, 1883-07-12
Weekly Argus.
The Unity of the Race.

mn hayc Iia their doubts. either dis
believing tie words If ScuItur" OF r.~r
If in au unnatural WAY. hr
li.ving ;l.a, t,,,. Bi,I,. had reference !"
IN" Jewish race ;lnIi" when 1T -ail that
God hath made of one hinnL aII nations
30 dwell uu the face ~ thc earth. or
lRt,., however. scientific men have been
coming hack tn tin uli idea. because
tl,,-r VII" doubt the Bib" are taken up
with evolution OF development. and III
order ~ bc!ievr these latter ideas they
must accept tine Unity 81 the Race. Not
all however lave have done thi~. Its h.Ed
however t. doubt 1t and accept the Bible
statement. an! il we doubt tine Bible III
one particular. We may III all. 1t l. how
ever not necessary to doubt it, for here
science comes in with arguments t" su~-
tain this statement "f Scripture.
Tw" ul,jccj.ou> are made :" this be
lief: fir>t. l-,cause ot difference IN color
al the different races. and second, the
difference in features. But Is now found
that difference in color Is dependent on
climate. The Portuguese who have long |
been settled in Africa and the East
Indies have become perfectly black: |
while the Greeks and Turks are chang
ing into the duSky and sable. On the |
plains of the Ganges the jew is jet |
black, in Syria he Is dusky, in Poland he |
is ruddy: on the MaIabar coast in the |
older colony he is black. i'll the younger |
comparatively fair; and in northern |
Europe some show the light complexion, |
hlur eyes and fair hair of the Scandina- |
vinn families: nor Is the change confined |
tn mnn. hut the sam" Is true of some |
animals. Sheep in Italy are chiefly |
black, i'll England chiefly white. In |
Guinea the fowls and dogs, like the pco |
pie. are black.
The same is found to be true of mans |
features. Readc, Prichard, Humboldt |!
and Livingston bear testimony to tie |
fact that so;:. climate and food deter |
mine in Il large degree mans physical
features. The ugliest black of Africa are
in most instances found in unhealthy |
places aud with Scant food, but when |
their social condition and external sur
roundings improve. there isa correspond
ing advance in features and bearing.
Similar changes have also been noted
in animals, transferred to different coun-
tries.
Four direct proofs are claimed for the
unity of the race:
ID Uniformity of bodily structure.
The unity of the human species is shown
by an examination of the teeth, bones,
hair, muscles, nerves, blood as examined
by tue microscope, actions and habits,
in the same way that the unity of species
OF ti.e 9nadrppeds is provided.
~ Language has tn ii surprising de-
gree of late years become witness
TO the unity of the human fGGe. The |
discovery less than century ago of the |
.Sanskrit literature TeVolutionized Iorg |
accepted opinions. 1t was missing |
huk between languages hitherto sup |
.A0xed TO be entirely separated. The |
more thoroughly this study which has |
become : science, with Max Muller as
cue OF its leaders. has been Investigated, |
tbe more it has eopfrmcd Scripture.
Not that all languages are yet classified, |
but the more they are studied, the fewer 1
difficulties are found. Hlaproth who
has little reverence for tue Bible says
A'alI lSnguages in the world are connected
Sith one Qrigin;" AMI Herder, though
>loubting the Inspiration of Moses, is de-
.eided in his belief that the human Ian
lguage go back to one source.
49, Traditions OF diifenent nations
~slasly scattered are so similar that they
.eonnees thsze different races. The Gre
alton Of man h@s its legends in Greece,
India, South Sea Islard., Rorens, and
NEARLY every tribe and nation Of the
,aborigines OF America, India and Greece
ASge their traditions OF the Garden of
EdsRs mans innocence, happiness and
6all, through the temptation of woman,
have their coREterpars in China, Thibet.
Persia. Caylon and India. The author
of''Tree and Serpent Worship" describes
spraetases in that line which unite Asia,
Africa aud Europe, while in Madagascar.
the Friendly ISLANDS and various parts of
America the serpent has been held in
reverence or worshipped. Traditions of
n deluse are found in China, India, Per-
.sis. Egypt, Greece, the Roman Empire,
+he isia49s OF the Pacific, and dozen
tribes of Aaaesiea. both nprth and south
SACRIFICES were com4Op from Athens and
Egypt to China, and i'll most parts of
-America- The existence OF all these
tEE&itiOus and beliefs cannot be ac-
counted Tor except through the Bible
narrative.
~ Mans mental a~J moral attfi-
lbntcs while they separate him complete
b. from animals. are so similar as to show
= aRity of the race, "a Tor example his
Tntellect. desire for knowledge. con-
science. capacity furreligiop and intel Ii
gent Will. while ut the same time uni
'TcrSaiiy he does not luve the Grcator
NOR * thankful by nature to the
Pfeser"er, nor loves holiness enough 10
koll8x X.
Thn1 "'.i"''i1ai to this iI,a seam t,
dose their stregsrs, while proofs of it
;sre eSatiauaily in,rclSlYg
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