Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
SPIRIT OF UNREST.
Rev. MIR, staples Finds II Prcvsi'"
among Many Nations.

The Rev G. J. Staples gave one OF his
forcefu addresses Fri
day evening at Ethan Allen club before
=. large number of the members. The
toDic Of MIR. Staples's address was An
outlook for tho New Year" 1t dealt in u
broad manner with the world conditions
that mark the beginning Of the year 1912.
Looking out upon all the nations of the
world. MIR. Staples said one Is impressed
most By the unrest of all the population
Of the earth. A special point of this I'M
rest, ne said, is the unrest Of the mind.
Wen know not what they want but 1t Is
true. nevertheless. that they do want
more deeply than ever before. This same
unrest characteristics the talk life. religion
and politics of men.
In emphasizing this point. Mr.. Staples
referred tc tho unrest that has seized
anon China The revolution in that coun-
try. ne said, has arisen from the pertra-
,ion into the country Of ncw ideas and the
u,sotting Of the old ideas. The Chinese
nation has preserved tho longest period
% pcaoe In tho annals Of the worlds his
Tory. but II Is now waking through the
influence OF this unrest that prevails
among all the nations, and men scarcely
know how tire change IS being wrought
The speaker touched on the conditions
y: persin and India, where he said the
people had been crushed and unable to
assert themselves for years. This same
spirit Of unrest had, he said, invaded these
countries.
In America, Germany and England said
MIR. Staples, It Is the unrest Of class
against class. In the two latter the I'M
rest Is showing itself more strongly than
in America, but this country is facing the
slow coming ON of the crisis which can
not be avoided, although it may be post
poned.
Accompanying this spirit of unrest,
said Mr.. Staples. there has come great
wave Of hopefulness amons the people
of the world. n hopefuness for better
things. Men and women have heretofore
been content to stay in the position
in life in which they were placed when
Young. Now, however they are not con-
tent to remained fixed. The young ladies
marry and move TO other communities;
he young men are always shifting and
Young blood is lost to some COMMUNE
lies only to be gained by others. Out
OF this hopefulness for betterrnent OF
their position comes an atmosphere of
life.
Inventions and improvements have
much to do with This new hope. PeO-
pie are beginning to trust to the fact
that each new invention opens new di-
rections fl which men may express
themselves and be'Omc of value to their
fellowmon The very spirit of CONNER
cial organization is formed of this
reaching out after new methods of eX-
preston
Mr.. Staples pointed to the history of
the steam engine as parable demon
stratipg the worlds condition to-day.
The small engine of years ago was in
capable OF doing the work Of the en-
gine of to-day. 1t was not heavy enough
nor properly constructed. 1t required the
more powerful engine of to-day to stay
on the irons and maintain its equili-
brium So with the people OF the earth,
It Is only through the larger COMMUNE
lies Of men that the worlds peace can
he maintained. In these days the small
affairs OF the little States make no i'm
preston upon the larger nations. Tho
great nations in the worlds peace par
Lament serve as the balance wheel and
we must look to these great nations to
preserve the equilibrium.