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THE OTOBAB. ’S'KAJSJWt; OF
YOBl'l'Jt.
BY T. H, K., IN “ O'lH LlViNG ANU
OUH DEALi”
'We all arc to a veTy great ei?"'
tent ereiituves of cireuiiistanees;
The views and opinions wo cher
ish are to n considerable degroe
those we have inherited. What
•we think and believe are mainly
the result of edtteation. If we
were born in India we would
probably believe as do the peo ■
plo of that section of the globe.
If we were a .Jow ws would prob
ably reject the Bavior and the
New To.stameni So it is of the
greatest importahoo that our edu
cation should be of the right kind
—that ive shoukl be taught what
is true. Man is a moral being—
but few will deny that proposi
tion. He is then subject to a
law, is responsible to a govern
ment, has certain imperative ob
ligations resting upon him, must
perforin ee-vtain duties. Re has
a conscience, and by its decisions
his own acts must be a.p)pfoved or
condemned. That eonscieuce will
be a poor judge of what is right
or wrong, sinful or righteous, un
less educated or enlightened. As
a membef of tlie family, as a cit
izen of the State, as an immortal,
he will have grave and numerous
duties to perfoi’a! throughout life.
Mere knowledge, unsanctified and
tin purified,, will hot make a man
a liotter eillzeii. Knowledge i.s
indeed a great factetr, but it must
be properljf Used,' must cause the
possessor to soiiform his conduct
to the denKtflds of a» enlightened
tinderstaiiding.- or it is Riaiiih-
valueless for good, and becomes
an instrilmenf often Of positive
evil. Knowledge itself lias no
direct refof'msttoi’y power Man\'
learned men afe very bad, vicions,
coiTupt. Knowledge' ft an ole-
ment of pvnver',- When tvell di-
fectod, if 'is atf element to do
good. If you train a man's intel
lect neveS st* highly,, and leave
his moral nature uneared for,
you will eViy- create a sort of in-
tellectuai J'r.asfeeris'joih vtlic’ ttill
destroy aiid corruiit. In mere
intelle'etual traiu-ing there .ft no
mysterioui?; diJest,- s-i' real tenden
cy towards- sMwa.l^elsva.'tio'ii,- A
■virtuous ma.V is net tlie product
of mere nSeutal ia'provems'mcat.
The highest speeinieiis of man
kind are ilioso in which tlse iu-
felloctual and- moJal sateres lu-e
trained and d'isciBK'iWd'. I'he
greatest femmi-Kg;' wi-thoil-t a ra-ora!
basis is maJe offsii hurtful to the
possesstn* than bsneficMil. It- is a
tiiiklingi cymbal-
Th-V Msfory of -Jivilieation
shows -Ehiu fa-ct;- that education
Without the ksowledge -of Clod
and His revealed truth as- made
known in the Bibla,. “served to
coriiipS ?!»■ puldie' morals and
hasten iSie diecity cf the- Stefe.”
.Ancient an-A mcdeJii lifttory is
■Silod with paififel examples il-
Idstrasive of thi-j- sfatsment. We
believe i'3 is- far better that a yoiitli
should KMjelvo no education than
subject hi-ni So the manipulation
of a teaelier who is a luosal leper,-
an- atheist,- or' a, scoil'cr' cf the re-"
ligien of Mhi'ist Josn-s. Ne-
knowledge ever yet- gs.iiie't in.
any of the scliools is- remotely
Coaipatabl'e to the perferma-itee of
aaoral dufies. i'o cd-ucatior. is
sate, desirable, valiitible, or tlio---
roiig'l'j that neglects the moral
nature, for r-1! men are moral be
ings and subject to lavl Hence'
the necessity of i-eligioUs to'ffoh-
ing-^'niid religious teaching of the
riglit kind,
We would not knowingly place
O'ur son at a school'under the
management of one who did not
believe in Hod and Chri.stianity,
We ■would not consciously sub
ject him to tlie cruel influence of
a teaelier who was niifrutlifol, dis-
y'nni'latiiig, unreliable. No man
is fit to teach vidie i,-j not govern
ed by high principles, and who i.s
not over carcfol to educate the
hearts as well as the minds of liis
pupils. We wbtild not give a
bail bee for all the so-called science
of the world that does not aCt as
a hand-maid of true religion, and
does not recognize Jehovah in all
things. If mail then is a moral
being responsible to a moral law
or governmoiit, does he not re
quire religious training ? Is it
possible to educate him for the
pei'foniianco of moral duties ivith-
out the element of religions faith ?
