The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-04-23
Written for th9 ADVOCATE.
Month and Day Names.
CONcLUDED.1

CONCLUDED.
AS to oar S0eekly day-n0mes only one day
saturday, Roman; Saturni day J is nom;-
nally the same as that of the Roman. while
the S'an's-aay and Moons-day are as present.
ing, respectively, the same grand natural OBJ
jects to the minds Of the Anglo Saxons "a
to the Romans; and Tuesday, the day of
Iuesco, the great ancient leader Of the Ger
man hosts-Scandinavian: Tuesday; TYR.
the Scandinavian god of war-the Roman
day Of Mars; Wednesday, the day of Wo-
dan, or Odin, a messenger u lie Scapdi-
navlan tribes, their great deifed teacher
and ruler, corresponding to the Roman day
q Mercurius, - the messenger of the gods :"
Thursday, the day Of Thor, the Scandina-
Wan god Of thunder-the Roman day of
the laundering Jupiter; FRIDAY, the
day of Freya, the scandinavian goddess Of
loye,-by the Romans called the day of
Nenus-were, all Of them, dei6ed personifi-
cations Of feelings, ideas and powers, thus
weekly reflected upon and manifested
through these warlike nations.
Unable to plainly see the cause Of this
signal correspondence in the apparently in
dependent application, by the Scandnavians
Oor, 4 you please, the Anglo Saxuus) and
the Romans, of the names Of their most
prominent gods Respectively representing
the same ideas) TO the same DAYS of the
week, and although their names be sill
ent, morally, in the midst of our genera
hons,-we highly and deeply admire the
wisdom of the early leaders of those races
in placing weekly series Of then Twin z
thoughts and duties before them. As was
their daily gods, so was the spirit and life
Of those peoples.
Why were not those names changed /?
Did not the new religion intend any change.
internally and externally? Was it unable
70 see the importance Of such nominal
change! too weak TO carry its point ;
obliged to throw itself into the arms Of
policy, and thus undertake a 80 much
sleeper up-hill-wOrk However it be, the
nations have never become christianzed but
Professedly; the peoples still stand on
heathenIsh ground, and compromising theol-
ogy-itself a compromise with Judaism and
Heathendom-is still struggling in vain for
a toothold where deeply are rooted "old
suPerstItlons. Yet, a change,-some
change has come, is coming over the ma
tons; and the time is near when no policy
view intimidation or other similar motive
shall restrain progressing humanity from
burying in its path the dark, dumb and
dead past, and walk in and by the living,
all-radlating light of the inspiration of the
day thanks to God, the Angelhosts,
Natures law Of progress, Science and HUI
manity's demand for freedom and right!
Since writing the foregoing part of our
article, we have noticed with pleasure, that
the American Association for the advance
ment Of Science has had its attention called
to the importance Of some change in our
calendar, by a proposition to abolish the
months, and designate the days of the year
numerically up to 365. But such desigua-
ton, though, perhaps, important to Science,
would undoubtedly be Of less Importance
and, we think, too labyrinthal to the people.
In view, therefore, of its use in practical
life we still favor the division BY months as
well as BY weeks; and this the more so. as
we cannot afford to give up chance Of fol-
lowing in the pathway of antiquity by
monthly and daily calling Of our attention
to some one Of the universal principles, in
and by which humanity =" is living, moving,
and having its being" And as m the child
may teach the man." why not let to-day
take seat at the feet Of antiquity, to listen
to one of ats grand lessons, and, by follow
ing, its sensible method, imbibe from the
name Of each successive day and month be-
fore US, continuously renewed inspiration
Of grand and noble ideas and feelings, and
thus daily renewed stimulus to life Of
goodness, wisdom and grandeur!
Behold, what in our opinion might serve
that purpose, not merely for this latitude,
and only for the time being, but for coming
ages and all the Earth
Notwithstanding the dogmas Of the i" Fall
Of man." of Paradise Lost, total deprav.
ity, humanity's multitude consigned to eter
nal misery and woe, &c.-our globe is
steadily unfolding its latent elements while
passing through its refining processes,
and the kingdoms mineral, vegetable, ami
mai and human, are unfolding and refined,
GorresPondingy, to eventually reach the
PARADISE which ancient sages thought to be
lost human progress in Science, and its
manifold application, and in general knowl.
edge and life; from and since the aye Of
barbqrism: the Chaldaic light, the Mosaic,
that Of Jesus, and the Angelic light now
SO abundantly pouring down on earth.
Wherever We look, we find the Earth
and the fullness thereof, on its march toward
perfection.
But-while single-eyed Conservatism
holds sway, and until lately has had an over
whelming power, so baneful to human pro
gress, that it has necessitated the systematic
palpable presence among US, of host o.
angels Of light, to assist the struggling hu
manity in its effort at throwing from off it.
shoulders the hands Of that "power O
darkness let US do what ought not have
been left undone let us raise, conspicuous
to all, the standard of progression, while, by
our monthnameS, keeping before the people,
az a standing sermon,
TIE PRINCIPLES OF PROGRESS:
GGb7a%0nth, Lifemon'h, spTitmOnth
nSoemonth. EArthmOnth. Angemo- eth.
O'ustmohth ManmOnth Cherubmon'h.
A'snemon'n. Heavsnmonth. seraphmonth.
1nese' or similar names, placed in order,
as on a dial-the God-month uppermost
the next following flowing, as it were.
from the God-month through the physical
World 70 nth,-Man, standing be-
tween Earth and Heaven, and rising
through different grades of development IN,
the Spirit world, toward the Godhead and