Show The Moral Advancement of the Race As an advanced science implies an advanced artthe progress of the two being ever conditioned uponeaeh otherso the great advances of the sciences and arts imply a corresponding correspond-ing development oi human intelligence intelli-gence The principal of action and reaction prevails in the world of mind as in the world of matter and while the human intellect by cogent applications appli-cations 01 its powers has established multitudinous differentiations in things once inextricably i intermingled a corresponding differentiation and specialization of its own powers has inevitably resulted But specialization specializa-tion of Junctions being the direct evidence evi-dence of its greater perfection it is incontrovertible that the multiplication multiplica-tion of specializations of knowledge by human inquiry has resulted in improvements im-provements of the power of the human hu-man mind The strain now put on human power to Keep pace with the advances already made is an assurance assur-ance that there will be in the future no lack of occasion for continued mental development All departments depart-ments of human enterprise have in truth been already so marvelously developed de-veloped as to defy the complete grasp of any but specialists of more than ordinary capacity Croakers may find fault and stigmatize the advance oi the age as mainly material Never did carping criticism have poorer ground for its averments The material ma-terial advance is fully matched by the moral advance Proofs of it are so multiplied as scarcely to deserve enumeration Liberty to think boldly and to give free utterance to hones convictions is i fast becoming a sacred principle of society Liberty of per San an equal justice irrespective of rank and wealth are now almost everywhere recognized as divinest principles of government The sick and the unfortunate instead of being left to die without aid or to pine thrcugh a miserable existence are now everywhere provided for at the expense of those whom fortune has subjected to less severe trials Sumptuary Sump-tuary laws are now not only known to be useless but their principle is condemned con-demned Private war has almost ceased to be waged and the duty 01 revenge once sanctioned by religion has given place to the duty of forbearance for-bearance and forgiveness The well being of ones neighbor now uni versaly felt to be the good fortune of ones self Vast accumulations of wealth instead of being squanders in the purchases of places and useless decorations for elevating ones self above his fellows are now employed In educational industrial and eleemosynary elee-mosynary foundations Peter Bryce i Me D in Popular Science Monthly |