The Soul of Abraham Lincoln

Name: The Soul of Abraham Lincoln
Author: Barton, William E. (William Eleazar)

Barton, William E. (William Eleazar)

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Religion; Presidents -- United States -- Biography

SECTION II.--Paine's and Olmsted's objection on account
   of the narrative of the fall of man. Their confutation.
   The Mosaic narrative of the fall of man confirmed
   by heathen traditions; by the universality of serpent worship;
   by the condition of mankind; by the opinions of the
   heathen philosophers concerning the corruption of human
   nature; by the belief of the Brahmins; by the opinions of
   the classical mythologists, and by the universal practice of
   animal sacrifice.--The account of the translation of Enoch
   confirmed by the Grecian fables.--The longevity of the
   antediluvian patriarchs confirmed by heathen traditions.--Mosaic
   account of man of gigantic stature confirmed by
   the Greek and Latin poets                                          85

     CHAPTER III

   Objection to the Mosaic narrative of the deluge, because contrary
   to the philosophy of Nature. Its fallacy.--The truth
   of the narrative confirmed by the fossil remains of animals.
   --Objection founded on the size of the ark. Shown
   to be fallacious.--Objection founded on certain marks of
   antiquity said to exist in the lava of Mt. Etna. Mr.
   Horne's confutation of the argument.--Objection on account
   of the differences in color, existing among mankind.
   Its fallacy. Dr. Good's argument, confirmatory of the
   Mosaic narrative.--Objections founded upon the supposed
   antiquity of the eastern nations. Confutation of the objection.
   --Objections founded on the condition of America
   when discovered by Columbus. Proofs that two distinct
   races of men immigrated into America from Asia. The
   present Indians, of the same race with the tribes of
   northern Asia. The ancient Mexicans and Peruvians,
   originally proceeded from the same stock with the nations
   of southern Asia                                                  100

   SECTION I.--Mosaic account of the deluge confirmed by
   Pagan history. Its memory incorporated with almost every
   part of the heathen mythology. Noah claimed by all the
   heathen nations as their founder, and worshiped by them as
   a god. Saturn, of the Greeks and Latins, Menu of the
   Hindoos, and Noah identical. The Hindoo account of the
   deluge. The Chinese and Grecian accounts. The ark mentioned
   by heathen historians. Plutarch's notice of the dove
   which was sent out of the ark. The heathens carried their
   deities in an ark. Ancient medals commemorative of the
   deluge. American traditions of that calamity. Summing
   up of the argument                                                125

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The Soul of Abraham LincolnBarton, William E. (William Eleazar)

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The Soul of Abraham Lincoln

Barton, William E. (William Eleazar)

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Religion; Presidents -- United States -- Biography

SECTION II.--Paine's and Olmsted's objection on account
   of the narrative of the fall of man. Their confutation.
   The Mosaic narrative of the fall of man confirmed
   by heathen traditions; by the universality of serpent worship;
   by the condition of mankind; by the opinions of the
   heathen philosophers concerning the corruption of human
   nature; by the belief of the Brahmins; by the opinions of
   the classical mythologists, and by the universal practice of
   animal sacrifice.--The account of the translation of Enoch
   confirmed by the Grecian fables.--The longevity of the
   antediluvian patriarchs confirmed by heathen traditions.--Mosaic
   account of man of gigantic stature confirmed by
   the Greek and Latin poets                                          85

     CHAPTER III

   Objection to the Mosaic narrative of the deluge, because contrary
   to the philosophy of Nature. Its fallacy.--The truth
   of the narrative confirmed by the fossil remains of animals.
   --Objection founded on the size of the ark. Shown
   to be fallacious.--Objection founded on certain marks of
   antiquity said to exist in the lava of Mt. Etna. Mr.
   Horne's confutation of the argument.--Objection on account
   of the differences in color, existing among mankind.
   Its fallacy. Dr. Good's argument, confirmatory of the
   Mosaic narrative.--Objections founded upon the supposed
   antiquity of the eastern nations. Confutation of the objection.
   --Objections founded on the condition of America
   when discovered by Columbus. Proofs that two distinct
   races of men immigrated into America from Asia. The
   present Indians, of the same race with the tribes of
   northern Asia. The ancient Mexicans and Peruvians,
   originally proceeded from the same stock with the nations
   of southern Asia                                                  100

   SECTION I.--Mosaic account of the deluge confirmed by
   Pagan history. Its memory incorporated with almost every
   part of the heathen mythology. Noah claimed by all the
   heathen nations as their founder, and worshiped by them as
   a god. Saturn, of the Greeks and Latins, Menu of the
   Hindoos, and Noah identical. The Hindoo account of the
   deluge. The Chinese and Grecian accounts. The ark mentioned
   by heathen historians. Plutarch's notice of the dove
   which was sent out of the ark. The heathens carried their
   deities in an ark. Ancient medals commemorative of the
   deluge. American traditions of that calamity. Summing
   up of the argument                                                125

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The Soul of Abraham Lincoln

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