The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11

! In its hand Is the wreath or peace. IL ell
lightens the world. not by the clash of
arms, or the frowns of despotism. but by
the light of liberty. which, when it shines
in the breasts Of men, causes them to obey
the only commandment ever given by the
Son of God. That ye love one another"
MORAL ADVANCEMENT GODS PURPOSE.
No nation in the past has had such a
government rs ours, and hence the results
accomplished by us up to the 18th century
was nothing but preparatory work. The
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 ace.
And of ali the nations we have established
government combining all the excellen-
cies of all others that have ever existed.
1t 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 the Occident, as 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 the whole earth.
The events of the last half century have
been pregnant with world wide conse-
quences. These have conspired to make
US as nation of far more Importance to
the 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 the last century than had
| been made in sixty centuries. 1t seems
as If the human mind was suddenly re-
| lieved from the incubus under which it
had labored for the ages, and with some
thing like inspiration entered into the vast
| field of the occult and undiscovered ele-
| ments of nature and made them subservi-
ent to the phenomenal advancement of
the race. Since the morning stars sang
| together at the creation, the atmosphere
| and all nature have had difused in them
| the element of electricity, and yet its
| presence and utility escaped the attention
of all the sages and philosophers of an
| tiquity. 1t was left for the christianized
mind of the 10th century to comprehend
it's mysterious power and nature, and to
make it potential and useful agent in the
practical affairs of life.
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 storehouse of nature, and human in
genuity failed to comprehend it and make
it factor in progress and civilization. 1t
was reserved for the inquisitive intellect
of the 10th century, quickened By the in
spring influences of christianity, to ex-
plore 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 the most rapid strides
have been made. 1t has been discovered
,l, ravalofio,, fh,t
made for governments but governments
exist for man. The idea of the ancient
world was to organize political society
and enact laws to keep its subjects under
restraints, and to exact perfect obedience
as the only virtue of government. The
laws OF. .Caligula, posted so high that no
one could reach them. of Solon, Lycurgus,
Draco and all other lawgivers. were codes
intended only for the physical and intel
lectual development of man. His moral
sense was repudiated and the education
of his moral nature entirely neglected.
He was treated as a creature of time and
circumstances, and no account was taken
of his immortal destiny. In this consist
ed the pre-eminent infrmity of all the
monarchies and republics which existed
in ancient times. The decalogue. which
should be the foundation of all organized
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 pagan philosophy and
heather mythology. For this reason all
crumbled into ruins.
THE ERA OF WAR SUCCEEDED BY ERA OF
COMMERCE.
Ever since the foundation Of the civil
lied world the nations of the earth have
conducted their warlike expeditions
against other nations either through
pure love of conquest or from motives of
plunder. Within recent years. the CIVIL
lied nations have begun to recognize that
these methods are not in consonance with
the principles of humanity. Their con-
quests have as rule been peaceful ones
during the past few years, made for the
purpose Of extending their commerce.
The nrst department Of commerce es-
tablished by any country was inaugurated
by Germany, and since that time all of
The nations have recognized the propriety
of making the extension Of commerce
national object. This new protection Civ
ell to commercial interest has resulted in
large extension Of such interest. The
international trade of the world to day Is
over twenty times as great as it was a
century ago. 1t has increased out of all
proportion to the increase of population.
1t has caus. j a corresponding increase Of
wealth. This condition has brought about
new era in the worlds history, which
might be termed the era Of commerce, and
this bids fair to succeed permanently to
that of war, which has lasted throughout
the centuries preceding the opening of the
present one. This has caused the amalga-
nation of large corporations into still
larger ones 1t has caused commerce to
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