, 1875-09-06

marce between Northwestern Central Africa Ind
The civilized wurId.
mankind, dslvea into tho sAtth Tor knowteugo OF
lta formation. and the utilizing Of any tliHcoror-
cd mineral wealth searches through thn In
meottsy OF ths heAvct's and dar'ngIy eoeks for
coRnizance Of tho aeorcts uf Onlnlpntsuce. fxtug
time iu The revolution u the pianrts. aud BY ms
te1roioRcal observations ptosnoetlcatnR the
com ny of atotma iu tue Interests ot agriculture
NM Ia TIxAtI0M.
Wltslo wa may glory In our national progress,
let IT, bu ,,.ndfnl that material pfogtoss II onl7
I'll" r'4todIlnent ot Aet1ahueHs, ttAt 1t Ia without
'est; fur. cpId and calculAt,t's, II seAtcheu tho
h!dd:n casetna of the Garth sad plows the nAy-
ieablo "hsefn only for couvou,ence or gain.
Standing ~ tho hsu Of the present century Ii the
hsu1e u Ne''e ous rrogress. wieldinG tho scep-
ire OF at repIsAentlng tls hopes Of nankiud,
the trutnn Of bociss,. aud tho poty Of tie nA-
tons. The idea of prucresh IL tlplGi mort In tho
n'Inds OF the Chtlstas! world. IL It s.rsuge that
u ehoald 10 40 !" thtr the Hinsteentll contury.
with the ttuthH OF antiquity tho rcAt,kcs of the
PRESENT, and our cruceptiuna ot the go.,oua
hopes Of tho future cro~dinE upon us aud do
NO Al whota people. cughte'ni by ons scien-
titic iehealch. fun Ut intellectual grau!ll, ,ua!ie
entoswide, anI accumulated wcslth rapresunt
the ideal pr3grean OF mankind
Wbst il civll1z.t'ou I When and nhrro did Il
originator Docs tho ChgiBtian wo,li enI,Fa
higher degree Of civilization than tho Bomst,u,os
depom.natel pagan wotllf ny Tho i,gLt at
truth we can tihro u''T connected moycneat to-
"arda intellectual development. tic beginning
even. From the dim and hlRdowy dusk OF tha
pnst. tho MUD ol mau has reached for sarl from
QUO Gcuc1atiou to the ncxt. uust1 tue cla.n ot
many links circles .he globe and tAo result OF
I'll intellectual research hsnco lime bogau IL 10
tho poBscssiou uf man to-day. MAnKnh ia
wnrRing {as it all who hal existed, and aho uow
e2lrt wcre but .sinv'o mani for material
wealth aud materiAl proyrcss, chcered by tho
sorchslgAt OF truth, WHICH 4As burned Binca tho
nu1ld WAS cfoatea.-dtIn at titot--ov.r burning,
until We have tho glorious offulgenco Of tIa
present dar. Chlu,, with Its population Of 5uH,-
010 U,3 sua!s-oue full lla4f Of t1c populssion Of
The giJba-paGans thangh they ARC sotnctimsa
callel, haso clytttzatIon Of no mean order
| whch is native to shrIr soil. From tno dlto Of
| ther lrht ktowo HISTORY, datinR bAck to 5,110
years ago. IN to tho rrosent day. their ctv,zs-
tim. socially. politically. aKrIcnltuTay, aud Cd
u"nt'onaItv. s'as lad etc4iy sronth; mud not
w.lLatalclns TITO uut,luilY OF their pa:ion tEIefo
IL no decr:asu IN t4e,r enterpttsc ns q ,coplc.
HUf los. IN tlle!s vitality. TllUbe who tGuor-
ant of thln pcopls would not talnk of
making q cotnpar 's',n between the Chinese nA.ion
aud What arc c3il'lonly dsnoMlnato1 civilized
nations any n,ore than they would be willing to
ciaim f1r tho llsuduus q cly,ixatIun equal with
on1 uwu. To-day, hpwesc1. botl nc4uara anu
those who have b kuoWedEu Ut tho Chlncpo.
gained by residence With llen or from e1to.dc1
intercourse. to hut hcnilate to Compare tLoic civ-
iltzasson with that Of aus nation. IAssr eena.al
puo11c improvements will cpmpase 1asorably
| with any in tha world Lacking tho htea,n els
! gino anil tho electric teirg. arh, al tho lu7en-
lions OF modern tuleB with but few oxccnlione,
| have been IN Use Tor centuries by tho Chluuse.
They are tue Inventors Uf porcelain. Jwder,
paper printing, auI the nlarInor'S cou,pars, aud
| Lad USED these uost impo tant Inventions ccnsu-
lies eatl.et han they wore used in modern Europe.
| Education ID general mud tho Bocial structure ia
| as vel Brttled ab III my osAur country Public
| oiceh are filled by cabdn1ales wAo hnyo bsun
tonnl luatiod After rigid competitive osamn-
| alton. Tue Chaeso nation. MISUNDERSTANDING
tnese fhcts, however, atn commonly dononHnAtvd
! AZ hentucn nation, hnd We arc rccognlxeu ns q
| clyIliZot uatiou.