Can he lie what God intended
him to be without religious cul
ture I Is not morality sounding
brass without the sanctions of re
ligion f “ Religion and morality
5 in no more be divorced than
cause and effect; for the religious
principle is the gro>iind of all
iiioral obligation, and it is an im
possibility to sustain a system of
morals without a basis of reli
gious faith.” He is indeed a nice
toaciier of morals wlio rejects the
Bible, that great armory of t-utii
and depository of the purest and
highest ethics ! And yet the Bi
ble must not be taught in schools.
But so does nUt hold the writer
who is alone respon.sible for the
above TieSVs,
Siiise writ'ing the aoovo we
liave met with a passage that is
so wise,- so weiglity, so ge'riiiane,
that we gladly quote it, for in all
the ages there have bee'ii few
such tliinkors- as Ivord Bacon.
His irttera-Kces have commanded
the cio.sest attention of the lead
ing m-'ind-s since Ms day. The
great- pliikisouiier well u-mler-
stands how paftry and unsub
stantial is more hmiian learning,
however gilded and full of ah un
seemly and ovenvoeiiing pride.
when not resting upon the secure
foundation of moral discipline and
a firm faith in God and ilis truths.
He thus admonishes us r
“ Seein.g that know!cdg@ is of
those things w'hich ai-e to' b'e ac
cepted of witi! caution and dis
tinction ; iieiiig now to open a
fouiitRin.. such as- it is not easy- to
discern where' the issues ana
streams t-liel-eof will take and fall;
1; tliougiit it necessary in the first
place, to make a strong and sound-
head or bank to rule and guide
the course of the wate.vs; by set ■■
ting down this position or firma
ment ; namely, that all knowl
edge is to be limited- by religion,
-and to be referred to use and ac
tion. For if a-ay man shall think,
by view and- inquiry info those
tahi to any lig'h.t for the rove.al-
ing of the- nature and- v/ill of God,
he shs.il '.langevoUsiy abuse liim-
self. 1-f is- f-rue that- the Coiit-sm-
plaiiori of tie creatures of God
iiath for end, as lo the creatures
themselves, knoivledge; but as
to the natiire rtf (iod, no knowl
edge,- but woi'duf ; winch is noth-
iitg else blit _ crtiitrtnijjunion bro
ken off or lo.sing itself. Nay,
further, as it was aptly said bv
one of Plato’s school, the souse of
man resembles the sun, which
opopeth and revealeth the terres
trial globe; but obseurcth and
concealeth the stats find Celestial
globe'.' So' doth the seiiso discov
er lialiiral things, but it darken-
oth and slifjttetli np Divine. And
this appertreth siffficieutly in that
there is no proceeding in inten
tion of knowledge, but by simili
tude I and God is only solffike;
having nothing in eomiBon with
iinj' ereatttre o’thofwise as irf
shape or tfOpe. Therefore, at
tend his iVill as himself openeth
it, and give unto faith that which
unto faith belongeth; for more
W'orthy is it to believe than to
think or know, considering that
in knowledge, as tVe are now Cap
able of it, the mind siitforetls by
inferior natures ; but in all belief
it sufferetb from a spirit which it
holdetli superior, and more au-
thoriz-.-d than itself.”
The great living Elngfisfi poet
speaks the eamc tremendous truth
when he thus writes of krtovvl-
odge, full of wild courage' and un-
seemh boldness ;-
'■ Fu-Iy but tu lairtf
xHll barriers hi her oTuvartl niM
F(ir iiov^cr'. Jjei her knoic her place ;
Hlu* is the seti-)»d, not tlu* first.
A lii^her hand muiit inako her inrld
if all be Cot in vain ; anif guide
rfer fix/tsteps moving si'-iio by
With wiscioin, Zfie the yCuiujer child
For she is eurthiy of the mind,
liui wiedwn heavenly of the eo^l.'^
With a Pasha.
