The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-06-21

owing 70 oar yes imperfeetly developed res
sou, We AFe unaware. Bat how Is thls fntnT
sdvancsment to be accomplished In the q
ture, as in the past. by the education snd de
velopment Of she reason.
i 10 view Of the great advancement mad
toward Justice in she past, may we not hop
for e. great results In the futures May "
NOT hope tor sime " hea jRsties shall alWay
trtunph IN our courts, when woman bhali b
protected IN her rights, War considered
thing of tbs pasta relic of barbarian, an
! religious denominations shAll al extend &
| each other chs hAAd Of tTlso bfOtheTiy lover
Aad noW ~ - beaF An aine tAas uhassEe
| goed Essalts mAy Be attained, must be excel
| ed by education. education NOT Of the con
sGieacs alone, but also Of tbs tntsliesE an
the reason.
trio, 20. Memory" succeeded Mr.
KILLERS Grafton. and was rendered wild
the most gratifying results by Misses
Morse and Loomis and Geo. Fl. Mays.
~LIght, More Light"
Was the subject selected by the poetess
Of the Normal, Miss Hattie Homer. for
her graduating Grafton. The celebrity
Of the anthor as litarateug ola com
mandIng order of talent. naturally
raised the expectations Of the audience
70 very high standard. and we think
that perusal Of the following effort
from the pen Of this gifted lady will be
accepted Is warrant that none Of her
hearers were disappointed:
When Goethe Law upon his dying bed, his
1 last feeble demand was. Light, more light
Open the shutters, and let the light come
in"
Taking Retrospective view Of the coadi-
ton OF mankind during the past ages, what
mournfal scene of tntelleotRAl darkness
presents itself. True, man then possessed
all the mental faculties he now eaioys. bus
owing 20 the universal darkness. these either
lay dormant or being aroused, busted them
selves only in the destruction Of human life
aud happiness.
Through the veil OF darkness which over
spread the whole ancient world, erept y few
rays OF light from Palestine and the empires
Of Greece aah Rome. To these eenters, many
eyes, weary of the gloom, eagerly tHFned
and by the uncertain ltght, saw for the Grst
time the beautiful faces Of art and science.
Newborn aspirations for the ideal fingered
long after the WondrOus reality had vanish.
"a. phAntom-lake, before the swim coming
invader.
Once. far back in those ages. the true
sources or light rose DER the unconscious
world. heFAldsd by Bethlsisem's star. But
the cold nists Of dOubt ssttled again over the
minds of men and they who were fEst TO cry.
"All hAilP' were first % shout. 'tCEucifyi
CruclfyI" What though miracles were
wrought. faith Wept and even reason argued.
still thOy plugged back into the old darkness
And misery.
they could not know the source WAS
divine, for its brilliancy rendered thsir In
ward darkness only more complete After
wards Locking back in fairfield awe on their
work. perhAls these men heheld something
more above and beyond the halo about the
cross. For STAGE then tho shronded in most
deplorable darkness, the human heart, like
q neglected plant. mas ever reached out
iRstinctiveIy 10 the FAintest2 suggestion OF
bgi.t
cue ie. with his last breath. only echoes the
cry Of All humanity.
sut retTospeetion is unnecessary. When
we think Lhtt, OF tho 800 600 Geo beings inhab-
itiag onf giolIs. there are but 200 900 ooe
y hose minds are truly enlightened who
love knowledge for its own sake
what is our conclnsion2 Thu: That
though this estimate was made
by the philosopher OF nearly fifty yeats
ago, and though since then. knowledge has
bssn more widely spread, still the great body
OF the people IN every country Is sh rOuded
in the mist ofignOrance and superstition.
Man IL naturally timfa. and in an srncnl.
tuTcd state under the influence OF Unborn fear,
he ahds even yet objects OF terror In the phe-
nOmena OF nature, both of heaven aRd of
earth. The eclipse OF the sun, the darling
meteor. che harmless will O. the Wisp, the
yaried displays Of he aurora, and eur late
brilliant vIaitOr, the comet Of WhOu the poet
hath said:
"W hen from the dread fusmansfty OF space,
The rushing comet 70 the sun ceseenls
With awful train projected OR ths world;
Only tbs. heightened few,
Whose God-llke minds philosophy eSalts
The glorious stranger hail"
How QnbeeomiRs the dignity OF msn-God's
noblest crsAtiOh-t0 stalk abroad upon the
earth, enjoying the hlessiags Of life, yet
tGrning with in. iiITeI ence FROM natures great
workings, or nnaiinK ia them only causes for
fOolIsh alarm.
Besides Ghe total DARK ness Of Ignorance, we
must eOnaidsr the semi-lsrkness OF the one
sided sduestioR. and tn dim bat more dan.
gerons light OF error.
Too ofsen man conHnes htmseIf 20 the mar
row valleys. and thus eueoInpasset By abrupt
mountains. Is touched OMly by the chanting
rays Of the sHn. The nal FoWness o. his life
VIII not admit his fellow beings int his
Thought. He has never climbed those rugged
mountains 20 gain broader view OF crea-
sIon he has bHt the pale light OF the -oAe
idea" TO Tie great thr0hbIAg he art o. An-.
msnttY he Is . stranger. and ths song and
shouts OF the toIlers mp the sleeps are 70 his
selfish ear bus meaningless echoes.
When the eyes hecOme adjusted 70 the dim
light u eEroF. geanine truth SlazzIes ed
blinds them.
And this brings Us to the lAss-the greatest
Of modern errors.
''BshoId with joy.
Forth from his lonely hiding place.
(POFteatoas sighti, the oWlet atheism,
sailing On obscure wings athWart the noon.
Drops his blne-fringed lids. and holds them
close,
And hoOting ~ the glorious sun in heaven,
CEies out. '.Where Is itP'' 49,
Poor OWL You must see the san by its own
liGRt-aad. truth must be seen In alike man
ner. Bat here Is Ihs lsnbteF. lie searches
Eor bond beEW eea religion aad science, and
failing in the .sbsonr.ty 70 ana e. prefers 10
WOsshlD science OaIy. By Is he endeavOrs 30
! explain the great arst eanse. But IN 90 dc.
/ lag. he oaly goes beck sor centuries % TsViVs
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OF knowledge,
Turn the pure steady ravs Of kn1vIe.iee in
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