The Danbury Reporter.
VOLUMK XXXIir
ANOTHER LETTER FROM TIMOTHY
Endeavors to Prove that the Negro
Is Soulless.
Mr. Editor:
It would seem from the last is
sue of the Reporter, that "Well
Wisher" is somewhat wrought up
over my letter of some time ago,
on the subject of man and the
negro. He writes seemingly a
very reasonable letter, but in order
to understand clearly just what
his letter contains, it should be
viewed in all its possible and im
possible phases. The first thing
we wish to notice, is the condition
in which he says it would place
the negro were it proven by
scripture that he was soulless.
Now, dear reader, we desire to ask
you a practical question. If the
argument prevails and it is proven
by the scripture that the negro is
not a part of the human family,
does it not place the negro exact
ly where God intended in the l>e
ginning that he should be? and
should he be ashamed of the posi
tion assigned him by the Creator?
or should the white man be afraid
to compel him to occupy the posi
tion assigned him by God. Ho
might have used the space in his
letter that he devoted to ridicule
and denunciation by explaining to
the reader from whence came the
negro, that if he is a part of the
human family, whether or not he
was created so in the beginning or
when and where he came in. Also
it would have been nice for
him to have told us the
cause of the great flood that he
y mentioned and further, wo would
have been pleased had he given
the family "relationship that ex
tented between Noah and the
Ethiopian woman which Moses
married, as that would enable him
more clearly to prove that she was
a negress or me to disprove it. But
let us go back to the beginning of
his letter. Ho asks the question,
' did not the whole family spring
from Adam? 1 presume that he
means the whole human family,
and we will now endeavor to
answer him in a Bible light. There
are just two schools of learning in
the world today which propose to
explain the existence of the Hea
' ven and tho earth with all the
L phenomena which characterize
each. We must either accustom
1| ourselves to the idea that the
various species of animals and
I plants, man included, originated
i independently by the supernatural
I process of divine creation, which
as such is entirely removed from
the sphere of scientific observation,
' or we are compelled to accept the
theory of descent in its entirety
and trace the human race equally
with the various animals and plant
species from an entirely simple
primeval parent form. Between
these two assumptions there is no
third course. The school of crea
tion teaches that the heaven and
the earth with all tho phenomena
which characterize each, is the
product of divine creation. In di
««oct opposition to this scriptural
school the school of Atheism
tea-lies that the heaven and tho
earth with all the phenomena
w Inch characterize each, is the
result of natural causes working
without design to accomplish
their formation. In our investiga
tion with a view to decide intellig
ently whether the phenomena of
i the universe is the product of
' divine Creation, or whether it is
;the result of natural cames, we
have three reliable guides to a
(correct decision. These are science,
! mason and revelation. Science
teaches that the lowest element of
.whioh it has any knowledge is
matter. Science also teaches thai
i matter exists in ttie material uni-
I verse in just three forms. The
j solid, liquid and gaseous and inas
much as all bodies celestial and
i terrestial are resolvable into matter
in its gaseous state, science very
properly decides that matter in its
gaseous state was the primitive
1 condition of all bodies; science also
! teaches that matter is not self-ex-
I istent. lint to the question, from
whence came matter? Science
which deals alone with second
! causes, gives no answer, but just at
this point in our investigation to
i which science leads us and beyond
! which science is powerless to guide
us, reason comes to our assistance
! with the assurance that inas
i much as matter is not self-existent
!it must have been created Hence
j the very presence of matter even
j in its primitive state, the gaseous,
clearly demonstrates the oxistence
of a creator while its combination
in all the varied forms celestial
and terrestial in which we find it
today bespeaks the most infinite
design and reason assures us that
design can alone be formed atul ex
pressed by intelligence. But to the
question when and by whom was
matter created reason gives no
answer, but just at this point in
our investigation to which reason
leads us and beyond which reason
is powerless to guide us, anil it
would seem that any further ad
vance that we may attempt must
be merely speculative. Revela
tion generously conies to our assist
ance with that sublime assurance
that in the beginning, tioi' 'eatei'
the heaven and the earth Gen. 1-1.
Thus revelation in harmony with
science and with reason emphat
ically confirms the teachings of
each that there is a God, a personal
God, a creator distinct from his
creation, that there was a creation
and as clearly stated in the Mosaic
record there was a iletinito plan
of the creation, a creation success
ive extending through six days.
