(1) What is signified by the opening sentence of the Bible, “In the beginning God created,” ? And are there other beginnings recognized in the Bible? If so, what? Page 17, par. 2

(2) Does the Genesis account relate to the creation of our earth? If not, why not? And what are the limitations of the creative work as recorded in Genesis? Page 18, par. 2

(3) Does the word day apply invariably to the twenty-four-hour periods generally so called? If not, describe other uses of the term day in the Scriptures and give Page 19, par. 1

(4) How may we be sure that the Genesis days do not signify solar days, as in the more common usage of the word? Page 19, par. 1

(5) Should we understand that all of the days of the creative week are of uniform length? And if we ascertain the length of one of those days, would we be justified in assuming that the others were of similar length? Page 19, par. 2

(6) If we were to estimate those creative days as of seven thousand years each and the entire creative week as of forty-nine thousand years, how would these figures compare with the usual estimation of geologists? Page 19, par. 2

(7) What had Professor Dana to say on this subject? What were his opinions of  “scientific guesses”? And how much must we suppose the writer of Genesis understood  of the full import of his words? Page 20, par. 1, 2, 3

(8) Which is more logical, to believe as science teaches, that a blind and intelligent force is operative in the development of our planet, of which we can learn only by comparisons and guesses, or to suppose the manifestation a part of the Divine handiwork showing    forth Divine wisdom, order and arrangement, and these items of the Divine Program revealed to us by a gracious Creator who foreknew the infinite longings of our minds? Page 20, par. 4

(9) Summarize the views of the Higher Critics and Evolutionists respecting Page 21

(10) Do we object to Mr. Darwin’s theory because he was a foolish man or on what grounds? And what can we say of his theory and of his test respecting pigeons, etc? Page 22, par. 1, 2

(11) What great error has helped to confuse Bible students and how should we understand the formation of our earth’s crust in various layers of clay and rocks, evidently deposited  in a liquid or plastic form? Page 22, par. 3

(12) Has God revealed anything respecting the manner in which the atoms of matter composing our earth were brought together? Or is there anything in the Bible to answer this question? Page 23, par.x 2

(13) What is signified by basic, igneous rocks, and what does their location deep under the earth’s surface indicate? And what do the higher layers of water-laid rocks and clays imply? Page 23, par. 3

(14) Explain in harmony with the Genesis account how the firmament or expanse or atmosphere surrounding our earth must have been formed and whether or not it probably required considerable lapse of Page 23, par. 3; p 24, par. 1

(15) Explain the process by which the various strata of clay and sand, etc., were piled upon the igneous rocks, which evidently once had been in the molten condition. Tell why they were called rings and explain their Page 24, par. 1, 2

(16) What must have been the condition of the earth during the long period in which the rings or water canopies were concentrating towards the poles before breaking in deluges? Was the flood in Noah’s day due to the breaking of one of these ring-canopies. and what must have been its effect? And what are the evidences or proofs corroborative? Page 25

(17) What say Professor Wright and Sir J. W. Dawson on the subject, as reported in the New York Journal? Pages 26,27

(18) Did the flood of Noah’s day come at just the right time to fit with Divine Providence respecting humanity, and does this prove to us Divine foreknowledge and arrangement in respect to man’s affairs?

(19) What conclusions may we draw from the frozen mammoth of Eastern Siberia? Pages 28, 29

(20) From the standpoint we have assumed, how shall we divide the creative week into four distinct parts? Specify these parts. Page 29, par. 3

(21) What testimony loyal to the Bible does Prof. Silliman offer respecting the structure of our planet? Page 30, par. 1

(22) Quote Prof. Dana’s comment on creation and the wisdom displayed in the order of creation, as outlined in Page 30, par. 2, 3

(23) Give a brief synopsis of the events of the first creative epoch-day and show the harmony between this and the Scriptural declaration, “The Spirit of God was brooding over the face of the And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.” Page 30, par. 4; Page 31, par. 1

(24) Give a brief synopsis of the events of the second creative epoch-day, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters,” Page 31, par. 3; Page 32, par. 1

(25) Briefly summarize the events of the third creative epoch-day, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together in one place and let dry land And it was so.” Pages 32, 33

(26) Did the events of these great epoch-days overlap each other, or how can we view this matter, the falling of the rings, etc? Page 34, par. 1

(27) Why was not the light of the sun, moon, and stars seen until the fourth day, and what were the advantages and disadvantages of the cloudy, steamy  conditions  prevalent before? Page 34, par. 1

