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D I'ii L 1 0 AL HE 0 O HD! It, W-E D N Eft D A Y. F ISB R U A R Y 1 t, 1G70. BIBLICAL RECORDER. "February lo; 1870. - - llapls Spring- Church. . Here is ilaple Spring Meeting Ilouse,54 by 36 feet, a good hcfase : ceiled ovtr head. The stove is , ajjood". one.-. Elder Carroll ia he very acceptable pastor. The white males number 40. The neighborhood is delightful and the location is very desirable.' ' j 1 v , Arrangements nave been made to plaster he walls. Not a glass is broken out. Bobins and pretty girls are, ; remarkably plentiful r; Ilere is the Sunday school in ses sion. Superintendent Lankford i :: being : indisposed, brother : M. 1 Lankford, after a lively song, reaa s a selection oi ocnpiure anu brother Stallings leads in prayer. I The teachers and the classes 1 1 .now enter on their labors. Pa ' pen are distributed The .ed- lv ltor of tlie Recorder, on invita -liom makes ' a short speech ' on i suriday 4 schools. The school - is closed " and some beautiful I hymns are sung., Bastor Carroll readsPsaIm 91 - f-llymn,; "julnthy name O Lord, assem bling. : . v Prayer, Past or Carroll leading. : . fllymn, . , - , - Within thy house &c. The devotional Hymn and Tune Book is in use here, and, as always happens where that book is used, the singing is ex cellent. Text; Jeremiahx : 25, Pour cout thy fury on the hea . then 'that know thee not, anf upon the -families ' that call v- not on thy name. There is in the Bible no direct command for ; family worship.. Yet it is clear ' : ly taught as a duty. Abraham -and Isaac and Jacob built altars to God and there worshipped with their families. Joshua in ' a speech said: But as :f for me and my house" we well serve the l!.Lord. ; Job sent and ; sanctified his sons, and : offered sacrifices for tuem, -. And -this did Job continually. J eremiah - here . gives his estimate of family, wor- C' ship.:.: He classes non-praying V families with the heathen. Some v,-? think it makes no differenoe r whether prayer ever penetrates the roof. . Not so with the proph : et : These .words which I com- xaand thee this day, shalt thou A teach to thy children. We. are also encouraged - by the prom ,v ise that - children brought up in " the way in which' they - should gb will not . depart therefrom, j. ; How worthless are all our in- ,;, structions without , completing : the lessons with prayer. ; Parents . r can't teach ; their children piop : erly and effectively without pray er.' " : . -. ': j'l. It will bless the one lead ing in the exercises by promot ing consistency of, , conduct. Knowing he -must pray, he U more cautious in his temper. . More anxious to be in the Spirit, prudent and wise. His thoughts we directed to prayerand devo tion becomes . natural. It will exert a restraining influence on r, him. . . . ' . ' - , . v It, I will , impress . parents with the solemn obligations that bind them to discharge their duty ' to their ehildren. The parental relations . will be' understood as God has appointed them. They i:. will see immortal 'souls which ; ' must writhe ia anguish for ever, .: or dwell with Jesus throughout 0 eternity. The moulding ofhu ; man clay for God's service is a yEclc-nrcrpondbillty. 0. It will promote the spirit- 1 i:2litycf parents. When a man , feels this responsibility he will feel hij ignorance, his need of , V help, and will prHy with fervency. It will promote secret prayer for ctren-th and wisdom: If fathers and cicthcrs could realize their relation to immortal minds how ' -t Trcdld be their anxiety to zhzz2 their duty. 1. It will give children con - J.r.ce btLo piety cf their par 's cr.ls.D . .troy tLi3 cor.cTenceind train their children can have more influence over them than all the preachers in the world. Some parents talk better to the children of others than to their own. .The children understand this 'embarrassment and know the cause ofit. Dreadful thought! Even in. this world children ruse up in judgment against their parents. How much greater in the world to come , will be this condemnation. Go confess your faults, , IL Influence on children. It will impress them with the subject of religion. The boy growp up in ignorance of prayer is not impressed with religion; The boy raised in .a praying fam-. lly is accessible to the influences t)f