, 1876-08-07

plan, and leari,ca That the highest glory q mnn
Is only single rny Of the cttnlRcnce oi prlty'
~ As ono wandcrs through tlio various build
nE M sans ss Il nas s sGne nm an @
productions, The ilca Of the essential oncncsso
humanity forces itsclf upon thu mind.
Tue world haa come to us . wl!l
arbarism here exhibits tho p!cof OF Us progress.
From Asia mud Africa, frotn Europe aud Amerl- |
ca, from fas.of Australia and thelslansls ot tl!c
Pacific, arc gathered In gooly arrsy ne tanGv,o
think and do i IN t!'o fur quarters q Tie earth.
iIerc ire 10 i,e studied their religions, ti,ytr
governments, their tlumestic lives, their social
intercourse, }l.cIr. industrial pursuits, thel5
motlIods mud attainmcnts, Their artistic coneep-
lions and performances. YOU spend days, pass@
iug from Gnc nattonal department to anathcr, In
examining Tue diversified products Of tho human
where you ara impressed with tho Identity Ut
h,,ninn nature, anil you say to yourself that, on
every shore, beneath eserJ sky, man IS one.
The differences arc Indeed narkc4' bnt slsy sTs
human nature, In all ages md III all iatsls, as
rnauifcstcd the salne Tendencies, wants, aal'ira.
sions, dcgIadAs!ons, btrugglcs, successes, ana
defeats. We sec the fact writtcn on rcprosen-
productions OF Tia useful and the fine artsi In
literature, recreation, war, and worship. There
are the rutlcr and the lnurc cultivated, among
the nations and among Csasses 0i society III tns
same milton; but mcI never cscape from ,, mn!-
versal Tendencies and Influences, some Of which
lift upward aud otlcrs drag downward. They
seek happiness, according to their conception q
It's character and soufco; they have tnelr I.va.-
ioYs, consuming g1iefs; they find Ia life nnus-
Ing comedies and heart-brcaking tfagcd!es; thcy
feel the pressure Ok poverty, tho drutRery o.
toll; The oppression II power, the contempt Of
pride; they harc tho bliss Of love, coniugai, r.
rental, tl!ial, friendly, and are consumed with
the Hres Ut hate and revenge; atti they nave
mysterious forcbo1lng of future cxistcllcc, to
portal ii dcAti, With sense q responsibility 70
God, aud OF the propriety of Aonoting ltlM by
appropriate worship, ani Ut nropitiating HIN
by sotne kind nf sacriflct. ~ the traselct Is
nade aware Of these conslnon attributes Of ma...
kind, In Ills progress FROM land to lantl, 50 tic
visitor OF The great Exhibition fuels, NJ hs passes
from she department of Great :Dlltain to
that Of Franee thence TO tsat ,oi, Of Gsranesny'
Egypt, Iudla, China, Austria, nnd japan. H
reads the story in the architecture. IN tho
s.atuasy, in tho paintings, II the furniture n
tho weapons Of WAT. iii tho indictments OF Of
luxury luxury Vi wealth. Aid thus there grows up In
| bis breast MI unwontcd tenderness towards
mankind ut large, universal philanthropy,
dcslrc to rise above narrow provincial it'ras,
even to outllvs lnczo patrio,i.m, and to gathSr
Into ono's arms Of pity aud affection tho whole
brothcrhool oi mani TlatnIy every man IL .
brothrs. Here are tho family features every
where vlsIblc; llcgs Is the hanliwofk Of tue
household. What ! a1n conscious Of nred'nE
\ others also need. My Joys arc largely their
| ioya. and INV sorsoWs wiring thuiE hearts also.
| When va bring together tic things which We
| prize, aud In which we take pride, nfld compare
lie contcnss Of our shops and ot our homes, tho
occupations Of our busy anl Of our leisure
hours, behold, as In Wat4r face at,sWercth to
| face, 10 tho heart Of ma.l to man." hscn ars
one faulty, and sympathy and love should I'LL
all breasts.
