The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-01-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. U
] SATURDAY
! NIGHT TALKS.
E7 F. E. DAWSON, RUTLAND VT.
OUR GENEALOGICAL TREE.
Jan. 10, '07 Gen. 1860; 2:7-24.)
E7 r. E. DAWSON,

The origin Of man peTDlexes {
good many people. Where he came
from VIXEN he landed on this planet
now long he has been here; whether
he has improved since he arrived
who was responsible for his coming
these are questions that have puz-
lied the generations. Darwinism at
tempts to answer it in one way. Ac-
cOrding to this theory man is q devel-
opment. II has taken countless ages
to bring him 10 his present state OF
Improvement. His genealogical tree,
according to fhfe theory. is q cocoa
nut tree, aii achattef with Simian
grandfathers and grandmothers.
Aye, it goes farther back and sums
up mans pedigree after this fashion:
The prOtoDIasm begat o Zoophyte,
and the Zoophyte begat a germ, and
the germ bcSat & jelly-ccIl, and the
| 5ellT-ceu begat a tadpole, and the
tadpole .heEat a monkey, and the
! monkey begat a man. This is called
! the descent OF man. But the theory
/ Is misnamed. The descent of man
| is always the other way. The evolu-
world has never seen. It is an I'M
! bridged chasnl, no trace of a miss
ing link has ever been discovered.
But the descent Of man into q mon
key can be seen every dag in every
quarter OF the globe. It can be &C
coDplished without much effort in q
few weeks or months.
Now, if any one wants to trace his
ancestry 20 Ehe monlcE, squirmiGg
81 the organ aIinJer's music box, ne
Is welcome to do so. The majority OF
people prefer the sublime gencalogy
Of Holy Writ. A patriarch which was
the son of Abraham; which was the
son OF Noah: which was the son Of
Adam; which was the son OF God.
Instead Of credi:ing cur creation to
4 fOrtu;tous combination OF atoms,
the most of us rest satisfied with the
declaration in the first chapter Of
Genesis: God created man in his
own image; male and female
created he them" Instead Of start
ing an tnfnitesimal germ, crawling
up through countless ages to mans
estate, man appears upon the scene
as the last and croWning work OF
creation, the masterpiece of God.
The hearthstOne OF the human
family was laid in Eden, and the !
young lord Of creation and his bride |
were welded by the High Priest Of |
the Universe. The morning stars sang
the wedding march, and the orange |
blossoms not only crowned the bride |
but covered natures altar. When |
this happy couple were made one, |
the patent CT their nobility was Let |
them have dominion" There was no
OF one party at that altar
They were equal in cEoation and in
endowment-if there was any advan-
tage the woman had it. For, mark
Man was made from the dust, not
diamond dust, nor gold dust, but
common dust, dust OF the ground,
out woman was made out OF Adam. |
IN improvement on him. He was the
head, but sLe was the crown. He
vas dust refined, but she was dust
5oUble refined, oDe remove further
rom the earth than her husband. AS
Matthew Henry quantity puts it,
ihe woman was not made out his
lead to rule him, nor out of his feet
o be tramplod upon by him, bat out
# his side to be equal with him, IN
Ter his arm to be protected By him,
nd near his heart to be beloved BY
lin.
This was clearly a case where the
match was made in heaven. All we'd
IN oh T,0 |
but unfortunately the
parks that fly in many homes dis
lose their birthstone origin. Mot
oes on the walls God bless our
ono" do not make up for discord-
Mt tempers
Never were such nuptiaIs followed
y such home coming as that which
waited the first pair. Their resi-
ence was a garden, furnished and
dorned beyond the brightest dream
{ fancy. The heavens were the roof
f Adams house; and never was any
oof so curiously ceiled and painted:
ne grass was the floor, and never
as floor so richly tnlaid and car
eted. The shade of the trees were
is retirement, and never were dining
)ou2s and sleeping rooms so extern
We, so quiet, so fragrant, so re-
beautiful for situation, the
~ of the whole earth was this gar
en-. 1t was beautified and adorned
18th every tree, for height or
'eadth, shape or color, leaf, or flow
:, or fruit, which was pleasant to n
ght, and charming to the eye The b
+ was pure, the climate was bright h
.e soil was kindly; Adam had but &,
Tickle it with a spade, and 1t {;
Ughed in flowers" No water rent I'd q
", for a river ran through the s:
ound, broad and deep. &;
Surely man had fair start. He 81
rmed his God-giyen land, without y
sease, without disability, without G
Xatlon. The Lord of Creation had IS
eTything his own way In the be- B
ming. What vast and magnificent Er
eparation for him. What infinite s.
Ill in his wonderful construction 8
rat solicitude for his comfort and .
mpanionship! What a heaven
7s3ed Wedding-day! What a house :
iraling! What a start in life! Truly g
ay nave nothing to be ashamed of q
10 trace their genealogical pedi- i
ee back to this blushing bride and g
is sturdy bridegroom, as they .
ma on the threshold of the para
'alcal home looking with steady Il