religion. It is a means of grace. ,Yung Timothius thus rew up into use fulness in the church. There are witnesses on the other side in prison, in the penitentiary. Parents who do nothing for the culture of their children go down with sorrow to their graves. It is true that some children of'pious parents run into sin. Yet often, after the death of such parents, these same children have been brought back by the remembrance of these impressions. A 'good man had several wicked boys He died in grief in their absence. They returned to take the prop erty, and saw the Bible, and their fathers spectacles at the stand. Their souls were moved. They fell prostrate in penitence and were converted. O this training is never relaxed. Youth lives iu the future. Age in the past. The boy says "when I am a man," the man says "when was a boy." How we go back to the joys of our youth, and en joys the treasures of memory. Let me implore you ; my sisters, if your fathers and hus bands neglect these duties, to discharge them yourselves. John IVewton was the only son of his pious mother and she was a widow!' A songahymn he had heard , his . mother sins. was heard on a ship and his mother's hand seemed warm on his head, and he was converted. -Will it be so with your sons? You leave your children in this sin ful world. Pray with theni and their hearts will go back to the memories of youth aud the Ho h Spirit may make your pray ers the instrumentsof the salva tion of your children, i This is a brief , outlhieof an able sermon,- delivered with calm solemnity , and impressive unction, . . The editor of the -Recorder on ; invitation,' ! submitted his views, on religious papers and club was made up. - Bat Eock Cliurclu c ... r: 1 r ' " s i (I.rGr.CLil Jren '.".rt. Tl.cy hearfcr- : il:.2y hear others ! . z.r th:t ycu pro Acir minds ' ' ' . -'! Here in Franklin county threfe miles i frqm " the" Wake linfl" is lat iiock Utmrch., Here the bread of life has been dispensed by JEIders Crocker, Smith and J ones. Dr. . Rovall is now th e faithful and beloved pastor ' The house is forty by fifty feet. The No ceiling, no plas ienng: The stove is a good r one and there aronlythiHeen pansoXglass broken but. : .-- -i ? The ' weather is pleasant and the congregation is largely H 1- Hymn: t ' 1 ' . "Jesus refuge of iay souL" , "Vi " Dr. Royall reads I Cor. (u. -. Prayer, Dr." Royall leading. t The people .still, come, rf'and the. members present a fine ap pearance. ... There is tender feeling man ifest during prayer. . ;Hymn. - Text I Corinthians iii : 2i. "Let no man glory in men." t' The church at - Corinth was divided. The most distinguish ed men had labored for them. Paul,Apoilos,Cephas and others served them. Hence there Were divisions some for Paul, sor.3 for Apollos, some claimed to La of those whom Christ had sentJ Paul shows the" absurdity cf their conduct. Let no man ;!o- ry m men. ; I'm your iailh to man's sleeve. Do net c cc men as leaders to cf God. Lean cn word, not on men. 1. ao : i n nowevcr t nc .5, C t' ' . i y joined the church or noL.' Paul said he miht plant, Arc?J might water, but God enly could give "increase.' Man only exhib' itjf Uiel gospel ;,hedoes, :not: make it. We jgo lb see a pic-turef-not the man ; who exhib its iC So the preacher inust stand overshadowed ' by the cross of Christ. : Without God's grace and spiri the word is in vainrjr- Man' may :-have words, thoughts, power in speech ; all lsvain- without God's ,help Some ely on brother Earle to bring a revival of religion, and we are too prone , to connect the work of grace with the gift of men. 5 2.1 The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. t Phil osophers had beautiful theories. Socrates taught good doctrines,1 but mVpupils did not approach the christian standard. - The more a man loses sight of God, the more foolish his preaching is." ' We have seen ' wise Inen' and heard them preach; but their word fell without influence for good. Shuball Stearns, , a man of few points to commend him to public favor, - gavB the Baptists of the State an impe tus they never knew before. And others fired by Him have earned the gospel to other states. - , s 3. Men are too much creat ures of circumstanceu.ilf.we tie to a man, he should be station ary. Abraham was a good man yet he told a lie. David, a man after God's