The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-22
PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS.

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PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS.
As soon as the machine gets fairly
under way, the wheels turn smoothly,
ami the product comes cut satisfactory
and acceptable to the public, we know
that it has been put up on right prioci-
Piles and adjusted to night methods;
that its parts ave been well made. and
we pronounce the whole thing well
done, or as the MasOns say. well tried.
true and tIusty, no humbug. 1t has
been practically demonstrated to be
great success.
In the physical world. or what we
call Nature. scientists and savants own
that they and their predecessors have
not had much to do with making and
organizing. but they have acknowledged
that their best employ ment has teen IN
trying to find out the secrets and won
ders of nature, the ways and qualitie.
of things, how they work; in other
words. natural laws. And these being
discovered the next thing is how to
adjust themselves to them or turn them
to account.
But they rest their wisdom on this
that Natures laws are fixed and i'm
mutable. The Almighty Father. as
the maker and establlsher Of laws.
making them for cool. and man as the
son whose pleasant business it is to find
out the laws aud enjoy the blessings
is a petty thing to think Of. The
glory of God is to conceal a thing; the
honor of the king is to search out a
natter Man has his highest devel-
opment Of happiness in finding out and
obeying the laws Of God.
This great machine. our world. with
the human family in it, has been rum
ming on for a considerable time. Rea
soning by the progress of the last
hundred years. business logic would
seem to demonstrate that the race
must have started less than 800 years
ago. But we feel very sure men have
been here for. at least G 600 years For in
spite Of the activities Of progressive
men. we think we know some worthy,
respectable high blooded gentry 10
this dear old State that would be al
least $500 years IN making the advance
OF year of modern progress.
But we are talking about practical
demonstrations. This world seems to
have pretty early got the idea of Great
Creator and Supreme Ruler. That
great truth has been q first principle.
The race has chung TO it. revolved
around it, more or less acted on 1t, and
prospered under it. It's utility has been
PRACTICAL, demonstrated, shown to be
good aud true. In the very business OF
the creation the Sabbath is the crown
ing fact. One day in seven for rest
and renovation. for homage to the great
Creator. and new and solemn &C
acknowledgements Of loyalty and
devotion to Him for the com
munion with Heaven, was the
earliest sign of a covenant between God
and man. the earnest and pledge of di-
vine love. One day in seven hallowed
was the first law Of nature that was
enunciated; aud its observance has
been the measure Of advancing civlliza-
ton good aud true.
The sacrsdness Of the marriage rela-
ton. first solemnized in Paradise. was
Ia part of creation-the sacred origin OF
our race, and has been practically de-
monstrated.
The Tables Of the Ten Command.
ments. that have 10 other history ouI
that of Moses. which made them direct
gift from Heaven, are identified with
the earliest emergence, and lift OF HUI
mainly out Of darkness into hight III
tn. direction of modern civilization.
No commandment Of the ten has
ever been rejected as unwise. I'M
natural or impracticable. The Ten
Commandments are the first principles
of all civilization: they are universally
approved: they have been practically
demonstrated; their guarantee Is the
guarantee Of Christianity. which builds
on their basis. The highest phase Of
modern civilization is Identified with
Cnristianity-bouud up IN the same
bundle of life with it, and practically
demonstrated is IDEAL manhood, ITS
righteousness an everlasting righteous
ness. and its law as truth.