower Eocene. It Is in the
lowe part of Merrlam's Clarno forma
tion. The next younger In age, exposed
at Bridge Creek, 1 miles east of Clarno's
Ferry, one-half mile northeast of Fos
sil, and Officer's ranch. In the Butler Ba
sin, occupies the upper part of the Clarno
formation and Is Upper Eocene In age.
The youngest plant-bearing beds of the
region, found at Van Horn's ranch and
vicinity, are In the basal portion of the
BETULA AND HOCOHA SPECIMENS.
count, it seems warranted to refer these
beds to the Upper Miocene."
Some of the Records.
"Before leaving this subject," writes
Mr. Knowlton farther, "it may be of in
terest to give a short account of this
flora as It has been recorded at several
localities beyond the limits of the John
Day Basin. This is especially desirablo
since we now have for tho first time a
definite knowledge of the geological se
quence of the plantbearlng beds in the
basin. Up to the date of the publication
of Dr. Merrlam's paper on the geology
LiaUIDAMBAB, ECItOFECM.
Mascall formation. The age is regarded
i as Upper Miocene.
From the facts adduced It Is concluded
that the conditions which prevailed In the
John Day Basin during Tertiary times ex
tended also into Central Washington.
INorthwestern Idaho, and Western Ore-
Bon.
Age of the Deils.
With reference to the age of the beds
,ln which this fossil flora has been found
IMr. Knowlton states his conclusions as
follows:
"In attempting to work, out the bear-
Itng of the plants above enumerated on
I the question of the age of the beds, it
jhould not be overlooked that any con-
I elusions orawn might be quite different
from what they would be were the whole
I flora of each of the localities to be con
lldered. The conclusions then exnressed
were "not likely to be greatly modified by
ImDsequent won: The truth of this la
jatisfactorlly confirmed, for aftera full
sonslderation of every known species or
Pnrill tTftm mni r n -i n-r. 1 T i . t
" .r "' luuiiuy, no evi
dence is ioruicommg to modify these con
clusions. The bulk Of the flora nf
Ifohn Day Basin has come from Cherry
2reek, Bridge Creek and Van Horn's ranch
a vicinity, very tew species are com-
laion to two or more of these localities.
une species rouna at the several othor
scattered localities, as will be shown later
laturaiiy ran under one or another of
jese tnree.
"If dependence were placed exclusively
i the distribution of the above
loned forms in fixing the age of these
is, me tendency would be to regard
lem as not younger than Lower Mio-
ie, or even possibly as old as tho
Tpper Eocene, but when we take into
tccount the affinities and relatlonshins
If the 40 or more named species that are
jnnnea to tnese beds, the preponderance
eviaence would .seem to relegate them
an age as young as Upper Miocene.
ms the species of Sallx are closelv ai
led to various living species, such as S.
rgentea, etc The species of Ouercu
Ire distinctly modern. Quercus Tweudo-
iTata is hardly to be distinguishes from
lyrata; Q. Merrlami is also near.O.
iTata; Q.. duriuscula is very close to Q.
lor, ana y. ursina to the Hing Q.
The form referred to Artocarnus
lfornlca, if correctly identified, is close
the living A. Incisa Hydrangea Beh-
ei is closely related to several livlnir
scles; and the species of Llquldambar
re not far from L. Styraclflua. The two
?ecles referred to Prunus are close to
ae living P. Demlssa, P. Virglnlana, etc.
le maples are very moder'n in appear-
lce. being related to A. saccharum. A.
acrophyllum. etc, and the box elder Is
3t lar from the livlnir snecles. The
becles described as Aesculus simulata 13
liar to Ac octandra and Ae. rlabraT
"Taking all lines of evidence Into ac-
of the basin our knowledge of the Inter
relations of the plant beds has been in
a much confused stats. This confusion
is in large measure due to the fact that
no definite localities were given by Les
quereux. they being simply recorded as
'John Day Valley, Oregon.' and so It
came to be supposed that all species from
this area were of the same age. This
confusion was helped along by New
berry, who placed Cherry Creek, Currant
Creek) and Bridge Creek In the same
horizon, which he referred to the Mio
cene. In his latest publication on the
subject (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.. VoL XI,
pp. 13-24), Lesquereux referred the beds
at Cherry Creek to the Laramie and the
Van Horn's ranch .deposits to the Mio
cene, but he made no attempt to give
more definite localities tor the forms
mentioned In his earlier reports. It was
possible to settle the exact locality of
these species only by a careful study of
the types, which are the property of the
University of California. This investiga
tion, as already set forth, has been made,
and the results are incorporated in the
foregoing pages. But the confused con
dition of our knowledge of this flora has
made its Impress on determinations of
the plants whenever they have been found
beyond the limits of the John Day Basin.
