TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

The difficulty of demonstrating the origin and destiny of the
negro-The appearance of the book, "The Negro a Beast;
or, In the Image of God"-Its pernicious effects-The
exposition of its falseness begun-Its pictures-Chapter I.
of "The Negro a Beast" reviewed-All animals have
"the breath of life." Gen., 7: 15-All animals have souls,
Job., 12: 10-Deductive reasoning to show the same-Prof.
Carroll's own argument based on I. Cor., 15: 39, turned
against him with fatal effect.

CHAPTER II.

Prof. Carroll's second chapter examined-His denunciation of
atheistic science-Proves himself an atheist-Comparative
anatomy examined and refuted-Positive proof that Adam
was a red man instead of white or black.

CHAPTER III.

What is found in Chapter III. of Prof. Carroll's book-Prof.
Carroll's inconsistency in regard to the scientists-Is the
bat a bird or animal?-Haeckel fails to find the negro a

beast-Prof. Carroll's dilemma-Kinship between man and
the lower animals-Comparative brain weights prove the
negro a human-Prof. Carroll's theory of procreation ex-
amined-Summary of objections.

CHAPTER IV.

Prof. Carroll's effort at Scriptural proof-Prof. Carroll's argu-
ment that Cain's sin was illicit intercourse with a negro
paramour disproven-The proof from Jude examined-The
impossibility of hybridization explained-Proof that the
Ethiopians were negroes, that Philip baptized a negro,
and that Moses married a negress-Where Cain got his
wife explained, and other matters of interest.

CHAPTER V.

Prof. Carroll's sixth chapter answered by a review of our
argument-Racial characteristics reproduced-Carroll's
classifications of animals-The beast of the field an ape-
What the Bible calls beasts-Webster's definition-Our
offer-"Beast" in the narrative of the Plagues-Grape-
eating beasts-The Serpent that tempted Eve a negro-
Perversion of the Scriptures-Bible defines "Serpent"-
The Serpent once had hind legs-How the Devil operated
in the snake and many other matters of interest.

CHAPTER VI.

Jonah at Ninevah-Carroll's argument that the beasts were
negroes-The same answered-A summing up of argu-
ments pro and con-God's blundering according to Car-

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roll-Carroll vs. the Bible-Infiedlity, concealed and open
-What Christianity has done.

CHAPTER VII.

Climatic influence-The Hamitic theory-Carroll's refutation-
The only weak points in the Hamitic theory-The Bible
and science mutual checks-Science and the Bible agree
on the age of the world-They agree also on the exist-
ence of men before Adam-Where Shem, Ham and Japheth
goth their wives.

CHAPTER VIII.

The Hamitic theory-Ham born black-Ham's name proves
this-Countries settled by the descendants of Ham-
Proofs that these descendants were black-Who developed
the early civilization of these countries?

CHAPTER IX.

The curse of God upon Ham pronounced by Noah-Ham de-
signed for slavery from his birth-Necessary corrections
-Negro slaves of Canaan-Of Tyre-Of Ethiopia-Of
Egypt-Summary of arguments-The god Hercules-Cu-
rious traditions-The brown and yellow races-Other mat-
ters of interest.

CHAPTER X.

Moral depravity of the negro race-Sodomy and idolatry of the
Canaanites-Other deeds of wickedness-Bible evidence of
these crimes-Jezebel a negress queen of prostitutes-

Other prostitutions-Sodomy in Africa-Gustatory deprav-
ity-Shinga-A she devil-Cannabalism-Human sacri-
fices-Superstition and idolatry in Africa-The fetish-
Devil worship-The slave trader.

CHAPTER XI.

Negro slavery in America-An injury to the South-Good
effects-Negro character as slaves-Condition of the slaves
-Acts of cruel masters-The principle of Abolitionism-
Influence of song-Growth of Abolitionism-War-Eman-
cipation.

CHARPTER XII.

Negroes during the war-Emancipation-Condition at the
close of the war-Antebellum colleges-Other colleges and
universities-Negro graduates-Comparative scholarship
of whites and negroes-Occupation of negro graduates-
Donations for negro education-Property owned by ne-
groes.

CHAPTER XIII.

Solution of the race problem-Negro equality-Amalgamation
-Extermination-War-Vicious leaders-The hand of
Providence-Slavery a blessing to the negroes-The true
solution-Possibilities.

CHAPTER I.

The difficulty of demonstrating the origin and destiny of the negro-The appearance of the book, "The Negro a Beast; or, In the Image of God"-Its pernicious effects-The exposition of its falseness begun-Its pictures-Chapter I. of "The Negro a Beast" reviewed-All animals have "the breath of life." Gen., 7: 15-All animals have souls, Job., 12: 10-Deductive reasoning to show the same-Prof. Carroll's own argument based on I. Cor., 15: 39, turned against him with fatal effect.

That some difficulty must be met in satisfactorily demonstrating the origin and destiny of the negro race is sufficiently evident to be considered axiomatic; nevertheless some reasons may be given with propriety: The fact that the Bible and secular history say so little that bears directly on the origin of the black man, may be considered as one most formidable; and added to this the fact that the small stream that trickles forth from the mists and fogs of the early ages, is so riled by speculative writers that what would otherwise be limpid appears turbid.

One of the most recent writers on the subject has