Mexico Missouri message., 1900-01-18


icz. In Germany, the greatest
names in fiction are: Miss Null
back, Gustay Frytag and George
Ebcrs. In France, the finest lit
erary artists are, - first IIonOrc dc
Balzac, Victor Hugo, Alexander
Dumas, and George Sand. In
Denmark, one name, Hams Christ
ian Anderson. In Spain two fig
urcs. Emilio Castelar,, tire great
publicist and the brilliant move
list Galdos. In the scandinavian
Peninsula two names dominate
literature, lbscn and Biormson,
In Hungary one name, the roman
Ger, Maurus Jokal ( }, and
in odd England' those who eclipse
all others Of the age are: --Thacl;
cry, the grandest character delinca-
tor in English, or in any other
literature; George Elliott, the
greatest woman NOVELIST the world
has yet procdccd. and Charles
Dickens, the greatest master Of
phantasy and the strongest med
ium OF the thought and life Of the
lower classes lhat literature has
ever known.
This has been Il progressive age
III bringing the world to stronger
consciousness of universal brother
hood. The nations know each
other personally now H. they never
have before. Our wonderful in
vchtions in transportation and
communication; the daily news
paper; the constant and continual
intrr-how of travel; the greatly in
creased facilities for commerce;
the mixing and mingling Of the
people of different nations at in
ter-continental and international
eXpOSitiOns; the influence of immi-
grafton and emigration; the widen
ed tohught and feeling of humanity
that fills literature; and the wider
dissemination of knowledge among
nations caused from the all-pcne-
trating light of the torches held
and brandished about in dark places
by the missionary, the preacher,
the author, the editor and the school
master. All of these influences
have enkindled deeper feeling and
broader thought on the subject of
National Brotherhood.
The breadth and extent of all
the evangclizimg agencies and in
hucnceS Of Christianity cannot be
outlined, certainly not in detail.
The area is Worldwide; the work.
the salvation Of the human race.
This has been IA great and glorious
age along all lines of Christian eff
fort. The world mas never seen
such before. OF course the air is
full of all sorts of organized inhu-
enccs against the Truth. There
are all sorts OF cults, clubs and cir
clcs, schemes, dreams and theories;
movements here and there; leaders
waving rush lights and candles this
way and that way; people follow
ing meteors dying at tangent in
every direction, while in undimin-
ished power, in respondent glory,
the sun Of Christianity shines on,
gladdening and cheering the whole
earth.
"Mcn's lives. like oceans, change
In shifting tides: th"y rbb
From shores on every side.
Until TIA" strong planet
Draws them on once more"
The great spiritual unification of
Humanity is the work of coming
ages. 1t will be done in the name
of the brotherhood and religion of
that supreme, omnific figure of all
the Centuries, Jesus, the Worlds
Christ. 1t will be done under that
old, old blood-stained emblem of
sacrifice and rcdemption-the Cross
of Calvary. 1t will be by the light
and truth of the worlds only di-
vinely-inSpired book, The Bible,
that true index finger, which for ~
centuries has been pointing our
hayward and sinful race to hap
pier and better social order here,
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