(28) Explain the lapping of one epoch or day upon another and show how much was accomplished during the first four epoch-days of twenty-eight thousand years. Page 34, par. 2

(29) In the record of the fifth creative epoch-day God said, Let the waters swarm with living creatures, , and He created great whales and every living creature with which the waters swarm after their kind, and every winged fowl after its kind. Does not this seem to imply that creation was carried on along Evolutionary lines to an extent-in the development of various kinds or species? Page 35, par. 2

(30) And is there any evidence that these kinds did not thus reach a fixity of perfection from which they can evolute no further? Explain the entire proposition. Page 35

(31) To what scientific period does the fifth creative epoch-day correspond? Page 30, par. 1

(32) In the description of the work of the sixth creative epoch-day does the expression, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind,” etc., imply an evolutionary process up to a certain point and the establishment thereby of a fixed species? Page 37, par. 1

(33) Give a description of the condition of things in the sixth day and demonstrate if by then the earth was more prepared than previously for the different kinds of animals, etc., brought into existence. Page 36, par. 3

(34) How many kinds or orders of lower animal life do we find, and how may these be described? Page 36, par. 3

(35) What is the final work of the sixth creative epoch-day accomplished at its close? Page 37, par. 2

(36) In view of the evidences, should we or should we not presume that a measure of Evolution operated for the creation of man and the bringing of him up to a fixity of species or kind, as it operated with the lower animals? Page 37, par. 4

(37) Cite evidences showing that in man’s creation different expressions entirely are used from those in connection with the development of plant life and the lower animal Page 38, par. 1-3

(38) How shall we explain the two different accounts of creation, the second beginning Genesis 2:4? Page 38, par. 4

(39) Explain why elohim or gods are mentioned in connection with the first account of man’s creation, and Jehovah in connection with the second Page 38, par. 5

(40) Why is it not said of men, as of the beasts of the field, “Let the earth bring forth,” nor as of the sea creatures, “Let the sea swarm”? Why is man mentioned as a direct creation and one individual? Page 39, par. 2

(41) What are we to understand to be signified by the statement that man was created in God’s image? Does this image relate to the elohim or to Jehovah? State what difference this would make, and why? Page 39, par. 2, 3

(42) Is this issue between modern scientific thought along Evolutionary lines and the Bible teaching considerably in harmony, or are they directly opposed to each other? It so, state how and why. Page 79, par 3

(43) Does anything, aside from the Genesis records, support the theory of man’s creation as a perfect being? Page 40, par. 1

(44) Does the fact that our Lord Jesus is declared to be a corresponding price for man imply that the man to whom he corresponded was perfect, or that he was next to a monkey? Page 40, par. 2

(45) Does the fact that the Bible teaches that the hope of mankind is restitution or resurrection-raising up, up, up, out of sin and death conditions-seem an evidence or proof that man must have been up before he fell and is now down beneath his original condition in order that restitution might profit him? Page 40, par. 3

(46) How does the Bible teaching of restitution comport with the Evolution theory, and what conclusion must Bible students reach on the subject from the testimony of Acts 3:19-21? Page 40, par. 4

(47) Is there any Scriptural foundation for the claim of some that original sin consisted in sexual intercourse on the part of our first parents? Give a full Scriptural analysis to this Page 41, par. 1, 2

(48) How should we regard the suggestions of some that the Scriptures mislead us into thinking of Adam as the first “of the earth, earthy”? What answer shall we give to those who urge a pre-Adamite race of man and who claim to find proofs of their hypothesis in various strata of the earth’s surface, some of which they attribute to a period long before Adam’s creation? Give Scriptural proof texts in contradiction to this theory and show their consistency with scientific facts. Page 42

(49) State the views of Stokes, Bennett, Beale, Virchow and Barraude respecting the answer of geologists to the theory that man was developed from the lower orders of animals. Page 43, par. 1

(50) Read to the class an extract from “The Meeting Place of Geology and History,” by Sir J. W. Dawson, LL. D., F. R. S.