own heart, was guil ty;of mwder, Ehjah fled before Jezebel after all his show of moral courage.Your great men even m the ministry have reach' ed heights' by trickery. ; I mag nify my officej r ibve iny breth ren, but I must tell the truth. A saintly man reached the ; Papal throne by ;a shrewd line pf poly icy Some rise on the ruins of others. .yvould cover such a picture, Men are compassed ; with i infirmity. A very ? good judge hi my native state was a very fickle man. Men are igno- ranu as ugm preaKs on us we change'our views. No man is ed too tar.. Uor mod- g;ratulata each other to iustitute a corauHrtou of tlie tottering infancy of our literary mother with h.'r prca tnt utabl and rig-irous uiaturity.aad to engage in work tonight whiqh, if well done, may tend to "strengthen i h thingt, which remain atter t he ptfvere ordeal through" which she has passed. The " contract " bf tweeti the ptst and preteut js indeed ptnk ing. "We of the present day cannot realize ' how I gradual haa been tlie trrowtb of these institution- nor tlie winch their early ad fuuJationa w now, are Luildiufi htgijkr and higher the framework tf tiowleJge. r. -, i; lany tare the bright, start now birung ia tha rehgiouiand l:terary fiuiaentij oa which we feel we IM W rightful claim. And many WV t,,5e who now give clearest ex Btiona of , their capacity to. be tha Ming nupcessors aud.eyenauperiora Ifthttje. , But not to continue ' thi, jrisionary, strain.' wcrV will '..start the; uttestioii: ho? did tliese men attain teauwiin wmcu meir eariy aa- positions of honor, and inEnenre ycKsatea worked for, then,. a.d the hi(?n they ' ;by , many uimcuinea tna anei'am ruem. nus or b- of whftt togrit I As long a tne college ltneii cntjn- to el men, our; admired men; often bring reproach upon the Cause. Some, of those who were' once great,'- - now s hav auone;; to s do them reverence. Even righteous' Eot who vexed , his soul for ith'e sms of men. was i himself guilt v otfan mfamous crime. "j r.Let us jtEerefore take the word of God as ourguide and - follow his' in-' pnicuoDy always, a sure, and steadfast anchor Yor our I souls. Prayer, brother Clifldn lead- Hymn, rwo:;membersrare received by letter' from ,the " Oxford il -The clerk calls the Ion? roll of ninety-six .white! male mem- oers viae minutes are read. ' A'committee I is allowed ifiir ther'time. A - -nTh'e-editor pfCltEcpRDjk on invitation makes some' remarks on religious ripers. ' Dr.Royall tells that when he was a missionary rm a retired place, he kept up a. communica tion with t?e 7orld,by newspa pers W he should haveViried up spiritually. I am too poor to? do without religious papers. Dr. Timberlake makes a-Vshcrt speech." A hr3 elzb 'iziZs up; Tha. -Pope declines to afcrae tha cage of infallibility any more'. - t- ' ". - ( i. . Literary Aiirivercaric:. ? j At seven o'clock. P. IL. cn Friday,' ths 11th hst,aai;r - concoursa. !l3' the C!i--1 rf T7aiiror.:::::in..jcr3lL3 expectant cL IaztIC 3 unsx- pected rr. tj tricder. .1 c tLa eur 12.3 cfin beauty r - w " cuiuvat?! vcicss cnc3 - L hero but a r.::L.T Li:z'c family of yr- cn3, tu:I U.l...i. j lit.: . 1 - - ' -.1 1 uea to flourish ' the Euzelian and Fhilomathesian Sooieries "'will tttuon as monnments to remind ns of n fac tion and interest rarely parlleld Nor cn the maxim that where there is nounioiijthere is no strength apply to us , "We are two distinct boditu,:tis true. Onr interests are dividr J, Ijiut they are not ' opposed. ; EmaUtin, when kept ' within proper ksund and directed toward purpose of g()o is one of the most poteut engines of usefulness with which 'arV (n lowrel.' It is felt by lh'parijps ro 1x neceasary ever to h wattlui and working knowing that oth'ta are ready to avail thrmseivetTof tt ery oversight or neglect on their pari . Anyone, who has observed the wok ing of. this system; must have con cluded ere this that much nrre prugrea8 has been made by each tian had t he interest been ooraiaou. Tea, our enterprise is a complee tjuccesa. But white we forbear to look hack upon the dittanl past, we cannotfail to mention an event, which has lap peived, since the last anniversary of these Societies. Does it make no impression upon us to observe that not au occasion like this has occurred since the close of the war. when one of our banners did not give indication that all had