The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1890-08-20

tue R'f hiu engine nIiI tla thrniIHr
press III he rr y, civiiz-rs .nd o.
they are. Bn,did on over think e.
hp Ant"gonisiic as thsse institutions
are in some r. spec,sgto uhr teachings
of the Bible aud clIris'isnity; mentin,
a couu,ry in which these erca, mod
ern inventions OF man have i'm
planted themselves where the word
OF God il not also read aud where
the beHiRn and peace speaking in.
Hufnce OF the gospel ofihe blesse d
Jesus il not also felt?a l ,hihl,
yo1 cannot mention one The pro.
mo'ers OF thrse great engines of
civiliz .tion in bealheu lands are also
promo,crs OF the Bible and christian
religion. ] ain freeto admit that
often Lurely selfish motives deter.
mine this friendly course, Rul still The
facts stand out before thsE that this
book isrhS great mems thai great
end for which thew ars working.
This fact stands out befurssibrm that
The Bible is the grand civiiziug soul
inspiring iuhasuce that lifts mau
from being develler in the deus
and caves OF the earth, from being u
mere creature given up TO debasiuy
appelites aud brute passions, to a
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IL impels him upward and Onward
by divine force towards that plnne
I on which he WAS created inter ,L.
ImaR" OF q I'd himself aud from
which he has fallcu-makca him nj,
once Tia" welcomrr and patron OF tho
telegraph and printing press The
ihtroduction Of the Bible into any
l-ud is the signal for a forward march
movement; i's n eigunl to That uariuu
"Go mp higher" il i's puliilcal, com
mercial and finsucinl standing among
IT," na'IUUs "f the world. II r-..ch-
oes I'd the pr"pl" thr m.ssupe uf the
angels 10 the shepherds, on the dawn
| al the first ChIiIimaa muru, after tn.
birth Of the child jesus: BE not
afraid, for b-hoii ] hing YOU good
tidng" oi great joy which shall be
To all people. Wh,r.v. v.r iii. word
is distributed ". be. all houest labor
made honorable aud iudoI.nce aud
idleu'ss discouraged. The great
masses 81 people are compelled to
earns livelihood, by the sweat of
their brows; still in most hes,hsp
Inrds the dignity OF labor il not a, all
understood. Lsbor is thought q
disgrace aud none but slaves aud the
lowest do~u classes urs thought fr
Tor manual labor. TL.y urs taught
that labor i! degrading. tn. old
R"ux'ns con.irirr.d. S,rly Hire .i.dr
of work respectable. mediriuc, com.
m"ic. aud architecture. Bat hi.
great book disp"ls all this mist.
Christ i's great central figure, both
by prScept aud example, showed that
nll hoh.s, labor in honorable. He
himself was carpenter the son of n
carpenter, and hs y. lrcisd froA, ia.
l"~"st callinss of lif. Lis uh.if suos.
tlrs-m-D who could inil all ui,ht
with n fsh-u-i apd who coula stand
before kinRs and proclaim the pos.
pei II their beloved master. Isay
II the Bip,. did no more TOR ueo,l.
than overcome iL.ir ur.i,dics
against hon'si MANUAL lsb"I il would
start that people ou The great Li,h.
way TO civilization. l. would d. r,ens.
iii-h'ss and h-nhy d.rr-ss. c,imr
nnh inm"ISliiJ, II would iucIa.s.
wealth and thereby Increase conn
m"ree, manufacturing and above
all education.
But these are only the beginnings
OF the Bibles work for men. tire
venlr to him ss i, no where else re-
~" - tiFh OI uundDltN.-
II also reveals the infinite value Of
the soul. IL also reveals the "smaz.
ing dignity OF manhood-of man
made IN the image and likeness Of
God creature OF God aaa AZ h.ir Of
Immortality" 1t teaches him there
IL a higher aim in lie than self and
self agsrapdiz neni. 1t offers uew
iucentir,s TO action. il casts ssidS the
old S'oic motto, Let us eat and
dfius for ,o-mortow We die"
Whnt more polsut ihflurue, Than
these csn he Set in notion Tor the
civilization Of people 2 -
But why seuaraiiz- furtass. L-is
see IL these statements are facts when
we look Of the history Of any parlicu.
lar nation. We shall first notice
Englapd aud take her because We
are more famiiisr with her people.
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