The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-10-11

@ 10 several grand speculstions a. {,
, Toe printable results OF such Q migh
~ social and military cataclysu. Il
$,!me ~ which We cannot fully concur
T.. W. quote again:
J. TO every Western nation each in turn
g Will RusHis's awful fate be mete,l ont.
, An we'll where Aetna living 6res burn
Az where the frozen Baltic beats about,
Oh! then for wrongs which Europe now
inAicts
/ Upon the East. full payment will be made
By Warriors fierce. whose vengeance
naught restricts,
This cruel debt with iut'rest shall be pai,l !!
Oh, then, Columbia. home Of the opprest
Thy gen'r0us arms indeed will open wide
Upon thy loving and maternal breast,
Will they find peace and rest when sore.
Unto thy shores will Enrops's children
For safety from the tcrrors which await.
by thee alone may they escape the shock
Which crnmbles into ruin every state!
Rnt better far than this, tho victor race
Will learn the faith Of Christ. His bless
ed rule
The rites Of paganism will replace,
Dispel the darkness Of confnciau school.
Twas thus when Rome did fall: each
hslkrnna hor,1a
Gave riae to mighty nations, whilst with
The conqu'rine did homage to the Lori. |
Will homage render thru tho years to
come"
IN this last prediction 10 muat hor
to take Issue With tho author. va
do not think that Il would follow a |
. necessary sequence that ''tho vic. !
tor raca would learn the faith OF |
C0riot," tor tho reason that fhese
pa9sns sre not Ignorant sevapes. ~
wore toe followers Of Attils. Educated
people DO not change hOm ono dog.
matte system to another IN this DID.
Hap fashion, but when By earneet
aud impartial veetigatiou they have
been led to abandon tho erfore az
their early teaching: errors Vhich
they bad imbibed 10 tho nuroerv Ana
which they had accepted Vithout
enquiry and cherished from = eense
IT dlisl duty. they 90 20 swell tie
ever iocreasiog ranks or rationsiism
Cne OonIuc1so school 10 not charac.
tertzad oy such Cimmerian dark.
neee" - many 6f 10 have BEEN led
TO believe. but 10 perhaps quito a.
enlightened 40 maov Of the vari0ue
eypoe and brands Of Ohristjsoity IN !
vogue among 10. We can eeo no
analogy IN euch "a event. and Tho .
conquest OF Rome BY tho Northern | !
eSrbaeians. There would b q M +
probability that Christendom 1ould {
b pe9anizad, than thsf noeonism i.
would b Ohristtanized. Tho 0ofhe Z
snd vsndsls found themselves faf n
nom home. and homo Influences. Re. '
moved thr from tho supervision OF =
Eoelr pagan priesthood. and confront. \
ID ~ . priesthood IN every Nv IN.
prior % any they had ever seen.
cnev bowed before tho maieofv az =
~ l'1etjon. Many a0oomm0dafions
1rtr also made By tho Christian cier.
q IN order % t6cilit.te coovefsion. Z
me 9eouineneoo OF their nossn Al.
I!oi.,eo ~ ooe dogmatjcslIy denied, q
~ tney VOC TOO soee they Were AZ =
y In!es1I o19ef: It Ne only pooeo. u
sry % degrade them and 20 reploCe
oem oy tho SUBSTITUTION Of Ohri0ti. =.
% oe1nfS end other objects OF Vor. u
0Ip. ~ th1e meaus Christianity 90 z
ONE extent became pagen'sed. and
Q rename 70 this day. This could
n eaaoIy established By oumclent =
whence. bot, THE would carrv m
ryond tho limits of . neV0peper
s .t1c.c: We -. WI conclude our hasty n
ev,sw Of tne work With . few 70. ]
' ~ % 20 lse poetic merits. Of
The author undoubtedly poeeAaaes "
quality Of mercy: Sos Re 81 IN w. sts' me
NV leossocee By that "curioue e.
ny ~ ex"eess'on" Shtch msrks
" peess ~ :sseissr. We could not,
o1rves. 10 thu aRe 0onocjeosiouslyj
.nsss. ::uy o"o % S0ops Posery - . y,
'o.sssso1: even toouGe bic teleot0 4!
w 90 s1e ,nSaneos order. Poetry
.opes'y oeIooes 70 that mythical %
'.aG. ~ oototy .Woeo tho bum.0
ss..usss0o We % TOO ascendant.
~ su9 reasoning WcoItle0 wore Dc. -
~ TSo .~.
Ane PIGGY Q! oov,ljSed men 40
~ ostocteo % tho ouoordination Of ,
u lWo&l0ot100 % reason. Tho cold