The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-04-20
EVER PROGRESSIVE.
''Maud Maple" Writes "a Pleasant Letter
About Mans Advancement

''sIaud Maple" Writes Pleasant Letter
About Mans Announcements.
DEAR BRoTHERs AND SIsrERs-Todav I
have been taking a retrospective glance
down the pages of history, and noting the
grogress made in science and art, the evo-
luton of thought. during the past few
centuries that bring this, the nineteenth,
face to face with mighty signs, l can but
exclaim, O the wonderful progress of the
world And that means. mans advance
ment toward truth and higher life. For.
ever with civilization and its attendant
development man is ever pushing onward
and upward wherein his environments
ever keep pace.
Life grows erander, and fuller, and
deeper in its significance as man finds. or
realizes, his rightful dominion over all the
earth, as he is now doing in great meas
ure by his wondrous demonstration of
power over all the, as yet known, forces of
nature.
Some Of you may remember when the
"tall0w-Iip' served 10 illuminate the rude
cabin or cottage. But the cry went forth.
ously poured forth petroleum TO satisfy
for time the demand. But soon again
the cry re-echOed, light, more light % and
from the deepest recesses of earth were ex-
tricated that from which q more perfect
light was produced, and gas met the de-
mand. But was man satisfied? No. Again
came the cry that was answered by cleo
tricity, giving almost the radiance of
MONDAY a. midnight.
And so we might mention transporta-
ton and communication which unites the
world in closer relations day by day.
From the OK cart and slow sailing ships
to the now almost flying palaces on
wheels, and the swift sailing hotels on the
ocean, we travel the world round. And
from the tedious communication by
mail carried on horseback, has
come the swiftness by telegraphy
and telephone and man converses
from north TO south and east to west al
most as if face 10 face But is he satisfied ?
No, still the cry goes forth. more light,
swiiter transportation and more direct
communication. more OF perfection in all
Things. And it will be answered. for
every demand has its supply" Every
desire is prophecy OF its fulfllment. As
perfection is reached in the use of material
forces, and they no longer satisfy. man is
urged 10 explore the realm of mind for
power; mans need and suffering presses
him into higher conditions. arousing MIN
10 actiOn-seeking and finding. Yet all
the way along, in every age, as man ar
riyes at some wonderful discovery. and
the people no longer doubt and criticise
its Gctuality, the cry has gone forth. BE
hold the ultimatum, the all OF truth p
And eswOrld, vain in iis wisdom, settles
down 10 the belief that surely nothing
superior can be found.
But the wheels OF progress are ever on
rolling and wonders TO the human mine
will never cease, for truth is infinite. and
the human attitude toward it must o
necessity be progressive. And mans
progress and freedom is propOrtionate K
his search for truth and receptivity to il.
Truth means that which is. and as mar
learns OF that which is he is freed from
bondage and limitation.
Pondering deeply of these things the
soul thrills with Joy at the thought OF thu
blessings and privileges we enjoy, We
tinged with sadness when we contemplat,
the fact that they all came to us through
tribulation. That those who gave then
birth were greatly persecuted, scorned anC
ridiculed by the world
A well known author says: at is
lamentable fact that thought, other thar
those covered over with the moss CT ages
or the discovery OF an hitherto l,idder
force IN nature must, before il is accepted
20 through the fires OF persecution, ans
endure the sneers OF Ignorance and buffet
| ings Of bigots."
IL rsmains mystery why the mass o