The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-07

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openly opposed, the efforts of social
reformers, as being calculated to rem
the masses unthankful for blessings
enjoyed, and discontented with the lot
(they say providence has ord ained
to their affections from the things of
this world" In direct opposition to
this our Master iaculcated the doc
trine that heaven is a condition, not a
place. That whenever the Kingdom
(system) of God existed in an individ-
ual or in any aggregation of individ.
uals then the effect produced will be
heaven-a condition in which food and
raiment, physical development and
everlasting life are assured. In add
Jion to his own example, Christ gave
US practical object lessons of the work
ing Of this system of government,
taken from the mineral, vegetable
and animal kingdoms, to demonstrate
its application in each of three king
doms, and in that interview with Nlco-
demus impressed the fact that a knOwl-
edge of earthly things" is a prerequi-
site to that of heavenly things"
Also, repeatedly in his social dis
courses, cited a little child as q living
model of the Kingdom of God, because
he confOrmed to the logical process of
reasoning by Induction" That when
ever the unit" of any quantity is
known and the relation which its prime
factors sustain to each other, their
value and Influence in its operation of
the unit" as a whole are a~scertained.
Then the comprehension Of that science
is easily obtained, because it is but an
aggregation of its units. A little child
is the unit Of sociology, because it is
the smallest subdivision of that science
which contains the principle factors
and forces which constitute society IN
its greater congregations. Wherefore,
if we comprehend the normal relations
which the mental, physical and spiri-
tual factors in a little child bear to-
wards each other, and the value and
influence they each exert in the con,
stitution and operation (governmenO
of this little organism, then we shall
have obtained the solution of the prob
lem Of social government under all
legitimate conditions, because they
are but aggregations Of this unit. In
order to demonstrate this principle as
applicable to such a little organism,
first let US analy e an automatic" sub
ject from the physical world, for ex
ample, a steam engine: This we find
to be a trinity of forces. steam" is
a trinity of forces, to wit: fuel, water
and heat respectively from the earth, |
cir and water, each OF which is indis |
pensabie in the development of that
active force. The boiler is the seat of
that power, the executive factor in the
machine. The engine is the factor
which makes the application of that
power-hence, the exponent of intel
ligence, and the governor regulates the
application of that power (steam). |
Now, by experimenting, we discover
that each OF these factors is indispen.
sable in the construction of an auto !
matte machine-hence, of equal value
and Importance in the construction Of
such an organism. Therefore, we are
taught the fact that every automatic |
machine is a trinity of factors, opera
ted by a forca which is also a trinity
of forces. This knowledge greatly
fac jlitates the work of Analysing a
human autonomy" The term auton,
omous and autonomy in sociology carry
the same meaning as automatic does
in physics, but it may cause surprise
to find the organisms are analogous in
constructive and operative forces, as
revealed by analysing a little child.
In the example, from a branch of
physics, a steam engine was shown to
be a mechanical organism, composed
of three factors and operated by a
power the product of three forces. So
a little child is an automatic, human
organism, consisting of three depart
ments, designated as head, hands and
heart. The hands are the seat of the
executive factors; the head that of the
legislative fac sors, and the heart that
of the judicial factors, it is self evident
that this trinity of factors occupy CO.
ordinate departments in the human
system b0dy), and that each is indis
pensable in the constitution of the
organism. AS steam is the trinity Of
forces that operates each department.
in the engine, so likewise soul is the
spiritual power that operates the hui
man engine for God or for Mammon;
if for God, the soul is a trinity of in