The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-08-02
Inherited Mental Powers.

| A. some persons fail to realize the debt Of
| gratitude we owe to the illustriou, fathers
who have built up this beautiful civilization in
the light of which we live, the following
thoughts are suggested. They each accom-
| plished their achievements by cNertion and not
| by any inherited power.
| Button said: Genius is patience. Stevenson.
| the inventor of the LOCOMOTIVES declared that
he surpassed the majority of mankind only in
! patience. When Newton was asked how he
discovered the law of gravitation he replied
by necessarily thinking about it" He SAYS:
Beat the bu>he. well and YOU will start plenty
of game
| These venerable men lahorcd necessarily for
| the perfection Of their own natures and the
I good Of mankind. And it is of the utmost inn
| portance that We reaIizc the value of the work
they have done for us and the means bv which
| they accomplished it.
| Each and every person possessing m exist
encc i'll this world is created after a plan.
Scripture says he was created in the mage of
God, but hN tran>greS-ion hc has fallen from
that first estate. He unronsiult~lv drifts from
the path Of leetitue by the force Of inherited
accounts for the presence of burharisln IN the
world. Had it not hccn for the fail of man. all
mankind would Lave been to-day within the
limits of civilization. But hey have not fallen
beyond the reach Of hope. \ barbarian i, nni-
ther an idiot nor an anim;i, hat il man in
rude state of culture. but nevertheless possess
ing mental and physical powers which enable
| HIM to procure a livelihood savage And bar
harou> tribes make knives, la lu"- anal 4rroW
heads from bone. The most degraded tribe.
possess the mental koennos, ;n,i perfection Of
| muscular movement necessary Tor kiIliHa came
with stone. Even Darwin ark ioW Wedges that
the Fuegian>, the lowest OF bari irians. closely
| resemble Us in disposition aud most mental
qualities. These poor people Who have no
words III tGeir language to express numbers
higher than four are capable of learning 10
speak English. The human soul needs culture
from its earliest days in tins world till mature
ty. just much is q field OF corn needs cultui4.
A. the condition of the soil marks Tie ditlel-
cnce between golden harvest and future Of
the corn plant. list 50 the sell of the social
fabric or the condition of society in which the
human soul springs into existence determines
the difference between civilization and l!'l.ar-
Ism. Enjoying the privilege of living in Il
civilized community iut making no cXertion in
culture for them-clNe, may br COMPARED to Il
field of corn phnted on well prepared soil but
receiving no cultivation afterwards. While
early surroundings liz the character both Of
the corn plant and human soul. culture deter
mines the degree of success in either ca>c. As
there is hut little difference in the vital or
native powers of different grains OF cora 30
there is comparatively little difference in the
inherited powers Of men. Man can will 10
study the various subjects presented tor his
contemplation. or he can will to remain in ig-
norancc. He caH will to he honest. virtuous
and noble, or ho can will to be d~honc~t. v ilc
and degraded. Ills present condition aud
future destiny ,iti'u.i wholly ,,poa 'he Use lie
makes of this viii power. The viii power
shapes the destiny and marks ont the path of
man. All Inherited tendencies dee before the
well cultivated viii like rhail lrf ,rc the
wind. The Roman, Catholics >t, gi,. uc
the child till it is twelve y.lr> Old ;trd thu.
world can haye it aftr, thu. They have
learned from wears ut observation aul
experience that the character Of Dhc chi.l i 50
"'"''H hN',' "e'oie l"'N' years OF az - /"
'n''e' 1t "'ll ""'''' '''" ''' H""hi" I"ltl
wilt he abandoned. II il possible 1htj> iirmIy
to stamp II form Of faith upon the youthful
'''''' 1t i JUS a easy ~ lh"ll't 'te hitHl> "t
.h""-h' Ill '''n blooming season. Natives "f
'h''' "'' -A'rlra nav" hr' II framed - III posi-
''o'N ol loh"r ah" uN4i"'h>> IN 'ltc iH">l r"liii-
I.t,.,
:" ''trN> 81 'Niil|cd society," 'hr Ai-h">t po-
Nii'"il> oi h"hor and trust ia thc CIVILIZED world
"'c '"-''. ited ny the descendants ~ the Iutc
au" "'fh'E"U> tfiNc> ihai one" r,Har'i the
P'"lHS % h"r'htFh Europe "lrl ANi;i Pr"
.thn i,n,nf ..l,i,r. .,.., ,1... .r =,
Her temples are in ruins and '-h 4rt> are mo-
more" If mental grandeur f. ita.git,sI. AI>
'h'N' ih'-hts changes; ny tt" tht '&Nrth.iN3t-
of the Ni.r .ir,I rtn},Ir i,np,n,. ,t.,,..1 ,I IL.
a., '
why the descendants Of the i-nDritut and sa}-
harou, bcronp wis, .,,,l ,;,t,,,,,.. rl,.,., ,
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