Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-11
On the Incline, the Decline, or Drifting

of
significance people possibility
the German tunps American vaor 1t
the intelligence and mohg
along with allies in bringing the successful conclusion
is particular trouble marshag the nations forces for the
anm phment that end even tho there be some opposition which " far
The chief question that this nation is the same question tina
depl
of to the sunlight of civilization History furnishes evidence tina
all the antiquity
higher just modern nations have been
day Owing the fact that the made hardly pcepbe
generation difficult definitely
ability further The
activities of people varied that it is difficult for generation
part history again
of people change with the generations These inevitable conditions
today those who insist that civilization decline
si that reached the top and drifting awaiting the
evabe
and Rome after she had enjoyed
teecta religious and moral With this end in the
all conditions leading up to out of must naturally its probable
effect civilization determining whether still
cline at the top have passed beyond the zenith and the decline
1t evident the historian fnancier the
another Then it is necessary that our civilization be viewed from al an
the intellectual
from the moral viewpoints
As to the Mater Side
All the nations that have nOurised found that they advanced
the plane of the wealth of the that
reached the zenith of glory and renown the conditions of poverty decreased
accordingly They found also that where the wealth the people
of then civilization Judg-
ing our civilization from the material side Is evident that the nation is
the incline aho admitted
wealth at this particular time matter of serious those
who look far effects While
received during the world period staggering blow
in permanently wealth
ton still increasing and the distribution
there doubt that the majority people believe that
net yet by any means reached zenith far material
From the Intellectual Viewpoint.
Again the historian finds that the nations of antiquity reached
zenith of accordingly inteectual
ces Aristotle Plato plane gave
to the world Cicero Caesar host other intellectual
AS these nations reached
absence of the intellectual world marked
This
of great intellectually Perhaps other
of history has magnificent
tie evidence increasing intellectually strong
will be decreased Alho the interfere
the development literary nothing
Der of scientists will be decreased On the other hand believed
we have increased opportunities for the development
and business.
AS to the Religions Aspect
Here hesitate off forbidden
insist that civilization religion decline
EN- with all his acts and it would be dffeu matter to enarat th re-
igious other
the religion of that would difficult
controlling description
of the religious functions of would
of all mankind Whether Bahman,
an Adventist man is nsincively religious.
We have but little doubt that the people of this
religious today as they were in "ashngon or neOns time is sf
that than thousand
room for aronment All Sand ON common nnd and t VA i m ind;
viewpoint,
there Notwithstanding
of power Judging from tn
we come now TO e most SERIOUS matter or consideration history
repete with evidence that nations thrive materially intellectually
relgouy yet morality
combination the
possibly the religious influence have banefu effect
principles
in of the
history committed the religion
be cizaon the
of
n bestl literature including the Bible
concluding
phase question
individual
what the line paccing the
S another
chastity? How about cheruness? How about kline
unseishness?
that make the
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