The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-12-19
THE ORIGIN OF THE NEGRO.
The Scriptures arc Searched for
Light OH the Question.

the origin OF inc Negro 10 'io''' wv lH'
of Rev. DR.. j. B. Mack, Of Fort Mill,
and IS reproduced from the Charlotte
Observer
Whence the Negro? This is dark
subject; an exceedingly rcrplcXinG
nroblcm. Yet its solution is vital to
some doctrines of the church, and also
vital in determining the nature ct our
national government. Indeed II we
think of the strange Introduction OF
Negro slavery into our land and its
peculiar phases in colonial days il we
notice how it colorcd almost every pucS-
ton in Congress from lIS@ to lN'i II
we study the causes of our great clrIl
war if we consider how this matter
has made the South almost solidly Dem
ocratic aud the North almost solidly
Republican from lSGS to 1900, we must
conclude that tins problem has been
the main pivot of our national differ
enccs and doinys. This being the case,
It is clear that Gods Providence intends
for our nation TO solve this problem.
AS The Lord made Esther to be Queen
of Persia for special purpose, so lie
has made our country to hr queen
among the nations OF the world for Il
wonderful work, viz : The drtcrmin,
inu Of the relations Of the various races
to each other, and especially the rria.
ton of the white man to the Negro.
Hence we have IN our land all "i The
four races the white man of Europe.
the red man Of America, the yellow
man of Asia and the black man at
Africa.
The position of the NEGRO has ever
been very varied and always pcruIar.
Some have regarded him as a beast,
others as au inferior race Of mankind,
and others as the IMAGE ot God cut in
ebony as The white man is that lurH"r
cut in ivory. To-day IN some States
the negro can vote, holl office and in.
tcrmarry with the whites. In ",hcl
States he can vote and hold Ullirc, hut
the line is drawn nj marriage. |,
other States he is voted (somc,lm,.
even after he Is ,lcaa) but cannot rid,
in the same car or eat at The same tab,
with white folks while IN some other
even the right of voting is virtuaii
denied him.
Now is it right 10 make these Ills
tincIinns 2 Is it right 10 drhar III
Negro from voting and from huldin
Office, if he is intelligent 2 Is 1t ri-h
to forbid his ratin" AMI drinking am
marrying with white folks amy whcr,
provided The whites are willing? TN
answer to these QucStinuS drpruhe .
the answer to!!hc question, " Whrnc
the Ncglo ?' Let me mention yo
four answers
|. Evolution asserts that "ilum tn
mud came a molIusk, then - rrplil,
then bird, then Il beast of low .,rad,
then monkey, then a negro, and the
the higher grades OF men up to tn
white man. This is an easy way tn u,
count for the origin of the negro, an
as false as ii Is easy. Science drnic
1t; for 1t has never yet found the "mi~,
lng link between the reptile and III
bird, between the bird and the hca~,
between the monkey and the maI
scripture denies 1t; for It's aIlirms tha
the Divine law is that "hkc hr.ul
hkc.' Racial instinct denies it: f.
every true white man ahhors tn
thought of dcrivin" existence from
negro ancestors. Religion denies il
for the idea of our blessed Savior Lciu,
descended from Il nero is rryultiu" /,
the Christian heart.
ii. Tha, thc nero is a 1aIkin,
beast; being in human form, hu
without soul. such say that III,
Hebrew word "chai,' in Genesis "A
which ls TRANSLATED "hraSt," does mo-
does not mean a Ihadru'cd tu; a bipcd
and refers to the negro. Edt tins i.
not true; for repeatedly in !hr Iihl,
does "chai' mean Il puahruprd. f.,
see the absurlity Of this theory yur,
have only to read the l!h charlcr O,
l.cVlticus, where three times the i.
raelltcs are granted permission to cal
the "chal.' If that word referred to
The negro, then the lew would have
one article Of food far more rcpuIsivc
even than swinc's flesh. This Theory.
Is worse than untrue, for il rOhs untold
millions OF their immortal souls and of
any hope of salvation. II is contrary
TO Scripture and is c0ntradictcd in it,;
influence and results.
Ill. That then were two distiur,
creations OF man. There was fins, ,hr
creation OF mankind in general, which
would include all the inferior races. and
this is recorded IN Genesis 2G. Thcn
came the creation of the white man
the royal race of earth, and this is rr'
corded in Genesis 27. This theory
bases its claim upon four things N
these two verses.
%. The first word in verse q i,
improperly translated $780," 1t shoul,
be translated "anh,' which proves
that verse 27 is not explanatory o
verse 2G, but implies an additional fact
viz; another creation.
(2). The word used in verse rs tt
describe what God did is "asah, >
which only means To make or manu-
facture; while in verse 27 it is "ban,'
which means to create and ls The
highest and strongest word to describe
Gods power. Hence as the word uscC
is higher and noblcr in verse 27 than
in verse 2G, it is argued what was GRE.
atcd was higher and noblcr.
CO. In verse rs what God created
is expressed by one word, Adam. -
Now there is no definite article nor