The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-03-03
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the Founding of the First City" He re-
marks that the tradition which attaches
the founding of city to a frstricide is
one of the beliefs common to the largest
number of peoples. He finds it among
the Chaldeans. With them the third
month of the year MAY j une), when the
waters of the Euphrates were retiring
from the overhowed banks of March and
April, was the month for making bricks.
the sign of which in their zodiac (as in
ours) was the Twins. He finds it among
the Phenicians. He finds it in the myth
of the Cabiri and Corybantes. He finds
it among the Etruscans, and traces it
among the Romans in the story of Rom
illus and Remus
There is readable article in the same
number of this Review on The Pedigree
of Man, by DR.. Radcliffe. Prof. Mivart
has one of his valuable contributions on
The Geography of Living Creatures.
The. Nineteenth Century has timely
article by Major General Sir Henry G.
Rawlinson on The Situation in Afghan
istan.
The Southern Presbyterian Revieao for
January has an article by DR.. Dabney on
that most important question, The Sab
bath of the State, which we are glad to
see taken up by this competent hand.
The article is decidedly the best discus
sion of the subject that we have seen.
The argument is this: No State has
right to be atheistic: the very concep-
ton of State, as a governing body, and
an organized society, implies theism. The
State which recognizes no God, recog-
nizes no morality, and no obligations
This is the first proposition. The second
is, that the observance of the Seventh
Day as day of rest was given to man
in the beginning and prior to all Chris
tan or Jewish ordinances. It's traces
are found among the Oldest people, as the
Chaldeans, the Romans, etc. The day
belongs to the race, and it was given to
the race as sacred day, in which God
was to be recognized, and man was to
find that needful periodical repose which
experience proves to be necessary for his
highest efficiency.
The FOrtaeightly Review has an article
on Empire and Humanity, by Frederic
Harrison, and one on Irish Needs and
Irish Remedies.
The Popular Science Monthly for March
has fine article on The Force Behind
Nature, by William B. Carpenter, F. R. S.
There is an article also from Prof. Ed
ward S. Morse, who is connected with the
University of Japan, on Dolmens in ia
pan. The interest of this article lies in
this: that this is the first mention of dol
mems in Japan. They are found in many
Qn most) parts of the world in England,
Ireland, Scandinavia, France, Spain, TIA
ly, Germany, North Africa, Palestine,
Afghanistan, Siberia, India, &c. They
serve to show the unity of the human
race Squier claims that they are found
In Peru, and we are now told by Prof.
Morse that they occur in Japan, and he
adds, that Prof F. w. Putnam, Curator
Of the Peabody Museum of American
Archaeology at Cambridge, has announced
the discovery of similar chambered
mounds in the eastern part of Clay
county, Missouri, on both sides of the
Missouri River.
The North american RevieoO for Feb
ruary discusses in two articles the ques-
ton of The Third Term, Judge Black
arguing against, and E. w. Stoughton for
it.
The Westminster for January has an
article on Early Greek Thought, designed
to show that the Ionic and Eleatic phil
osophers, Anaximander, Anaxagoras
Parmenides, Democritus, Leucippus, ETC.,
anticipated the modern evolution and
atomic theories, as they did.
The AtJa'tic Monthly has Egypt un-
der the Pharaohs.
The London Quarterly for January has
an article on The Successors Of Alexander
and Greek Civilization in the East and
one on Mr.. Bright and the Duke of Som
erset on Mona robv and Daro rora NJ