Christianity And Science a Series of Lectures Delivered in New York in 1874 O
Christianity And Science a Series of Lectures Delivered in New York in 1874 O
Andrew P Andrew Preston Peabody
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The first law annulling the power of the father over the child's life is an edict of Constantine (A. D. 318), which subjects the father who kills his child to the normal pun- ishment of the parricide ; namely, being sewed up in a bag with a cock, an ape, and a viper, and thrown into the sea, or the nearest river. With regard to infanticide, we have from Lactantius ample proof that the practice prevailed without reproach or shame until the beginning of the fourth century. In A. D. 315 we find an... edict of Constantine recognizing the practice as prevalent. " Let all the cities of Italy take note of this law, which is designed to turn aside the hands of fathers from child-murder, and to inspire them with a better mind. If any father has children whom he is too poor to feed and clothe, let food and clothing be furnished without delay from our treasury and our domain; for aid to be given to new-born children does not admit of 282 CHRISTIANITY AND SCIENCE. delay. " [This, we believe, was the earliest poor-law in the Roman empire.
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