The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-18

with chronological learning Now he
prints it in this pamphlet, along with
much other material of similar kind.
We were asked to settle a controversy
whether thu ancient Greeks were de-
scendants of JAphETH or of HAM We
answered that modern ethnology puts
the Greeks among the Indo-European or
Aryan races; but we did not undertake
to 90 into any thorough and precise dis
cussion of the subject.
Our negro disputant, however is not
at all appalled, by chronological difficult
ties. To him the subject is far clearer
than it is to HAEcKEL, for instance. He
has settled the whole matter positively
and precisely right out of the Bible.
1t is fair to say, however, that his
Hamitic theory is advocated by once
large and considerable school OF anthro-
biologists, though by more recent stu
dents 1t is discarded as without scientific
support 1t Is likely to be mixed up,
too, with the "lost Ten Tribes discus
sion, a controversy which Is pursued
almost to tho extreme Of insanity by
certain Biblical interpreters and sharps
on the unravelling Of Biblical prophecies,
II think can convince you, says the
Rev. DR.. HAYNE, that the ancient
Greeks descended from HAM and not
JAPHETH. Thereupon he proceeds to
overwhelm us with his learning, Biblical
and profane. If we gave list OF the
authorities he filings at us it would fill
this oolumn--for example, to give only
a very few of them, "such men OF emf
hence as SANcHoNIATHoN, BERosUs,
N1cHoLAUs, DAMAscENUs. MoCUs, NINA
SEAS HIERoNYMUs EGYPTIus, APIoN
and MANETHoN.
The sum and substance OF Brother
HAYNES so heavily loaded argument Is
that not only the ancient Greeks, but
also every other race of any considerable
consequence in the world, were de-
scendants of HAM Here are specimens
of his Biblical learning, enlightened by
chronological lore:
Whatever knowledge OF mathematics and
astronomy ABRAHAM possessed. he received II from
those ancient black men, descendants OF HAM.
MOSES. lsrael's creates. legislator: DAVID. their
greatest King: SOLOMON. their wiscst man aud
builder of the FIRST temple at Jerusalem, all ANAL
gamnted with Hamito women. DAVID and SOLO
MONS direct and immediate ancestors were
Canaanltc women.
The temple Of SOLOMON was built BY skilled
workmen OF Tyre and Sdon. and were they not
descendants of CANAAN. HAMS youngest sonf
Were not some OF the largest donations. In money
and otherwise, mads 10 SOLOMON for the temple
b. black men I"
We shall not undertake to make an
issue with Brother HAYNE for his food
of learning terrifies us; but we will make
a suggestion to him and to the race of
which he is representative.
1t is to let ethnology alone and 60 to-
work to improve their moral and material
condition. The convention Of negroes
now in session in this city to discuss the
best way for them to get ahead in bust
ness and mechanical industry is on the
right track. Let negroes stop worrying
about SHEM, HAM and JAPHETH and turn
their undivided energies to efforts to
stay their portentous decline in the in
dustrial field, as pointed out by Prof.
WILCOX. However descended. they
have now hard row to hoe, and they
had better conflne their attention to
hoeing it and dismiss attempts to e1-
plore the mysteries OF ethnology.