not been well with lis ? Tonitfut, JEuzalia , mourns such loss Joseph L. Joyner, a young man of promise and aspirations as nsble as those of auy of us now living, has been cut down and has gone ihe way of all fleshy Bat, although away from home and relatives, he was not away from' friends. He seems to have been universally beloved. This member of our body was character ized by .an unusually sincere attach ment to the Society; evincing throughout the short period of his connection with us a peculiar inter est in our debates and business and giving tia good reason to expect to j find in him one who would by his brilliant success do honor to the no ble cause, which he had id willingly espoused and, which' with such f zeal he strove" to 4 support. Bui the jcsddeasea are sis ers.. One -does not; weep --, alone. One . does not hope to build upon the downfall of th other. Our interests are alike affected by any event. Yes, I am glad to say, the oeepry marked line which- divided Us at one timft is ,be- corningless and less distinct. -. ' Once indeed, there was nothing of harmo- ny enstincr. unaermmme rivalry and even at times deep, .feehngs pf nvy-wr ntert&inAd by the one toward' the other. But these ante beilum;l)ar bari ties" have now given way to the salutary dominion of con cord and - friendship, What, - then, should be our Ihoughts on this,, an other Oocasioa commemorating ,the' birth of an institution. which, we eel proud to appertains so closely w oiTseive8r i rne ' youtn ieels fiat tered never so much as when con vinced that he has an interest in an enterprise, which I of such "a I char acter as to' command the respect of the intelligent and inflnentiaL s" The spirit of self' is exhibited in 'this as in all other matters." Therels a feel ing of self-glory produced by reflec ting that there is a responsibt lity resting ujponHia- committed to his hahd3: !A.nd certainly in this case there is no groundless presump. tion,is Theie , surely are -consid- erations, .that must be t respected, in .view of which the members of the Literary Societies ' of Wake r Forest College are warranted in conxrratu- htir j ihenselvES ' on the relations which they sustain. "; The - cause d it sslf is noble and such as to com mend its advocates to the highest ' esteem of the wise and reined, r It has been rr:ll r-:l thit tiia debatij societies are the prctic J. part cf this institu- ticn. It u u then that whatever of Ci7:r!:uc3 tLa stulaut" rzzy have tai, can be put to use and be of eer- i to L:;If Lzi to hij fillow-stu c:r.t3. In ticn is found the great c : r-.i dzic.t l!i3 cdy native to i" ll!-- r.n n ttsra of hiatnrv . Ia tiers th9 ' f;c!iag cf di we hope eyt-r to arrive at such or equal eminence? . Tliu immediate respouBe, 'BuggeHte i by the experi? eoce or observation of all is alt ex cellence is attaiue J and when attain od is measured by actions. Work is ine uuiversai taw oi tne race t.Ld Lava to e.xcri 1 1 . . . ccIcrLdl "3 - 1 .V3 r; -3 forth into 2 . . ' i c f l-.be r awaiting ".j: '-, f.L:.L:r3 the . 1 c I --- J e rs form- t-3' race rui- 1 :a Gcd, rn - I 3 l-i-j a .-uoa in- ; "By peaceletss ; motion all, that ist SUt818tS.7t , i . , . . We ur . aware . that . the view in direct oppositiou to thisis now the most, popular that mental, culture is a good in itself and for its own sake, irrespective of all consideration of the advantages derived frnra tt m the way of capacitating. u for prr? forming more efficiently, our dutiep, and 7 for better carrying ,-put the dt sign of our creation. . The man, whose mental r faculties are fully cultivated, has so much real value added to him,. There is, 4 so to speak, more man there than formerly. Now we, take the ground that all these benefits are but inci dentals; They do not constitute the primary object of education. Many, we know, are the pleasures' arising irom it. Great the satisfaction which it affords. The ignorant; uncultiva ted man is deprived of much' which it is the privilege of the I learned to enjoy. The former is, to a . great extent, dependent on the latter. 