These outside flora will be passed in
review and the attempt will be made to
adjust them to accord with our present
fuller knowledge of the type Bectlon."
Tentative Classification.
It Is shown that the flora of the John
Day Basin has been recognized in geo
logical research near Ellensberg, Wash.,
on the left bank of the Columbia Blver,
near the mouth of Moffit Creek; at Corn
stock, Douglas County; one mile east of
Murphy's Springs, near Ashland, and at
other localities adjacent to Fort Union,
Green River, and Alaska.
On this subject Mr. Knowlton In his
recent work states In conclusion:
"The specks composing this flora were
compared with those from the John Day
Basin and the Auriferous gravels of Cali
fornia, and were referred to tho Miocene.
In the light of our present knowledge
of the type section in tho John Day Basin,
certain modifications of this reference
seem necessary. I hesitate however, to
mako radical changes In my former de
termination without additional material.
When taken as a unit this flora Is un
doubtedly similar to that of the John
Day Basin, considered as a whole, but
when an attempt Is made to relegate the
species from Individual localities to one
of the three horizons now recognized in
the basin, the mcagerness of the ma
terial becomes very apparent- With the
exception of the. first of the localities
to be mentioned, the following tentative
classification may be made: The locality
on tho Columbia River near the mouth
of Moffat's Creek contains Acer Ben
dlrei and a doubtful leaf of Populus
Zaddachl. The first of these species Is so
characteristic that I have little or no
hesitation In referring It to the same
age as the Van Horn's ranch material,
namely. Upper Miocene. The localities
five miles north of Ashland and three
miles southeast of Ashland seem to i
more closely allied to Bridge Creek and
are probably to be regarded as Upper
Eocene In age. Murphys springs is also
probably the same In age as Bridge
Creek, while Coal Creek. In Lane County,
and Comstock. in Douglas County, seem
likely to bo older Eocene than the Bridge
Creek beds. But I wish to emphasize
the fact that these are purely tentative
views, and we must depend upon fuller
collections to settle the points at issue"
MISREPRESENTING CHARACTER OF GOD
SERMON BY REV. TEUNIS S. HAMLIN, D. D., PASTOR OF
THE CHURCH OF THE COVENANT, WASHINGTON, D. C
Text "God Is love." (I John. lv:S-10.)
OT LONG ago a parishioner told me
that a gentleman quoted to him the
last clause of Heb. xll:29, "Our God
is a consuming fire," and said: "That is
your religion." Even inside the church,
as well as outside of it, this sentence Is
sometimes taken as "our religion," .or, at
least, as its salient feature.
One of the founders of the church of
which I am pastor, now deceased, said to
me many times, after the decalogue had
been read In public worship: "That word
Jealous' in the second commandment al
ways grates upon my ears; I do not be
lieve that God Is Jealous." He misappre
hended the meaning, as we shall see; but
the word conveyed to him, as no doubt It
conveys to thousands, a wrong impres
sion of the character of God, which shad
ows their whole thought of religion.
Is God Vindictive f
This impression that God is other than
love Is deepened by an unthoughtful read
of much of the Old Testament. For in
stance, the Imprecatory psalms, "Let
death come suddenly upon them; let them
go down alive Into the pit." "Let hla
children be fatherless and his wife .a
widow; let his children be vagabonds and
beg; let there be none to extend mercy
unto him; neither let there be any to have
mercy on his fatherless children."
We shudder, and rightly, at the vlndlc
tlveness of such -words, and then try to
explain away their obvious meaning. And
the most common explanation Is to shift
the burden of them from the human writer
upon God. "Tho psalmist," we say, "was
not speaking for himself; he had no per
sonal feeling against the men upon whom
he Invoked such frightful calamities; he
was only declaring how God feels toward
wicked men."
