Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-05
r Communicated for the Alsrandria Goastte.]
PRINTING PRESS FOR GREECE.

One of the best means of aiding in the regene-
ration Of long-e lslaved and degraded, but now
emancipated Greece, is the general diffusion OF
sound Scriptural education. To secure this
blessing, the resources of the country are wholly
inadequate.
The poor Greeks are compelled to look abroad
for and. and their eyes are chiefly directed TO Tree
and enlightened America. Already have they
experienced our christian benevoience, to some
degree, in this respect.
The lourishing school at Syria of $50 chlldren,
of whom $50 are girls, in land where female
education has been almost wholly unknown, and
the RAPIDLY increasing school at Tenos-the for
uer under Dr.. Korck, the latter under MIR.
Kmg-are eftecting great good. Warm express
sions of gratitude TO Americans are frequently
heard for sending out Missionaries 10 them Tor
such valuable aud benevolent purposes.
But to give these schools, and others daily
forming. due efficiency series of suitable books
is requisite; and these can no where be so well
prepared as in Greece itself, both In regard to
language and adaptation to the character and
wants of the people. 1t is. therefore, deemed an
object of the highest Importance to establish
Press in this interesting country, tor printing
books of elementary education, short evidences
of Christianity, &c.
The Rev. J. j. Robertson, under commission
of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society
of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United
States. will depart, Providence permitting, IN
few months. to take up his permanent residence
ia Greece, and cooperate with those already en-
gagged in efforts to prepare Its inhabitants, by
christian education, for the better understanding
and enjoyment of civil liberty. The statements
of his experience, during the past year, i'll that
desoated land, in regard to the distresses OF the
people, their deficiency of the means OF instruc-
ton, their thirst for knowledge, their confidence
in Americans, and t1er grateful sense OF past Ia
vors, are such as TO awaken the sympathy OF the
friends of christianity and education, as well as to
encourage strong hopes that their lberality will
not be exerted In vain.
Any aid in money, types, printing-paper or ink,
will be received with thankfulness.
Philadelphia. March Isl, 1880.
We will recommend the following extract from
"Haws' Lecture on Reading" to every young
person who looks at this department:
"The high value of mental cultivation is ano-
Their weiyhty motive for giving attendance to read
ing. What is it that mainly distinguishes man
from a brute? knowledge. What forms the
principal difference between men. as they appear
in the same society? knowledge, What rails
ed Franklin from the humble station of printers
boy to the first honOrs ofhis country? knowledge.
What took Sherman from his shoemaker's bench,
gave him seat in Congress, and there made his
voice to be heard among the wisest and best OF
compeers? knowledge. What raised Simpson
from the weaver's loom to place among the first
mathematicians? and Hershei, from being poor
fier's boy in the army, to station among the first
astronomerss Knowledge. knowledge is pow.
er. 1t is the philosophers stone; the true alchy
nv that turns every thing it touches into gold.-
It's the sceptre that gives us our dominion over
nature: the key that unlocks the store-housc I"
creation, and opens to us the treasures of the
universe. -<see99~