The initial step was the creation
in the beginning of the lowest
element, matter, as stated in the
first verse; this is followed in the
second verse by a correct descrip
tion of matter in its primitive or
gaseous stato and this by the pro
production of light, cosmic light,
the first day, continuing by the
formation of the heavens on the
second day; the separation of the
dry land from the waters and the
introduction of plant life on the
third day, the formation of the
luminaries on the fourth day, the
introduction of animal life in the
fisli followed by the fowl, on the
fifth day, the bringing forth of the
cattle, creeping things and beasts,
the whole terminating in the
creation of man ill the image of God
on the sixth day. We are thus en
abled to realize the necessity of a
direct revelation of these great
fundamental truths to which
human wisdom could not attain
in any other way which without
the sanction of God's word were
doomed to remain simple hypoth
eses incapable of proof. The Mos
aic record teaches that there are
just three creations. The first of
these is described in connection
with the Heaven and the earth in
the l>eginiiitig. The second crea
tion is described in connection
with the introduction of animal
life on the fifth day, and the third
creation is described in connection
with the first appearanco of man
on the sixth day. In that
we may properly appreciate the
value of this scriptural teaching,
we must first understand what
constitutes a creation as described
in the Mosaic record. This, we
understand to lie the introduction
STOKES AND CAROLINA.
DANBURY, X. ?., THURSDAY JUNK IT., 1)(
into the material universe of some
I element that had no prior exist
| once there. This leads us to de
cide that in the remote past, in the
beginning, what is now the mater
ial universe was empty space.
This condition gave place to the
creation and formation described
in the record.
First, the creation of the Heaven
and the earth in the beginning,
that is, the creation of matter, the
material out of which the Heaven
and the earth with most of the
phenomena which characterize
each were formed. That matter
was the creation described in the
first verse of the Mosaic record is
clearly proven by the correct des
cription of matter iti its primitive
or gaseous state as given in the
second verse of the record as fol
lows: And the earth was without
form and void and darkness was
upon the face of the deep and the
spirit of God moved upon the face
of the waters. We are thus en
abled to recognize the broad dis
tinction which the inspire'd
auothor draws between creation
I and formation; a creation is the
lirst introduction into the material
j universe of some element that had
| ao prior existence there; a forma
-1 tion is someting made out of some
! pre-existing material, the result of
| a mere change wrought in the
form of the original element.
The era of progress opens with
the first day's work at God's com -
• maud: movement begins and first
| result is the production of light.
This was no creation but a simple
manifestation of the activity of
j matter, for according to modern
physics, heat and light are but
different intensities of thevibra
: tory motions of matter. The pro
duction of the heavens on the sec
ond day was not a creation and is
not described as such as they were
simply formations out of the orig
inal creation matter,
The introduction of plant life
on the third day was not a crea
tion and is not described as such.
God simply commanded the earth
to bring it forth. The luminaries
which made their appearance on
Hie fourth day, were not creations
and are not so described. They
were mere formations out of the
original creation matter.
From the creation of matter in
the beginning throughout the first
four clays, the work of God was
confined to handling of matter,
but the fifth day distinguished
its predecessors by the introduc
tion on that of a new element
which made its first appearance in
the material universe in combina
tion with matter as presented in
the physical organism of the fish
which is described as follows:
And God created the groat stretch
ed out sea monster and all living
creatures that creep which the
water breeded abundantly after
their kind.
It is the universal opinion of
theologians and of such scientists
as accept the Bible as true that
this creation was that of animal
life. To this view, which is at
once opposed to the teachings of
scripture and of science, we are
compelled to dissent; animal life is
not a creation; life itself is not a
creation; neither plant life nor
animal life and it is uot so des
cribed in the Mosaic record.
Aside from the teachings of
scripture and of science our per
sonal observation teaches us that
there is not such difference in
plant life and eniuial life as would
justify us in deciding that plant
life was merely a combination of
the elements inherent in matter
and that animal life %vas a creation
distinct from matter.
Each has its germs containing
I the same elements in (he same
proportions. Each has its circulat
ing fluid, each its formative
period, each its youth, each its
maturity, each its decline and
final dissolution.
i Mr. Dana says the vegetable
and animal kingdoms are but the
opposite but mutually dependent
sides or parts of one system. (See
Manual of Geology, P. 115.)