But does God feel vindictively? Does
he want Innocent children left without
help or compassion? Is God so cruel as
this? If so. what better Is our God than
the gods of ancient mythology, who found
sport in human suffering? or than the
idols of current paganism, whose worship
QtJEREUS SPECIMENS FOUND AT WHITE HIIX
demands blood and lust? We say, and
truly, that the worship of Olympus and
of Idols Is degrading; that It fosters the
worst human passions; that it makes men
exaggerated copies of their cruel and vin
dictive deities. But Jehovah is no bet
ter, nor can his worshipers be better, if
he, his feelings, his character, are rightly
set forth in the Imprecatory psalms. They
are so inhuman and horrible that we must
save even the ancient Hebrew poets from
the odium of them; and this we do by
shifting that odium upon God! No won
der that those who so understand God
turn away from his worship; what else
can they do? No wonder that we ore con
strained to do violence to our reason,
Judgment, conscience, heart. In trying to
love a God who is presented to us as so
unlovely.
The Frnlts of Misjudgement.
Today thousands of men, honestly
thinking that such a God Is depicted in
the Bible; unable, and rightly so, to trust
or love him; unwilling either openly to re
ndunce the Bible or natlently to study it
and learn what It actually Is and teaches,
are silently despairing of ever being re
ligious and are living without God and
without hope. And the bitterest part of
It all is that we. who are Christians, con
demn, Instead of trying to help them.
For myself, I must avow the profound
est sympathy for them a sympathy born
of experience. Unless I had forced an is
sue from such a view of God an issue as
satisfying to the Intellect and the con
science as it Is gratifying to the heart I
should have ended long ago In utter -unbelief
and black despair. There is no loss
comparable for agony to losing one's God.
Nor any Joy comparable to finding him
when he seemed almost gone, almost swal
lowed up in cruelty and blood and fate
and bate, and finding him to be love.
A Matter of Interpretation.
Now the fundamental error is in the Idea
that this Hebrew literature Is a revelation
of God, a direct, explicit, verbal revela
tion. This means that all sentiments
therein expressed are God's sentiments;
that every picture given of him is accu
rate and final. This carries the theory of
verbal inspiration, which, at least in Its
crudest form, would say that God dic
tated tho Imprecatory psalms; that he was
as much In tho worst deeds of ancient
kings and prophets as in the best; In the
most barbarous sentiments of Hebrew
poets and historians as in the most hu
mane and divine.
But we have learned that this Hebrew
literature is the history of a revelation of
God in the form of a history of the slow
emergence of a family, tribe, nation from
barbarism, idolatry, superstition. Their
early ideas of God are no more final than
their early ideas of the family, of busi
ness, of civil government. For example,
they were polygamists. Jesus expressly
says that this was not God's Ideal for
them. God's conception of marriage and
of the household was monogamous, with
parents kind and tender and children obe
dient and loyal. The deception and trick
ery of tho patriarchs and the tyranny and
greed of the kings were not from God nor
approved by him.
But we have In the Old Testament a
trustworthy narrative of how God .dealt
with such unpromising material to make
out of It finally a nation at least par
tially civilized, and in the process to dis
close little by little his own nature, laws,
ideals; the purpose of his heart for his hu
man children.
The Complete Revelation.
That purpose reached its final disclosure
only in Jesus. Only he could say not
Abraham, nor David, nor Elijah, nor
Isaiah, nor Amos, but only Jesus could
say: "He that hath seen me hath seen
tho father." Imagine Moses saying, "He
that hath seen me hath seen Jehovah!"
Therefore, whatever revelation of God we
find, or thin: we Hnd, in the words and
lives of these ancients, we must correct
by the standard of Jesus. Whatever Is un
like him. In design, temper, execution, is
not of God.
There is frank and accurate record of It
in the Hebrew literature: Abraham's cow
ardices and lying, Isaac's weakness,
Jacob's double dealing, Elijah's flight from
duty, David's infidelity to hla family; and
it Is all instructive, not only as showing
how men grow, but also and chiefly as
showing how patient ana forbearing God
can be with them while they grow. With
taen who could write the Imprecatory
psalms, who could basely deceive a blind
old father, who cld make merchandise
of weMu&oc! aa4 SievjUc dilj&ren m
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ruthlessly as armed warriors, who could
turn almost In an hour from spiritual
worship to cruel and licentious Baalism,,
with a people among whom such men
were not the exceptional monsters, but the
beet representaUves, God was pajtlent
through long centuries, educaUng, disci
plining, winning them lltUe by little, lift
ing them Inch by Inch, accommodating
Himself to their ignorance, prejudice,
superstition, until gradually their dark
ness gave way before His divine light
How God Is "Jcalons."
