New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04


Hague or Williams at Jsmaics-eA med academic honors
like those accorded TO Amo by the u eonsed m scene.
Banneker OF Maryland who In adm ne suS IN ba,
fcTSSp aySTs himself o. b the As az; deepest dyer
These Instances are all from the admFab NSor@s Re
cent experience attess the singular aPtA anisition
African for knowledge, and his delight IN rs a. "a Tha
Nor is there any doubt OF his delight In doing 90 r
benehcent system of Sunday schools in NewA OTIS tbs
traced to an African woman. who first attempts tine.
ton OF color, To the unquestiOnabe capacity Of. o
African must be added simplicity anenity, good natliN,
recognize his superior fidelity And such alsO the
report OF travellers not besOtted by Slavery. fro@
MungO Park TO Livingstone. who testify also
to tenderness for parents, respect for the aged.
hospitality, and patTarc.aal virtues reyvng the irad
mother said African sslave to has master. And Leo
buctoo VERY black in complexion but most fair in mind
and disposition Others dwell his Christian eharae
Which are peculiarly Christian so ST. Bernard could
say Of him. FeT Egredo qp nenns ea'aors d,note est
Hate is pant-of difficult growth In his bosom. How
often has he returned the harshneSs OF his master with
and protection The African more than the Euro
pean is formed by nature for the Christian graces.
which ennoble the African will bless tho people
who now dscredit him, and Christianity will receive
precocous aud harder nature of the North is called to
make the first advance Civilization begins through
opening the way. But 1t may be according to the
Providence, that the gentler people elevated in kowl
impart and the African shall more than repay all
Going to blend with the gentleness Of Africa viii
blessed sight but not more blessed than the geehess
OF Africa returning blend with that same intelligence
at nome. Under such combined Influences men Will not
only know and do, but they will feel aso so that know
edge in all ITS departments and life IN all its acylues
will have the triumphant inspiration OF Human Brother
hood -
In this work there is no for prejudice mdity g.
despair Reason courage and hope our allies while
the bountfu agencies of civilization open the way limo
and space yrants keeping people apart nov
overcome There Is nothing of aspiration for universal
man which within the reach OF welldreced effort
no matter In what unknown recess OF continent NO
matter what distant island OF the sea- wherever man
exists there the capacities OF manhood, WIN that
greatest OF ALL the capacity Tor Improvement ana the
cyilization we have reached supplies the AS In
determining the function of government, here again
Is the necessity of knowledge. Man must know himself,
such is the true light Tor steps. Here guidance
and safety. Who can measure the value OF kno.ledge
What Inauguration can grasp ltS nnne powerI AS wen
measure the 10 its glory The friendly lamp In oar
streets is more tha u ep % er " ne W1rd " t
than armies nayies Mhere It's Isys penetrate thefe
has civilization begun. Not the earth but the sun IL the
center OF our system and the hoonday effugence In
which we live and move symbozes that other enulgenos
| which is found in knowledge.
Great powers at hand ministers OF human progress
name two only first, the printing press, ana secondly
the means Of ntercommunication, whether by hsyigar
ton ar railways, represented by the steamengine. by
these civilization is extended and secured 10 IS not only
like the wheel OF Alpine railway which cannot fan
back Every rotation Is sure advance. here Is Nhat
d Rome have contributed to man. BY the side u
these two simple agencies how small all that has como
| us from these two politest nations OF antiquity
can better spare Greece and Rome than the printing
press and steam CINE. Not triumph IN literature arr
of Horace TO the statue Of Apollo bust OF Augg
tus from the eiOquenco Of Demosthenes ana CICERO 70
that Roman law which has become the law OF te wor.
