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fellow Christians. He was not god
of war and conqucnts. but rather OF
peaceful prosperity. and protection.
THE TCBLANDBR.
Every thing goes to show that they
were pcace-loving and Industrious poo
pie. In SNORT Sturuson's "HclmskrinR-
la" II is frequently and Enthusiastically
shown that agriculture was their main
industry, occasionally augmented by
fishing and hunting; but as people.
they did not rely on the appeal TO arms,
neither for maintenance, nor for exist
ence. Even Taor, their god of war and
thunder, Is seldom alluded to, az exer-
cising his military power nor showing
his irrcsistably chivalry. except III the
defense of the home and family the
very opposite Of the Romans Rome re-
lied on war and plumber for existence.
but the Goths the term Goths applied
to all barbarians. and harbarism APP
piled to all who did not know the ko-
man manners, nor speak the roman
language for their existence on
productive seasons, and as conse-
quence, both parties reaped what they
sowed. the Romans destruction, and
the Gnths' growth and stability. While
Rome was heathon. It was bad enough
for the treatment of the Christians
under the dictations OF Nero Is In cruel
ty unsurpassed in the history OF the
world, except IL II were by some Gothic
generals urged on by the Intolerance
peculiar to Christianity In all It's lHmi-
ficatons when 1t had lost the priesthood
of God. and the merciful influence OF
the Holy Ghost
THE DARK AGES
After martial Christianity, came the
so-called educating Christianity, which,
as Is well known. resulted IN the also
disastrous historical period, known as
the dark ages" During that time the
education of the people was altogether
i'm the hands OF the clergy. Ana one OF
the chief aspirations OF the roman
church being 10 have all literary m
structions given in Latin. ana thereby
making II a universal. or all the worlds
language. and thereby pave the way Tor
Rome becoming the queen OF the Whole
world. all those who were Ignorant IN
Latin we're the constant subjects OF
CONTEMPT, rdicule, and the grossest
kind of abuse. and consequently
though In the early times barbarian
simply meant one who did not KNOW
the Roman manner, nor SPEAK the Lat'il
language. down towards the tenth CEN
tury and that even to great extent
vet the term "barbarianism is sup
posed to isgnify that every nation in
the northern part of Europe was COM
posed of people wholly uncultureu, VINO
were both cruel and continual saVag"s'
NJ the most inhuman and fiendish char
acter
WEIGHT OF EDUCATION.
At the same time it came into vogue
that those who were educated were re-
uardad as vastly superior to those VINO
wore moi at the same time education
con1d only reach the sons and daughters
of a certain class of people who reaped
the benefits of all the ofhces. FOR az
those who were not learned III Latil
were not regarded fit to fill any Office Oh
importance so regarded mt TO MI any
office of Importance, so were those VIM
were regarded too sacred TO 90 any
hard work. ,.t, r,,
That previous TO the Christian cru
and may be considerably later, the an
cestors of the modern Teutons, Scanui
nayians. Anglo-SaXons, and the ,eill'
races were all one people, there is nu
little reason to doubt. and eVerytniht
goes to show that they were thrliS
intelligent, and industrious people, ane
of high moral character To snow thi'
I quote Percy's translations OF MAI
let's Antiquities page 200, where a,
| saws regarding the Teutons and othe'
| kindred peoples:
THE EXODUS NORTHWARD,
when the people of the north mi
| grated into the southern parts of Eu
| rope. they carried along with then
| their laws OF chastity. and reserve
| which excited universal surprise. SAL
Wan. a priest of Marseilies, In the hftl
century exclaims: Let us blush say
he, and be covered with confusion
| which ought to produce salutary ef
fects. Wherever the Gothes becom
| masters, we see no longer any disor
ders. except amongst the old inhabit
| ants. Our manners are reformed un
| der the dominion of vandals. Behoi'
an increditable event, an unheard o
prodigy! Barbarlans have by the Sc
| verify of their discipline RENDERED
chaste the Romans themselves; an'
the Goths have purified those place
which others had defiled by their de
baucheries. A cruel nation adds he
but worthy to be admired for thei
confluence
BELIEF OF THE GoTHS.
In connection with the spirit of man
who was never to perish, the Goth
believed in a hereafter. when the eter
nal universe would be divided into nln'
apartments or flats The whole o
the universe. supposed to consist o
three general stories. the literal trans
| lation of which is the following. First
| 1.-THE Upper Homes" The uppermos
apartment of which was the abode o
the Alfather. termed Valhall, or th
| Palace of the Elect 1t Is there tina
the goddess Freyja from whom Fri
day Is Called. reunited in an eterna
wedlock, all who had been married
and been faithful to their marriag
covenants, while the other two apart
ments We're set apart for 10 be tn
| dwelling places of those who had bee
good and virtuous. one of the apart
ments for each sex.
/ have not been able to find out wha
classes of beings were to occupy til
five different divisions from betwee
the third and ninth worlds, but an
parently they were to be occupied b.
those who were worthy Of less hanoi
ness than those who were to occup
the three uppermost ones, the happi
ness growing less until the ninth WORT
Is reached. where those are who hay
either committed perjury. murder, o
defilod another mans Wife In som
places II appears that even those VIII
endeavor to lead any woman astrnJ
or took any liberty with n woman wh
was not his wife, was to endure tn
tornents OF Nifhcim, or the mint
world, throughout all eternity. il ap
pears that all but those had som
hopes In the life 10 come; but thos
who We're guilty Of any Of the crime
lust mentioned, had no hope whatever
Their punishment was 10 be freezin
and burning ut the same time. gnawe
| by serDents and 10 be Wadiug In moi