The Worthington advance., 1879-01-02

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and weary Of Monarchy, and should a
general European war grow out Of the
present Anglo Russian complication
we expect to see numerous uprisings in
favor of Republicanism. France is a
Republic now; England is fit for self.
| government; Germany is alive with the
American idea and Italy and Spain
even, which have Writhed for centuries
in the chains Of political and church
| despOtism, are as hungry for Republi.
| canism as the negro slaves were for
freedom at the time our civil war 0c-
Cured. The overthrow OF. Monarchy
iii Europe Is neither impossible nor i'm
probable within the next decade.
Within the past few months three at:
tempts have been made to assassinate
Kings in Europe. The people are or.
ganized under the various names of so.
| cialists, communists, nililists, etc, but
under whatever name, they have COM
mon object, viz: the overthrow of Mon
archy and the enfranchisement of the
reople.
CASTELAR, expresses the opinion that
before the close Of the present century,
France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium,
Spain and Portugal will form rcpub-
lican confederation Of about 81, ,OG0, ,OO0
people with its capital either 1T Avig-
non or Geneva. Russia, England, Ger
many and the United States will COM
prise the rest Of the so-called civilized
world. Castelar, should complete his
prophecy" by predicting that England
and Germany will be Republics before
the close Of the century.
The fact is, and it ought to I've appar-
ent to any intelligent observer of the
drift Of modern political and religious
''ideas," that the People Of the World
are coming to the front to think for
themselves and to rule themselves.
The Scriptural prediction that "cyery
man Shall sit under his own vine and
liz tree with none to molest or make
him afraid" is OH tile eve of being full
filed. At whatever cost of blood: ut
whatever sacrifice, the people will turn
viz 6SuU l. AACot0 anu " III
como to the top themselves.
For ours.lf, we have no greater boon
to ask Of that Power who controls our
destiny, than the privilege of living to
see this beautiful dream realized and of
contributing little to a consummatiol,
so devoutly to be wished:
WEBs7ERS INSIIRA TIoy.
Those who know or hear anything a.
bout it, are never done telling Of Web
ster's great reply to IIayne. When ev-
erybody was saying that 1Iayne could
not be replied to. Webster coolly went
about thinking it over, slept soundly
that night, and the nextday, went into
the Senate aud laid out Hayne and the
secessionists forever, 50 far rs logic
could do it. When Webster rose, he
was scared. lie virtually confesses
this. lie began then to realize what lie
had undertaken, saw III a flash the na
tion looking to him for a reply, saw the
sea of eager faces around him looking
to him for il defence, and for Il moment,
his feet seemed to lose their hold on the
floor. But says he, in his own account
of it:
MY feet felt the floor again; they
seemed ruot~d like rocks, and all that /
had ever read, or thought or acted in
literature, in history, in law, III politics.
SEEMED to roll before me in glowing
panorama, and then it was easy, if |
wanted il tllunderbOlt, to reach out and
take it rs it went smoking by.''
In this brief passage, full of genuine
Homeric poetry, Webster has described
inspiration to the letter. Hundreds of
others have felt that same help in the
hour Of need. Often men have risen
without Il word to say, and ''it was Civ
Ell them III that hour what they should
speak," Clairvoyants are always say
ing that they see behind earnest public
speakers, prominent singers, successful
actors, etc, a band of helping spirits
who take rs much interest in the pro-
ceedings rs those who are still in the
flesh. 1t will not be long until the fact
will be generally recognized that no one
has ever or will ever attain to great
power as an orator, singer, actor, writer
or inventor, without two necessary con-
diti0ns, viz: IL he must be in brain and
physical structure Il good instrument
for the unseen world to play OH; and,
(2) the unseen world must be there in
strong force playing upon him.
This is the philosophy of Inspiration.
HI.>G CHURCHES.
Commenting upon the prediction of
the WOrthington ADVANCE that 1.-THE
Ring Congregational Church will turn
Major Hntchkiss clear out for daring
tu defend HIMSELF" the Wykoff Dollar
Weekly says:
And why should they not? What
business has AL independent editor in-
side Of Il ring church any more than i,,-
side Of political ring? TIE one is rs
corrupt as the other. and neither en-
joys the presence and association of Il
man who cares to maintain his r+p,,t:.-
tiOn for soundness of faith without
parting with his self-rvswct."
We would be untrue to our cOnvic.
tions by giving this paragraph to our
readers without comment. III the Con-
gregAtipnal Union Church OF this city
are some Of our most respected friends
who have never bowed to the dictation
OF political rings or ring hyprocritS in
tile church. In the pure and u,defilpd
christianity of these friends we have
unlimited confidence. The fact that
the church violated its christian ob,-
cations by permitting a dozen ring pol
iticianS who had to become members of