Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-03
NUMBER 40.

ibis war of brother against brother nlleu
q million grpyes and sent mourning to
every hamlet In our vast domain.
These experiences lead IA to believe
that W. arr not progressing In the line of
the millennium; bat this question 81 the
aOrld's destiny We will leave to theolo-
gians. and pass Ia those bearing on our
ountry alone. Statistics show that the
iad elements ~ socicty are growing
more rapidly than the good, and immor-
ility and crime faster than church mem
ershlp. Between $50 and lSso, the
hole population Increased ~ per cent
MI crime - Ter cent. During thirty
ears from lao, while the whole popa.
alton increased a little over two-iold
nd the evangelical lees than thrce-fold,
be- Catholic Increased nearly four-fold
nd the use ~ malt liquor eleNen-fold.
forty-thrce year. previous io ls-j the
average amount ~ intoxicating liquor
used Per capita In the United States was
rissd from four gallons to twelve gal
Ions. Rev. =. ". Dike says Il !. safe Ia
.av that divorce has been doubled Ia
proportion a. marriage or population w
most ~ the Northern states, within
thirty Year,, aud President Woolsey says
there ran b. little. II auy. question that
IA. ntio ~ diVores to marriagr. or
population la the United states eNceeds
ihsi of any country In the Christian
world.
N /. Clearly shown by the unsrring
'ogic Of facts that the city. wealth. 40
ciali.m, intempsmnce, aud Mormonism.
~ I'll increasing faster than population.
Dr. Strung. In speaking ~ this suhicct,
styss ut looks very much as N existing
sndenries wrrr In ths direction ~ the
cad line ~ Yice." and then pertlnently
H.. "Are popular moral. likely to I'M
rove under their Increasing infuencef'
To those Who believe, hecauss our own
tate l. partially exempt from some ~
he nio,e-name,i evils, that Ne are con-
eauentlv improving IN morals, Ne would
sV.-lf the evidence ~ your own eves.
n the eycr-incrrasing list of forgrris-,
ihefts, betuyals ~ public and private
trusts, aud ~ marriage VOWS, fall TO con-
vince YOU, then open the pages 81 court
rrcord. In thls state and there rad that
In the first .lx months and three days Of
the year lsss, nine human bring. died AZ
the hand of the murderer. and there were
other attempts 40 murder; read furihef
that in the past year i've hundred aud
twelve divorces we're deCreei. There
are about 10000 famllir. IN the state
thi. makes an annual divorce rate ~ one
from every g73 famllies and taking the
average length of married life AZ twenty
eight YEAR. would give one diyorce to
ten marriagc.. saving nothing Of thos"
Who separate without diyOrce, or live
mid a wreck ~ all their earthly hops.
These facts are neither pleasant nor re-
assuring.
n seems rrassuring to be- told that
evangelical church membership, and mis-
.ionary. aid. aud benefit socisties, are
Increasing. bat the same Kind ~ incrcas"
which We have had for the Last decade,
running four or i've more, would make
our destruction SURE. n l. relative In
stead ~ actual gain that points the hn-
ger ~ destiny. In the march ~ science
tnd Invention. the destructive forcrs
have kept abreast with the constructive
parallel With the Invention of the steam
engine. cotton kin aud printing prcss,
uns the Invention of the revolver, r.
pcating ride aud Calling gun. While
chemistry IA. presented 90 the world
thousand. of ussful combinations, u has
sl.O given us nitro-glycerine aud dyna.
mite. Tie rnginery Tor destruction Wa
never 80 numerous and potent az to-day.
N needs no prophetic eye Ca 49, that
while thess conditions continue, a. our
country fll. up aud oar public land u
al taken, our citie. will then b" more
rapidly hlled than before.
A. society bccume. more highly organ
lFel aud complex, aud our commercial
transactions bccomc more intricate, e1-
tended. aud inirrmlugled, there !. sure
to come great commercial distrrss from
time 90 time. when some ~ the" pam
ic. b.come more far-reaching than before
and close thousands Of mills, shops and
factories, aud vast NUMBER of laborer.
srr idly walking the str-.ts aud Waiting
the .aloOn.. then will come the supreme
peril ~ our nation and the hour for th"
socialist to unfurl hi. bloody dag. Ihru
4 will remain 90 be seen What the decis-
on of the workman shall b., a. be- triN-
sls the pavement IN the large ciile. aud
.er. the shining gold behind the barred
windows of the banker. and storrhouses
~ bread aud meat locked to all wh"
have no gold. aud a. he casts his eye.
toward hi. home aud .ee. the emaciaiei
face ~ his wife aud the appealing arms
of his children. and behind him come. a
phalanN - socialists. on whose banner-
lre Inscribed. BREAD or Blood. Then
will American institution. De- trembling
In the balance. aud Il will rrmtin to b.
seen whether or not the foundations ~
our temple of liberty arr built deep
enough aud strong enough 10 stand the
assault.
Tho.e Who mould public opinion, thos"
Who have charge ~ the moral and relig-
ious training ~ this grneration, and
those Who make aud execute the Laws
Ia this generation, - all arr under
fearful responsibility. Prof. Park ays:
III America falls. the world will fall
4. Paul. In rr,.oning ~ righteousnes.,
Temperance. and Judgment 20 come,
made Felix trcmhle, 80 also may those
Who have the desiinies 81 the nation Ia
keeping. tremble with the responsibilities
~ the hour. ID. :. \.