Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-24
Rspostsi kOr The Maine Fanner.
Progress.

II
In "a days God created the heavens and
earth sud al that In them q. he oshsld
his vorks ,nd pronounced them very good.
To mAn be gave dominion o,er every liv-
ing creature, with The command 90 r,plen.
ish and sGbtue The earth. lie has created
man via strong desires ana noble In
pulses, and has given as himself and his
crcAti0ns a. = standard OF perfection fOr
az % attain, and a. the natural res1lt. W
Sc uAess o. progression upon evefy hand
along Tie nArch OF lifs. Let us note the
/ progress la civilization since the dawn OF
The Christian era Oace. 20 be q Roman
vas greater than 20 be kiag, bat Rome,
AnCient. pagan Rome, the once proud Gu.
tsr % the world. whose name IL STEPPED In
cruelty snd crime. and whose streets have
hs,n hathot ln The blood OF hsf victims.
nOv lee hunblei and buried In The ashcs
% forgetfa.ness, bat from hsr ruins has
oesn vaftet The svee, fragrance of Carisi.
isn faiih Ani trust Instead of that vast
structure. TIE coliseum Al Rome. where
thousands of her mobiles snt digustaries as.
ssmhled % witness the deadly combat Of
TIE Chfistisn maiden With some Wild beast
% prey. ne now have The Lecture room AMI
the opera Ahoasss. and lstsnlng % the dying
IL superseded ~ The eloQasnoe Of OrstOfy
ant The charms Of music. cultlvsiing The
lutsilsct. retuing TIE taste, blessing and
sievAllug mankind. Sarsly, this is prog.
rcss almos, beyond conception. whsr.
ever ChusuAniy spread. her wigs
churches. schools and colleges arise. and
with = vsvs from Progress magic wand.
tAfkness. Superstition, degradation. slu
a. ~
morning sun.
No longer Is Martin Laihsr sesn on bis
weary pilgrimage 30 place hls lips a. ko-
man shrinss. he hears The whlsperings %
me siil small voice. The iast shall live by
faith, Shich be pfoclaims In toue- that
have rvut ths az, pierced The German heart.
and convulssd he world. The stake IL
forever bansasd. and Empsror william
iiss peaceful. Carisuan death in bis ovn
house. sarfoundci ~ large circle oi
moarulug frisuds. TIE Franco. Pfusslsn
Ani the Turso Russiar wars have ceased,
ant pesoe oocs more broods over ihc.e
lAnts Ffon ne execution % aary, Qlesn
of Scots. have arisen Scoi.Ant's rsnosnei
ssats 90 isarnlng. and Engiands UnivUfsl.
t.ss. and oar osu Harvard anf Yale are
hat me ouigrowth of those cruel psrsecu-
tiots
AZ The wheel OF Progress couiinaes %
roll Il brings rich resalts % The farmer
schools snd colleges have been established,
snd df.fsnt kints % societies formed,
throagh which The farmer has been edncst-
"A and tralnsd - . plane % assialne.s far
Ia advance % Nh. predecessors, and smnug
these societies The 0rsnge takes the high
est rank.
Aboat score % years have passed since
mAu % ncbls lmpulss, whose nam. 10
scar 81 a. Al. veut .ouih un = toar 90 To-
spsct0n Those once beautiful felds now
wore an Asp-ci % sadness ari gloom, The
pools OF blood wcrr scarcely dried. AMI
tse terrible fcsults % var vrrr even where
visible. that once proud people we're ham
hlsd. thev wsrc poor ani tisconsolaie AMI
nu % bitter arimosltiss sni heart burn.
ugs agslnst The Uniou people % The North.
lle sAW tAAi althoagA . unlon had bc~u
nalutAiusd ~ force % arms. yet ihcrc sx
Ist.d no uulon In hesrt. they were sspsrai-
sd ~ al imPassah.s gulf % bitterness.
How % bridge over III. "h,00dv chasm,
and gnits a.. people. vas problem which
engaged his serious consideration, ani
smAnaung ron This wAs TIE gsrs, oui %
Which grew TIE Orisr ~ 4. OF II. .ud ~
one % he grand out.rosths % this organ.
lraiion. ~ are to-day . unit-i people, re.
oguiling 20 uorth, no soath, bat noole
brotherhood throughout The lsngih an
breadth % This RsPablic, whose hearts src
aouud closely together oY ne great fra
tsruA chain of which eaeh of gs forms
nuk ant lst " he very vAichfllie.i some
aas shAu appsAr % mar its beauty OF
sssksu its strength.
BROTHERS and Sisters % oomerssi Pjmo-
"a. lsi us. With oar eye ft.i upon the star
20 Progress. uufgri oar banner. ani catch
he hrvtts ia, shall van us onward Ani
stiii ouwsri until ve shall gain TIE port or
TIE celestial city. and Be ushsroi into TIE
prtssucs % The great Master aoo'c.
Mar l. niCNNEiL.