Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-02-19

ty of advancement among any people
and disregard of her rights and claims
is an equally sure token of dark, saw.
age, british existence. Thus among
many nations, where caste and custom
has existed in its full power, we find an
increasing tendency to giving woman
greater Difference and opportunities for
culture and improvement, and even the
most civilized people are awakening to
the rightness of opening wide the doors
of their colleges and higher schools for
her free admittance. Bonaparte, on be-
ing asked how he would preserve the
French nation replied, "By educating
the mothers"
2. A growing tendency and disposi-
ton on the part of all nations of form
ing themselves into national brother
hood, by means of which all disruptions
misunderstanding, and offenses may be
peaceably, amicably, yet fairly and just
ly arranged. A desire and willingness
on the part of the people to use reason
in place of the sword, in settling all in
ternational disturbances. To give calm
ness and eonsiderateness the place of pas
sion; right the place of might. Let this
be fully and firmly determined, with all
its attendant conditions and results, and
it is an indisputable token of deeper,
higher, better impulses and ambitions.
3. Never was more time, talent and
means given for benevolent ends and
philanthropic objects than at the pres
ent. Thus, the slave, the serfs, and the
oppressed poor, are having their chains
and burdens Topped off, and in place of
having their moral and better nature
crushed and withered by harshness and
cruelty, it is stimulated to growth and
development. The Jealous missionary,
supported by benevolence at home, has
opened the way for christianizing and
civilizing influences and is directing their
benign and wholesome forces upon near
ly every people of the earth. And it is
with almost unhoped for willingness that
the people are yielding themselves to this
molding, happyfying influence. Thus
the strong will to give, labor, and live,
for those who are willing to be led to
higher and better lives, speaks strongly
of the desire and search for that which
is better than present possessions.
4. We have unfailing indications of
an onward movement in the growth, in
fiuence, and progress of science and let
tiers. Build school houses in place of
jails and prisons is constantly receiving
power as watchword among all civiliz-
ed nations. The Book-it is with its at
tendants, reason and reflection, that most
of all leads men from error and misery,
to right and happiness. The growing in
fuence of the Book is told in the build
ing of schoolhouses, perfecting of school
systems, and the tendency to fling wide
every where the school house door,
inviting all who will to come freely,
without money and without price. In
this and in other nations whose rank is
among the first for intelligence, prudence
and uprightness, education for all and ed
ucaticRdk interest are receiving more ear
nest aud more Jealous attention and fos-
tering care than ever before. Means are
being provided and laws enacted which
shall enable or compel all to come under
its salutary and happy influences. The
Bible, with all of its attendants for good
is opening its way and is eagerly sought
for among many people whose creeds and
respect for caste have ever before strong
ly barred their doors against the equal
izing and elevating action of this and all
other books. The wholesome influences
and effects of the Book are daily widen
ing and multiplying in their efficacy for
good. Respect for it and its bettering
tendencies are steadily being more fully
acknowledged. Sad indeed is the thought
of being obliged to admit that people
have erred in their judgment of the di-
rection of its moving power upon those
who come under its influence.
These are some of the strong intima-
tions that we have, if we err not, that
the world is growing better-intimations
which, il fully sounded, might lead to
unmistakable proof. Though there may
be found isolated companies moving in
an opposite direction, yet the great cont
manding increment of the people is on
ward, d,-onward to higher plains of NOR
ality, intelligence, and reason.
CARL.
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