Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-04

man." |. e., the one who is by pre-emi-
nence the man.
(D. The word "them," in the phrase
''let them have dominion" Of verse 26
implies that a plurality Of persons or
races was signifed by the word Adam
or mankind.
The argument for this theory is given
thus fully, in order that those Of us
| who believe in the unity of the human
race may see something of the strength
Of the theory that we oppose, and that
is virtually accepted by many in our
churches.
Candor compels me also to admit
that this theory does answer many
questions that have perplexed Bible
students, and some of which cannot
otherwise be satisfactorily answered.
Here are some of them.
O. Why is there another account Of
the creation Of man in Genesis H. q;
unless it is to designate which race was
to be put in Eden and to be the repre-
sentative Of mankind in the covenant
with God?
(2). AS Genesis v, teaches that "af-
ter" Adam begat Seth "he begat sons
and daughters" 1t thus implies that be-
fore the birth of Seth only Cain and
Abel had been born to Adam. Who
then could Cain fear would find and
kill him; and from whom did God pro-
tect him? Genesis Nv, 14-15. Who was
there for Cain to marry? And where
did the people come from to inhabit
the city that he built? Genesis v, II.
(3). If the eight persons saved in the
ark were the only persons in the world,
how and where could Nimrod, the
grandson of Ham, find people enough
to fill four cities, Babel and Erech and
Accad and Calneh in the land Of Shi-
nar?" Genesis x, 10.
(D. Whence originated those races
of men which are mentioned number
Of times in the BIBLE, but which are
now extinct? Whence the Emim-the
Anakim-the giants, who were eight
feet or more in height-and the sort Of
man that had six fingers on each hand
and six toes on each foot?
(5). If the flood, that occurred 4,24S
years ago, destroyed all mankind and
not merely the descendants Of him des-
ignated in Scripture as "Eth-Ha-
ADAM" then how could there have
been a populous kingdom in Egypt
$500 years ago? How could the nation
Of China have been in existence 5000
years ago.
(6). II the white man and the Ne
gro were descended from the same
Adam and Eve, when and where was
the miracle wrought that has made
them so different in hair, and odor and
color and character? From "time i'm
memorial this difference has existed.
Egyptian monuments prove that 1000
years ago these differences were as dis
tinct as they are today. Where in the
Bible Is there any account Of Gods
changing the divine law that 'like be-
gets like"
Nv. The Unity Of the Human Race.
This is now the teaching Of the Christ
ian church, and has been so for CEN
turtles. The arguments for 1t are from
the Bible, and here are some Of them.
O. Acts xviii, 26. God hath made
Of one blood all nations Of men for to
dwell on all the face Of the earth"
(2). Romans v, IL, wherefore as by
one man sin entered into the world. and
death by sin; and. so death passed up
on all men, for that all have sinned."
Here surely 1t is implied that Adam
was the head Of all men.
(3). I Corinthians, XIV, %. For as in
Adam all die" where the death Of all
men Is attributed to their relation with
ADAM"
az. I Corinthians, XIV, As and Al
where Adam is called "the first man."
Now Of what has been said this Is the
now and in our country is to be solved
the problem, whence the Negro?"
The answe: given by evolution, and
that given by those who believe the Ne
gro to be C beast, are both untrue and
absurd. We must choose between the
theory OF two creations, and that of
the unity Of the human race; and both
of these base their argument upon the
Bible. Let that choice be made honest
ly, impartIally and prayerfully.
If the Negro was created separate
from and inferior to the white man;
then to keep him as our political equal
is a crime, and to permit him to be our
social equal Is sin. 1t Is fagrantly
to insult God by disregarding the diff
ferences which He has so clearly and
indelibly stamped upon the two races.
| But If the Negro is really our broth
er, bone Of our bone and flesh of our
flesh, having the same father Adam
and Mother Eve; then it would be sim
full, cowardly and mean to desert "our
brother in black" because he Is unfor-
tunate. We must love him for his own
sake, as we'll as for the Saviour's sake.
We must elevate him by every means
in our power, and try to lift him up TO
level with ourselves. This must be
earnestly and honestly done, or else we
who believe in the unity of the human
race. must be put under the condem-
nation of both God and man.
WHY THEY SHUN THE MINISTRY
Prof. A. C. Zenas, Of the Mccormick
Theological seminary, gave the Bap-
tist ministers Sunday morning the
reasons why fewer young men join the
ministry now than a few years ago,