Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-05
A Tale OF Two Centuries.

iue penuuIun OF tne ages swings
by centuries.
We have swept outward TO the end
Of the arc and are ready to begin the
return.
, At the end Of each hundred years is a
time to balance accounts.
+ 1t Is a time when men reckon up the
movements Of the past and ask them
! selves. What Of the future?
The nineteenth century accomplished
much, yet II was but an earnest OF
what will be accomplished by the
twentieth.
In the past hundred years the prog
ress was individual and material. In
the next hundred years 1t will be so
cial and spiritual.
In the former II was toward political
liberty. In the latter 1t will be to
ward industrial liberty.
The nineteenth century was prolifi,
In discoveries I'm the realm of physical
science. The twentieth century will
be prolific I'm the discoveries in mental
science, which lies behind the physical
The nineteenth century saw the ex
tension Of trade and empire through
out the world. The twentieth century
will see the extension Of religion ant
civilization.
The nineteenth century was remarka
BILE for the growth Of many strong and
splendid states. The twentieth century
will be remarkable in that it will wit
ness q federation Of the nations-a re
public of the world.
The nineteenth century struck the
shackles from the black chattel slave
The twentieth century will unbind the
limbs of the white wage slave.
In the nineteenth century competi
ton brought about Its most splendid
results and reached its logical end by
destroying itself In the twentieth cen
tury VIII be ushered in the era of co
operation.
In the nineteenth century Christiani
ty was carried to the so called heather
world. In the twentieth century the
true and higher Christianity will b,
taught to the Christian as well as tt
the heather world.
The nineteenth century ran mad will
extremes--of riches and spoverty, OF
culture and ignorance, of high char
acter and degeneraey; the twentieth
century will see more equitable condi
tiOns, an uplifting Of the entire mass, {
more general diffusion Of prosperity.
- The nineteenth century was fillet
with war; the twentieth century will
finally usher In worldwide peace.
The nineteenth century was marked
by noisy struggle and barbaric splen
dor; the twentieth century will bt
marked by more silent, but more sys
/ tematic, effort and by the cultivation
OF the artistic ana beautiful.
In word, the progress of the nine
teenth century was outward; the prog
ress Of the twentieth century will bt
inward.
The centuries form the rounds on thu
ladder Of Advancement
Humanity Is about to make another
step upward.
Be not dismayed. The world grows
better, brighter, happier.
Be not dismayed. Our side may los,
in a factional struggle. 1t is but al
incident In the world progress.
Be not dismayed. Things may no
move as rapidly as we would wish, bu
they do move, and that is much.
Be not dismayed. There is Benefi
cent Intelligence in the universe, ant
through all things runs purpose; the
law Of evolution still operates, and the
human race Is not retrograding, but is
moving onward.
Do not be SO egotistical as to imagine
that, simply because things do not g
your way, the Lord has quit doint
t business.
Remember 1t is always possible tina
you may have been the one mistaken.
The world is not perfect, and is no
apt to become 80 in a hundred years
or, q thousand, either; but 1t is going IL
the right direction and 1t will reach til,
T goal Of higher civilization by and by
Be an optimist. He Is the only sount
and healthy philosopher. 1t is not nee
essary to shut your eyes to presen
evils, but do not let them distort you
| vision Of the future
a. With reverence for what has gone
let us turn unto the new.
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fa' John D. Rockefeller's old school