St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-14
THE GARDEN or EDEN.


n Methodist BishOp Intlmstes That It Was
Located In south Carolina.
Now. suppose we bring Ellen down
South, say as far as Charleston. en-
bracing the coast between the Santeo
and Savannah. with its several rivers
and inlcts. between the thirtieth and
fortieth parallels Of latitude. We have
for it this much to say:
l. In AMI near the Cooper and the
Ashley rivers there is vast collection
of the remains Of the largest mammals.
especially Of their molars and vcrtebr;r.
These are remarkable for their variety;
very huge. very many. and evidently
Of many distinct species. We put this
against all solitary individuals as yet
discovered in or near the Arctic re-
gions.
2. Besides those remains. which,
from the amount Of silica in them. have
resisted the action of time and acids.
there are phosphate masses in which
these molars are imbedded. Probably
the large bones returned to their origi-
nal source. Then there are scattered
about small and large bowldcrs Of the
phosphate Of lime. indicating at a
greater depth mine Of this mineral.
8. This shows that these animals
were not fioated into this place by the
action OF sea currents, but were hero
from the first. and found in the alluvial
plains around. and meadows filled with
dubious plants. and an exuberant flora.
their original habitat. Only q region
supplying plants fed bya heavy phos-
phate pabulum could support creatures
Of such enormous bone.
4. As these several species multi.
Piled from q single pair. masses Of
their remains would most probably
indicate the place Of their origin.
Whether Behem 9th was made in Eden.
we know that he was reviewed there,
and there named Adam. And the Al
mighty says. speaking to job: '.Bc-
hold now Behcmoth, which made
with thee; he eateth grass like an OK"
These views, If correct are still
iurther strengthened by the building
IF the ark. As the race had not been
separated by dispersion or language. il
is to be supposed that Noah lived not
very far from the original home oi
man.
The const ruction of vessel at that
time required the same conditions Of
material and shape now essential iu
naval architecture. Indeed, the dimen-
siOns of the ark are now those OF .
tirst-class sea steamer for freight, and
are Che standard proportions in the IN
glish Admiralty Office. 1t was long,
narrow vessel. evidently designed for
speed and long voyage. Had it bcen
made only to start from given point
and float about for one hundred and
fifty days and then ground at no great
distance from the point Of departure.
it would have been shaped heavy and
square.
The timbers for such a vessel OF
length of over five hundred feet require
timber Of continuous length and great
strength. The cypress was entirely
too brittle for the purpose. Its keel
and ribs would require such wood as
the live oak. grown near the sea. used
to storms. and Of grain running every
way. bearing equally well strain from
every direction. Large quantities Of
pitch and tar would be required for
pitching it heavily within and without.
The word gopher" means "pitch."
'.pine." and it is probable that the
gopher wood was the wood OF the long.
leaf pine. Inee ed rot say that either
of the Carolinas could have furnished
the materials in abundance.
That the ark was built somewhat
inland for convenience Of timber is
probable. Yet not very far. rs the
principal weight Of its cargo was to he
graminivorous stock. and large quan,i-
ties Of dried herbage. both Of which were
to come from meadow lands.
The breaking up Of the deep. ETC.. At
the time Of the deluge. would not imply
necessarily any very great chang in
the conformation Of the continents, nor
in the sea currents. 1t would presen lily
strike the Gulf Stream. Floating on
that sea current it would take
northerly direction until it reached the
forticth parallel, and then would 60
due east. and rs many helpless craft
since. would come within sight of Spain
and Africa. But those coasts being
submerged. there would be nothing to
defect the current. but it would pass
over the plateaus Of Spain. into the
Mediterranean, across the lower part
of Greece. then over the plains of Asia
Minor. and. still holding the same
parellel. strike Mount Ararat. The dis
tance from Charleston to Mount Ararat
is Isl degrees Of latitude, say {. 8.5l5 miles. |
The time the ark was on the water was
$50 days. or 5000 hours. OF Cape |
Hatteras the Gulf Stream has velocity
of two miles an hour; this would leave
very little to be overcome, If any thing.
when we allow for the uninterrupted
low which the current then had.
It is not likely that animals would |
be landed in any other than the lati-
tude to which they were accustomed.
They would determine the direction of |
the ark. The pathway Of the ark under |
this supposition had blessing in it
Between the thirtieth and for:;eth
parallels have sprung the great phil
osophers, warriors. statesmen and dis.
coverers OF the race, including tho
Savior, St Paul. St John. and tho
churches of Asia Minor.-Rt -Rer. J. c.
Keencr, is SoS&Rer~ Chriseian Adro-