The Columbus journal., 1879-03-12

TRANSLATED BY c. @. S.

TRANSLATED BY C. G. S.
There are in history times o
Judgment-points of time, in whicl
historical powers, notwithstanding
that season of continuance is still
left them, yet in The consciousness,
of the time have received their ire
vocable sentence of death. Such {
time was the year 1913.
Why do we desire the political
unity of Germany? Because we
Germans are a people and nothing
else parts us than assumed dynastic
rights, to which we are no longer in
q position to ascribe an essential
ethical significance. ....
In our Europe, England alone ex-
cepted, there stand everywhere, in
consequence of its historical devel-
opmcnt, obstacles repugnant to ma
ture in the way of the natural de-
velopment of the ethical lie, which
appear insurmOuntable.
L fear that our continental Euro
pean states will finally all be obliged
to return again under Absolutism.
For our dynastiss will never make
up their minds TO really and sim
cerely constitutional (and therefore
democratical) government; while
our populations, in virtue of their
historical antecedents, appear to be
incapable of a republican polity,
were it only in consequence of the
inextinguished dynastic parties in
their bosom. Our European period
Of culture evidently groUs old,
while, on the other hand, the morn
ing of transatlantic period is just
as evidently dawning. CD
| think the interrogation point
proceeds from the editor, rather than
from the authorize. C. S.
In our ancient Europe it is quite
out of the question now that there
should come about a seasonable ar
rangement of ecclesiastical matters
or, indeed, of political. In the
new transatlantic world, on the
other hand, they at once, from the
very beginning, struck into the
simple, natural and right course, in
consequence of the perfect freedom
of the Churches in their relation to
the State.
Will the peoples never get inside
of the simple truth, that the inter-
ests OF all are Thoroughly reciprOcdH
Will it, in the long run, be found
for our advantage, that our tariffs |
are doing so much 10 ruin England? ? |
-tC. C. s.
The Russian Empire is the terri
bic knout, by means of which our
European princes pos
sess the power of ruling their peo-
pies absolutistically even against
their collective will.
This is probably an allusion to
the re lations of Austria and Russia
in lS4S.- [C. C.s.
The historian must be able TO
Death and Life, even i'm
their most illusive masguerades.
Whoever will work Moroughly,N
must work rery slo,cky. That is truel
,lsO OF God. n
God retards the progress of his
in order that ecen the
cedk may be able to come up. pre-
iestination.) Compare 3 Peter $50
When the Redeemer (Matthew
'5:22) speaks of a shortening" Of
he days of the great tribulation in
he last times, this evidently implies,
hat the history of mankind, and
,articularly y also of Christian man
ind, runs its course according to
ap Of Development inherent IN it,
which law, however, God, it is true,
las in his power Gas he has all the
avs of creaturely life in generally
The greater historical principle
$, the more slowly and through SO
many more stages does it unfold
What is in it; but for this very rea-
on the more .long-lived it is even
n these its incessant mutations. In
he highest degree is this true of
Christianity.
The thoughtful mans experience
{ life is not: that all is vanity i'm
his world,-but rather: that the
metal of reality in it
aust be gained out Of an immeasur-
Bile mass of dross of vanity by
'ilsome labor.
History quietly goes he- way
ight through Parties.
AS the earth in her formation has
assed through very different cos
tic states: so has mankind in a
loral regard.
Why do men in the historical ?
lovement always follow only OBJ
;ure impulses? In order that the
1nduct of it may remain in the
and of COP.
An infallible criterion of culture
just standard of Great and
mall.