ISL Hut the differences Of humanity also ind
an !udcx, uEi afford instruction In tho Exhiti-
tfon, Mankind has It's races and nationalitics,
md these have been developed according tn i
Divine plan. Paul, in hts famous Mars HUI
nectlon, when he said: "aod giyeth to all life
and breath md ali things, and hath made OF
one blood all nations Of men,, fer to dwell on
all the face OF tho earth, and hath detcrnncsi
tLo!r habitation." Tie underlying thought is,
That God Is conducting human hatory, and that
while, In fundamental respects, nankin1 ~ q
unit, there is ycs an appolntcd proceas y! 4oyei.
racca OF which II Is composed, anil the lanas
which they lnllshit. This 'Blhle Illustrates lhls,
at length an1 upon large scale, by Its ~
count OF tho place given to tho islSni.le'
family, anu Of ths important use mudo OF tll tlls
lead us 10 think that tho pccll!aritles Of rart
s rs,. ,fsts II liz cys5y ayya. s''hhns hssy 70 X
even in the same fa1nsly, there arc ,stronEl,
marked individual differences Of disposition AMI
ublity, 50 human history reveas witlo dlvorsit!ci
aNong tho racGs rs to their rcspcettYe telaenGe
the Hebrews tUok tho lead IN the truths Of to
liglon, T." Greeks exeellca ln philosophy
literature, aid art, the Romans ~ lAW, govern
meut, anil military aftalEs, anu tic Phcnelail
Impression Of similar kind IL made vt tho Cen
tcunial Exhibition by All tIspectlon Of tn
. various national departments. Differences o
capacity, nf tuste, Of sklll, OF culture oi fcgn,
China and Japan show wonders Of pattcnt In
tlustry nad minute manual skill inpaii'ttng, carv
pg, ai,.l ot,lur ornamental hanllwork. Rllu In TIL
production ot porcelain an.i cefafHic ware aa'
. have been manufactured tluse for centuries
with 10 advance III invention or ~ I5cncsAi cll
, turc, iu pcrcciyes that hc Is amid tnc product
. Of All arrested or rctrliod civllizaiion, Whle
rc1,1eHents Il llun-pr6gresstvc racc. In c1htras
Il stands Tho civilization Of Europa and Ar!csleu
t revealing continual a'[yanea IL every linu Il
i work mud department ut thought, mud sowtu
Tue agency S y pfE1ess'Vo .ass H "n Ws y aTs va
tlu articles exhibited BY the Occidental natlon'
y VIZ intu the varied Tendencies of the wurmc
hlooded, more scnsllous t,npct1!oHs, a'ia asttst M
1 ratyS, iy 1sf'RfSns n Rasaa & G,hois siSs sa9as s
Z ge,,craIly, aul OF the morc cool, practlcaIt III
!, futIolIatiatic Gcrnnntc races, represented b
l. Germany, Scandinavia, Great br!ta!n, tho Un!te
Hlutca, un,l Pratcatunt lantlB III general. I'll
g inluulice of rayc OIL roltgiol, aul VI religion .
. ract, culneB continually to view, for good anu Il
i evil. Thus, In the hne,art department, ol
. might Utmost discover .hc nationality. nt III
i srparar rooms by the subjects III tho painting
a Tic warn, erot1c, and sesls,toIs temperance
Of the southern NATIONS 9f Europe .ttlspla, M
:, ana from Scripture A4tory III characters iro
rel!E!sv' 4na from secuaF la iiie; ,tsiirr III 81
7 u aLe Coutinc,,t, Vcnusca unA Made,
\ ms, Jnnos aud Aing;laSS1s, nymphs m IN
i nuns, Lsefetias aud !'elllahs, Lcaas q, ~
v Susanna.,s, lovely female Mnrtyrs, anti Il
)! woman takcn III adultery, st.CecIl!as, Fornarna
4 aud ladies bathing. All 0espcak peuplc led
n tho strlscs utd tho Imagination. On the oth'
!; band, the natinns VI Northern Eurupu tlisplay
q canvass grand sycucs froM nature, portraits
y. distinguished characters, striking historic
" eyu,,ts, and plctures u pastoral alnl d9,nest
i life. II ih easy " Judge, from the rotrlbslto
n sent frurn the various countries, whcre !iber
n rules, Wt1rye cdueutiuN pVryAlea, where prt,gre