Show progressive THOUGHT ir IF this Is ism aku age of great inventions and events it is no less one of great thoughts in a dazed sort oi of way the thea leading thinkers of jhb age are beginning to perceive and to reason that human society is organized upon a wrong basis at least so far as the ownership of material wealth or 0 property is con corned within the last few years there have been advanced in the civilized nations ideas upon this subject more bold and stupendous than lany fany contained in all the uninspired philosophy by of past ages these ideas embrace tittle little more than a were mere smattering of the great truths upon the same subject that have been communicated to man by means of modera revelation but they are nevertheless too advanced to be grasped jaca aped by the masses masses who unable to comprehend the prIal principles ples to which they related felat make of arguments derived from them a perverted use tor for the s support of the wild chaotic theories herrl es of socia socialism lisla and kindred systems there is truth enough in the theories of silencer mill george ad other writers of the sanie same school to create a great deal of commotion in society and the agitation resulting from such writings as they bave put orth may aay at first seem antagonistic to the best interests of mankind in general theories d evoid devoid 0 of truth never accomplish widespread results but ultimately truths forced upon the attention of men effect good that recent years should have witnessed for the first time in the history ol 01 th theor the world orld the promulgation of the theories to ta which we have hake referred an and which embrace in more or less fragmentary and confused torm truths that were first mao made known to men in this age by means of new revelation justify the belief that the writers to whom we have alluded are directly or indirectly indebted to the teachings of the church of jesus jesua christ of latter day saints to an extent greater than th they would be willing to confess the he greatest objection to this feature of we the matter is those teachings are not being put forth in their true form but are being mixed up with the false ideas and theories of the men who make use of them ithem often at the expense of a wholesome effect but at a right view of the course of events and developments among mankind will confirm the enlightened mind in the belief that all wage things are working together to bring to pass that state of enlightenment and li progress lr alog r ess among the human race u necessary s sary to tit nt it tor for the approaching top of peace |