The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-30

act is but the expression of that life No stream
rises higher than its source. If the religious
seriousness of people be limited by ignorance,
by superstition, by blind fear, the result is
panied by a loss Of self.respect, and,
consequently, a low state of those moral and So
cial forces which bind man to his fellow. and at
the same time push him upward. When indi-
viduals have become such noble personages that
they have passed from the control of impulse to
the control of reason from the mastery
of ignorance 70 the mastery OF in
telligence; from the slavery of appetite and
passion to the freedom of conscience,
from the absolute dominion OF law to the realm
of justice tempered by mercy; from the DONNA
ton of priest aud clergy to individual search
after truth and personal communion with the
infinite and the eternal. then alone will be ex-
planned the purpose and the enc or mans
anomalous condition on earth-spirit incarnate
in matter. Towards this realization Of
the mora! freeuom o. Inc
vidual, 1t is believed the most powerful
forces of civilization are now tending In this
movement the German and the English speaking
people are taking the lead.
The striking feature of the civilization of mod
ern Europe aud America, which is at the same
time its coming glory is this, that its brightest
geniuses in the schools in the pulpit, in the legis
lative hall, upon the lecture rostrum, in the
editorial chair, around the domestic hearth, in
the authors library, wherever brain and heart
and will are working to leave an impress upon
the present and future generations, the noblest
workers design to produce Christian man
hood and womanhood This is the philosophy OF
the evolution of the ages-that the good is true,
that the true is good, and that the manifestation
of both in life is the consummate beauty.
Eckley Hunter, the secretary and treas
urer of the association, at the. conclu-
sion of Professor Smiths address, offered his
resignation in a felicitous speech. stating as
reason for rendering it that he had removed to
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the resignation, but to allow the work of the
secretary to be performed by assistants, to be
selected by Mr.. Hunter to-day.
j. j. Mills, president of the board Of
presented a report stating that the read
ing-clrcle work now entends into forty
two counties, and embraces membership
of 1,628 teachers In several counties, however.
teachers pursuing the reading circle course
of instruction. without having joined the circle,
and are thus awaiting themselves of it's benefits
without contributing to its support The re
ceipts during the year were $343
Saanss on tho hand last IT. leaves pssdsn
Mills, after presenting the report, rendered his
resignation The proper discharge of the duties
o: the trust requires as much time as is devoted
to the work of the State Board of Education, and
for this reason alone he offered his resignation.
The matter of selecting new members of the
board of managers was referred to committee
of ten members of the association.
Hiram Hadley was appointed chairman Of the
committee on unemployed teachers. telegram
from the Kansas State Teachers Association, in
session at Topeka. was read. The message sent
cordial greetings to the Indiana asso-
citation, with an invitation to the members
to attend the meeting of the National Asso.
citation to be held in Topeka, in next
July The presidentlwas directed to answer the
telegram and send greetings to the Illinois asso-
citation, now in session.
The session of the association will continue
through to- day and tomorrow.