Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-01-25
Die OrIEIn End CreatIon q Man.

Acts xvii.26. "For God hath madl
Of one blood all nations Of men for Z
dwell on all the face Of the earth. "
n He said: There are two ihterpreta
tions of the Mosaic account Of the ori
gin and creation Of man. One Is my
tholOgical, the other historical. ThOsl
who advocate the former are e0mpell
ed to include all creation-heaveu
earth and God-as NEUROLOGICAL, thu
making Christ and the apostles to b
ignorant or impOstOrs. Those wh'
receivethe account as really histori
cal are of two classes, one assuming
The account to be history OF prOmi
nent branch Of the human family
excluding other races. The NOR
commonly accepted theory, and tina
Of the universal Church, is, that il i
q true account Of the origin and crea
ton Of all men. The text Is in acoOf
dance with this great truth. Although
some Biblical writers omit the Wort
blood" in translatlng, yet 1t make
no alteration in the sentiment, viz
that God hath made Of one-Adan
all men. The purpose Of this dis
course was to substantiate the ap0s
ties declaration and to consider n
appeal to our faith and lives. Tht
Mosaic account of mans creation L
simple and rational. IL Is stated thal
from the first man aud woman CANT
all the nations of the earth.
Now, against this picture Of th'
Bible Is the picture Of certain sthnO
lOgists, who deny the unity Of the
race. It IL true that there is q differ
ence between the head Of the Gear.
giau and the fat head Of the Carib
the fair Caucasian and the black Wis.
age Of the Ethiopian but facts will
sustain the Bible in the announce,
ment Of the unity OF the human race
1t is worthy Of note that the ethno,
lOgists do not agree among themselves
touching the fundamental principles
Of their theory. First, as 10 what
constitutes a species. l.-
Itis shape? or It is n peculiar form
Of Uranium, shade OF complexion.
amount of intelligence or geographi-
cal location? Now, on so vital q
question men should be united on
fundamental principles They do not
even agree upon the number Of spe-
cies. Cuvier taught that there were
three, Martin five, Ginnaeus and
Button six; others again that there
are fifteen, and some ethnolOgists OF
our own country that there are as
many as fifty-siX. The common di-
vision is into five elasses-Cauessian.
mongOlian, Australian, American and
African. But the simpler is into three
the descendants of Shem, Ham and
Japhet-and this is sustained by sa-
cred and profane history. Again
these men do not agree touching the
origin Of man. Darwin teaches that
he was sQuiatie, amphibious, and then
terrestrial. Others derive him from
the monkey; Others again that he Is
but q link in a chain Of mechanism,
beginning with a crystal rising thrOi
various stages to bird, beast, mOnk key,
and finally man. / have no Objec-
tiOns to these gentlemen thus tracing
their origin back TO the monkey, but
for my own part enter my protest.
If the Biblical account be not real his
tory, then we know not whether we
come from heaven, earth or hell. Il
is fact sustained BY the testimony OF
naturalists that the same diversities
exist in the animal kingdom, said to
be varities Of the same species, as
among men. Change Of place and
climate affects dogs and swine that
these changes are not merely super
helal but are often functional; vet
dogs are said to be all derived from
one species. The same changes from
effect Of climate have been noticed in
sheep, swine and other animals
Whatever the cause producing these
changes in animals Il NAV produce
the same IN man. EthnuloEfsts d.
vide the skull Of human beings into
three classes-the eliptieal, the pyra-
midal and the prOgnathous. But it Is
proved that these forms Of the skull
change.
Underlying nature are two great
laws-the law Of inheritance and that
OF variations. Under obedience 70 the
hrst the offspring partakes Of the char
aeter OF the parent; under the second
they deviate from that character. To
these must be added the transforma-
tions from external and internal con-
diti0ns, civilization and mind. That
the Ethiopian never becomes a Cau-
casian seems to be due 70 the law by
which type form being reached it
must become permanent. Its prOba-
bly, true that the original type Of man
does not exist. Theblaek Of the Con-
go negro changes into the brown Of
the dwellers on the Nile, and that
again fades out into the fair skin or
the Caucasian as a proof tlIat color
could be no guide in classifying hu-
He then passed to the con-
of the moTaland intellectu-
al unity OF man. He showed that all
are endowed with intellect and an are
capable Of elevation. He acknow-
lodged that there is an inequality
among the nations and that highest
among them stands the proud Caucas-
ian, that has taken the lead for cen
turies, has laid hands on the poor and
helpless, and is now laying its proud
hand on the poor Monaghan, though
God will surely smite Il as in the past
II il harm the most helpless Of Gods
creatures. DR.. Newman then gave q
short sketch ef the origin Of the vari-
ous languages Of the world, tracing
them back 10 the sons Of Noah; from
Shem and Ham the Syraic, Arabic,
Samaritan, Hebrew or COptic; from
Jephet the TeutOnic, Greek and Lat
in, and thence the modern European
tongues. But it was upon the moral
aud spiritual unity Of mankind that
DR.. Newman dwelt with elOquence
and earnestness. Man is everywhere
depraved. The Deealogue is a uHiVer-
sal code applicable to all men. Every
where is there the need Of Christ
Were it not so you would limit the
Of Christ's atonement; but
he died for all men. Such the argU-
ment: now the lesson.
First: Every man has rights which
every other man is bound 70 respect.
We are to love man as man. Created
In the image OF God, with the attri-
butes of humanity. externals are to
be disregarded. Lazarus, eOmfOrted
by the dogs, was IS worthy of Heav-
ems regard as Dives in purple and fine
linen. Christ strikes at the roots OF
easte in society. We are TO be the
Of the rights of all men,
The guardians Of all nations. Second,
Is Jesus Christ claims all men as the
subjects Of his kingdom, we who pos
'ess that kingdom should spread It
abroad on the earth. This Is a great
mission God pardon our eupidity,
The naTrOwness of our views, the lug
lry in which We roll while millions
are dying Of despair. Let us advance
10 the conquest Of the world, that the
time may soon come when the broth
srhOOd of men shall recognize the el-
der brother Christ, and God 10 be
known as the Universal Father.