The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-25

good old tiEes! They deploss ths present.
,,nsy : hey lsm,en: the disaepessan.ss -. q os4.
over the waning Of honesty and vktue.
Thei: admir1tiOns are retT0sDsetive. Their
antic:pations ART despair.
have iliimitabIe hope. They have . lsiah
In the purpose Of the world and M boe-
terin<. that nothing can weakea. they are
=: !. the genius Of Juaaism - - -
golden aee that va. TO Be. They d.
power ss;ds.s S ku..s ss,ss ss re- g
esied the triumph Of night: the u!tl1o1o
reign OF peace. the sovereagAty q lexS
ss HnS IN exssin. Amin :Gss ss s. i sc'S q Z: S
We note. nrst. that mankiDd b certain.
ly tending toward sreater kindllne.a Iho
old a,,S SrSs. De-. VA. Vas brutal sna e:ssl t.
l. beginning TO- hate hate. and love 10ve.
Even the criminals. the eaeGaleo e oocl-
s;y. are treated Nth en- Ieccis'e kiedls.
testify to the universal charity. Even
tolerant spirit: Creeds are softenin9.
begun to appear in the world.
soon every sword Vim 3 beaten INTO ne
OF Europe. the fIightful engines o8 DE-
snaichins Of mui;isSdss iron Seseefcl 4
ID St0uO uuOSy 8BU8A
IL there peace in bloodless 6ottlss b.
tween PRINCES Of trade. Whose esenas are
niArkets, whose weapons are dol!arA rhcso
.;.us:s :na fsip+ Z too 81: Vi. Sone :oa .s 80: az
is prCm0,ed by the octopus Of 0oaopolE
that kills rivals BY fair means q Dol
ssives The ] SSnscieSce f Of "a ssSS"sy - s.
the endowment Of universities: And where
Is the pea.e hetween classes that Shoul0
Sn hand ss ci ~ % .ss :ea : e:
brotherhood between the master and the
man more than simple bgesth between the
n', ,ips Are there no ssr,se; re no ,e,s .s;s e
ard want? Peace on earth = verify .
=, our da"r sSs sn:, TIM aSrilis he TOD a nj.
lions With the delir1um q jryocooctlAbso
strife.
Undoubtedly IN It's time var esysseeeo
liable coursse: II gave spaenoor and ire
q,iency to self-sacrince. And In prsDttiy0
days IT'S exploits were valuable % 0ocssey
melting clans together into mighty G0DeEUp
with larger horizon. vaster intefe0e0 and
more complex civilization.
The .hu,eS IT'S II rs are not e e y, e
fore and Established the truce of God,
cease from sunset "Wednesday 20 suarise
agriculture should not b. 0isturoed q d.
.troyed. The militant spirit has otub6orn-
" survived. but the very excellence Of 1to
speedily lie finai disappearance.
Slowly but surely the :se of miaeaney =
Yielding to the age Of indust1ialss.. our
ns."ns TO-DAY are the saIens q :ss1e Ies
coveted. Can we believe. then. In the
face Of these strides forward. of thlo splrte
Of Ee::ef"i develog@ent; and friendly
sis.shscr. Woe b 70 sSs ssfsoS VioSs
stubborn refusal - 81 Is:eefoI ss.eSneis
TIC: Wee be to tho people ovssecnls6eas
perisy. tina, want only shan Dsscipatase
And may good vim reign on s..sh na
race hatred. the religious fsfoeaties. q
some European landA especially against
,hs, G the aoaas s.ssaS. e Bs
Ages have been unclaimed In many Past1
"f Europe. and the madness of thu Mood.
thirsty mob has ben :eSondsd secretly e
infre'luently by the clergy themselves. ne
Jews hav. committed the crime of n0e BE-
coming Christians ns-such Christians ~ the
insii~creti"n Of becominG rich. of being suc-
c.SsfuI. "f mastering knowledge. enrichinR
science and leading the forlorn hope OF
religious bisots. and denounced By the N
cr.asinx forces "f socialism and dt:os6erU
These symptoms Of political and social IN
rest will pass and ansi-semIe1sm Win
And to-day. Il but the message oe the
season could be made .Dower amoae
men, touching their lives with divine beau.
II any faith could bui mako pesee aud
xoc, will universally. hoW men would fol-
low with passionate ardoe. its tY1um4Aane
S1nns' Shins The nay iT.am.r. . dps.m and sSs pso,S-
cts prcphesy. when the sword hall -