The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-26

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j. W. ~ ROVER
of Christian principles to the hNing qucs'
tons nt tn day, and IN the silent htt |
persistent cfftrt to reconstruct the foun- |
flatton Df human society upon eluliuhir !
and ethical bases. IN 40 tendencies aud
q ncrts 20 the contrary there v II ircluh
OF Disappointment aud anxiety that presses
itself into painru notice AS W. 80 'nd upon
The shoulders of this axe AMI look h1ck-
ward over ia, path trod nni forward to
the uath to he trod In the new century
Mr.. Il ulam kidl. the latest md most
brilliant writer upon sociological que
tons. thus opens his now book: To the
thoughtful MUD thc outlook At the close
of the Nturtconth century is profoundly
Interesting, History can furnish no ipr1i-
lei to It. The problems Witch l7on across
the threshold OF 1he utw century 'urnsi
IN magnitude amy that civilization hda
hithoro had To en- ounter. We trem 10
have reached time in which thotr H.
abroad IN me'n's mn Is An ihstinctNe tt'l-
ing uhWt dciini, stage in the "Noiul on
of Western cVil zution IL drawing to .
close dIll that ,e a,V entering on a Now
era" !, ~ imp3rs'b bile TO turc' asst llic
now nunN with certainty, hut 1t II b"
truc that coming events cast thor thhi-
uWs hcturN. II is not presumption To un.
srrv" M shadows ana attempt To de
cipher the misty events. 1t ~ quito
true" 80 writes l1r Strong. "as Lowell
remarks, that the course OF events Is att
10 show Itself humoi uuslN car 81, - of III"
reputation of prophets but surely on"
may NutN disc"rnirglN the signs al iho
tunes which ara only the yhulows OF com
nGi events cast before. without attempt
iu, the prophetic role"
TO The AnNsr. cuu negro nay. tha NilN =
raj negro the Nineteenth century has
peculiar Interest. IT wall go down Ia ms
historical nale book AZ MS blrthdtN INTO
Western liberty and civilization. II holds
| IN its imprinted records his do pest Hur.
rows. hitter ~ pcwrcut "us ha most pain
! ful struggles and tn account OF the hiiing
| and pittiiNs OstrAcism and pros 'rirllou
| hurled against hiin, TIA" Almost invariahl"
IattcuddntS OF racial birth INTO Nic ana
| civilization. lie will also ron,mlcr VITA
| fearful hut glad .nforcft that this century
also records his hcgin' ing OF IA new hi",
! When he caught a gumrsc for TN iitti
lime of the n,sh.ng light OF West"i II
civilization aud hrSon to breathe the air
OF Independence und uruut -.
For be it remembered tina, 1t is iir
from bc'ng sc;tlod that the ancient negro
huilt the ciNih2ation Of EENpt. I'm fac 4,
l the truth seems to be- pointing "a another
people AS the author Of that civ lwiil IN.
| liut there is a compensation oven ~ az,
| feat. IL has passed 3nto su iuioGicAl ana
historical truth tha, race or nation
reaches it's zenith hut once IN ia q story.
Now, If the negro hui'i the civilization OF
| Egypt, thou w. may conclude thhl we
fititrr has no glory IN store tor him, for
he has had. hts day, but {, the trlih, ~
It seems to ludcaio, another p'2pl" h'ii u
the negro that Mt some uncouutcd day
he viii reach Tie xrrtth of his history ana
III the world for the Lime hc ms with ms
glory. That this settlement w IN accord
with tho fac as thcy appear only inil
and careful historical research ga reveal
In view Of these facts. hls enhancement
Poverty. ostracRm aud ignorance has
called forth n this century the advice
sympathy and tnughlr philanthropy OF
unnumbercd friends. The unstlntod sur
render of NE ana Of al. that IN 1cnr ta
man for the Iteration Of The Save -
one of the hos, proofs Of me dlVln'ix "a, ni
humanity. As Mr. Lecky says; "Ihe
81. "A tgf 4
crusade against slavery is among inc
three or -four perfectly virluons ncis re-
'" just Al this point /, WIN be well 10 70.