Mu Gautier describes’, in Ms
work on Constantinople, adifnier
to wliich ho was’ invited by an
ex-paslia of Kurdistan. room
"n wliicAf liiiT liost r^'cei /etd him
was a jilain onoy with a wooden
coil'ingc pahitee^ whrtQ ati'd reliev
ed by stripes of bine. A straw
mat, two cupboards, and a divan,
covered with Persian silk, formed
the' furnituf^b.- Tbe luxurious
furnishing of a Turkisli house
hold is confined to the haroni.
Tliere are lich caipets, embroid
ered tapesferies, divans of soft
silk, inlaid tables of pearl and
agate, ncli ])erfumes burned in
censers of gold, and fountains of
perfumed water. But there no
male friend or relative may enter.
But to the dinner. Says the wri
ter :
The fast was ended for the day,
and the servants appeared, bring
ing pipes, glasses of water, and
sweetmeats; tins light collation
serving to indicate that the faith
ful can legally begin to take
food.
Then tlrey placed before the
divan a large dish of brass, care
fully poHsbed and shining like a
shield of* gold, whieb they
arranged different meats in porce
lain dishes. These d-isl^es support
ed by one low tbo-t, serve for ta
bles, and three or four persons
can easily be accomodated arouiid
ciiO of them,
Tablo-liiion- h a luxnvy 'CDi-
known in the Inast ^’’hey eat
without tabloclotli or napkin, bur
give you to dry your fingers, little
squares' of embroidered' rhuslin,
frinjred with gold, and- eloseh'
resemblih^ What the .Knglisli call
‘'d’oylcysa ])fe^aMi(/r^ by fio
means becansli you
use at these repast? itO knives hr
forks bxce|jt thbsd Vdbrfh to Fa
ther ffdain;
In this case thC paslia, foresee
ing nty en>l'arrassmenf, iiad mos'
considerately caused mo to be
supplied with a silver spoon j but
I declined it, being resolved lo
conform in all .sncli part.il'alars to
tile usages of the country;
Doubtless in the ^istiniation of
tlie masters of i\i (krt of European
cookery, thei Turkish style of cu
linary art Would appear utterly
barbarous atid patriarchal ; but
their dishes are not devoid of skill
in preparation, nor by any mearig
made at random;
They are very ntimefous,- ^nd
succeed each otlier rapildy ; and
the custom is to' take Witli the fin
gers ^ few mouthfuls from ' each
dish. They consist of morsels of
mutton, dismembered fowls, fish
dressed in oil, cucumbers in vari
ous fashions, balls of rice wrap
ped in vine leaves, and pancakes
with honey : the whole sprinkled
with ros^o-water; slightly dashed
with mint and aromatic herbs, and
the banquet being crowded
witli tlic sacred. a dish
as rigorously national as the ^wc7i-
dro of Spain,- the cousem-s^ju of
the Arabs, the sauc-r kraut
maru', or the plum-pudding cf.
lle'eh Ife4 Id d lytidgnitiou of the
lo-Ve dt Temjitfitiohs and
pcrseb»»tion§ wefe piit-siiing him;
ile needed a sure' fefiige; Ihd
little bird that had down into hi^
bosom was? safe; It had found a
refuge. 'lA whom .should lie fly
when hotly ph'-shed by thethniij-
lie took hie pen and \ti-6te:
of „
Ij'ot i/ie to thy
Tire tlionglft fjrew tijlrtli Iiirii;
With it, canffi tioui’irttirtn and
trust. Ills fears were s'tilled, like
tlirf lirtart of the ffiitterinq- bird.
Ho wrote tin; bof. owing' the ini-i
ilgdr-jr of the h3'iim frii'ni the iffei-
tirtiit •
“Other ri-ftigi h'aVo I ifouo,
livings my 6'u’
England; sid which fi^pires,
compulsorily, in all l^urkish re
pasts in palace or in cottage.
For drink we had water, sher
bet, and syrup of chemes, which
last we sipped from a dish with a
tortoise-shell spoon furnished with
an exquisitely- carved handle of
ivory.
Tko meal ended-, tW bi'aaen
table was removed, and water
brought for wt^tsliing (an indis-
pensible ceremony, when one has
dinner with no other “plate’' than
his ten fingers).