'Ha sees effects, but has to go to the man of science to " ascertain' the causes. He Uses the inventions of educated men without stopping to inquire into " the workings of. the mind, which suggested such' conve niences; or hoping ever to under stand them. He listens with amaze-' cent to the newly made discoveries, which the man of thought with such zeal gradually" develops.' He lootcs upon himself as altogether in-' ferior. Once they were on an equal ity.' The ' one has advanced:, the 'other has made no progress. ' He' has not performed the duty,' which' he owes to himself,.' that of self-culture. Ha has not fallowed ' himself to be guided by reason- which told him that ' his mind was not to be neglected that : hist jntellect was susceptible of great expansion It is now but a barren -waste. j . i Education is intended to assist us in our business operations to help. us wore. . ieidsot labor - await us an very direction - They are all so intimately connected too; and so de pendent upon ' each other that, the same kind of men must be ; called to fill them all.: And educated ; men should he apprized.of their respon sibility in this regard. " - " -, -There must be-an educated minis try J our rulers should be educated ; our dispensers' of law and justice should be. men , of cultivation and wisdom. And do we c not need as well educated farmers j and mechan ics? Those,", who' engage1 in these pursuits, value', their - education not merely by the amount of pleasure. and satisfaction, which it affords ; but as ' being' indispensable to the proper management of their business. 1 The proper discharge of tmr. du ties demands ; that : we . should be practical And yet liow little do the present crop of young men realize the vast ' amount of labor, . of real work that is before them. : A. great proportion of the disappointments oi life' arise from this source. We have no definite conception ;of what we have to do in real life. j ,They cannot ;bring the -matter pome to their own,"minds making it a personal necessity--expecting jreally to have .to engage in . wor. themselves, that those very - hands, that that very : headi which I h ' now employed in unravelling the myste ries of ihe classics ormathematics, will 'some day have to be used to grapple with actual things and mat ters of fact. .' i We would not advise you to strive io obtain aprac ticn. l cause all education is practical.1 I ' Tha xnbd nscdj to ba. trahsd lzI every step in , this direction is so cicch preparation for lifa and its da ties. We are not callad upon to re ject thosa books, which contain noth ing that v.-3 can eca to be practically advantageous. They may -improve the mind by had:rj to ; think. By thsn car racai J fara!l:c3 ere d v eloped and we ere thus gradually, thou-husccnscic" - ly cir 1 tLrou-h a course cf . prearatira for active Eu, wh:!3 t:3 do nctt!.: eiuca- Ir r 1 1 r.- J M terprises tell us, that men di)c2d i and able to work are the' ones re quired to benet their fellows and f ai thssr the cause of humanity. - Let us. then, who are enjoying the ad vantages of education keep this end in view,' being meanwhile en couraged to continue striving to ac quire it by . the pleasure , which it affords, though this , be but inciden tal. As to the reasons why educated men are best suited to engage in bus iness , w) feel, that it were useless tot enter into any labored statement of them. We can se that all know, the advantages of education from the high stand which educated men are allowed to take. The man of true learning- can ' always command re; spect : and, if he shows , himself to possess energy and f industry,; will never find it difficult to obtain good positions in the land. , It is a mista ken idaa that . some have, that the country is already too fall of profesi sioaal men and that it is useless for them, to be wastiag their time at school. There is no kind of business that you can engage in. that cannot bo better performed by the helps of education. . We must admit, howev er,., that I here are certain s depart ments of labor, to which education is' more - indispensable than others. They all have their peculiar require ments. And it is necessary, that one, who intends to engage in any one of these, must devote himself to a special bourse of sludy in his prep aration for it. There are courses of study that should be pursued prior to any wmcn are necessary ror any par ticular purpose. General preparation is thus to b made to the more spe cial preparation. "The young minis- ter snouia not enter lmmeaiateiy up on the study of Theology. The young