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Show j TIMELY TOPICS LIBERALISM Both in the matter af religion and In Ihe affnlrs of education liberalism af thought la leading these two enterprises la thla country Into atrange and itmltleee fields nowadaya. Minlatere are being urged to resign and college presidents are giving up their poeta. There la a very dletlnct Impression abroad In America, that wa ara passing through a period of tranaltlon In thought. How long thla will laat or what tha ultimate outcome will ba cannot ba fore-eeen. fore-eeen. It la Important just now to recognise that liberality of ezpreeaion not only la being conceived as Important In our national life, but actually la being expressed openly and boldly from tha peak Points. There la not very much likelihood of Ihe movement swinging to dangerous distances. The common aenaa of Ihe American people, la the final analysis, will provide against retarding Influences gaining tha ascendency. It would aeem ta be- a grave mistake to attempt to control the human thought. The brain la an Inventive genlue whlcb work, day and night. It produces new thougbta just aa an Inventor constructs new machines. It becomes be-comes the present duty of intelligent men and women to aludy tha llberaliept whlcb la coming Into conspicuous prominence at title hour, tha better to determine whether It la founded upon service or whether It Is but a passing fancy to Intrigue us. But all liberalism of thought. It muat ba confessed, la not menacing. vVa grow aa our reasoning powers ejpantL Dayton Nawa. |