Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-10
Geologioally Speaking.

| quIle out OF It's original state OIL or
der, brought out from secret recesses
a few geological facts that had been
stored away during my school-days
and neglected since the last eXamina-
ton paper was handed to the Prof.
oi Nat Science.
Dana tells lis that kinds of ami
mails eliminate in certain ages. Dur
ing PaleozOic Time, in the Silurian
Age Trilobites eliminated; in De-
vonian fishes reached relative periec-
ton and began afterward TO decline
TO wander slowly back toward thcil
primitive imsigniiicance. Then, coal
plants, vegetation Of all kinds, from
the lowest cryptogams 10 the highest
angiosperms oT phenogams were
found TO grow in more healthy beau
ty and more blooming vigor in the
Carboniierous Age. In Mesozoic
Time and Reptiliam Age the hugest
monsters of this lOathsome type at
tanned almost incredible size and
their numerous species inhabited
10th sea and land.
Pretacing thus we come to Ccno-
zoic Time. Passing thro' the Ter
iiary Age, we find ourselves in the
Zaaterhary Age, or Age of Man.
Reasoning from analogy, pointing
our fingers closely upon the char
acters written in Gods stony book,
we must see that, according to the
nature of things, Man is to culmin-
ate in this time. How long has been,
how long will be this Age? None
can answer this perpleXing question.
Is lian progressive in his nature,
and has lie followed the bent Of his
inclination, developed the intuitive
ideas Of progression! An introspec-
tive view answers readily the first
query, and history heaps up testi-
mOny as regards an affirmative all
swer to the second.
Back TO the Middle Ages, back
farther until history loses herself in
tradition, back till time was young
and blooming and the separate crea-
tion was progressing, yea, and is
progressing. On and on moves the
grana procession Of civilizing i'll
ilucnces; higher and vet higher is
the standard Of morality lifted more
and more beautiful seem the emo
bling views OF spirituality, and the
human soul unfOlds its glowing
petals, wider, until in one brood
burst of splendor it shall blossom in-
10 immortality.
Woman is coming to the front, is
quietly climbing upward and now as
serts her individuality, she has grown
tired of needing the advice Of the
Apostle Paul and thinks for herself,
instead of asking her husband at
home. Man seems to have arrived
at an agreeable resting-placc in his
tOilsome journey up the mountain Of
thought and action, and calmly looks
upward TO snowy SUBMITS Of posi-
bilities for woman TO secure. She is
now only treading in his footsteps
and by this easier ascent promises to
reach yet higher heights.
Whether drifts my argument?
Ocean-ward or shore ward? to ride
the waves of public opinion, stand the
storms bravely on the swelling eX-
panse and proudly sail into safety !;
or to be driven by the winds, crushed
by Heavens thunder bolts or dashed
to pieces on some rock-bound island
and remain Il whitened wreck, lost
AS may be inferred | intend TO take
the position that the genus homo is TO
reach perfection in woman. Relative
perfection, scarcely anything on
earth is absolute. Then why was
not Christ woman? lie was per-
iection. Yes perfect man but wo-
man was formed of clay refined and
then divinity; infinite being knows
no gender. | believe Christ was a
man for the reason that it is more
difficult for yielding man to be pure,to to
Withstand temptations. In putting
on masculine humanity Christ man
ifested to the world that sinful man
might reach upward toward perfec-
ton, with hope in his heart. lie, or
divinity embodied, knowing this,
thus won a greater victory than if he
had wrapped about himself the gar
ment of woman's pure nature.
There is scarcely need of argument
on my part to prove that the heroine
of this story is capable of wearing
the crown of perfection and that the
tendencies all point to this as a prob
ability soon to become fact.
a sengle sylogism to show her
adaptedness to the position,aud have
finished, defying any gallant logi-
clan to deny the premises major or
minor, detect fallacy or reject the
conclusion. BArbArA, first figure,
first word. The embodiment OF all
that is true, beautiful and good is
perfection.
In woman we find all that is true,
beautiful and good. Therefore in
woman we find perfection.
/ might 20 on into sorltes but
this, the simple form of the dictum
of Aristotle will suffice.
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