Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-28
Historical Society Of Utah.
Closing Addresses Delivered tho Annual Meet
ing, January 10th. 1890.

and International problems OF the ages
In miniature. To understand the
lives Of the FIRST i've Presidents OF the
United states would be n liberal edu-
cation.
hut to return to the general culture
value, intellectually. OF this study OF
history. The evolutionary conscious
ness II perhaps more distinctive
characteristic In all It's lines OF stuuy
than anything else In the intellectual
world today. OF course we depend
upon science TO give this very largely.
but I believe that history can produce
this evolutionary conHciousncaa quite
Ms definitely ny can amy branch OF
scientific study; We sec N the history
Of the world " II IN studied broadly
and thoughtfully. how one thing fol-
lows another with mn Inevitable
sweep. how effects follow cause
with a sequence that cannot be dencd.
see how one thing grows and grows ana
grows until II Is inevitably another
thing, lust M n seed planted grows
into the twig and the tree. the blossom
and the fruit. We rec hpw the Cruz
sadea. coming as great piow-Hlinrc
upon the middle ages. make roh IN
which oil the forces Of modern Eurpn"
could grow. Then came thonc periois
which historians classify hs the lcnals-
aance. the Reformation and licvolu.
tlon-each the Inevitable ouigrowth ~
the other. each the result ~ y nnine-
less propeliIng force as powerful ~ that
which set the stars IN their courses.
The progress was not mcaninElcsH;
there " moral motive running
throurh the vast drama. Personal frcr-
dom was the keynote DURING tho
brceklng up ~ the fcudal system ~
tho middle ages. this grew into Httug-
uie for religious freedom. and by an m
evltablc sequence. the demand Tor pp-
iltlcal freedom brought the revolution
of tho last century. Our own country
IL too close upon us TO Judge Clearly
but one who can feel the throb ~ the
living pulse Of these past ccnturicA
cannot doubt that our own time also
has It's heroic purpose. THIS WIN DC
known M the period striving to attain
industrial freedom.
The moral culture ~ history. how
over. In even greater than the intellect
uni culture. II gives not oniy the ten
dency to be more impartial In the jusiT-
mont Of living men. because hlHtorS mas
taught us how unjust We may Dc. nut
Il gives a sense OF the progrcrs OF mnn-
kind. There never wa. a historian VINO
lie can look atty years
back of him and need never
ask II the world ~ progressing. Ito
could assure you that only one hundred
years ago the principle OF tolerauon
was not even an ideal In the minds OF
could show you that two hundred years
ago II was the most common thing III
the world 10 have person executed
for wltchcrnft. and that one hundred
years before that. all over Europe M
nocent men. women and children were
Killed by the tens uf Thousands thtoush
this absurd superstition. No, there "
no question ~ 10 the progress N man
kind II one has even a rmatterinx OF
historical knowledge And then there
comes with this sense that THE world
II progressing. this reverence Tor W"
sweep of history, n deep sense that un-
dern.ath II all there IN a Power that
la making for righteousness and this'
after all. IN the supreme result ~ his.
torlcal study, this confidence that right
VIII triumph, that Justice IN bound TO
prevail. II was this feeling that nctu.
nied the people IN the earlier part OF
this century In our own country. The
Poet Lowell N one that We might well
study with dcvout appreciation In this
regard. This poet began his work In
the early days Of tho great slavery con-
nlct Hut the man had an instinct for
the historical sweep. the progress OF the
race. and you mud him In the i0S send
ing out perfect busl. notes, telling The
world that even n all the forces OF the
world and Of man were on the
other side apparently. that the
truth was bound TO prevail.
-,,
Enduriliice " ,nc stownlnk iunhV
Ana patience nll the passion OF great
henfHi "a,
These are their stay "nu Wheh 'he
lchden w"flu
Sets It's hard face against their fatcfui
thought.
And brute strength. like a scornful con-
puereor. -
clansh ms huse mace Gown IN W"
other scale, ,,.,.-
Tine Inspired SOU Out lungs ms pau'hoe
And slowly that outwelghs the ponder
Gus globe.
one ini,h uk"'"A' ""''s "'''' wv"
one soul against the flesh OF all man
kind"
,or,.i,,. ,o.,. nv. ,,i N, auch nj.
umphant insertions. And II came. ~
We know. one generation brought
aoou, We iuln', , ~, ,m"' n,."s ~
ehiIdrcn once feel in the very blood 81
their veins what that struggle meant.
ana II WIZ give them COURAGE Tor nli
tn nu III, ,n,I. III Nv. \, w,,ses ,h" n.,ty
obataoles OF today seem insignificant.
THE whole glory of history il In tho
conseiousness underlying the human
soul In All ARCS Tint mnnklnd IN In this
world Ia bring about tho kingdom ~
heaven UNION earth. ana that every Ecn-
Grafton N doing liz pnrt toward bring
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