that must yield value TO these two lmneasuraDs
possessions. TO the printing press ana ad
now their youthful handmad, the electric telesraYns
whose swift delicate fingers weave the thread y
which nations are brought INTO eSnstapt rS sn
while great cities like London ana Paris, new 1ok anu
san Francisco become suburbs TO each other' anu M
mankind feel together tue thfoD Vt ~; Tnowied~e
Through these lnconparADle h5etSles 10 nar,h No
made coextensye with space ana time on earth; 80
distance OF place epoch IL Will not peryAde In,s
every achievement IN thought or scenSe 'c.,nNan
cry by which man Is elevated, becomes -, tlo ~ h ~
property OF the whole Human Family. lheI1 can s 90
monopoly Sooner later all enjoy the triumph Snu
ing on the shoulders Of the past man STANDS also on .o
vauced, every truth declared. There Is no hkh oi cut
ture virtue. II virtue itself be not the hgnesH
| of government society which may not be Liasspea
Where is the stopping place. mere e eV bcb a. over
come aud then another overcome Also IN tue ascehEk
scale of human Improvement And then shall Do ~,
dsd the great words of prophecy, which men nave read
so long with hope darkened by despair 10. tne
ANAL be- fun of the knowledge OF the Lord as tue waters
cnver the sea-" sit shall come that will gather the ma
tons aud tongues, and they shall come ana see ny
glory" The promises Of Christianity IA hatiIons h
the promises Of science, ana more beautiful st VIII pc
come realities OF earth. and thar precious eAaipe
where the way of life, Will be another MONDAY Sun 'oi
guidance aud safety
! CERTAIN TRIUMPH.
The question ho,g is followed by that other question:
! vhe, The answer is easy Not at once not by any
sudden conquest not in lifetime Of any Individual
man not in any way which does not recognize nature
az co.worker 1t is by constant incessant, uneeasng
activity in conformity with law that nature WORKS. ana
so in these worldsubduing operations, man can be sue
cessful only in harmony with nature beoause n V h
transcendant glory, t is mono tie less certain Ihe
peaceful conquest will proceed, ana every aay mtss
Contribute its fruits Al the beginning OF the lost
century. Russia wasi barbarous country , shns
out from opportunities OF Improvement s,h
tic report attess It's condition Through contact Win
Enrope IL was innoculated The lfe-gving rtTs crou-
lated and tins empire felt the change bAPoeu 70
bega bur the native energies Of the people under tho
guidance of powerful ruler. responded 10 lhe
ciyilizatoD Why may not this same experience DY r.
peated elsewhere. while distant places arc "
sarv 70 he Emperor or King. Everybody can 90 some
thug for everybody Is gwen something ~ Wv, H
| atoms that the result ia accomplished use Trivial
Illustrations when 1 remind you that tue eoIatteeI:
| the lnultitudinous insect-that the unyleiuing
stone Is worn away by drops iaon pn' &, i ''
Water and air both testify TO the slightest movement
Not ripple stirred by the passing breeze or w Tue
fraghted Ship ceayng the when Is not polOhSod 10
tonsand shores leaving behind endless progeny. so
long IA ocean endures Not wave OF ar SCI III mooh
by the human voice. whchis not proonge1 &
unknown space. But these watery ana heIlal PuS Ia
typfy OF man. Not thing DONE not Wou s.Hs
which does not help or hinder the grahG, 1ns % rr
the holy contamination Ana tne % =, ,rpcSaJs
tion TO the individual or nation from whom ~ ,
God forbid that our nation shouu senu , ti "a
that defiance OF human nature whS i Tounu m SIh
There are two passages or the Ne" Icstanon. " NV,
of infinite signlcahee' We re .e Th ar.
perhaps without cOmprehendlng thes nauo AUG rs
IA with regard heaven, when the savior saiu no
kingdom of heaven rs IKE unto iedt et ,ans
Paul, taking up the image on Two ulnelc1
repeats "a little leaven eaveneth the whoe lump ~
this honey illustration we see what Is
small influence. little CHANGES al; ioI I "sS,n "
the acts typited. All that we do Is esNehi All
that country does Is leayen' m
that mighty leayen which will eayen the whoe miguS