, 1876-01-10

NlRattatton and simplicity Of statement.
love Of hu1aanlty-into tho problem Of tho i'd
vance OF civilization. lie himself takes notice
Of children, lca1s tho sick md auccnrn tho poor.
His whole life is process of education 10 hi9
3isctples and the world. Hence tho gentua OF
Cbr,stiantI might reasonably DO expected 10
show itsclf tn philanthropy Of every Fort, ard
TO result in epmo permnnen: hdVanco md Prog
fesH AMONG mankind.
Tho child Nan to Chrlst tho citizen of tho ond-
fng Kingdom. 1Icuco tho child hccospea m I'm
rortant part Of civilization so Booh as Chris
1!anity affects national iifc.
hut mark thai tl,o carly Christi ans Nero alngn-
latly narrow in their dealings with all education:
sl3. when the Ed!cr OF Milan lad btcn rroH1uE-
gated hy Constantine in tho1r faror. do thoy
come to the tEuo surfaco Of Hociety. lro!sous'y
thoy hnve bcch In cAtacorlbs both literally hint
bog tho worlds Pardon and apologize for their
ycIy existence. From tilIa date, however, They
begin to 10 power. Roman luxury llna now run
ita conrEo Crook phi!oHo7hy his oosna TO \ satl
Elis. Aud although Tho Nco-t'la.ouism OF Ajax
Anitin had tho effect Of colcrng theology with
phtlosoIhto tinge, tho ssaplcr md moro liea;ty
language OF Christ continually makes !taelf fe}'.
philosophy and its nhilosoplno st.tcment nave
not boon snara OF tho noTii for tho CAurc!l.
Trne Christianity contains tho highest folI, VI
philosepnic thought.
AccofIloB 70 hu2nBt!neb accouut nl nfh
tchool-dhya ID h!a confessions, we lind raliElun
chef among topics to 10 studied. This Maa
doubtless tho case generally in nj! ilico4. For
tho Romnn Empi:o. by binding lilY7gout nation-
slIties beneath tho yoho nf onn government,
gave hint Of Tho yteB'ullitlcn VI o,tr rnouctn
civilization, which II cotnn!nn iacsor III snauy
diverse States, mud ,luhcr hiAny alnlissist. anpn5.
FoEco vas then tho bond; 1t Ii now thought.
The dark ages fol!ow inevitably upon thu sub
slitntiuu of tho SPLIT oi uciesasiisni for that
hf fhFiHt 145 ar ri frs1 iy,f,i rim
denaAta for inpsicIl faith mil tho central VI tio
JnnEE By Il tlcGctst;u rowet, tlwarfc( GEl
E.lnttI tho hul'an intellect. Dut tho Elusatus
enlarged :Lu ls.,,,da Ut knowledge, nn.l tho ts:al
reAula ii GHn.r: d ittrtd:le;iuH OF c:Eb1ey il u
Rnntcr The lcurla nsnl th2 l'aYncv, uI.l til yrr-
paIo the way for tll= E:iosn.:..lou IL auo t.no.
!CiiisalFv a.a Ei1Et:o:hy ssa Ea:A iail VI pints.
Tile cycle tf rol.l.tttA lehacttlns hug ..rlurr,
l'cte+SAlc, NIL Trirti.n 1t 1yo1.aEsa, distinctly
kctp iisc reIsrtt.s cfeH.cH. i'll r,t". .ii 4,.uns
the MilnIe%nEeta, Hn:,her von der tp5olweld0
fa notably .tYuut. 1inla, though tIa nt.nd il III
dktkte:s, se9;S:oa IL 6uls,loH harl!hE Il Et:io
1re sitn It..
A fnt oI-.,vaucct, like tho right OF eanc!ra1y
nnl tue :iuc9 ol TOD. Hlin" q tr.llu VI Lho tiuo
spiTih hut Ill set, aad t!u.lns all tina tliuo no
Mu-:! is ul,ci.i tnr trro pLrillst ctGaliou. Tho
ct;sin uf t:.!a Iatht ya;'.hIa factor IL c.yilza-
tim wil kSn :;llI; aa tIiv relation uf tu,EIon
to broE:tss.
VIC nara dfo,p,d hi1 otl:cr continents and
natcss escrV: Eu:ogu hua thu Euos eauu.
A1llcn3 tlcke EntulsarN, QUO can exl,eCt III true
p1ogteet iu ltati ur Gresco, .or thoy asn aiftso;
nor il tic Ienll.auia, To-: 1t ia Vyetlun viii,
Moslans; nor III EIh,cs aud England, for taa
QUO IL iEsotou$ and tlle ttaer cuurso but we
may !o0li for it i'll tietUHny, which liea nLout
tho cei,.gc. 1t hight pilO he rrntlt3b!o to in
9ure what relas.va tho Waltleiiaes had su tlte
deor religious lilo vi Germany nn1 Mhas o1ock
reaction al;a.st tho icYAsitsoa ami ilinttn-
btauco of Apelac4 nla$ III, - p.oiusei.
In 1911, Luther Las ylsii.H 1i..Iu sni c:.,.es
$,4rit .f,1 Anil ~, 3t,r.
