Excerpt from Righteousness Exalteth a Nation: A Thanksgiving Sermon Various circumstances contribute to a nation's wealth and power. The fertility of the soil, the mineral resources, the climate, and the geographical position of the country in relation to other nations - all exercise their appropriate inuences. As civilization advances, much depends upon the right application of the facts which science has brought to light, upon the judgment with which capital is invested, and upon the skill, industry and thrift'of the inhabitants. The soil is the source of all material wealth, but it is only by science and art and skilled labor that the materials of wealth are developed and brought into use, while com merce does its part in the distribution of the products. There are, nevertheless, phenomena in the history and. Present position ofnations which cannot be accounted for by the facts which properly come within the. Province of the political economist, and it becomes necessary to take. Into account the moral and spiritual forces that are at work.

There are various nations which have occupied positions in the history of our world, and exercised an in uence on the human race, quite disproportioned to their extent, their physical resources, or the number of their inhabitants. Palestine, Switzerland and Scotland will at once be suggested to your minds as illustrative of this re mark. In the relative positions and powers of the nations of the earth in the present day, as well as in the history of the past, we find striking illustrations of the maxim of my text - righteousness exalteth A nation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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