Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-10-20
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criticism of other
He was in time put in chains and
brought home; many things are said
about the cruelty to which he was
subjected; it is likely that some ex-
aggeration is blended with the facts.
But it is certain that as discoverer he
was a great success; but as a ruler, a
politician he was a failure. In those
early days some of the faults that mark
modern times were in evidence. and it
seemed as if it was for the best that
others should take up the government
of the new colonies. Columbus did not
give up without objection-he was made
to give up. 1t takes a man with a
great soul to step aside when his
greatest usefulness is ended and let
others take his place.
Others started to the newly dis
covered and promising country; but on
account of the natives and climate, or
internal dissensions, none would stay
but the faithful missionaries, who
worked for better cause than CONNER
cialism- for the saving of benighted
souls to God. The religious motive
dominated The rivers, forts and set
Elements were christened after the
saints. The dscoverer of the vast
Mississippi, in letter home put more
stress upon the fact that he had bap-
tized an Indian baby than that he had
discovered the great river.
The complete colonization of the new
country was made possible by the bap-
tism in blood of the first missionaries.
Columbus solved the problem of his
day; but are there no problems for US
to solve? We are apt to think that our
country will go on as great as it has
become, with none to watch; that it
will automatically care for itself. 1t
needs all the more watching, as the
mechanism is the delicate machinery of
democracy.
Certain dangers are to be avoided.
We must not dwell too long on the
glories of the past, but think about our
work. The home is in great danger in
this country. Think of 10000 people
living in one city block! Little children
craving for the sight of Gods sunlight,
for proper food, for training of the
right kind-for the things that are
denied them. Home is a devine insti-
tuition. Parents should take the place
of God at home; they should carry them
selves as such.
In the matter of divorce: If present
conditions continue, in the state of
Connecticut, in 20 years time every
other woman will become a Divorce.
There are great natural laws that must
be kept. 1t has ever been with the his
tory of nations that when the birth
rate is less than the death rate, the
foreign invader is inevitable, and the
life of the nation as nation is lost.
Then, in education educate the whole
man: neglect a part, train the mind
only, and you have an intellectual mon-
strosity.
Again, more patriotism. Many a
man today will not even vote, unless a
carriage is waiting to bring him to the
polls. To fully realize the possibilities
of this wonderful country we must each
do our individual part. We are as on a
eminence before the whole world If
we are unfaithful in our business or
politics we are going to fail. Scandals
like the Lorimer case are too common.
Cheating, perjury, grating, seem SO
common here that Canada in refusing
the treaty of reciprocity only expresses
/ the feeling that we are too corrupt to
trust.
1t is not right that religion should be
divorced from business, from politics
and from the family life in country
where the discoverer was so strongly
religious. Washington left as his latest
word to uphold religion as the prime
factor in the preservation of the ma
ton.
Under an abiding respect for moral