, 1876-03-12
NUMBER l99.

ever, from time to !ims in the Psalms aa1:
Prophets, until it is cearly formulated bv t:l3
Apostle John in his Gospel Tho Chaldnio &c
count attributes the general creston to the first
porson Of she triad Ann, but makes the secocd
person, BoL the creator OF man. So that he7e:1.
is substantial uniformity Both accounts post
n}ate previous condition OF chaos- Tho A"~
braistic describes it IS the great deep" TEs-
ChR1daic ~ the watery deep"
TIE SEEULAR uTPoTHEs1s-
When the question Of priority OF originality.
or whatever it ma5 be, comes mp. tho disciples
Of La Place mus. not expect to escape They
viii find shat THAR pretty theory is sonaeThere
hetueen 1000 and 5000 years Old. The Caal~
d'efc account Of tho c1easion il particnisr aa;:
exact in giving tho modns ope1andi in ths c7oa-
ton OF tho moon, which ue may sake TO repre-
sert the process for all the orbs. The Cresto1
caused whizling motion in chaos, and out OF
tho grand circular sweep Of primal matter tha
moon emerged. and swung beautifully cut upoA
her orbit! Il Ii PLACES thaory ia the poetry ot
astronomy, tho Chaldnic bard is tho original.
II it IS true concept Of sc1enca The ancient SCI
entis. trod the starry field before him. Solomon
uas nos Cootizing whan ho said, There is moth
Ing new undor tbs SUM-" Tho Hsbraistic record
introdu ces tho
SERPENT or DRAGON
as the enemy of tho Creator, resisting His plan
and seeking 10 destroy His work. but no account
is given of Ills origin. The Chaldnc gives thl4
| information This dragon or 'Bcate one,~
Tiauata by name. was the ruling spirit OF th<,
original chaos-the spirit OF disorder; and r.
sisted the benevolent designs OF the Czeasor. ~
cause the work OF creation Wza an INVASION o.
| the realms and subvers1on Of the power OF f1o
rod OF chaos The Chaldnic Devil or Satan u
wholly different peraonaEe. bat bus or'g'n ~ u
! tho same with that OF the biblical Lucites- lao
god OF aEchangel Zu rebelled against tho nsss
| person Of the triad, Hoa, and souEh. to sez5
| upon the supreme sceptre. He was yanqu1shed.
and afterwards appears Is a Winged monster o.
| bird Of prey. We ha7e in tho Bible no noace
| s. and
Lucife1 till We come to tho Apoca@5pso OF SAINT
| John. The description OF
| THE FALL OF NA*
| in the ChaldElc tablets is not complete, n !a4
| portant tablet not having been yet found oat a
there Eero numerous copies IN the library ot
| Aseurbainpae and doubtless others at baoyloE
and Culnal,, not yet explored. VIC msY expect to
have it in full hereafter. bot9 accounus f0n r,s.
| sent tho primal state one OF innocence lht
xconcy and occasion Of the fall is lacking IN tha
tablets, but when the scene reappears the aelt5
| il pronouuciog the fateful curSe upon the raco-
The occasion Of the fall is. however. u.sces1lioo
an cylinders and seals which represent The sacred
ice. tho serpent, tho primal pairs. and snhse<
aueutlT tho same tres guarded by divine SEN
tiuel. The absence OF this part Of the Chalc@1a
record is particularly to be regretted, necaas@
one would taiu know the secret OF tue staten
in Genesis that Jehoyah-Eiohim cxpoliod ths
nair fron Paradise. lest they ca. also OF tbs tre4
Of immortality, and thereby themselves , pecome
! like the deity. There is little doubt that INC
I
The account OF
: THE pELr6E
ia almost identical with that Of the Bible Iher
ara eome discrepancies Ut tir,o aud place anu th6
number OF persons, the sze OF the nrk, &C hus
. the lining Of the ark, outside aud in, with hstu
man. the prese1yation Of animals; the sendlpk
|, forth OF birds to determine tic subsldence Q. .