Hence if life was a now element
in the material universe, it would
have been described as a creation
when plant life, which is merely
one side or part of tho system,
made its first appearance on the
globe. But inasmuch as plant life,
the first side or part of the system I
to make its appearance is not
described as a creation, it would
be at once irrational unscientific,
and unscriptural to decide that
animal life, the other side or part t f
the system which afterwards made
its appearance, was a creation
distinct from matter, it would
have been so described at its first
appearance.
The strength of our position is
clearly demonstrated by the more
detailed description of tho subject
given in the 4th and sth verses oi
the second chapt. of Gen. "These
are tho generations of the Heaven
and the earth when they were
created in the day that the Lord
God made the earth and tho
Heavens and every plant of the
field before it was in the earth and
every hefb of the field before it
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I \\ e are thus plainly taught that
j tho elements of plant life are siin-
I ply parts of the original creation
matter. Hence thoy existed in
matter prior to the formation of
matter into the earth. Thus by
creating in matter the elements,
of life, the Lord God made every
plant of the field before it was in j
the earth and every herb of the
field before it grew. Inasmuch!
as plant life and animal life are i
mutually dependent sides or parts
of one system of life, whose ele
ments are identical it follows that
the elements of animal life like
those of plant life were parts of the
original creation matter and that
they existed in matter prior to
tho formation of matter into the
earth. Hence the combination of
those original elements into
I plants and animals and the first
| appearance of these on the globe
in obedience to God's command
were not creations and are not
described as such in the Mosaic
record. That the elements of life,
both plant and animal life, were
parts of the original creation mat
ter and that they existed in matter
pior to the formation of matter
into the earth is further shown by
the identity of language used by
God in commanding the earth
and the water .to bring forth
plant and animal life as follows:
And God saiil let the earth bring
forth grass, the herb yielding seed
and the fruit tree yielding fruit
after his kind, whose seed is in
itself upon the earth and it was so.
And God said let the water bring
forth abundantly the many crea
tures that hath life.
And God said let the earth
bring forth tho creeping things
and parts of tho earth after his
kind and it was so. (See Gen. 2-
11-20-24.
We hoped that ere we had to
close this letter, wo would reach
the creation of man, but wo have
written too much already. So we
will continue our comments on
narrative of creation at another
date.
So we hope ull will boar in
mind what has lx>ou said so that wo
may gut the connecting link. Wo
will also add that we will answer
the questions asked us by "Well
Wisher," as we get to them. i
systematically so we would ad- j
vise him to keep an eye on our j
work until wo are through. We !
also hope that the readers of the '
Reporter will study our work in a i
careful and prayerful manner and j
if in any instance it can be proven i
that it is not founded on the Bible!
in toto and scientifically digested I
then we are willing for it to be I
trailed in the dust of oblivion.
TIMOTHY.
PINE LOG.
Pine Log, June B.—Wheat is
looking well in this section.
Farmers have about caught up
with their work.
Preaching at the Bethany Luth
eran church Sunday by llcv. C. A.
Phillips.
Base ball at Flat Shoal next
Saturday. Everybody cordially
invited to come out. All that
won't take a part in the game, can
; take a seat on the grand stand,
! free of charge.
Now, a word please in reply to !
Mr. '"Yellow Jacket." I called
you Mr., but 1 believe you are a
Miss. 1 did not mean to get you
tipsy turny, I know you are migh
ty afraid the 40 year old grass
widow will get ahead of you, but
there may be a little chance for
you yet, but as for myself, I know !
lam not so free of speech, but ]
when 1 do talk, U is to some that i
is more worthy of my time than
some of you are
Now, a word in regard to build- j
ing that car line. In the first place,
we don't have to get aid from the {
county to lay as short a line as 1
that.
Second. We won't let none but
first class passengers ride on it.
All hoboes will have to walk, or.
| stay at home one.
! Third. Neither can we give
i you employment on it, but if you
I will come over home, we have an
old blind rooster, we would like to
j have you to catch for us.
BINGO.
Confederate Veterans' Reunion. Louis
ville. Ky.. June 14-16. 1905.
For the above occasion the
| Southern Railway will sell tickets
jto Louisville, Ky., and return at
I rates named below, Goldsboro
$15.55, Raleigh $13.(50. Durham
11.'5.(55, Greensboro $11.95, Wins
j ton-Salom $11.55, Salisbury 811 .IX),
Statesville§l(3.so, Charlotte si 1.10.
j Concord $11.45, Approximately
low rates from other points. Tick
lets sold June lOth. 11th, 12th and
[ 13th with final limit leaving Louis
ville June l'.Uh, 1905 provided |
tickets are officially stamped by
j Joseph Richardson, Special Agent,
j Original purchaser may secure an
j extension of final limit to leave
Louisville not later than July
10th, 1905 b)' depositing ticket in
| person with Joseph Richardson,
I Special Agent at Louisville, Ky.,
I between the hours of 8.00 A. M.,
and 8.00 P. M.. June 10th to 19th
inclusive, and upon payment of a -
fee of 50 cents.