Their material enterprise Is IL gsost, their &C.
camulatlon Of capital AZ rapid ,!sess Ingenuity Of
ntetct o. yeFea1!c, their conception If Mo.ali-
~ ID gruud. aud their b-!or III tbrir God. WHICH
IL AL embodiment al an ldaa, OF at q pliuclp1e
III uRtuse. ns unB1aAcn al il that OF any Other
people on tho taee of tle globo. From
| Wueuce Aayo they q CONCEPTION Ut nnY God
Dy mhat Inspiration dlI Contuc!lls originate
mud compile religious code, ID which sou UuD 0t0
| Of people. without EXECUTION. daVoutsy believe
Was 1t the tre4thlnsB Ut tho spirit of Gol5 fe
1t lpsu's law or CUTS law. imperfect though Ii
mar 10: From whence did II ounte 7 .Wleye-
fore tie LAW WAS our Brboon,aster to bring ua
unso Cnriut that He ngut bo jnssIti u BY ia,lh.
But after that faith III come We Aro 10 louges
uuleG scloolnAster."
In wha: does our truo civilization consist,
which should dlssiueuIsll It Above othar tban
ChI1sthn nations. aud why should No ~ peo-
pie bc aarded higher tosltlOn Amnus nations
Khan tho Cb!nes1 II 1t - nut TIT ou I'll thu elbIiue
iutiuence Of our ttlIcf in tho Lord Jcbus C1rlst,
auu through h.tp a more perfect realization OF
/ y
| hope Of blessed Immortality, aud = coulideue
fa!,A thai tho mud of man ~uA given hu tliat
| lle might follow every avenue Ut scionce for
intereuta of humanity.
Instinct md reasun arc possessed by all ment
Iu,tiuct for nelf-preherva,i ion under tho samo
c,Ecunatlnccs ID tho Basne in al ucu because it
| Ii ph3s seal. Heasun IL from tho dawn OF cou-
tcluusueAs. AMI not allko in al tnen in couso-
Iuencp of natural causca. aud bacauae tho
nlollve for ita e1ercHo ls varied bY ctrcunl-
stances which cttlsr teta1d uF pEumota its
development.
1toue nation sbonld occupy higher social,
moral, OF intellectual postum than a,aother. 1t
should be tho ouc whose people Layo had tho
ennot'!ns influence Ut rcveaied segIou. an
as,utauco or n pleased Immortality. aud such
progress NJ ia conso luent to kuuwleuse Of
1iEtne science and oiYine mediator.
joan iaul Ntchter Gtves tho following account
ot the t!rsn Of hls sof f'cousclousno4s Never
shAll furgot the phenomenon III myself, when
tn south) stood by tho birth of my own sulf-
consciousness, tho Elaeo aud t'me NJ watch Aro
d!st'act u tny memoEy; ~ ~ l.s!s"s the tuner
hanuod and stood brightly bsto1e no ia that
manaaat aad teen myself ~ - tas the asss
time aud foruyor."
! .Man Las ! will 10 rccoiya and bo atYeoted by
| divine law, and ali understanding to receive
aud bc enltghtoned by tue dlyue wlsdom."
{swedenbors.)
Tua Chsusse, Japanese, bIohsrnmad.ns, North
Amerlcae Iudisus Aayo mud, juirt..s fsotu Z
pteponuerauce ol authorities. lllcre IL 10 sg9re-
g&t!on OF men e1iatiug Oh tho earth wtlu DO not
hAvo, so1n0 belief u IN insHibie Ged, u ,deA}
raproheutatlou Of Him, eithur froui Au unru-
vea!ed law, or wltuout osaee 1eyelat.un thAo ftom
inuate consciousness. EultEutane4 Chriaten-
dom ahould sAko hsAEt, then, and ~ ACCOUNT OF
nas"klud, II .uspe!ea ey no "d4stue aitistua" 70
10 70, should korp ulo4dfast III lhoif beliaf in
the Savior, who WAS one will the FAIhcf," II
! thar desire 10 nsAutA.u she's proud assumption
Of superiority ID Religious civilization over
heatheudom when compared Will. tAem.
!. ! I,.t y}ofu ftufH aOE
In hand with dtyins revelation, Ill aoekIbu to
uubstau.iate diyIUo ttutA. t4Vte arc those who,
lor the novelty Of making = strange dlscosery.
or lor t4o transisnt reputation Ut = supposed
or,etuekpr uncover SUMO ls0late4l fact Of Nature
, which they do not fully understand. and At onoo
Aiytnca sulu0 ststttiMg theoEY tetlIng u dis.