(51) Pasteur is recognized as having been a great bacteriologist. Did he favor the Darwinian theory or not? Quote something from him pertinent to the subject. Page 44, par. 1, 2

(52) Quote the views of the Russian savant, Virchow, respecting the Darwinian theory of man’s evolution from lower animal species. Page 44, par. 3

(53) Should we consider the unscriptural theories of Darwin and those who follow his suggestions as wise and logical, or otherwise? What proofs can be adduced to prove that humanity four thousand years ago no more had tails than we have-nor different toes and thumbs? Page 45, par. 2

(54) What should be the attitude of the Lord’s people in respect to these evolutionists propositions of our day which are discrediting the Bible in the eyes of the learned? Page 45, par. 3

(55) In view of what we have already seen respecting these creative epochs styled in the Scriptures “days,” what can we say of the Sixth Day, which we are now considering? When was its beginning and when its close? What would be the date of its close, counting from the beginning of the ordering of creation-the putting in order of the earth, the time of whose creation is not stated but whose setting in order is being accomplished during the seven great epoch-days? Summarize the Page 45, par. 4

(56) We come now to the examination of the great Seventh Day of the creative period. Does it have an evening and a morning?

(57) What should we expect of this Seventh Epoch-Day as viewed in the light of our findings respecting the six previous epoch-days and what is signified by the statement that Jehovah God rested from his creative work during this Seventh Epoch-Day? Page 46, par. 2, 3

(58) What has our Lord Jesus to do with this Seventh Epoch-Day and the Father’s cessation from creative work? Why did the Father rest? Will the Son undertake the completion of the Father’s work? If so, why was it thus left to him? Make the entire matter clear. Let all of the class express themselves on this important question and have clearly in mind the matter of its great importance in God’s Plan and therefore in the understanding of Pages 47, 48

(59) Did this resting on the part of the Great Creator from further creative work and from actively rescuing His creatures from sin and its penalty imply a lack of love on His part? Or how shall we understand it? Page 49, par. 1

(60) What can we know respecting the period in which the Creator rests from His creative work? In other words, according to the Scriptures, how long will this Seventh Epoch-Day last and how do we reach information on the subject? Page 49, par. 2

(61) May we be sure that our Creator’s expectations respecting the ultimate outcome of His purposes regarding the earth will be realized? Can we be sure that the Redeemer will accomplish all that the Father intended? Page 49, par. 2

(62) Quote some Scriptures showing the ultimate victory of Messiah and the accomplishment of the Divine purpose. Page 49, par. 2; Page 50, par. 1

(63) What grounds have we for assuming that the whole period in which God has been ordering the earth and developing it from the inert, void mass at the beginning down to   the Paradisaical condition at the close of the Seventh Day will be in all a period of 49,000 years-seven great days of 7,000 years each? Page 50, par. 2

(64) Give a brief outline of this creative epoch from the Scriptural standpoint. Quote Scriptures applicable to the earliest beginning of the creative power, and other Scriptures showing the glorious consummation at the end of these seven great Page 51, par. 1; Page 52, par. 1, 2, 3

(65) Does the first chapter of Genesis conflict with scientific discoveries, or merely with the theories of some scientific gentlemen? Quote the views of G. F. Wright, D. D., LL. D., on this subject and discuss these. Page 52, par. 5, 6

(66) Is the Genesis account compatible with scientific facts? Do not these facts corroborate the Genesis records rather than conflict with the Divine record? What does Wright say for himself on this subject and what does he give as the opinion of the great geologist, the late Prof. J. D. Dana of Yale College? Page 52, par. 6

(67) We have seen that the Genesis record does not attempt to explain the creation of the earth as respects its matter that the Genesis account merely relates that there was such a beginning and that the matter was created by God, but tells nothing whatever of the time of its creation, nor concerning how long a period elapsed before the ordering work of the seven epoch-days began. Does this view appeal to others? Read to the class a quotation  on the Page 53, par. 1

(68) The Genesis record shows a progressiveness in the matter of bringing forth of vegetable and animal life; in part, perhaps, an evolutionary process. Our contention is merely as respects man’s creation–that it was a distinctly separate work and in no sense an evolutionary process. What is the main point and argument of Darwin and his evolutionary followers? Read to the class what Prof. Wright has to say on this subject. Page 53, par. 2; Page 54, Page 55, par. 1

(69) Let another read Prof. Wright’s suggestions as respects the difference between human reason and animal instinct. Page 55, par. 4

(70) Let another read to the class Prof. Wright’s comment on man’s capacity for religion in contrast with the incapacity of the brute. Page 55, 5; Page 56, par. 1, 2

(71) Who discovered the principle of “natural selection”? What does Wright remark respecting his findings and respecting the disposition of  humanity  to  wear clothing and use tools and respecting his musical capacity, etc., etc.? Page 56, par. 3, to Page 58