Let this throw light, as It will a great
flood of light, upon that dark and forbid
ding word "Jealous" in the second com
mandment It Is not of us, ot men, that
God is Jealous; He does not begrudge us
health or prosperity or .happiness or any
other good thing. The picture that the
word conjures up is of a husband so dis
trustful of his wife, so groundlessly sus
picious of her fidelity, that he is wretched
and enraged if she speaks to or smiles
upon another man.
This feeling, If cherished, however
causeless Indeed, the more causeless the
more certainly grow into coldness and
alienation, thence rapidly Into hatred and
revenge. It Is the bane of the family, ot
friendship, of business partnerships, of
cabinets, courts of Justice, army bar
racks, the wardroom of battleships, the
college and the school; In short, of every
place where men must live and work side
by side. What .else Is the source of so
much human misery?
And this petty, insane, cruel thing we
dare attribute to our God! How different
is the fact? Jehovah is a Jealous God.
He even says His "name Is 'Jealous.' "
Ho declares that He will not give His
glory to another falsely called God.
But docs this mean that Jehovah Is
petty, and narrow and grudging; fearful
lest be may miss some credit that is due
him? No I He is Jealous for his people,
not of them. As a ruler for bis subjects
or fellow citizens lest they throw away
their liberty. As a father for hla children
lest they waste their opportunities, and
become less worthy men and womca than
they might be.
The "CemxKBtlHg; Fire" Passage.
Exactly this aspect of the Diviae char
acter 18 m$nt ween u ig ssa tea ur JJ
God Is a consuming fire." We think of
this as a New Testament word, found in
the letter to the Hebrews, and so more
deeply resent, or dread. It as a Christian
definition than we should were it a Jew
ish. But it is a Jewish. Tho New Testa
ment writer quotes It from Deut iv:2-L
with the purpose of showing that God Is
the same under tho later covenant as un
der the earlier. And in Deuteronomy it
reads, "Jehovah thy God Is a devouring
fire, a Jealous God." We have, therefore, in
other words, exactly the same fact that
we have already examined. God Is Jeal
ous for His people's salvation and holi
ness. He will consume whatever stands
In their way, whether it be without them
or within. All shall be swept away ex
cept character, which alone is permanent.
What a plea for humble reverence and
holy awe!
God's Definition of Himself.
"God Is love." This is the one compre
hensive definition of Himself that Ho has
given. It Is the summing up of all pre
ceding disclosures of His nature and char
acter, which were necessarily partial as
this is complete and final. This puts into
a word all that Jesus both taught and
lived. The singular reluctance that wo
have to frankly and heaxUly accept this
definition of our God must arlserom the
fact that we misunderstand the Old Tes
tament; think that every man and every
act that It mentions hap God's approval;
and that we must make up from these our
conception of His character.
"God Is love." Do we still fear to take
this In its blessed fullness of meaning?
Then it .13 because we misapprehend
"love," and think It nerveless, inverte
brate, gushing. "Is not God just?" we
ask. Surely, surely. But can He be Just
apart from love? Can you, father, be. Just
to your children if you do not love them?
Can the judge be Just to the criminal un
less he loves men Is genuinely humane?
Can the misanthrope or tho pessimist ever
be just Our mistake has been in
putting justice not only on a par with
love, but even far above it, as primal
and comprehensive, whereas at most It Is
only one phase of love. And we have
dene worse: we have confounded Justice
with sternness, vengeance, vlndlctlveneas.
Think ot defining our Federal XJoYera-
atest in term of the Jailj pltatiarv
gallows, electric chair! Yet these all ex
is.t, as they must, under the freest and
kindest Government on earth. Think of
describing our courts of justice only by
their convictions and sentences of the
sunijr, .ncyer uj Liieir ucqiutiais ana vin
dications of the innocent
Infinitely more untrue is It to define
God in terms of any of His attributes
except that one which, upon His own
solemn declaration, includes them all
"God is love." Shell we call love weak,
good nature and presume upon it? Never!
Our God of love is "Jealous and a "con
suming fire." He cannot bear to see us de
stroyjng ourselves. He will burn out of
us the passions that are debauching our
immortal spirits. Because he Is love he
will save us from sin. He "so loved the
world that he gave his son." "God Is
love."
Petitions uklng ex-President Cleveland to b
a candidate for President in 1904 are being
circulated In Tamaxjua, Pa. Persona who want
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