Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-10-16
From The Ny Ereninr Past.

The WORLDS CONVENTION will be held IN
Clinton Hall, and commence its proceedings at 10
O'Clock on "Wednesday morning, lst October, when
all who are interested in the Improvement of the
condition of society," Irrespective of any of the exist
ing divisions which prevent Union, and destroy the
germs of charity invited to attend to assist in the
adoption of measures that will enable the public in
short time apply its abundant materials and powers
to permanent prosperity and progressive happ
ness the entire population of these States 1t is
full time that the inhabitants of America should be
no longer deceived and held in mental bondage by mere
words, forms and ceremonies, meaning nothing that
is substantial, that improve the condition
of the millions, of those who are trained to
the words, and practise forms and ceremonies.
To permanent progressive prosperity and hap
piness for all, will now, By one bold and Godlke
effort be speedily effected To accomplish this object
full supply of wealth and superior character 70 .
all are alone required. The means to attain both
universally have been discovered through the late
progress of inventions and improvements in the arts
and sciences and these means may be united into
grand practical science, fixed and certain in Its
operations any of the fixed sciences.
Of this statement let none doubt, until they have
honestly applied their minds TO the investigation of
the principles and plans be proposed and as such
result will be most advantageous for all, let no one
ntrude his more ignorant local prejudices OBJ
stacle the attainment of this great permanent good
for all but let every endeavor to repress this
occasion his preudices of locality and the preu
dices of Others for 1t is these early imbbed preudi
ces alone, that now stand between men and high
degree Of physical and mental excellence, and happ-
in proportion this excellence shall be attained
But let none suppose that they are not preudlced.
The people of all nations the world locally
preudiced, in their sectarian discussions, in their
government and customs, in their cassifcations and
partisan notions. The Jews the Chinese the Hin
dOos the Mahomedans, the Pagans aud the Christians,
through their endless secaran divisions one and
all strongly locally prejudced Each nation is locally
preudced against all other nations each against
all other races each class against every other class,
and to some extent, each against every other,
even in the same locality.
These local prejudiceS prevent union and destroy
charity, and without union and charity there can be
no permanent prosperity, excellence or happiness.
All local preudices emanate alone from ignorance
to remove this ignorance there must be an entire
change in the circumstances by which it is hourly
perpetrated The causes Of all local preludces are
KNOWN and under the guidance of this spirit of chart
ty and kindness may be removed, and all oil
them, without violence -will, abandoned. Those,
therefore, who attend the Worlds Convention " will
be of little to it unless they come prepared tc
abandon all that there be proved to be injurious
local preudices and formidable obstacles to the
introduction of universal charity mental liberty anc
kindness. And without these virtues, it will be for
useless and vain to expect prosperity excellence
and happiness in society, in this any other part
the world.
These virtues can be attained and secured in prac.
tce only by-frst, absence of local prejudices Sc
cond, universal good, practical education freed on
local prejudces, to superior character; third
regular systematic beneficial employment, ensure
a surplus of wealth for all fourth, scientific
arrangement of external circumstances to compose
societies which shall exclude local prejudces anC
include superior education and employment; fifth
local government, without force fraud, which shall
be constructed that each one under its direction
shall be cared for and Justly treated All this MAJ
now be accomplished by the Worlds Contention
Education, employment, local preiudices, and
government that will care for all, anC act Justly t
each, on the principle of universal charity and kind
ness. With these, the future happiness of the wor
will be permanently secured. A friend TO ALL
ROBERT OWEN,
i No IL Fifth avenue, New York.