! General J. S. Carr has selected
j the Southern Railway, via Ashe- '
ville. Knoxville and Harrinion Jet
as the official route for his voter- ,
aus' Special, which will consist of
first class day coaches, and stand
ard Pullman cars to be handled
through to Louisville witnout |
change. These special cars will j
leave Raleigh at 3.30 P. M., Mon
day June 12th 1905. Berth rate
from Raleigh and Durham $4.50, t
Greensboro $4.00, Statosville and 1
Hickory $3.50. Two persons can s
occupy a berth without additional (
cost. Excellent service on regular
trains in both directions. Ask I
your Agent for rates from your »
station. For further information 1
and Pullman reservations write
R. L. VERNON, 1
Trav. Pass. Agent,
Charlotte. N. C.
"
NUMBER 20
THE DEATH OF DR. G. B. MABE.
The following in regard to the
I death of Dr. 11. 15. Mabe appeared
i in the Big Stone (rap Post.
Dr. Gr. B. Mabe was born in
i Stokes county, North Carolina, and
I when a young man moved to Yir-
I ginia in which State he practiced
! medicine for a period of twenty
i live years. About seventeen years
j ago Dr. Mabe settled in Big Stone
; Gap where lie built up a large
! practice. As a citizen, he was al
; was true to his convictions and
was never swerved from his prin
ciples by any man. As a physi
cian, he stood in the front rank of
his profession, and was always
! progressing, devoting all his spare
time to the study of medicine.
!' )ne of the most prominent traits
! of his character was his charitable
: work among his poorer patients.
Many are the unpublished deeds
of kindness which lie performed
and by these will he be remember
ed by those whom ho has so often
befriended. The esteem in which
he was held was evinced by the
large congregation which attended
the funeral at the Trinity Metli
! odist church. The service was
held Saturday. Rev. J. A. H.
Shuler officiating.
PEA RIDGE.
Pea Ridge, June f»—Mrs.Carrie
Boles visited Mr. and Mrs. Abe
: Tuttle Thursday night. Come
! again, Carrie. (5 lad to have you
I with us.
Mrs. C. W. Holland visited Mrs.
W " r..lar Saturday and Sun
day.
Walter Kiser went to kiss his
j girl good-by Sunday night and
1 she hit his nose and knocked it to
! one side.
BUTTER BEAN BLOSSOM.
Prayed With Hammons.
Rev. J. W. Pinnix, of Kerners
ville, visited the jail this after
noon and held prayer with J. W.
Hammons, who is condemned to
be hanged July 20 for the murder
of his wife. Mr. Hammons con
fessed that he was guilty, but
j stated that ho was not prepared
for death. Ho made a request
that all Christian people pray for
him. Winston Sentinel.
Take Notice.
Chapter of the Public Laws
of North Carolina, ratified Feb.2B,
15)01. and Chapter (ill! of the Pub
lic Laws of North Carolina, ratified
March 0, I'.KJH, protect Telephone
lines from injury, and make it a
misdemeanor for any person to
carelessly or negligently cut or fell
any tree or limb or branch there
from in such a manner as to cause
any injury to line or poles, or to
cut, tear down or destroy, or in
any way render unfit for the trans
mission of messages any part, of
the wire of a telephone line.
People living along telephone
lines might save themselves trou
ble by bearing the above in mind.
The old Dodson Brothers' to
bacco factory at Pilot Mountain
will soon resume the manufacture
of tobacco under new management.
It is learned that the new firm
will do business under the name
of Marion Bros. Tobacco Co.. and
will be incorporated.
Notice Of Application For License To
Operate A Grain Distillery.
Notice is hereby given that on
the ;ird day of July, 1005, being the
first Monday in July, the under
signed will apply to the Board of
County Commissioners of Stokes
County, at the court house in Dan
bury, N. C., for a license to oper
ate a grain distillery of six and
less than twelve bushels daily
capacity, in tho town of Walnut.
Cove, N. C.
This tho :ilst, day of May, I'.lO.j*
J. W. WILLIAMS.