: the food; the landing upon monnta.n' tI a.. au1
| many other points, are sufficient to 6nc" luz
Q tho two accounts had common origin mo q
reader is familiar. doubtless, with the Cha1iclo
, account OF the building Of Babel and noea nc" noa
refer to ths. in detail. Many other cotnetaoncos
: n.vc interest. The ChatdEic account tecoK~
. | nizes two racas, tbs "Adam," " or sWa1thJ race:
Ia | whoso creation is stated, and white face. =
e tha Hchrastic statement that the I" 8ons OF Goo
N ntermas1ied with the daughtars OF men. " sus'
ia | Adaui. ia recognition OF fair Eaco eno COLI
cidence is complete. Iho story OF oa8eoH =
a launched in infancy on the Euphrates IN an ~.
u of r,1sbes smeaKed With btur1en- anu Mn 1escue
aud subsequent 1so % kinsT Po~1f =, :? Noses
Va Tho Chaldaic Hercules Nlmrod is represented ~
~ wearing an enormous mass OF har p'leo up ou
ca h;a miehtv shoulders in knots to his easa AM
.m he etranpies lion. This would seem TO oe
e. Counterpart Of the Hebrew Samsou Ina VI
u / Testament aliudos in various places 10
t.. HE'LL Or u&DEs,
but not till We reach the New Te3ta!nent 1s Ine'
varv clear description of the plGce OF tofnens
be Tbe Chaldejo He'll is ucst hldcous place, an
ed vet it IL POLITICALLY described. It IL tne nouae
,e- enteripc which there ~ no exit; the road IN
e. course OF which never returns -. ane unopoi
,5t ;nc doors are covered with dust Tho mseEapi
IT, hsnos there are imprisoned in utter darkness
Or their food ts mud. and tner otinR se"n6a
They ate ruled by chiefs whose oodlea a1e cove!
! cd with feathers. There ia mono TO near ma
n oroaninrs and bring respite ot rollef. The oo
~ | eorintiom Of fZu-Satan-piiangng tb1ougn GAZE
u, | ness and storms and welding thUndesnolt. !
H. 30 nearly a11itonc that ono would suppose lna
a. tho blind bard familiar with his ancient pro
OF totype of forty centuries ago "a mora agrees
ed hle department Of Chaldmlc theology ID
Ill | THE L1ruHGY,
q in which are found poetic beauty and snosln'.
m Of EXPRESSION, and devotion and contrltioa
re- shirt, How much Of this liturgy there o7Glnnn
led | waa. or how much may hereafter be rccoTered
w- | only matter OF conjecture hut the fragments
M it will compare faEoEably with onr nplscop
Ire prayer books. prayer fos the h.ne' atteI p
OF 1itioaiug for him :. extended years OF 6lor
~ cray hairs, snd old ago, :, asks And ateee e
gs gifts Of the present days, III the lsnu o1 tue
ed yer sky, the 1efulgent courts the auo1e J.,
ss blessedness, and in the Light OF tao n4ppJ nc'a
e1- NAV he dwell life eteru2l.' Add thus from
nentent;al prayer: 30, Lord, do not abandt
'Eny servant In tho waters Of the great stqE
Ist- hojd him by the l1and. Tho Gins which he nj
OF committed turn Thou to r1snteoosnfesss r. -,
the this for the soul Of lyiEg no1n - L1e on
cal may it y to its lofty place. 10 tne no'f uA44
gin OF its God mny 1t asconu .:,
1en tt ia not within the scope Of this article
the refer to tho ars end arcn.ec'uIe @ ~ tso.1
,aat | rians. They are we'll KNOWN. 4na !aG1ous.
uts mythology poetry, history, Legendary 1ofe'
age other literature to WINCH un1o LaaIas"t .s =
ID" but small part Of What hae oeen :.
and translated and the whole tnus .lauolasa 10
fIe- | moro fragment Oh thaI WHICH, 10 oloa1oJ ~
aud British Musenu- ino1e ate hptAtseo e. auu
and ec1ibed cylinders in vast DUE un1uo"u tlun9l
md tics Jet lying beneath tue iu.ns W nao
the Akkad aud the other cltle6 o. tno oneou- :.
ii izatlon which wtlt DO reco7eEeu' tlae - -. -
and view Of its spendofs thsa W haso o1 .as
,so Athens, provided, however. thas tno E:uoI2
Of = Of American Governments can be sufficiently
ua1 te1ebted to Becure safety anu 1Iou1arS 1.o -.
the | Turk8 in making the excosetlons- tno u@ss
the | " vagabonds Of the Euphra<es naso no1e - =.
that eleInen: OF 'sheer cusseonees tnan Wy ~ w.
lric people tho globe They :h1ox every pa2 6es,, %
thm wanr the tablets themselves, but be-a
heir they can erutify tbeir mcanness BY prevent
& to ! Europeans from Rets1ue sueiu-
ls:ic AND now "HAr1
3yeu The above 1s bf7e1 Anu ltupe1lces Vos'l4.'
T no | the brief and yer! la3peIlee. a ~ .
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