The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-13

y. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER
others pleasure and create I'll will nearly all
OF which can b traced TO the confederation
of what shonld be recognized as social.
economic lava Not seldom are natures
naturally loving poisoned by their lie
experience. Dislike. aud not uncommonly
contempt. for human nature are eener-
atsd In our contact with our fellows BY the
scorchine probation OF life and By the terrible
battle for existence in which the contemplate
and ignorant survive and succeed. 1t 10 con-
tended. on the other hand. In this essay. that
under nationalism sympathy with anothers
pleasur will vastly increase. The author. in
deed. believes that whom ability and skill will
naturally gravitnts toward al positions OF In
husnce the recognition OF merit will excite ap-
plause. not envy. and we shall probably have to
coin some such word as conRaudence' tcorre-
spending to compassion ~ to express our fell
lowship in others Joy. Mr.. Gronlund is conf
don't that the masses then will look upon
private luxury with far different feelings than
they now entertain. for It will be the worthy
who will enjoy 1t. and especially the heroes
and servants OF humanity. So. too. when
under nationalism tho chasm now dividing
classes liz bridRed over We may look
forward to wide development OF the
which means participation In the tho ghts
and purposes OF others Tho author
OF this book would describe friendship rs tho
bouquet OF morality. the distilled quintessence
OF altruism. tho link that unites conluRal love
with love for our fellow mon. We know very
little OF true friendship now: We have cli1ues.
not friends; aud It Is aenin the established
order that is Mt fault. In Mr.. Gronlund's vision
the moraIized society Of the future will be con.
stituted OF groups OF friends. each group
formed out Of meu and women from various
callinRs and departments. The ultimate eHo-
luton OF sympathy will bring about uni.
vcrsal recognition OF the organic unity OF man.
Then alone will Il be possible TO realize the
dream Of Jesus. For unless there is a real
identity in mnn the beautiful teaching. In
asmuch MS 70 did It 20 the lea~: OF these did
1t unto Me-" becomes An absur6ity.
VII.
We hive vol at the fnal inquiry. viii the
coming d alton alist society be- religious or n'he-
istic? Recalling Enersons assertion that
there l. n statement OF religion ossibie which
makes Nil ekepticism absurd. Mr. Gronluhd
expresses confidence that socialism can make
such statement both as to God and rs 10 i'm
mortality. md that the statement when made
will constitute its su preme intellectual achieve
ment. 1t is undeniab'e that at present multi
,udes o. intelligent AMI well-informed men
deny the existence OF God and that skep,icisni
on that point is more rampant and widespread
among the masses than 1t was in home eigh-
teen centuries ago. In The mind however o.
the author of this book there Is no. q particle
of doubt that rationalism will reverse this
state If things and will in the minds OF tho
vast majority. mako all doubt uron the
point impertlnent Why? Because. by the
advent Of nationaliIm and the ensuing radical
transformation OF tho conditions Of social life.
mankind will in very trnth receive nothing
less than a real indispu able revelation from
Coda revelation through human history.
What now most naturally creates sEertirtsm
will then rs irre.istinly crente Relief. To deny
Go is existence will seem to mankind very
much the Same thing rs denying their own
existence rs men. 1t SO happens that now ns
in every transitional period. we are in tn.
thick OF the pot. and tho vast majority OF us
do not discern any issue out OF it. But Mr.,
Gronlunh secs in nationalism a solution " tho
plot IA solution which will make ell previous
epochs and events seem prepardt!ons for
the new order. History will thus assume
| the character OF q drama Mankind used TO
| ask or miracles in proof OF the ruth Of tn.
Gospel what they really wanted WAS evidence
! Of the intelligence tehind phenomena. and
they looked for snch evidence in in rae ions Of
the natural order. Nationalsm will at once
! open mons eyes to the fact thar the history OF
man has been a standing continuous mir Gle:
and it is the order in that history which will
prove to them the existence OF God rs con-
yincingly as any tact ever WAS proved from
| circumstun'ial evidence. With the establish
ment OF a sorialistir commonwealth. which
| will mean the long deferred awakening OF the
| lowest and most numerous cla-s ot society to
| self-con- ciousne-s. purpose can like a golden
thread b. raced through the whole course oil
| history Gods presence will he demonstrated
fact. To Mr. Gron!und at least it seems self
evident that every rational man. capable oil
iully imagining himself in a socialis'ic r.igime
| and persuaded OF 1 near advent. must there
by become wildly conscious and convinced OF
Gods presence.
Now as to the effect OF a socialistic common
wealth on the belief in n hereafter At the
| outset Of the chnpter allotted to this question,
| the author 0; this book reminds us that sci-
! ence by proving the conservation OF energy
has already made conceivable and possible
| another conscious ex,stence-not indeed an
existence which shall remember former life
| upon earth. but an existence conscious OF It.
| self. At all events. science has demonstrated
that we shall nsver escape out OF the circls
OF existence and into annihllation. AZ
into belief. Mr.. Gronlund is convinced
that aationalism will greatly strengthen
the conviction that the earthly life is
but one act In . divine dramn. princi'
ralv because the unrens n ableness OF this life
belng all Ia very much increased II humanity
10. through tho revelation OF purpose In history
recognized as being OF supreme value In God
sight. 1t Is nevertheless conceded that uation
alism will mainly affect our notions about the
nature OF future existence. Before proceed
Ing 10 indicate how our cor ceptons OF an here
nfter may DO modified, the author insists tha
memory Is not necessary to the unique feeling
OF srl'-con sciousness. On this roint he nnote'
Prof. Graham. who in his Creed OF Science
says. But II would not DO really you. com
mon sense excains. without memory to make
the link OF connection between your future sci
and your present self. No matter.we say; tina
other self Will he Just as good as !. il The SANE
feeling OF self-con seriousness gathers arounc
It then and thers as here and now Memory Il
necessary to connect my present with my pas