The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-01 00:00:00

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1853•

mence the lessons which will enable the boy to bfilf theme
arts of knavery when employed to circumvent co nnainr
simplicity, and to oppose the tyranny which would_gP__ ill
unless disarmed by resolution and firmness.
there learn that upon himself alone depends the
tsitornenignthne-
hnich
ohse is
eeld mental and
rresources
ntrr convictiones
which
the foundation of his future welfare. If a catalogue were
eru
formed of the most eminent men who have distingta 114.
themselies, whether as statesmen or philbsophers,
that very few will be found who have not been train,en,
our large public seminaries. But learning, and knowlen7,
and worldly wisdom, though important and necessarY,
risilililleecrnsesatttcnotre
intsute
after all, transitory in their nature. It is true, LL
mating the goods and ills of life, they largely contrt
to the sum of human happiness. But as that Being 'V?!
endowed man with reasoning faculties animated him aisu
with an immortal soul, it is very evident that the former
latter to comprehend its true position. That here ts;ni!
were granted by our beneficent Creator, to enable th..e.
a state of bondage to sin enchained by passions inc!;
depress it to the earth, which darken its native light, ag."o
prevent it from extending its vision to the unspeallaai_
glories of the home whence it sprang—the mansion of ota
God and our Saviour.
The profession, of which I have the honour to hie
member, is eminently calculated to impart a know lea
of human nature. We see men in their weaknesses an
their frailties, when pride no longer wears the mss the
ostentation and disdain, but submits, in common with ton
humble and the poor, to the controlling power of siekn_.
and disease. We see him in his common nattn•e---4111),...
guised by art, nor varnished for show. We observe Lre
private habitudes—his domestic life. I may, therefo
be allowed topossess some- knowledge of the workings c!
the human heart. And I now deliberately proclaim
opinion, that the errors into which we, poor creature rest
our journey through life are betrayed may, in gr
measure, be traced to the faults of early education. ,A,.ms
To the mothers and fathers of families I now au"--
myself. Let the importanee of the charge committe,diclo°,
your care be deeply impressed upon your hearts. -A- ce.
fold being has been entrusted to your superintendnn
A body, frail in its constructure, and exposed to ineeslal"
ailments ; a soul, which animates, destined to live W .n.
the former shall return to its native elements. The
0,
flint mind cannot comprehend the rules of logic ;
un-
cannot teach it the art of perspective, or enable it to
lane°
derstand the laws which govern and regulate the P„
in their orbits-. But it is capable of more than this. -1"
imbibe from its mother's lips lessons of heavenly wised
sons of which the impressions will never be obliterated., it,
world, with all the tumultuous passions which agitll'en-ce
may assail, and perhaps for a time cloud the remen'l).l.2...- te
of a parent's admonition • but the fibres which vlre.
about the heart are still' alive to the touch of nature.
The heavenly sensibility, the filial love still beats-in "
formation of life.
"‘ on some fond breast the parting soul relies.
Some pious baud the closing eye requires ;
E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries-'-`
E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires."
The charities of father; mother, sister, brother-41'6e;
with fond remembrance;. elevate the 'soul into soraethier,,
like its native purity. These charities flow from the Tell
essence of religion, which, ire the words of the poet,
" Softens the high, and rears the abject mind ;
Which brings sweet peace wherever she arrives,
And builds on quiet ; as she forms our lives,
Lays the rough parts of 'peevish nature even,
And opens in each breast a little Heaven."
To a mother, therefore, is confided by God himself tre
most important-of all trusts—a soul, as yet unstained .0
vice, undebased by crime. Like wax, ready to rece,iii,
impressions, the still small voice, the silent but int°
der
Bible voice of 'nature shall affir her stamp, and ren
them indelible:- Need I call to your recollection rent
them
names of illustrious men who, with fond gratitude,.
knowledged that the greatness to-which they had attn',lll„,.
c, was justly attributable to a mother's teaching, enforce,' '",•'„
love, and remembered with reverence. Such were 1,•
ington, and Doddridge, and Watts;
Nature, in her • operations, never works for one
u,
alone ; like the links of an endless,chain, the accomPri pr,
ment of one design promotes and leads to that of an the
le
Thus, when you instil into the bosom of your child •L
principles of virtue and religion; you at the same tillre
prepare it to enter upon the stage of active life with nl°
hen
certain hopes of success. For religion enjoins ; and, w se
her voice is listened to, enforces the performances of the...
duties, which commonly lead even to-worldly distinction;
God gave to his followers of old a land flowing with raja;
and honey.; but your principle of action should be ° y
more exalted nature, unalloyed by any baser motive, all,,
bias of selfishness. Your child's soul-is to be directed
•
Heaven ; this is its home ; to this evert reason points,
the -blessed asylum from debasing pollution. Sin 01'111
n, dow the soul
i and enchains it to the earth ; but, purifi'—
by the Divine nfluenceassisting your humble endeacours'
it shall aspire heavenward; and become-a partaker of
mortal bliss.
bliss.
The lecture was listened •to throughout with the inns
marked attention.
On Friday next, the Rev. St. Vincent Beechey, ine&
bent of Worsley, will commence a course of four lectt—
on the moon and the tides.