physician should hot restrict himself to the 'study of medicine or attempt to understand its mysteries, until he has learned the principles of general ' science and been trained to think. The young lawyer should first undergo a coium' of thorough' drilling in the studies of a collegi ate course before he opens Black- stone. -No one profession is so inde pendent of the others, :' that it is not nessary for those, wh0 'engage in each, to' .receive a common prepara tion. V Much depends on the cultiva tion of the mini' irrespective" of its Application io any' special depart- meat ot laDor. , X he tendency of the .uiuea ut bu iguure buis principle, which is obvious to the truly educa ted.' r ' But slender " foundations ; can never be made to support great edU ficea, and continued brilliancy can not be expected from glowworm !or Jightning bug.' Our motto should .be "broad and deep foundticmi well laid, whatever order of architecture y characterize the pile." ; &uu iu vivwu.wo wuujo is vir tue jcharactr principle. 'Without it splendid genius and loftiest at tainments are worse than useless. (Neither talent r ; nor r learning .nor fwealth can atone for a deficiency here. True, these for a tune ?com imend. ;.! But the day 6f vice, clothed though he be in - meretricious gar ments, is short ; while the path of the just is si a shining , light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.M ; ; i - t, Music. "Home, sweet home.,, ' Mr. CM. Oliver; of Ala.;intro duces ; Mr. C M. Seawell of Uarlhagfr in. u. wno vftth ease and grace delivers the following .. f,r ' ADDRESS. : , . - Ladies aki) GjmjaES ; ' ; Again has the wheel of Time in its never ceasing revolution brought us to another anniversary" - v; lit is again our privilege to meet in social commemoration of that day just 35 years ago) when the banners of Euzelia and her sister, ' Philom- athesia, were first unfurled and Heav. en's blessings called down upon those whose lot it should be to defend theza through successive ages for all time to come., ? ' ' , : : u How nobly have the successors of Person and Dockery discharged their duttesf They have been true to their trust ;, and could the founders of these Societies return from ; the spirit land, and behold the results of their labf-97 could they . see the littls vines wUch they together pha ted how they have grown, fiourish ed and expanded, could they reccj ri:3 their frcitt ia the cdtivatsd minds and talents of the sons of tnia Insiitutica could they perceive ia distant regions, the meek, humble Yatss patiently toiling for the ccr inj cf Christ's Kirgdom to ths re detect parts of ths earth, or t" liv ing evidence cf tha piaty aniV: cr of that lamented christian Jc' n L. Prichard, surely. they would not fsel that their wcrlrs had b""3 in rain. Crelythe societies of tL! ; Ir:tlii tloa Lave reasons to feel ticaJcf tLir Bona, who have ff 5 c e icudus a p-rt ia li.Vs Caa h'-irei b .!i'?f- i to t: - 3 t3 -if-i rii- Iwrtlapnr.c.atL.yl; CI.-' 1" with i'.' erj-:i:-I ... - : v ther- do we fiud colleges uni acaJ- enuei liiirisiing under t.w u:j.i. visioa of tlus who I have received tbeir training h-re.- v - fnenteriTg upon a - new year in the lustory of ihe a. pieties there is much to encourage us. The old year lias been a success. We aro permit ted to behold new faces here t night. Mor memlors have lieen receiv ed within the last year by the socie ties than during the same length of time foMhe last twenty years, 'The sad condition of our country has formerly been an obstacle in the way of our : institutions and has threatened to destroy all the hopes and blast all! the prosperts of the young inen of the South. But the signs of better time are manifest The hostile element between the; two sections must and will soon van ish. The South will once more oc cupy the lofty position to which the merits of her sons so fully entitle her. 5 We may expect that the otatacles which lie : in our' pathway will be surmounted, and that peace jprosper ity and happiness will again be ours The prime object of these social as semblages can not be too well un derstood"nor' Carefully defined. . It becomes especially necessary, when as now that " object is so generally misconstrued, that its true purposes should be made known. ; We . meet to exhibit to the world that Euze lia and