affirm that that has never been brought
In question. viz: lngrai ludn - iorrisn 4,
and ,rti'gI is ' s,lil looking nron tho Efforts OF
, phiianihropy in his behaii ana - Era'o'"
~ MI nj desire to call your attention to
certain movements that are TO tnke plac,
In the nov century ior forcwatn ng Is
forearming YOU. What are there move
, ments To hcP The line of movement y
, definitely SGT and the issue Y un"puiVooHl
. lly laid down In the scicuiit ~ nrlne PIE
'thc survival of thr hltnsi nih rii,
, i".I and economical creed Of the Anglo
, saxon. II IL the trlnslerenre ~ ne ane'
cni bloody, Goddess, nhum,1hn anrIpnthtih h,
J socini srhcre Of christi ian CIVILIZATION
, Win a hnp, zcd socioiogi II aud Fou.
whnt CHRISTIAN name II Il inc nos, mr.
n.r "rF ,S'iInn,5flc ana philosophic lruih ih'
, wrrpistcncc uf ideas or the cont nully o
.no'u1u' mike. r'glt." hut this is th'
,",,b unrnuth, Glclrrumcised Philistlu"
40 Christian scicnco comes 10 tio T'Srp
b. md furnishes a now ana popnHu SUI ~,
, h"inth in tho survival ot ~" hlfca,
y /, is tho most lagr4tt pgrNrralni OF ln
y pr'ncip,o Of uniNCrenl ~, n,,no. ..,h
mn, .h,W Inhoril tho elrth.' sword
wall be- htaicn NO y, oNsh9Nf9 any Ston,
. into prurng hooks Ne n on n yn ,,'' b iah
. .nn' IN, III. new rendering, according I
a accented science Is; ''Ilr NV u. ua
= h.. IA always the shh, t,lII Wan s' atr,isgi
: nn,,T competition. ceaselcss ana MeVllan,
II, selection aud rriccton 'eas' ,, a.I ,n
: o,'t,G,n n tter'ca. purpos" Of me Auhlo
: q .nn tn,yards wrtkcr peoples. re ma
g hont his swords into plqusnsuat,cS, H., p
his ram, 'nfr.-iiye aud deadly weapon
I I'm nc. swords" such u Jaw ~ this pa
u ,rrly to fltal'silc ara nnhul''.u ,,t n 4
% 'litf M, when wo enter me Npi,if
r Iule ~ enter the world Of Hpiri's, q
y ',"rnnd cnuses. ~ moral reappnsl, \, ~
II ,ra nf vontion, Now, 20 transfer hnn,
At HI natural law INTO the spglil,nI r r1 =
n ht,'I, sex Tho Ir1Hl. in utiNF hlsl eEN'n
< ,Sc hirhor purposes and organizations
hhiiu HENRY before Npu aS the AnE'
II e'ymn scts il. listen 20 two or tnrer per
= nds from 20 distinguish" 49, a.
/. unctnr Joslah Siroug. VINO h.UtNNH ~, ~
d Ir'9gwsriy what he writes and wr,.'s WM ny
y nn hcl'ovss (Nuw Era, pase a., 60
s. Mh! seem n nj to me nc mai God vim mint
i wisdom and shin Is ngpe n 'rn', Sure Y
J. Anglo r's'im rorld's future. Here'ofo'
I Go% iSe u history Of mankind M, ;nTrS ol has
= Ways been eompa Tsieh ,h "'9 Srewds
u land w. ", The cost have poured TIE
sSrplu. M %h i9' rn M,asr
~ waves o. ,n, md west from the VALE
y sso he, fsinH uphra!ss NEE, today y,o on o.
cSSs n Tssus "a s' ay az mar lands Ht
of WORLDS, are limited and VIII soon