The organizer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1849-08-11

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teacher Of mankind and tolerated division of sempe
the human mind
Attic dawn Of the twelfth century another had its origin
which was destined have great influence upon learnngth
Crsades When the barbarians invading Europe iron
the North the Saacens pressing in the West Thehep
essness Of the Roman Empire invited aggression The Sara
Gems extended their possessions from India the Atlantic Ocean
The Crescent waved in triumph Palestine Syria Armenia
almost all Asia Minor Persia India Egypt Numda Barbary
Portugal Spain and the Islands of the Mdieraneani they
penetrated Italy, and menaced the Imperial City itself before
their progress stayed They united under monarch
enthusiasm and their power concentrated They
seemed TO threaten conquest all Europe The contests be
tween the Christians and the Moos in the West of Europe
long and doubu-hey lasted for than centuries
and were exhibited in more thathree thousand bahes After
the seat of their empire transferred Bsda the learning
and arts of the times were carried hither from Consannoqe
and attained spendor which had been known since the
reign of Augustus Algebra II invented by them was in
roduced from the farther East and medicine Astronomy and
Geometry, they were far in advance Of Europe.
Europe then congregation Of separate and by means
powerful States There had been bond of union among
hcm They had no interest in common There unity
or nationality. AT length cry reached their from the
Christians whom the aracens had ensaved The Holy Land
was under the dominion of the Infd The epuchre of Christ
was tramped upon by the followers of Mahomet For the first
time common feeling aroused throughout the length and
breadth Of Chrisendom The Christian heart hrobbed with
pulsation. All Europe precpaed upon Asia. The
Cross again reared the land where had first been plan
ted and Christianity again possessed its ancient affairs But
followed and after rusade and the lapse of
two hundred years the land was abandoned Mosem The
immediate objects Of the Crusaders were thus surrendered and
they seemed to be uitess of results Yet was not so they
were fraugh with great They had put limits to Ma.
homean conquest The minds Of those who returned
enlarged They had witnessed higher civilization than they
knew home They had in contact with greater know
edge and refinement than their They had the oriental
ma 6cence of tho Canhs Thep had minoed with the
Greeks OF that day and in learning they inferior to both
the Greeks and the ATabans These lessons lost
their minds II they brought other they brought
back new thoughts and IDEAS ans and nven-
tons and longing for better order of things new i'm.
pulse was given the improvement The Crusaders
had for time held possession of Consannope the last of
Roman and Of Grecnn power and learning After the final
fall Of this capital Of the Roman Empire the East many Of its
people asylum with their fellow christians in the West
from the tyranny of their Mahomean conqueros In the ship
wreck othe Byzantine Libraries each fogve seized Ca
sure and bore with him in his exile The treasures Of Greek
learning in their originals then first made kown Italy
whence they spread Europe The Greek language which
had been previously uninelg5e the people of Western Eu.
rope then fist taught Before that time every Greek quo
alton was noted "GreeR est poiest leg Greek and il
,anno DO read world Of light and Of science was re-
yeaed and from this period may dated the revival Of learning
Foremost and greatest in this mighty work. were Nicholas the
Fh the then Pope Of ROme and the family Of The Medc the
merchant princes Of the Flortne Republic They received
heir brethren who had fed from constantnop gave them
and became their patrons They missionaries into ev
ny land the oagcien learning they founded
colleges and formed magnificent Libraries Bolngbroe and
5bbon have said that Nicholas this respect not true to
he interests Of the Holy See, and that he sharpned those
Weapons which be pointed against the Roman
yburch That be showed less policy than the Nuts and by
nghenng the public mndedssolted the chain which bad
ond mankind to the rule Of the church. BE this may he
The higher fame Of having contributed very largely ihe
rowth Of learning and inieligtnce. Perhaps he willingly
ave Up the spirit Of bis order for the good Of mankind.
Here then the direct agency Of Christianity displayed,
ony preserving the remains Of ancient but in reyving
,odem literature With the revival Of learning the activity
the human mind increased. lis researches beraa to be
zteuded into every department Of knowledge The right Of
go enquiry and the liberty Of private Judgment were again
ssered This brought another collision with The Catholic
hOrch Il contributed to the success Of the Reformation
srhaps the greatest RsTouo that has taken place in hu.
ian affair." The strongest appeal Of Luther and the Oher
adcrs Of the Reclamation, public opinion The only
rec hey had to apply against he immense power of The
onG was reason. That the public mind might decide
,ey il was necessary that should be instructed and in.
rmed To instruct he people, hey mus be addressed in
cir ogn language Before this time nsary an The books
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