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three smaller ones in the instep and toe. The heel of thesandal was Vs to VA inch high, and worn along the side, justlike the heels on your shoes and mine always wear. Furthersearch by Creation Scientists and other interested partiesturned up three more adult sandal prints and two barefootchildren's prints in the same rock formations. An independentconsulting geologist stated that these formationswere Cambrian, which would date them at about 500million years of age. Since even evolutionists claim that manhas existed on earth less than a million years, these tracksindicate a discrepancy in the geologic ages of about 499million years.Geologists have reported what appeared to be mantracks in rocky sediments many times, but have alwaysclaimed that they might be Indian carvings or accidentalsimilarities. Several years ago, dinosaur tracks from thePaluxy River in Texas were dug up and taken to the NewYork Museum of Natural History. At the time, localresidents pointed out man tracks in the same area. These.were somewhat eroded by water, so the paleontologist,Roland Bird, laughingly rejected the possibility. He believedthe dinosaur tracks were made about 135 million years ago.In the summer of 1969, however, Stanley Taylor, of"Films for Christ," made a photographic study of tracks inthat area. Finding remnants of trails made by both men anddinosaurs in the riverbed, he hired a rubber-tired front-endloader to follow these tracks into the riverbank by liftingaway the overburden. Well-defined tracks of both man anddinosaurs were found in the same rock stratum.What is the meaning of all this? It means that thegeologic ages must eventually collapse under the weight ofsolid scientific evidence. There is very little evidence forevolution outside of the fossil record. The order in which thefossils were buried was one of the main arguments in supportof evolution. That is, microscopic forms of marine life werefound in the deepest sediments. Then higher sedimentscontain larger, more complex types. If the sediments werelaid down slowly, over long periods of time, this mightindicate evolution. Actually the sorting action of movingwater would bury these various types of life in this order, onthe average. The small marine life with dense shells would bedeposited first, then the larger types, such as mammalswould be buried later. Sudden rapid deposit of sedimentseliminates the necessity of long geologic ages. This returnsus to the relatively short history of the earth presented inScripture.The evidence analyzed in the book The Genesis Flood,by Whitcomb and Morris, indicates that the facts of geologysupport the Biblical history of the Flood. Stated very briefly,the world before the flood appears to have been warmer thanthe present climate. The continents had comparatively fewmountains and probably none of the great mountain chainswhich we have today. The oceans and the continents literallyteemed with life, both plant and animal. Men had spread allover the earth, certainly to North America. When thecontinents sank, and the oceans washed back and forth overthe land, forests were uprooted, piled up and then buried toform coal. Fantastic quantities of marine life were buried insandy sediments, and under great pressure and heat andcertain chemical conditions, were changed into oil.Mountains arose, volcanoes erupted, lava poured out ofcracks of the earth and covered hundreds of thousands ofsquare miles. These facts are all well demonstrated bygeology. It is the theory that differs with the historypresented in Scripture, not the facts.•••* Mr. James R. Honeyman, 2610 Upper Terrace, LaCrescenta, Cal. 91214, is an elder in the Los Angeles,congregation. He adds in a personal letter: ' 'I will be hapto try to answer any questions raised or point out sourceswhere I believe answers may be found."A new organization has been formed called CreationScience Research Center, in San Diego, California. Itspurpose is to continue to investigate new facts of sciencewhich support the Scriptural view of history and publishthese facts for the benefit of all Christians. I have theprivilege of being on the Board of Directors. We will also bepreparing and publishing materials for use in the Californiapublic schools. This is possible because of the recent rulingby the State Board of Education that when evolution istaught, creation must also be taught as a belief that is held bmany people.In God We TrustAbout a hundred years ago Americans were in a coldwar that was growing hotter every day. The country was atthe mercy of bungling politicians. The national debt exceededthe cash in the Treasury by 45 to 1. Taxes were skyhigh. People all over the nation blamed the bureaucrats inWashington. The ex-midwestern storekeeper in the WhiteHouse was severely criticized as being "too little" for thegreat destiny that had been thrust upon him.This disheartening period was 1861. Religious leaderswere sure that the cause of our economic and political illswas spiritual. They knew that a crass materialism wasplaying havoc with American life and character. God andspiritual motives were being neglected. One of these menwas a Pennsylvania small town preacher by the name ofWatkinson. One day he had an idea about the wayAmericans might be called to the faith of their fathers. Hewrote a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P.Chase. He suggested that an inscription be put on the coinsof the nation showing that this country was founded on a•faith in God.Mr. Chase was a deeply religious man himself and heliked the idea. He immediately instructed James Pollock,Director of the Mint in Philadelphia, to prepare such amotto. After much thought the phrase from "The StarSpangled Banner," "In God is our trust,'' was shortened to"In God We Trust." This phrase is imprinted on everycoin. It is a solemn reminder that our material welfare restson spiritual foundations. — C M C ...FEBRUARY 24, 1971 9