Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-10

as the dark ages"
Then the light of liberty fickered
through the clouds, and some mon saw It,
and keeping their eyes upon 1t followed
Its beckoning to the western hemisphere,
where the clouds. were dispelled and the
full light broke forth, destined to illumin-
ate the world, never again to be darkened.
Thit was recognized in a happy way by
the people OF France, who had CROPPED for
the light and fought for glimpse Of II
until the streets OF Paris ran in blood.
thought Of this two weeks ago, aB sat on
the deck OF a steamer and saw the mag
niflcent statue Of Liberty, which in her
gratitude France presented to the nation
which had hown the way for liberty to
become possible. That statue now adorns
In Its hand to light the way across the
seas, that those in distant clmes may
Wow the light which shines from the
shores Of America. Upon this statue Is
inscribed Liberty enlightens the world"
In Its hand Is the wreath Of peace. 1t en-
lightens the world, not by the clash OF
arms, or the frowns Of despotism, but by
the light Of liberty, whioh, when it shines
In the breasts of mon, causes them to obey
the only commandment ever given by the
Son Of God, "rhat ye love one another"
MORAL ADVANCEMENT COPS PURPOSE.
No nation in the past has mad such
government as ours and hence the results
accomplished by us up to the 10Th century
was nothing but a preparatory work. Tho
nations OF the present day have utilized
this preparatory work and founded their
governments upon code which recognizes
God and his moral government OF the
universe, and mans responsibility In
carrying out the designs of this moral
government in the elevation Of the race.
And of all the nations we have established
government combining all the excellen-
Giles Of all others that have ever existed.
It has for Its foundations the indestructi-
BILE principles OF true religion, human
freedom and general human progress.
The United States are for this reason
destined to play an important and con.
spicuous part in the future history of the
world. Isolated in tho Occident, rs the
earliest of the race were in the Orient she
Is to become the center from which light,
knowledge and civilization are to be diff
fused over tho whole earth.
The events of the last half century have
been pregnant with world wide oonse-
quences. These have conspirod to mako
us as nation Of far more Importance to
tho human race and It's future history
than ever the chosen nation OF God was in
the infancy Of the world. More progress
has been made in science, the arts, dis
coveries, and in all intellectual achieve.
ments, during tho last century than had
been made in sixty centuries. 1t seems
as II the human mind was suddenly re-
lievcd from the incubus under which it
had labored for the ages, and with some
thing like inspiration entered int o the vast
field of tho occult and undiscovered ele-
ments Of nature and made them subservi-
ent to the phenomenal advancomont of
the race. Since the morning stars sang
together at the creation, the atmosphere
and all nature have had ditfused in them
tho element OF electricity, and yet It's
presence and utility escaped the attention
of all tho sages and philosophers of an
tiquity. 1t was left for the christianized
mind of the 10th century to comprehend
its mysterious power and nature, and to
make it a potential and useful agent in the
practical affairs Of life
In the field of discovery the mechanical
inventions Of the last half century have
| revolutionized agriculture and all indus-
trial conditions, and furnished substi-
tutes for the labor of man which accom-
plish all the wonders of the human will
and intellect. For the ages. the principle
OF these inventions lay dormant in the
vast storehouso OF nature and human in
genuity failed to comprehend 1t and make
1t factor in progress and civilization. 1t
was reserved for the inquisitivo intellect
of tho 10Th century. qulckened by the I'm.
splring influences of christianity, to ex-
ploro this rich mine OF nature, and to har.
| ness the forces there stored away in ma.
chinery which has given an impetus to
the progress Of the world such as has NOT
been seen in any other era
But in the development of the princi
pies of government tho most rapid strides
have been made. 1t has been discovered
as almost revelation that man was not
made for governments but governments
exist for man. rhe idea of the ancient
world was 10 organize political society
and enact laws to keep its subjects under
restraints. and to exact perfect obedience
AS tie only virtue of government. The
! laws Of Cali9ula, posted 80 high that no
one could reach them, of Solon, Lycurgus.
Draco and all other lawgivcrs were codes
intended only for tho physical and intel.
lectual development of man. His moral
sense was repudiatcd and the education
of his moral
He was treated as a creature of time and
circumstances. and no account was taken
of his immortal destiny. In this consist
ell the pre'eminent infirmity of all tho
monarchies and republics which existed
in ancient times The dccaloguc. which
should be the foundation of all orpanjzed
political society, as promulgated by the
greatest human lawgiver the world has
ever seen, was ignored, and there was sub
stituted for this enduring basis the sandy
foundations OF pngan philosophy and
heathcn mythology. For this reason all
these governments in time totterod and
crumbled into ruins
THE ERA OF WAR SUCCEEDED by ERA OF
COMMERCE.
Ever since the foundation OF the civil.
lied world tho nations Of the earth have
conducted their warlko expeditions
against other nations either through
pure love of conquest, or from motives Of
plnnder. Within recent years, the civil
ized nations have begun to recognize that
these methods are not In consonance with
tho principles OF humanity Their oon-
quests have as rule bocn peaceful ones
during the past few years, made for the