The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-07-07

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warlike people, by their conflict with th
Grecians had their culture improves
while they In turn gave law to the world
The northern tribes came down upol
Italy, overthrew the Roman Empire ant
by union with the Romans laid the foun
dation of new civilization for all Eu.
rope, while the blending of their Ian
guages developed into many of tn
modern European tongues. The Cru
sades, though they failed in this imme
diate object, and were, in some respects
sad curse to those who engaged ii
them were a great benefit to the succeed
ing ages. The people of Europe became
better acquainted with those of western
Asia. They received many new idea'
and Lost some foolish superstitions ant
prejudices. A spirit of enterprise VA
developed. Literature, science and tht
arts received new impetus, and tht
darkness of medieval times began to dis
appear. As q negative illustration O
this principle let Us look at China. Unit
a short while ago she avoided any inter
course whatever with other nations, ani
what have the Chinese accomplished
either for themselves or the world al
large? True they reached a certain
degree of civilization, but for two thou
sand years or more they have made nc
advance. Who is able to say what 9
height they might have attained had
they not held themselves aloof from con.
tact with other nations?
Religious and civil liberty are in a
great measure the result of conflict. The
reformers, John Wyclife, Martin Lu-
ther, and others, encountered great diff
culties and endured many privatious in
their efforts to promote freedom of reli
gious opinion. Prompted by desire to
worship God according to the dictates Of
conscience, the Pilgrims left their homes
in England and suffered the hardships OF
the wild and uncnltivated shores OF
America, and thus laid the foundation Of
a Government that has given civil liberty
to the North American continent.
But, it is not the effect conflict has on
nations, but the effect it has on individ-
ual man that should claim our special
attention.
Our intellectual facilities, moral quail
ties, sensibilities-all that goes to con-
stitute our identity and personal charac.
ter-whatever the terms used to desig.
nate them, as we'll as their tenement, the
body, are developed through strife. The
spiritual and physical man are, in
fact, so intimately connected and mutu.
ally dependent that any violence done to
the one is felt by the other. If the body
be weak Che spirit suffers, if the spirit
lacks strength the body is affected. And
in view of these facts it becomes our i'm.
perative duty to see that neither suffers
detriment. The only way in which we
can have sound aud healthy body is by
exercising it. We know if we neglect
to exercise or use any member of our
body it will become weak and enfeebled.
Especially is it necessary for the young.
They should engage in athletic sports,
thereby developing their bodies that they
may be better fitted for life.
Exercise is no less essential to the de-.
velopment Of the body than it is to the
mind. Asour body grows and strength
ems by exercise, so, too, does our mind.
To become broad and liberal minded
men we have to study in a way that exer.
cises all the various faculties of the mind
80 that all our mental and moral powers
and virtues may be improved and duly
developed. We notice that generally
those who have had to overcome many
difficulties are those who have become
most famous. Alexander Stevens,
though he started life in poverty, became
great statesman and was elected to the
Vice. Presidency of the Confederate
States. George McDufie was poor boy
and had many difficulties to overcome,
yet he became eminent as an orator and
statesman. Some of Our presidents were
men whose opportunities were extremely
limited, but by their perseverance, and
determination they succeeded. Those
men who start life under apparent diff
culties are often termed "self.made," but
let US remember that all men are in q
great measure "self.made." Labor is
Gods great law, and we become great
only in proportion to our obedience to it
Mans moral nature is developed by
conflict. Our pathway through life is
beset with many temptations which We
must overcome or we shall be overcome
and our lives will be failure. We have
within US desires and passions that if mol
controlled will lead US to ruin. There is
within us love of ease and pleasure
and at the same time consciousness
that We ought to do our duty. We know
that if we take one step in the wrong
direction it will be easier to take the
second and the third and then all the
succeeding steps that lead on to the
ruinous end. Weakness is in yielding
bat strength in resisting. Tennyson e1'
presses personal conflict very beautifully
in these lines:
IT held it truth, with him who sings
To one clear harp in diverse tones
That men may rise on stepping stones
Of their dead selres to higher things"
BENZ. S. PATRICK.
| Honor Roll OF Townville High School Fol
June, 1892.
High School Departmsnt-Grace Thomp-
son 9S.s, Annie Compton 1874, Lutte Ma
haffay g78 Emma Farmer 97,3, Lizzit