The Progress., 1892-12-17

u sidNe, III was SAID that "ImmOdpSt., -
:, crime se freeman, wa- a necessity
r OF a slave, and II duty of IA freedman" !"
q Under such regime, it may be iniag-
J, med what was the condition OF sC-
a man. Still later, Centuries after tnsn
KIND mad come TO regard -isvery
: wrong, wives and children were slaves
e or chattels t0 their husbands .sad
: fathers. Indeed, it was not uAti;
: modern times that wives were grant.
ed ughts a. against their MusbsI,ds
, nor can 1t bs said thar even ltow.
t they have All the rights guar1r teed
THEN by the teachings Of Christ and
YoIcei 10y Pa2t when he said. 'rhere
: Is Reither J-5@ uo- Greek, bond nor
5 free, male L. & female, for We are all
, one in ChrlN1 ,Iesos" pile p@-pect
, compelled .r irtae, the higher ll;ine
on wnicn n',.2 ani&OYes to-day, - cue
t. the lhiiGehcr OF Christianity NJ
nation has eE.9r been great, IA the
tExe sense, which has not exhalte
womanhood, and thrown round her
the prOtectortte Of courage whels
hH1te force rgled the world. or of law
III these more Deac@lGle times. From
the slave and ehattel she has become.
tAs tumaR emblem and stlndaa1 of
parity. The advanced position of
woman is shown by the atmosphere
or che home clrcle-an atmC CspAere.
mode possible ICY wolan's purity and |
mans respect fer her; by the strength
enng OF the marriage bond, creating |
heightened conceptions of life-of wo- |
man, wife mother. RencefOrL. she |
Is the equal of the husband: help
mest, not slave Has not the work
ingnan, as weR as the working
woman, been III this a beneficiary Of
the Teaching of the Eibles Much
might be said of the Influence ex-
erted by the purified house, on the
eivliZgtion OF the world, bnt it must
suffice to say that as the birth-p,aeei |
of good government is the home. so ,
the birthplace of the home and rhe
source Of its power is the Bible.
4. Sabbath. The last beneSt which 4
the Bible has conferred on working l.
men, to be considered now ;n this q
connection, is the Sabbsth-or Rest =
day. The cid Hebrews had kept ND S
resting on the seventh day, bat an i!
der slavery this natural God-given tt
right was not recognized. What e
right had slaves to restg TO any Il
thing, when it conficted with the de- I'll
5lres and interests Of their ownerss bl
None. Christianity stepped into the N
aHd showed itself the friend
of labor -slave-labor, as well. it is VI
rue there was little other) and the hs
lave. 1t accepted the approbrium m
yhich such association gave it under ia
hat old society; but it was not long ii
n affecting Legislation in their inter- Iii
SITS, and forced tie granting of W
test-day even to slaves 4 victory W.
ver tie heartless system, grown lal
tronger TO this day.
Is 1t not strange that men should
rostitute right secured L" them by off
hristlanity, to the very opposite 1T
iupose for which it was secured. and tha
lrn "a day of rest into a dsy vf reyel- ine
ng! L. it not worse. that men en- to
ying the advantages which Chris ye
anIty gave them should viilify the res
'ry principles which made those ad- out
lntages possible! Shamel upon the one
orkingman who protests that as the Co,
ibbath is day of rest, he will riot buy
pleasure, rather than pay Just and
mage and worship to Him who vail
we him all his rights, and still pro- nev
cts him in his enjoyment Spi
III. The Bible and Intellectual may
vancement. 1t has often been said L
at religion and science are at dag cone
rs points. That they do not agree. said
lat these statements are absolutely the
Sc as to their apparent import, ingr
eds hardly to be denied at this age it nc
the world. No one but an litter have
egotist or focl ever makes such for
everations. In the first place, the be il
IS OF progress utterly negate such this
heory. History proves that re- NOR,
ion and civilization in its highest gum
most lasting forms, are insepara- ther
. Civilization cannot be, without I
istianity, and christianity cannot to or
81 "!'hou' ciViiizihg. ingm
he improved condition of work very
men to-day over the age of slavery fishn
lue to the leisure secured as free 2
q, knowledge OF their cap icity and ings,
anced self-respect, which have Of M
mpted him to follow the inclina- est t
/ to learn for learning's sake, and to do
power which knowledge gives. hims
, rescue from slavery in which he and
not opportunity, or means, or as
mission to educate himself, was immC
cted by christianity, and hence he 3.
8 to it the opportunities for men men,
Once started each Great,
rendered another more possible; Ia sta
,ering momentum and power as and I
goes, and still the standard is all m
ed by each succeeding generation. bar a
/ the eecond place, the evidence 4.
all history is that in christian there
ltries there has been the highest capit'
iuafscx, anI AI1 ], "A 1871