cPhilomathesia ? are friends7 and sisters. " ' - We admit the existence of a gen- enraa rivalry j but om)emtdation is not the result of the monster envy. Feelings of jealousy are not cherish ed here. There is an attachment too deep too abiding to admit of so pernicious an intruder. ' ' ' ; The very occasion on which we meet is : suggestive of a theme for discussion. Everything within the classic shades of this time honored and fast rising institution reminds us of education. . . . " The societies ' whosa ' anniversary we celebrate t are Uterary societies.' If patriots in celebrating the day of national independence should speak of liberty, then should we on our anniversary occasion : speak of men tal culture. f " . We are surrounded by young men engaged in the pursuits of education. Home and friends are for the time being sacrificed for the benefits of this institution. . Their minds are now being concentrated upon their books. They have been convinced, that ed ucation is one of the chief "elements of success," and will spare no pains to obtain it. -- .The declaration that knowledge is power has been verified by a thous and experiment and proved by as many demonstratiQns. - . , A - ' Its proof is found . not only in the enchanting songs - oi the poet and the soul stirring productions of en thusiastic orators, but also in the in direct concessions of those who are the most inveterate enemies of men talculture. , . T ; I Notwithstanding this truth is so obvious, the. most casual observer cannot fail to see the hostility to wards education. While it is a source of congratulation that in our own midst much of the prejudice is giv ing way, and being supplanted by a feeling of friendship towards educa tion -that colleges are being reared and men being educated ; yet it is a most lamentable fact that even in our own dear state there are hun dreds ho regard it as a monster of many iorms jn some localities no graver charge need or can be pre- terred f against a young man than that he designs entering college. Strange as this may at first appear, when rightly considered i t is not so wonderful. It is no more at least than may be expected. - Education cannot be an exception to the gener al rule with benevolent enterprises. All have from their .very incep tion been most shamefally persecu ted. Human nature is'the same to day that it has ever; been, and with out prooer training it has always been at variance with anything ihat proposed the melioration of the con dition of man. It is a fate that has marked the progress of useful sci ence m every age. Galileo' is an ex ample ot this fact. Though advoca- ting truths now generally admitted; yet the sword of persecution 5 forces him to Eome before the dignitaries of that proud city,to give an account cf his impiou3 cenduct ia pronouno- ing this majestic earth as ' but one amongst ths planets' that revolve around the sun. Socrates feels the sniart of this evil when forced to drink ths bittsr hemlock for no oth er cansa than the expression of L!: hcrt convictions. Christopher Columbus was ,once scoffed at for maintaining the absurdity that this vcrld ras a globe. - We may'salely d?cida then that if education is ben eficial to men it will not meet with universal favor. Nor ia it certain that the friends of education should c!:::r9 otherwise.. In all the cases ninticzcd eppecitioa only tended to increase tlie influence of the prin c';'.3 cpc::J. Truth 13 never injur- e 1 by investigation. It challenges th r -it r . VI, ii: VThila error must L3 exrt c;J Lyth3prccc-3 U3 notice some cf the reasons 1 t: -1 1' )C, th3 c t: s ? c : I t f them to aclaiza of sapuiority nthtr aru mi Joe a rik.ti...iV1.. rn ait not educated uen. They hart. 1. t yet learned tha first most loiLorUm lesson, that they know nothine They cannot Us. ukeu as examples. 