, 1881-05-09

u|lHE kttttt LtbG tHG HElilllEll ~ al
Riches: Tlie arts nnl literature nvgrslodowe'!!
rs,l,}ced 10 starva,iap Other n.lja,is,s :l ,:I,,
Of llA,nnn nature, Whn,' tho pintetrcss '
hold the soil aRainst all other forms OF tren
and plant, md no oak Of mnpto CAR l,9 found
No Wild Hover or wild merry can finh nlr m.d
snfH sGs to aks s5 e na s n9ssps
the pfna; the color Is the grcoll Of tho pthc,
the perfume Is that OF pine. tho lrceze Is tlat
which stglls Through nt1e. i is all beaIti.
with only the limited ciiarins Of Tie p!ne.
When 4 tornado sweeps ni0ng mid cuts out
Ereat opemlngs, IN this ,ol! monopoly. then
the inapiM, finds, room for. lts autumn ttnts,
and chance for their ll0wcr md their harvest
for the birds. These hasten !nto the opening
To- show how broad tho wor,l Is III tts vege..
tNblc kingdom. Greece was too mucl. llGlt!
with tho Asia that was dylMg beffna It; was
narrow .as seeil beside TINT condition of
mankind which lay far nway In the advance:
make openings Ii ihe ereat forests md pre-
pnro n welcome for the morals Of Jesus and
tho mental philosophers mud physical
scinnccs. OF other times.
hlaiiier Of MISUNDERSTANDING Tie breadth of
Gods laws, and has attempted tu ina&a
civilization out Of plan OF salvation. Not
only are tho Ten Commandments too narrow
II UNbl1 VI NAullh HlCAkHtt5ot Huk al Ah t&Ac
doctrines OF wl,at tie Church call salvation
taken together too limited to- compel the
spirit Of man to go F, upwards. Takcn, alone
NIX 9kS bId wt SMe %%nS wlc eS n
Middle Ages wero thus imperfect, md tho
imperfeCt!on crowded. CLOSE upon modern
times. 'flio question, What must man dn to
bu saved? y Of immense in!portn,,ce, but u is
aild It turns Into All evil when It dlsplaces
such questions rs what must inntl do u bn
well governetl or we'll .educMted, or wtl!
Gs Posess IS s oSeSese q te Gespe
alone, but 1t Is also tlle obedience Of science
and nrt, for the same God tint 1nat!a ,1nnn n
candidate for scilool.h0slse ai!tl MI Industry.
@ S ,sf St L ws sst%x exy yes @ % u aness Nf aSsed and
Ignorance. The only laws sought by sch0l-.
9rs wore the laws nf q future salvation, All
defined and redetlncd the terms OF Theology,
ure, aud mechanics, and industry, and 1iber-
ty, and equality. Tho whoiu i,umai, famIly
ATTEMPTED to walk as upon one foot, and less
OF an navunce was made III tho first sixteen
three. Walking. through the sixteenth cent
iiry you would llnve found each man, you
mot to bc Christian, but you would have
fonnd him to be a1so a,l ,beggo1: No orc
BILE n1Nl great society upon earth. All wero
busy preparing for another world some
begging thelr Way tliltherwnrd, same weep.
lilly consecutive years With solitary !ac;i!ta-
tfon. III NIL these !lrearY ages civilization
WINS impossible, md for each one bright
name a;nI!ttcd tor SONG one merit into his
possessing any knowledge Of human rights
and privileges. and possible greatness, md
not knowing anything Of the earth or 0f tho
country that was to give them an unknown
grave.
lie would bo an enemy Of tho human race
who should cast, my contempt upon the
thrlstlan$," But tho spirit Of man cannot
inK oilt affirmative .answers to such other
questions US theses. Are you m Industrious
man? Are you righteous man?, ARP yot,
q te,t,perato tnnn,?, Arc you thouehtful
Of such affirmative replies tho greatness Of
society rises 1lka those majestic trees III Cali
fornla which spring from, soil deep as the
trees are M high, md ' Which spFa9d ther II II
! lnan IS to keep tho Communicating Of God,
but II those commandments liz like a net
work at over earth tlen ia tho man 9r tha age
simple plety. Is not regarding dud, but Is dis
%isrs: rlS question vs. @ "Ate yoa y religious? : @ {"
d. a ! cSiid. ( te'reese' sail q easi' sIt
fulf" l{OnlU HAiu, ''Arq you military
orsodox sS isas tie fat sanf'fs Ths y" pe
Rod said, ."Are you romantic?, Can you
ride way after tho hoandsw Each age sald
| yes, and vas rs weak and harrow as the sun-
nucdle. 70 DO valuable the sunlight must
| pour through n vast window; best ~ 1t when
there ts no window at all. but when 1t pours
down trom the whole broad sky.
| Our err las not como to perfect human
welfare, but 1t has done so much toward
sofvluK great questions Of progress that 1t
begins to throw great light upon the Inquiry,
M.What constitutes the clvlllzuu condttlan 7"
| be q component part The intellectual life
Of our period Is also, an essential pagt, for
man must be SO awakened a!ldaxa 3QaHANv
e15SHm eMt tat of " sosJpty sa ps!'eF!ES liz s
enlightened TINT sucEI ideas as tho toty o1a
fellow creature Will not bo retained III ITS
pure depths; 30 enlightened TINT the notion
How fntal Is tlle absences Of intellectual pow
| tr may be inferred from scenes HOW taking
place IN the rural districts IN Russia. whore
Ghrlsttans are mobblng the Jows, md doing
reacho,l Tie inteIloctilal power to rcallze that
God Is not higllway1nan ilo1 an inlinlt as
saslN., lsnssla Is thus seen to be far away
from tho shores nf an Ideal humanity, Tor,
her p0asaMtry arc linble t0 become as mad.
men, and to lnak9 their villages rcd with blood
antl 'fire,-a fact showing, how deeply the
Churcl, Injured sociuty III those periods
whoil. 1t taught a wny ot salvation without
teuchlng Gr studying all the sciences Ct this
world. THO streams Ut blood whicI, flowed
NIL over Europe In the triumphant days OF
tic Churcl, compel us to admit TINT lnnll
lnRy say his prayers Mt tho altar aud then
enlOrge from itS worship having many elG-
lnes,ts Ut the Wild bruto,-she Comn,antl,
1nellts OF d0d being not those OF rolIg!on
alS!e nt * Z, WYE ai,d Sago Ile, ,
perfcct and frnll by the absence Ut II brouti
md deep Intelligence, but 50 in our COLI
tilunt, wtcl. Is Tho most lofty Of nli nations,
tho spirit OF 1naM IL held downward by mill:
stones upon The aching mock. The Nation
imaginary maii.Oags along imaginary hlgIs:
why's by means Of Imaginary steAnlboats and
shltloW horses and si,nlnw wagons Is ns vet
u mutton Of mingled children alld thieves, ,--Di
which. eiarlty hnpcs the ct!ldren aro III the
majority Tho Milton which par!Mits n band
Ut A[orIlo.,s hut anly to defy MI Its own lawt
md soil liz good name, bit to send onlls,
sarles all oyer E!,rope to ply black arts npol'