MINI all over l:nrulo il nesu the owvr u tito
Information. II IL t1oh 1t. E;5la ibat Luihpr
Rnls LII Incentive to individual thought. 1t is
to Calvin that tho french ll!sllse IL Indebted
real and deep oI,luson. III LngiaId Nye.iuo'.s
Bible docs much lar literature. Md }!c}aslc-
thon l,npsoycd.tho rr.eei,n nc.lo,.!l l,-n Aj.sc.l
largely commented ulun by Ea:hlrI, Ana w.Iic.
~ decltedl5 Influential III our o&a educational
Institutions.
Eut to Martiu Luther VII nrn indebted for all
elo4ucnt plea il behalf OF freq CA:iAtiaa sa3oaIs
- most Significant title. That tho element
Of tcllsion was considered neceBsary no one cAu
deny who remembers tho oduca.ion without \
spark o. BoaIiness or oven morality ul3ol4s 1t
which prevailed in tho days Ut Lorulleo ii. .lp.
diet. Machavelii himself dues not tcslipIo 10
lhow what doyiia wcto eent forth by 1t to plague
Tho world. Says john LocAo: "Slrsuo is halter
lob got than knoNicdso Of tho uosl, nrl II
lost iu young 1nau is eodom recovered iEt
They. like great many modern Thinkers, denied
tho connection betaeen thuugls lnl life
Knowledge mud yirtuo.
We no. boGit, to SOC cropping up D spirit Of
indlvidnoltam-a oraslng for pefaonal lldorty
Tor Bcf-goyetnmens. lIhiu Aus, III ulr dar, ,ro-
uuccd Oarll,aldi, Iingo and Casto!as-lot 10
mention john Bright. flmso!, Arch. auu our
long llat Of statesmen, led by iho uAmn Vi Linz
coln.) Feulaiis.:i lluA altoEGthor broken toxu.
Free cities have Ind Il remarkable llatol-y. Eal-
eva unaer Cal7in hns heconio 1uolol Ncpubiic.
Aud ~ Z legitimate result va nLl clylt Ltiun
dt,t, Ir,.r1
1his IL in the wake Of clrnost personal religion,
Md it Ii NIT fOuI1 u trE:HtBs tho uuIC{pTMel
countries, silcll ~ tips,a. FtAcc, or Italy, hut
TO stick cloealy to its best territory: Geltnauy,
Holland, and Great Britain.
Thin progress Ia attc..trt ~ tI1o Billie. I.ntI,-
els Translation llaB tiIei te Herman lauguage.
TO tho e4giiot English ,nrs,nus il7fa uous u:Lc.4
in t..c sasAn way. R1Iaa4lAn han Ioen Tie foe
" p>tH'nlt inquiry eili MI lniifiau.ijB'n. Tho
5ettrnatln4 h@H iatcn:ilioI thn p:lrrnsc 10 e.
rr,h hu'.. .snl II il frutu ]t9nnr,sn, nll thu
wh,ic TIN: ci.uca;ion and liberty socyll.
Ono EccoIl casrtB Tho Pilgrims to plymouth
niacr Juthl tnlinAoH lad been driven f1o,n
EcEoaay ~ Holland. Thu Nex Et, s!Gtli cpnats
ira 6e:ticd ny rro.cstauss snl Inr.ans-,Ee
More aouthrrn sshtes by Eoman Catholics md
ChvatttTs. DeMttracy aEd freedom csno with
tho fugrla,.--nt1s ocEacy anu slavery wlth tho
Cavali1ls. llonco wc might c!:pect tho colu,un-
Ectio,l sytsem to bna.g tn thc North paure c.l,e-
rialay ht'h particularly. 0f thu South wo might
safely prodct lIln 0upos:sa, The Northern e1v-
ca:ion and the Eerthetn civilization ays bapou--
srito Ut all ElHo i'R"B--up4n tta 81 hit Of Chlia-
llsn,ty ~ found In tho lshlr. Thu wcaith.rr
boatlerncsa Wero larsoly--,t not Ecaera:iy--ed-
ncateta In Tho tnrtlt md tho poorer cla.aeu luft
toigEernncH.
1ni, teinE frcn coun!ry. l.ousanis,n in freq
to take Vi, its aio!h Lutc. drsaI:s-a:hongI,
shey haYo been bau.nhca from e,arr other In
tItn for political as'd uYcial inlrigues-
Eto ffoo to plot aud aclea,o In
tie United ststcs. lntelligoncs beng in their
way, ihey ercrt NJ religious body inrsr Gau
colleges aud Bchot!a. Thuy clatllor for q ti,yis-
Ion ef tlso ee'ae'o! fluid. They MAKO convenient
point Of cnusciepce pYaiust sAc Erosipusly-a
questioned usc OF tue l,lblo In tho sehools
Thus the book which ereatol pur civilization
by porpstuatiug Tho woru1 and teachings of
Chrlht has iett-an Msuricu has admirably shown
tho Sermon OIL the Mount to be The charter u
liberty to ChrHtendou,, mud ita incentiyu a,,I
roclal morality. Tha. this is not soclar,nu. lls
ctfect upon statule law. Md uuon lilo, 1,ntutc,
art, social, and political tluno,ny. md private
action will tsa,ly provo. Upon these toaching4
sro built the o1aly suoA things tho Kon,auilts car
offer for tho benefit Of the worll--thcis hums,,t
iuslitutions. Upon them also ato placed al
schools, colltgce, and se.ormntorica tlcsignee
In all CtylIiyeL nafi1bA nraynnt I,In,,I.