'ihe actions of educated meft, it ia adiaitted,are not free from reproach. They are men of like passions with ' ourselves and to expect perfection from them would be to placa Kluca tion upon a highsr basis than ij claimed for it, - They are damaging a cause "they profess to love. Their erratio beha vioris made the pretext lor with- . holding from many a proraising sou the means of an education; '7 1 ' . ; Again the fiieud of edacatign da it an injury.by the extravagant5 rep resentations they' make of it. Thsy claim for it what it does not propose ,to do. ? Education does not propose to make us'rich, though it isj often valuable ag an auxiliary to thaVeudi ' -On the contrary, we often find edu- " cated men -who are In the- vale of poverty: r"'V .... .V::' 1 This arises from the simple fact that being educated men they have learneq now insignmcan? -? are the - riches of thi world. ; How transiept -and of what . precarious v tenure I ' Aud how much better is the con. scioushess of . having relieved . the , r wants of a fellow being, in distress than to roll in luxury , and know no want.- - 1 : i But while sbm& of the charges are '. based on a show of reason,yetit must . ; be admitted, that the most of them are utterly groundless. They are the . - ; conceptions .of prejudice ; and ' are hardly worthy of attention. One of , the chief reasons ; why education ia . not popular with the masses is igl noranco of - its true design. -: The world secludes itself from truth,!, shuts its eyes and ears to - the , as- - founding developments continually " . being made and is satisfied ; to re main in perfect blissful ignorance- ' of man's great destiny. : Hen know that we have light and air and firs and water and steam; but the grand results which these ; are destined! to achieve for the human family they neither know nor wish to know. If i ; . the appetites- and passions Are sat- , isfied they are content, and feel that ' this is the greatest destiny of men. I One of the charges against educa- : Flion is that it is discriminatino' in ' its favors that .it is something of whose .advantages (if it has , anj) only the rich can avail - themselves." . ThoBe, who use this argument be tray such unpardonable ignorance cf history" that, it would be useless to point them to JEsop, once a slaved to Franklin,' Galileo, Columbus, Clay, v. ' and a host of others, who have evin ced the truth of 'Horace's assertion - : thing.' These men were once very ; ? poor, but by '. indomitable : perssverr ance they obtained 'an education -and were the master epirits ef their day. " ' ' Si' i Again it is urged that education is not . necessary for all classes,. -that the lawyer and the statesman, possibly need it ; but that it is gome- . - . thing for which the farmer has no 1 use. ' Under this impreksioa many a ; promising youth leaves our colleges' with his education only half com v pleted. 1 There is no greater mistake V -than this, 1 The body is but the ser-' - f vantofthe mind. It acts as it is directed, and it is onlv ih mlti ted mind that , can direct properly, The f end in view is seldom accoiv plished when the mind of the con- i t-iver is not trained to calculate the effects which must follow from cer tain causes. - : via the lan guage of an ancient phi- . t iosopher,v'my mind is me." This improvement of the mind is not so much for present as for future bene: fit. . The last objection which will be. v i uubxvwu u vuai euuuanvu. is at v&ri-,' ance with revealed religion. If this ; be true then its opposers are right, its advocates wrong. , It is contended that scientific men have claimed to make discoveries which ii credited would put an end to the truth cf the Dibb. In proof of this we are referred to a few in dividuals who are partially - educa ted, and at tha rane tiria floptical in regard to the religion which we all should love. , ,TL::s casters then consider their prccf as estab. lished without ccnr-iltizj either the rules of Icio cr thesa of common sene. They themselves do not E3ca apprized cf Iho zzf'ct rea" son in their conclndon. Loci at the syllogism j Paine and Ycltr!re were educated men they wereabo infi- ; dels. Hence all educated , men are. infidels. Or if thsy go LrtLtr and as sume that all infidels are educated, - which is far from the truth, it would by no means follovr V:-i ell - educa ted men are infidels. . In ccsition to this argument how mny cf the brightest christians ca c-rth are men of high fctdlcctu-I cJra- men whose rein J 3 .3 . ;'l n L:-rt3' have been triinsJ. ed the piety cf tl-t missionary cf tl3 c: - The sincerity cfL: 3 f h been questioned, ar. l ; him fh:m-r .t.jL .. ; taught in LLj Ia 7. :t . er ... 3 ' p."". - r c .
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 16, 1870, edition 1
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