The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-01


holder in coffee house company?
The best way to fight the saloon is by
competition. When sobriety is completely
sober it will offer to inebriety counter
attractions. A coffee house with all the
accommodations and allurements of sa-
loon, save the liquor, would be found, and
where tried has been found, successful
and blessed rival.
To all my fellow-sufferers who are
treading their way through the tunnels of
trial 1 would say: Tighten your loins
with the promises and keep the strong
staff Of faith well in hand.-T. L. Ctfyler.
have pledge from Christ-have his
note OF hand, which is my support
Chrysostom.
Promises are like bonds which depend
altogether upon the suficiency of the
surety. If a beggar seal an instrument
for the payment of 10000, who esteems
it to be any better than blank? But if
a man of estate do bind himself to pay
such sum it is looked upon as so much
money; and men value themselves by
such bills and bonds as we'll as by what is
in their possession. God who hath made
rich promises to believers, is able to per-
AOIDl NildL ilO ldlu bDOktH.
The ant is type of selfishness, in that
it works wholly for itself; the bee is a
type of beneficence, because it works for
the good of others.-Bate.
If we will stand boggling at imaginary
evils, let us never blame horse for start
ing at a shadow. 'Estrdnge. ..-s.
Anxiety is the poison of life, the parent
OF many sins and more miseries. Why,
then, allow it, when we know that all the
future is guided by a Fathers hand?-
Hugh Blair.
1t is a dull and obtuse mind that must
divide in order to distinguish; but it is q
still worse thar distinguishes in order to
divide. In the former we may contem-
plate the source OF superstition and idol
airy; IN the latter of schism, heresy, and
seditious and sectarian spirit Coieridge.
Not long ago the statistics of the var-
Gus occupations in Germany were tabu-
lated From these tables it appears that
less than 10000 persons make literature a
profession - in exact numbers, 1880.
Considering the intense literary activity
of Germany and the facilities afforded,
the number is surprisingly small. Evil
IDENTIFY woman's recognition is still scant
fair sex is represented by but $50 ladies
Ia 1900. 1885 books were published in
Germany. In 1885 the number had risen
to l6.305-five times as many, though the
population had not quite doubled. In
1900 the department of bellies letters occu-
pied the first place and theology the sec
ond. In 1885 pedagogics stands first and
theology ranks fourth. In $500 every
thirtieth book was philosophical, now
only every one hundred and twentieth
The contemplative departments have been
pushed more and more into the back
ground, while the practical becomes in
creasinRly prominent.
And this, TOO, is the tendency the world
over. But ii is more noticeable in a coun-
try like Germany, studious by habit and
speculative in its very genius.
An eminent scholar, writing from Ber-
lin, comments in an American magazine
upon science and philosophy. Formerly,
he says, the two were connected, philoso-
ply including all that was known OF the
science of nature. This was true of Greek
philosophy and OF that of the middle ages
Only in modern times have the natural
sciences and mathematics been separated
from philosophy. Even now the term
philosophy is used in England for science,
societies and journals being called phIlos-
optical which are devoted TO physics and
chemistry. As the terms philosophy and
science are sometimes used for entirely
different spheres OF thought. while ut
other times they are used synonymously.
the result is the most perplexing and per-
nicious confusion. Thus science is Landed
as exact in its methods and final in its
conclusions; yet scientific works TEEN with
hypothesis and theories which are purely
speculative and are constantly changing,
and yet are dubbed scientific. POsitiyism,
agnosticism, materialism, Darwinism are
all philosophical and speculative. The
fewest permanental data on which they are
founded dwindle into insignihcance com
pared with the amount of speculation they
involve. Our ignorance OF matter il so
great that we cannot even define matter,
yet men are found To have the elfrontery
topronounce materialism the scientific ex-
PLANTATION of the universe This effort
TO give TO mere hypothesis and phil
osophical speculations the absouteness
and tinality of real science, is the bane of
science. There is need OF a careful DIS
tinction between science and philosophy.
showing what they have in common and
wherein they differ.
Not long ago, In the u. S. senate cham
Der, some amazing statistics were given
as by authority, and their accuracy has
not since been question. These relate to
the wealth Of the country and the distri-
button thereof. During the double de-
cade from 1860 to 1880 the national wealth
increased at the rate of S250,O00 for every
hour. With every outstanding claim
paid, we have balance in our favor of be-
tween sixty and seventy thousand millions
OF dollars
This is a fine showing. But il is
Swallowed onimously by the increasing
tendency on the part OF this wealth to
gravitate from the many to the few. In
the United States 200 persons have an ag-
gregate of more than S20,000,00O each !;
and one man, within lees than an average
life time, acquired out OF the aggregate
national wealth an amount which
exceeds the assessed valuation of four of
the smallest states in the union. Con-
slider: 400 persons possess $4,000, 900
each; 1000 persons S5,000,0O0 each; 5000
persons 81 100000 each, and $1,000 persons
100000 each; making total OF 81 900
persons who possess $50, 900, 900. 900,
more than hall oil the accumu-
lated wealth of the country Less than
two thousandth part OF our population are