, 1879-07-05

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: In review Of tho
history of the Chfistinn era two snbltine utter
anses arrest ie attention, challenging ,he admi.
on the Mount, lint |nch1tara6lc moral code,
and tho inmitable exordun u Tie Dcclarntion
Of Independence Of tlu: Colonial fatllers, Inst
pllc!ly u tle golden ru,e-"Thcrefore MI
things whatAoever yc would that men hllo,IlA do
to YOU do ye oven 70 to tlleh n--tlnda la
parallel H. The plain 1aneungc ofthe Declaration:
oil u,en arc crtotcsl cglial. That they nru Gu.
lowcd by their Creator with certain inalicnabe
rights; fhnt among these nse life, liberty, nml
tiIe pursuit Of happ'nesa. That, TO secure thcse
deriving their just powcrs from the consent of
The political syste'n ot ethics Of the dee!ara-
S i s rsso saTss ov e n II "S5s s eGSs s G os III
possulntc IT ,he frat century wnitcd neatly
larys The Church cxertc,l . powerful influence
1argu part of shis long period. ii crowned a,nI
uncsowncd Kings; Il ,pr,'yoEesl wars md lisc-
tascd terms Of tcaee: 1t excomuuntcatcd Elm
pcrors. a,a'. IN its wrath. denied the rites OF
tempofa powor It ferrot 'ne m moral p5sccps Of
Its great founder. II dIsnuted With Kinga tliu
right 10 rule mankind. olIscttIns against the
powcr Of the sword TIN assumption Of
dtsplcasuse. 1t seized the seansv hut precious
treasures Of learning. rescued from The wrecks
Of HE carly bArbarous arcs. and HID them away
behind the wallis Of nonostcrles, thus nppropri.
atlng to lis exclusive utc The ono onIy source Of
enlightenment tn the people. It was rcpctl.
t!olI in actual life ot tli NEUROLOGICAL contest Of
tho rttans, but no jupiter arose TO crush withhls
thun1crbutt and imprtsn IN fartarus the wnr-
ring giants. Fur fifteen hundred ycars Of the
ChrIAlnh era mankind crawlcd htl1nbly, lfku
pigmtes, between the iers Of priests mud KINGS
tllc sport Of their cnprccs and passions. too r.
IL ;r1,t
to mointain them. La!e til The cleveuth century
tho real estate at tllc Kingdom oi Great Britain
was divided about equally between the Crown.
the clergy, and the people; mud, the propert. Of
from ta1auos,, tho revcn.,es weru derived troul
the remaining nnc.thiTd. William the Con-
qucror understood ttc art Of taxation. lie Fold
pretty much everything it, bis Kingdom. from
take ilsurons interest. lt!srclatcd That be sold
one heircss fur the sum Of ECO, 100 "a round
price, escn In these times! lie eold justice; he
sold oillces: counties paid money 70 have ono
vent tho appointment Of niotllcr: and 10th
e,ns went into tho royal excAcqucr,-a doublo
sale OF k!l.ly favor! 1lo literally. madu slnycs
Of tho Jews; tc sometimes even "nnle ovcs" I"
taxable commodity. lie plundered them
numerically during their natural lives.
Nor did tlIeir fortunes escape his clutch after
death, tor no inheritance descended to tile sou
of jew without tic Kings llccusc, Mud the r.
ccusc cost heavy composition. But to-day
thanks 10 tho advance of civilization and tIie
growing spirit Of toleraneel-,llc descendant Of
nJsw SIS ~ IT, ena! ol a sIe t1ihs y ,'s.cT o.
steady lianu. !hts 70 ulc setsiout'ot, ot modern
times, the retrIoution Of progscst which results
from Intellectual md motal culture. 1t Is well
to institute lhcsc cou1parlsons In order to SHOW
tle great strides which civilization Is making.
Two tbousAnh years ago honic, tte seat Of
wealth md learning 10 Italy, sought con
quests - oil parts oil The worlu
not %in na s,eM seio hr ,,s Dcoea e
Her armies won't iorlh 70 conquer mat tl,cyy
might DrinF nome ehnt'ses 10 grace ihe III
Mnpn. g. u'sL @ 1snc5a.s. , .nus a' MsIs LIZ ~!
ond f:nrthnve. citr mi oniv Of barbartc snien
dor Int ths sent ui con,rnerce and nanufactrrcs
pns notmlotin,, If thrcot,nrters ~
miiion. ~, razctl t., Inc ground. Thr i}onot
ra"s III, not smfScr onc stuna to he icft nm,
: nuoshcr of the magnificent STRUCTURES whict
adorned adorned It's streets. Two hundred years it late,
on.s IN " nnrsia1 ars'rtian nf i,s rnn,n
ctv bv f1rc at ihe hunJs Of or,
KY q. ~ Enncrors, And III, Ernnirr @
: which rtotcd In war, fire, ana blood
| millions, anu comprised III the puiuler wis
men, men OF genius poets, philosophers. NH
orators OF most persuasive cloqncncc.. un
C,rthnEe aud hundred oti.er cities spoiled b b
tido OF Time the Cutts and Vnndals Of III
nortb more barbnrous than the Roms,,s, swep
! over the proud Empire Will, tho trrcsistthl
s5auehtsrlnr ,H,vs is " psopje. Indeed, it seems
have been ti,u fatc Of The most enlightened IN
wealthy Of tl,c nations Of antiquity to perish n
,l,u iiands OF tho lcsa cultured a,M, NOR
! ron,ncd. No sooner ,,!i tribe or ,,atio
hcojn IL indulge In tho nrte Of pcacc, t
Q rest In the lap Of luxury, than unottcr trlb