Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-12-10
WARREN COUNTY HISTORY GLASS.
A Catechetical Review.

hoiOgy Is arranging events with their
dates in the order of succession. For
this purpose some standard was neces-
sary for measuring the intervening
'lme between two events. A day was
too short, the periods between two
moons too variable, as it caused a dis
crepency ranging from 354 to 387 days
In year. Then the Gregorian calen-
dar was adopted. Formerly different
nations reckoned from different events,
as the Romans from the foundation of
Rome, etc. About the middle o: the
sixth century Dionysius Exiguus intro
duced the birth of Christ as the kew of
the arch in dates, as, for instance, the
Exodus Of Israel was B. G. 1891 and
the discovery of America was A. D.
1852.
2. Prof. Head will give the divisions
OF history, LIST, as to time; ID as to subjects,
3. Prof. l. p, Evans will rise and explain
the most convenient periods into which both
ancient and modern history may be divided.
4. Prof Paschal will name thirteen of the
most noted persons of ancient history and
the cause of their notoriety.
.. Rev. e. B. Davis will tell us why, and
when Henry VIII. of England, was called
"The Defender of the Faith?"
Answered by c, B. Davis In 1917
Henry wrote book against the Lu-
theran doctrines and in defence of the
seven sacraments of the Church of
Rome, for which Clement VII. gave
him the high title of defender of the
Faith"
o. IL. L. Walling will state in what year
A. d. the crucifxion occurred? and in what
year of the life of Christ? and is this A. D.
1881?
Answered by H. L. Walhng. The
birth of Christ occurred four wears
earlier than is fixed by the Ammo Dom
mi date; therefore, it must have oc.
Cured in the year of the world 1000
instead of 1904, as the chronology of
Usher and others make it. According
to the A. d. the crucifxion occurred
in the year 80, but in the life of Christ
it was in the 34th year. This is 1881
A. d., but 1885 from the birth of
Christ according to the common reck
oning.
Z. Col. II. J.. w. Hill will please tell when
slavery was abolished by the British govern.
ment? how? and for what purpose?
As question has been propounded to
me through the STANDARD, allow me to pro.
pound to your learned correspondents in
history the following question: Who was
the first Pope? When was he made Pope?
By whom, and how long did be hold his
high position? CD. DAVIS.
Referred to Rev. A. E. Grover.-C. C.
Tell when, how, and by whom the word
protestant" was introduced into church
history as Il distinct name for a branch of
the church. C.B.DAyIs.
Referred to Rev. w. w. Pinson.-C. C.
8, Mr.. j. R, Oliver, tell us what two great
events stand almost equally distant, one be-
fore and the other after the Christian era.
j. r. Oliver; Moses led the child.
ren of Israel out of Egypt 1891 years
B. G. Christopher Columbus d scov.
cred America A. D, 1902. These are
two great events which stand almost
equally distant, one before and the
other after the birth of Christ.
10. j. F. Martin, of Morrison, and j. L.
Thaxton will please state when merchants
were first named IN history.
II. The teacher or school at Viola will
please state when money was first used, by
whom, and of what made.
Answer by G. P. Cummings: Money
was first mentioned Genesis xiii. 2.
Greece and Rome once used cattle Ss
money. Tie Byzantines and others
used iron money.
12 Some one at Pine Bluff or Rock Is
land will please state when and where the
first railroad was built When and where
the first in the United States
Answer by 9. P. Cummings: The
first railroad for passengers was built in
England 1925 by Edward Pease and
Geo Stephenson, and called Stockton
and Darlington road. The first in the
United States was built by Gridley
Briant and Col. T. H. Perkins in 1926
amp known as the Quincy railroad,
used for carrying granite from the
quarries to Quincy,
10. The Irving cadets will state the first
mention of France in history and its changes
Of government to the present,
Nos. 1. 2, 8, 4, 8, 10, II, and -
ire now, according to the rule, open
for the class to answer.
These questions have been arranged |
by the Central Committee, and if not
answered so as to be published in two