Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-05-12
A NEW cIcILIZATIoN-A NEW
WORLD.

eign race, stalwart in physical frame,
big in mental mold, strong in moral
convictions, broad in sympathies
which shall be world wide and uni
versal, and clad in the garments of
physical beauty, mental culture and
spiritual power-a new race, new
type of manhood, a rare type of wo-
manhood, a new civilizations new
world.
From the old world to the new
world the sons of men are coming. l
behold them! They are sailing over
every sea. Over the blue waters of
the Mediterranean, over the cold
waters of the Atlantic, over the
warm waters of the Pacific, over the
Indian Ocean, over the Yellow Sea,
over the sea of Japan, over the South
sea. They are coming! Coming to
people a new world. Coming to pro-
duce new race. Coming to enthrone
a new civilization.
They are coming! From Russia
with her diamonds and rags, from
Germany with her soldiers and
scholars, from France with her free
and Independent thought, from
Egypt with her tombs and pyramids,
from Greece with her isles and monu-
ments, from Rome with her relics
and ruins, from Italy with marble
and bonze, from England with her
cathedrals and chapels, from China
with her idols and affairs, from Pal
estine with her memories and phoph-
ecies. They are coming, from all ma
tions, from all lands, and from all
climes.
They are coming! Men born on the
banks of the Euphrates, men who
have labored on the shores of the
Nile, men who have been Graded on
the banks of the Rhine, men who
have sailed over the classic Thames,
men who have gazed upon the Armo,
men who have foated over the gold
en- surface of the Seine, men who
have worshipped near the sacred wa
ters of the Ganges, men who have
ibeen baptized in the turbulent wa
tiers of the Jordan-they are coming.
Let US contemplate the elements,
ingredients and qualities which must
enter in to produce a master race
new sovereign civilization.
1t will be, Intellectually, the most
brilliant race and civilization which
the world has ever known. The mix
ing and the blending of many bloods
will produce mighty brain. Where
nations mix and races cross there
you find new evolution in thought
product and brain power. The "cross'
wherever you find it indicates an in
crease of power. The very fact that
all races have been thrown into the
melting pot of destiny would seem
to indicate that God is preparing to
present to the eyes of angels the di-
vine masterpiece of history-a new
sovereign race.
Our new civilization will produce
race of magnificent physique and
superb physical strength. Scientific
care of the body will tend to elimi-
nate fads and faddists in strange and
eccentric phases of thought.
Our coming civilization will be one
in which womanhood will be en-
throned-for in that civilization will
be found all queenly qualities. The
tender touch of Florence Nightin-
gale. The genius of George Eliot. The
stateliness of Lady Somerset. The
charity of Elizabeth Fry. The
strength of Queen Elizabeth. The
eloquence of Frances E. Willard. The
soul qualities of Julia Ward Howe.
The devotion of Lady Huntington.
The heroism of Joan of Arc. The
craftsmanship of Jane Adams. The
divine persistence of Helen Keller.
The gifts and graces of Nellie Nc
Clung. The tender care of Clara
Barton.
It will be civilization in which all
necessary labor will be holy and
every calling as sacred as the calling
of the preacher ought to be. The girl
who stands behind the counter is as
necessary to our present civilization
as the lady who stands before the
same counter. The man who builds
a sewer is worker as honorable as
the city father who signs the con-
tract. There was a time when the