The Progress., 1892-10-15
EFFICIENT AND SUFFICIENT.
without Righteousness the Nations OF
/ the Earth May Not Ee Healed.

on Beacon hill in Boston | fell into long
thought as looked out on tho land and
on the sea. and passing through the gate
Of dreams I saw the angel having charge
OF America stand in the air above tho
continent. and his wings shadowed
either shore. Around him were gath
cred all who at Valley Forge and Mt An
dersonville and the other sacred places
suffered for the preservation OF virtu-
ous republic, and they converscd OF what
was and IL and is to be. There was
about the angel multitude whom no
man coul number. Of oil nations and
kindrcds and tribes and tongues. and
their voices were IA the sound of many
waters; and heard thunderings and
saw lightnings, but the face of tho an
gel was above the lightness Of the light
nings ard the majesty OF his words
above III 1T Of the thunders.
Then came forth before the angel
three spirits whose garments were whito
rs the light. And saw not their faces,
but heard the ten thousand times ten
Thousand call them by names known on
| earth-W ashingtOn and Lincoln and
/ ttdTuCiNs ANU DflllH'l SiO'N
| den aud Tell and Miltiades and Leoni-
4 dns. and multitude who had scars and
crowns. And they said to the angel.
"We will 20 on earth and teach the diff
fusion Of liberty. We will heal Amer
ica by equality" And the angel said.
800. You will be efficient. but not suf
ficicnt."
Meanwhile. under immigrant wharves,
and under the novels of tho perishing
poor. and under crowded factories. and
under the poisonous alleys Of great cities,
heard far in the subterranean depths
the black angels laugh.
Then came forward before the angel
three other spirits whose garments were
white rs the light. And | saw not their
faces, but | heard the ten thousand
times ten thousand call them by names
known on earth-Franklin and Hainil-
ton and Irving And behind them stood
Pestalozzi and Shakespeare and Bacon
and Aristotle, and a multitude who had
scrolls aud crowns. And they said to
the angel: 1--WE will 20 on earth and
teach the diffusion of intelligence. We
will heal America by knowledge" And
the angel said, "Go. You will be ell
cient. but not sufficient"
Meanwhile. under immigrant wharves
and crowded factories. and under Wash
ington. and under scheming conclaves
of men acute and unscrupulous, and
under many newspaper presses. and be-
meath Wall street. and under the poison
ous alleys of great cities, heard the
black angels laugh.
Tbon came forward before the angel
three other spirits whom heard the ten
Thousand times ten thousand call by
names known on earth-Adams and JEFF
3crson and Webster. And behind them
stood Chatham and Wilbcrforce and
Howard. and the Roman Gracchi. and n
multitude who had keys and crowns.
And they said to the angel: 1--WE will go
tn earth and teach the diffusion Of prop
rrfy We will heal America by the
eclf respect OF ownership" And tho
sangcl said, "Go. You will be efficient,
hut not sufficient"
Meanwhile. under immigrant wharves
And crowded factories. and beneath Wall
street. and under the poisonous alleys Of
Buuotat'u Hrtdi tititSs btaiu yVs thV
black angels laugh.
Then came lastly forward before the
hngel three other spirits, with garments
white as the light, and saw not their
Iaccs, but heard the ten thousand times
Ten thousand call them by names know,
bn earth--Edwards and Dwight and
Whitcficld And behind them stood
\vyclifrc and Cranmcr and Wesley and
Y luther and multitude who had harps
md crowns. And they said to the angel
We will 10 on earth and teach the diff
4 lusion of conscientiousness. We will
beal America by righteousness" And
> he angel arose and lifted mp his far
leaining hand to the heaven Of heavens
Ind said: "tlo. Not In the first three.
but only In all four Of these leaves fronl
he tree OF life. is to be found tho healing
bf the nations-the diffusion Of liberty,
he diffusion Of intelligence. the diffu-
{ |ion Of property and the diffusion Of
: onscientiousness. You will be more
( han ever efficient. but not sufficient"
1 listened. and under Plymouth Rock
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