Then cofiee w’as served, and
tite chibouckilii presented to each
guest a superb pipe with an ex
quisite mouthpoaco of ambeiv and
a stem of cherry wood as glossy
as satin, each pipe being supplied
witii a tuft of Macedonian tobac
co, and j)laood upon a little plate
of metal laid on the floor to pre
serve tho mat from the sparks or
ashes wiiif.h might fall from tlie
ighted bowl.
From the Coinpaiik
Th« lSefuy;c.
A religion poet, Rev. Charles
Wesley, was day sitting by
an open window, look.vng out
upon the blue sky and summer
fields. A bird attracted his at
tention, as it flitted among the
trees in the sunslune. Just then
ha-w'k suddenly swept iqioii it.
The affrighted bird tried to escape.-
The hawk pursued it hither and
tliither, again and again diving
from above to seiz^ it, and seem-'
ing sfure of its p^^y at last.
In the extremity of its tcfribr,-
the poor bird seemed looking foi’
some place of refuge. There
was none in the brigl-it air, the
green fields, or in tl*.e leafy trees,
it saw’ the ojien window and- tho
man sitting beside it. With ar
row like swiftness it sped to'vvards'
it, and with b'catlng Iveart ajid
(piivering- ’sving found^ refuge in
the poet’s bosom.
Charles Wesley had recently
‘‘All Illy trus't dt IS Stained ;
All fny li;61ii fi’oiW theo 1 bring;
Cover inf hbiJ
With thb dt ihy wing.'*'
Thrt little mess'^'bgfe'f from thS
aif bad tatfgbt him hbvt to writS
one of tlie sfwe'etest and most com
forting bj'mns in the language.
In Ills experience/ as’ well as in
that of tliousaiuls- of other hearts,
were verified the words of the
Master,—“Gome unto mo all fd
that labor and are heavy laden,
and I will give j-ott rest. Take
my yoke upoM j'ou, and learn of
me ; for I am moe'k and lowly iff
iieaf t; and ye ehaill find rest untd
your Bfrtils.” ^ u. it.
At Coui'ileoiis dtcB^rosf.
Pr! Samuel Johirsmi was .a manf
of sincere piety and diid not lack-
courage to reproYO lYroing, whe'rf
the occasion eeenred to' justify it:
He once visited a ship of the line',’
and received marked attentions'
from the admiral and other offi
cers. When the boat took him'
cm sli'ore/ a ycAm^- office'f asked' it
he had any fartlie'r comm'ail'ds:
The docto# replied, --
“Sir,' have tlie gooness to tha'nk
islr# admiral and all the officers
for thei.r kindness to' me, and' tell!
Mr. , the first lieutenant,' that
I bog ho will leave off flfo llabitf
of .sweoriug-.”
The J’oung office,> wishing to'
blunt the edge of the reproof, said
in' an apologetic wa)7 “Tbfefo' is'
no making, sailors do their d'uty
without naing strong language,
and his' majestv’s set vice rcquirirf
it.”
The dnetor siiid with' ^a'^6’
dignity,- “Then pi'aj-,' sir,- tell' Mri
i-that I beg him not to' Use'
one oatli’ more tlum is absolutely
roquirod' for the s'erriee' 6f hia>
majesty."
The youi*^ n-fficer \Vak silCht/
fooling that Mssipology had'been'
vorj' setirteouslji disposed! 6f,’ ah’
baviiig. very little worth.-
A.-gesilaus; King of Sj^aflia',' ad
mired by all for bis geiiBrosity,
and courtesy,-, was often- Calfotf
upon-'for advice. Chi One Obia-'
sion be wag' asked wlisit things'
were' most proper’ for bd^s to'
loa-rir? He" angWored “TbosO’
things which they ought t6 praC-'
tico wh^i they bCconfo liUen:”
This is'advice worthy a Sjjar-
t'an king, and- vlell' itorthy tlr^
pondering of every teabhbr, fot it.
is to bo-feared- that in- niuch of
the teaching- of the day,- thb very
things wliich boj-B'and girls ought-
to practice, not only iVhen they
get to be men and women, but-
whicli ihej' ought to practice now,,
are freqiioiitly forgotten;..=-ifetr-
II. A. SmelU.-