The Republican journal., 1914-11-05

take refuge in military oespOsts"' AN .!s
| what career was his-first as an Artll
/ lery officer. and then a. commanoer-ln
chief of the army Of Italy and the army
Of Egypt, then as First Consul. ant
finally as Emperor of the great nation
as in the pride Of his heart ne loveo e
call France. Thrones were overtnroWl
at his will, and nations crusned oy MI
mighty band. Then suddenly ne SAM
and disappeared, as if star OF the mrs
magnitude had been stricken Irofa the
| armament. -,
Among the great events OF the last
century may be reckoned the Diottlne
out of Poland from the map OF nations In
| 1895, and the partitioning OF her territory
and people by three of the great powers
of Europe. Russia, Prussia ana austria,
like three great robbors, cut ana carved
as best suited their interest ana pleasure,
and heroic Poland as distinct nation
was no more.
The revolution of 1880 in France,
which displaced Charles the Ientn, and
raised to the throne Louis fnihpe-and
that of 1848, which drove him 10 seek
refuge and safety among people VINO
had long been regarded as the natural
foes of France; and which Drought up
another Napoleon to be dlctator, ana
chief ruler, are among the great events
of the century.
The humbling of Russia at Sebastopol;
the rebellion in India, which shook British
power, and for season threatened Brit
ish rule in that country-the rebellion IN
China, and the vast amount OF misery,
years of bloody war have occurred, must
be put into the list of notable events.
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mighty struggle on the plains OF Italy, IN
which some hundreds of thousands OF
armed men, all trained for the bloody
work, have met on the field OF battle.
and tested their skill in the work OF
mutual slaughter.
Had we any scale by which to measure
those mighty evils, and guage the
amount OF human woe they have oc-
casioned, the result would be truly ap-
paling.
But there have been other changes less
painful, more benign. The advances
made in mechanical philosopy, the sub
sidising of the elements and agencies OF
nature to the business of life-the ap-
plication of steam to the arts, and COM
merce of the world, making electricity
the medium of communication and thus
changes which no human foreslgh
could have predicted century since.
There have also been great advances
ty-in moral reforms-in the means and
agencies to bless the nations. The tenn
perance reform-the abolition of the
slave trade IN Great Britain-shall we
say in America?-th the abolition of slavery
in ha Tpli o.
dan counties-and of serfdom in Russia
these are among the marked incidents
of the century.
Nor would | fail to mention the great
efforts of the century to spread abroad
the glorious gospel-to furnish the worle
with a religious literature, and gospe
ministry and the pleasing success witt
which God has been pleased to crown
these efforts
The changes and improvements of thu
past century are full of promise for the
future of our world. The world is yet il
its youth.-The life blood goes bounding
through its veins, indicating health, ane
further growth.
What another century will develop
what they who shall stand upon this spo
in 1859, shall witness who is sufficient!
sagacious to prognosticate or adventur
Gus enough even to guess? Who dare
affirm that the present age has reached
the highest point of human improve
ment? Or that the next century will
not witness even greater improvement
than the past? Who can tell that tn
men of 1859 will not look back upon u
with some such commiseration for gu
darkness, and for the infalicities of GU
condition, as we now feel for the men o
1859? The march of improvement is on
ward and rapid. When or where 1t sha
reach it's summit, it is not. for US to know
BE it our concern to act we'll our par
during the brief day of our life. Cherish
ing a devout gratitude to God that GU
condition in life is so much more desil
able than that of the generations Ger
tury ago-let US aim to make the cond
ton of our posterity more elevated an
happy than our own.
Long before another century sha
have passed away, we shall have fnlshe
our earthly task. and have gone to on
award, MAY we so work while day last
that we shall meet the appreciation of GU
Maker and Judge, and enter upon lit
of endless bliss.
Owing to the grafton having occuple
so much of our space, we are unable
give in detail the dinner and afternoo
exercises. An excellent dinner W;
provided for the invited guests by tt
public spirited citizens of Stockton,
which a large number sat down.. IL
rest of the vast multitude were divide
into groups of tens, twenties and fiftle
I many of the parties having brought, the
own repast with them, and the OHM
hour passed with mirth and Jovlallt
, Immediately after all assembled again
, front of the stand, when the Preside
of the day introduced Hon. N. G. Hic
born, POSTMASTER of the occasion, WI
, read list of excellent and approprla
sentiments, many of which were eloquen
, ly responded to by gentlemen presen
. The festivities were continued till la
+ hour in the afternoon, when the asser
blage adjourned to the year 1889 +
those of the company who may be llvlr
then!
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