The Progress., 1892-12-17

1 must bo ILhaDlted; II inhabited they
: should be taught the religion of
Christ
= Another argument for the sympa-
- thy Of christianity land the Bible),
/ with education Is found in the fact
T that the Priests Of the eaily chHcb.
, We're (tlmost the only) teachers oi
textbooks, as well as the teacLcis of
Bible doJ1ines. The oLsy cessut-o
T. Was durlnS tho lulddle ages, BIT moi
, Tor long. All to-day the churches
ar- dong iL,ro for the education pf
both meh III Il women than al4y other
cause, or al Others combln, Il. In
: ueed Ihere Ii hardly an Institution OF
: irarnng Ii America, that Was not
OIgainZed, and has lot been sus-
tanned 10y christian churches-dc-
nOunIatlons directly Oh Indirectly,
If we except the State anniversaries.
NOT Il hail dozen III tbIs country.
lhe;se We are bound to eXcept /, -
can-e they are the natural ourgrowlD
OF what constitutes the last evidence
We shall submit as 10 the influence OF
christianity Oh the intellectual duvel-
OPmenC Ot the people, VIZ:
! The publIc school system. This
I system las Its foundation Oh that
christian principle stated in our Ma
t'ons4 constitution; all men (aLd |
hence ali cAIldren) are created Tree
ana equal, and Zach mas d right 10 1
equal chanoes Tor success ami nappi- |
ness IA life. Ou tins basis schools
Offerlilg equal advantages to all nave
been opened. The ad,ancaye and
the Wonderful advance thus made,
over Gie cOad;tlolIS of the world al
the coming OF CHRIST eau only be
operly'appIeciated by again revert
Ing to the fact that the rich were
then masters-the laborers, slaves.
Ill Spiritual conditions. As TO
Shls spiritual nature and coudition ,
fhe Bible Is the oNy system OF morals
which appeals to them when il ap-
peals to all men. Classified at the
coming OF Christ as regarded wealth :
and Social position, unaer His teach :
lngS no distinctions were pernit;e3 I.
under the former the slave the SER !.
the plebian-dld not deserve in
'iruc&lon i'll regard to his souls wei :
z, Decause he WIS q slave-a chat :
el-and probaDIy had no soul, and :
'VeL among those who regarded the :
oul l.linCftal he wss excluded from =
he benefits of religions teachings. =,
mt by ChrisR5 teaching they were
aeh and He cune to all men. .,
The burden OF Christian teacbjpo IS
'as; al men are Immortal; all mo5 IN
ave sinned and iost Heaven: all men "
lay be saved by faith III Christ SO
ar from making the mode or condi-
III IN life a reproach, Christ wa
Iimself taunted Gf we may SO saw vii
-.h being "the son of working Sh
oman" He taught the dignity of
bcr las did His disc'p.es) by b5ing a]s
Iiborer
christianity appealed to the slave
ferlog peace to his soul ia social h
terest; freedom from sin, Ii verse
an physical boucage; AMI q, ri.st
& llfe a.ter death. Ii still appeal !
all who labor-"tome nto IN alil,
that labor and I Will give you i
st." Still the watchword that rings ,
+ through the world to its tuirsIy III,
es is, '.Ho every one that thirsteth!
me ye to the waters! Come We. Lot
y VINE aud milk without money
without price"-of priceless 81,
ue. Still the voice that spake a, o
yer man spake, offers the HOLY p
'r's 10 them tnat mourn that they l SIN
y be comforted." oi
v. Let us draw some practical
clusions justified by what we have ihat !,
l. Ii we can scarcely conceive OF BY
changes III the condition Of work n
men during the past $500 years, is III
OF C rain tnat f.cts and principles gain
e been set in motion, ~ account [ ha,
these changes? The answer must
n the affirmative In attributing (
to christianity we do nothing
e than admit the force OF The ar
1ents herein adduced. But fur
: let us notice certain facts: EEM7
Christianity has no self-interest
reate friction or abbreviate work -
mems rights or any others. The
heart of Christianity is unsel-
ness.
Not only unselfsh in its teach
, 1t 81 eks only the highest good
eternal as well as high
temporal interests. 1t proposes
0 for him what he cannot do for
self: make him pure and true.
hence happy; preserve his rights
human being and his soul as an ~
ortal being.
1t declares the equality Of all
and reveals the fact that all are fN. |,
led in ''in the image of God, WHt|
andard high enough for the best ~"
possible to the worst), and that
len will be judged at the same
md impartiaIly. HIGH
With its teachings observed,
would be no contest between vii
al and labor, because eacb