The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-05-19
9Mistellalteotts.
First Things in History.


Moses the first historian, wrote about the
year B. G. 1900. From that time to about
B. c. 440, the diyinely inspired writer's of
the Bible are the only historians.
The same year that the last Of the Old
Testament books was written(B. @. 445),
the first authentic history written by any
Of the worlds historians viz, by Herodo-
tus--was made public.
How long Eve, the first woman, lived we
do not know. 1t is a curious fact that in
sacred history, the age, death and burial of
only one woman, Sarah, wife of Abraham,
is distinctly noted. Woman's age ever
since appears not to 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 the time they were SO
named. 1t was thus with the names Adam,
Eve, Cain, Seth, Noah, etc. The wonder
full names by which God has condescended
TO reveal Himself to us, the great names
Jehovah and Jeses or Joshua, are also He
brew, and full of meaning.
How natural it is for all infants, in their
first attempt to speak, to say d5-bab-ab, or
ene.mena- emf How few know that these
words were used by the first children in
the world to express words dear to all =
In Hebrew, A6, or Abb0, means father, and
En- means mother!
The first sin combined "the lust of the
eye'.-the woman saw it was pleasant to
the eyes :" g the lust of the fesh''-it was
i" good for food !" and the pride of life
was /" a tree to be desired to make one
wise."
AT the first sacrifice, Gains Offering was
rejected, while Abel's was accepted. Cain,
it appears, did not believe the promise Of
God, nor the necessity of an atonement for
sin. In pride of unbelef, he presented the
Unitarian offerings Of his own productions
or words. Abel believed the promise, fol
we are told Heb, xi. A., by faith Abel
offered unto God more excellent sacri
fee than Cain" Unitarianism was the first
false religion.
The first city in the world was built by
Cain. He called it after his son Enoch.-
| For thousands of years the seed OF the SER
pent, though under curse, built the great
cities, furnished the kings of the earth, and
| had the power of the world, while the seed
to whom all the blessings of this life and
that to come were promised had to by faith
| as heirs of an inheritance not yet received
Lamech, one Of Gains descendants, is
the first who is mentioned as having taken
unto him two wives.
Jabal was the father or first of such
as dwell in tents, and Of such as had cat
tle. Abel had kept sheep but Jaba
must have introduced some system in the
rearing of cattle, and also tents and tent
making. Jubal, brother of Jabal, record
ed as being " the father Of all such as han
die the harp and the organ. (Gen. iv. 2l)
] From Jubal probaly comes the word jubi
! lee. The seed of Cain first invented musi
4 cal instruments.
A Jewish tradition ascribes to Naaman
1 sister of Tubal Cain, the introduction 0
/ ornaments in female dress.
The first public worship mentioned wa
4 at the birth Of Enos, the son of Seth, borl
when Adam was 235 years old" Thei
began men to call upon the name of th
Lord
Prophesying was early in the Church.
The first especially mentioned as prophe
/ is Enoch-born in the seventh generation
in the year 922. He prophesied of tn
coming Of the Lord, with ten thousand Q
4 his saints, to execute judgment upon all,
1 etc. Jude XVI
| The ark is the first vessel spoken O.
i although it is likely small boats bad beel
\ previously built 1t was one hundred an
twenty years building While all scoffe
8 at Noah while he was building, perhaps
when it was too late, some ofthe carpenter