The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-05-19
5Mistellanrons.
First Things in History.

Moses the first historian. wrote about the
year Il. q. 1900. From that time TO about
Il. {. 4i0. the divincly inspired writer's Of
the Bible are the only historians.
The same year that the last OF the Old
Testament books was writteD(B. L. 4i5l.
the first authentic history written by any
or the worlds historians viz, by Herodo.
tus.-was made public.
How loug Eve. the first woman, lived we
do not know. 1t is curious fact that in
sacred history, the age. death and burial Of
only one woman, Sarah. wife Of Abraham,
is distinctly nctcd. Woman's age ever
since appears not 20 have been subject
! for history or discussion.
| The first names are all Hebrew, and the
/ explanation or meaning OF them, is also in
| Hebrew, thus proving that it was the Ian
guage in use at tho time they were so
named. ltwas thus with the names Adam.
Eve, Cain, Seth. Noah, etc. The wonder.
! fol names by which God has condescended
TO reveal Himself TO us, the great names
Jehovah aud Jeses or Joshua, are also He.
brew, and full of meaning.
How natural il is for all infants, in their
FIRST attempt to speak. TO say db.bdb.db, or
| cnl.mem.cp" How few know that these
words were used by the first children in
I
In Hebrew. Al, or ibbd means father, aud
I'm means motherl
! The first sin combined "the lust Of the
eye'.--the woman saw il was pleasant TO
the eyes = &" the lust OF the Aesh"-ii was
"good Tor food !" aud the pride OF life
was a tree 20 be desired 10 make one
wise"
At the first sacrifice. Gains Offering was
rejected, while Abel's was accepted. Cain.
il appears, did not believe the promise Of
God, nor the necessity Of an atonement for
sin. In pride OF unbelicf. he presented the
Unitarian offerings Of his own productions
or words. Abel believed the promise, for
We are told. Heb, Ni.A, " Hy taih Abel
offered unto God more excellent saeri.
Zee than Cain" Unitarianism was the first
false religion.
The first city in the world was built by
Cain. llo called il after his son Enoch.-
For thousands OF years the seed OF the ser
pcnt. though under curse, built the great
cities furnished the kings Of the earth. and
had the power Of the world. while the seed
10 whom all the blessings OF this life ans
that 60 come were promised had TO by faitl
as heirs OF an inheritance not yet received
I.amech. one Of Gains descendants, Il
the FIRST who Is mentioned as having takeI
unto him two wives.
Jabal was the father Tor first Of sucl
as dwell in tents, aud Of such as had cat
tie Abel had kept sheep but Jaba
must have introduced some system 10 thl
rearing Of cattle, aud also tents and tent
making Jubal, u brother Of Jabal. record
ed as being " the father Of all such rs han
! do the harp and the organ. lGen. ~, 81
. From Jubal probaly CONES the word jubi
,, lee. The seed Of Cain FIRST invented mus
cal instruments.
. A Jewish tradition ascribes 10 NaamaT
sister OF Tubal. Cain, the introduction q
} ornaments IN female dress.
The first public worship mentioned wa
( at the birth Of Enos. the sou OF Seth, Dor
when Adam was 235 years Old" The
began men TO call upon the name OF III
: Lord
}. pFophesying was early in the Church,
The firs. especially mentioned as ploph,
Is Enoch--born in the seventh generation
In the year g22. lie prophesied OF d
coming Of the Lord, with ten thousand
= bis saints. 10 execute Judgment upon All
etc. Jude xy.
The ark is the first vessel spoken Q
although Il is likely small boats bad bee
previously built. II was ono hundred %
,. twenty years building. While all scons
AZ Noah while be vas building. porhap
when II was too late, some ofthe caFpenis