Litchfield enquirer., 1831-02-17
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
ON EDUCATIONs--NO. 5.


Again-EdacaiiOn fss person for asefa lpess.
To heart in the Ieas. degree under the influence
ofhenevolence. must he gloomy reflection that lie
can be Of no essential service to his fellow men,
That it is more blessed to give than to receve,
sen,imen, ncuIcated in the Scriptures, and applies
with as much truth to the communication Of informa-
.ion as does to .hose charities which directly relieve
the bodily wants Of the INDECENT and distressed For
the blssssdness results INT mSh from the relief
granted, or the reception with which meets; ne from
the state Of feeling in the donor. 1.-The spossessed Of
benevolent heart relieve the distressed comfort
the afflicted, and far possible bind up the broken
hearted, these will be employments which will afford
him moro real heartfelt satisfaction than was ever ex-
perienced by amy mighty conqueror while extending
his dominion and spreading dsmay and terror on ev"
cry side and welding the sword ofconquest over sub.
juga,ed empires and Kingdoms. But TO relieve the
bodily wants and distresses Of mankind 10 very far
from being the only field in which person may be
useful to his fellow Had all those worthless who
have enriched the page Of history, and spread open
the imme auurabe fields Of science, and added new
light and new interest to many important subjects,
been con,ented merely with performing acis Of kind
those about them, should have been desti.
iu,e Of vast proportion Of that light which now shines
upon NJ. aud which they were, qualified to impart,
merely through the influence Of education enlarging
and cultiva.Dg the mind. All the information Of inn
portance which we possess flows to through the
channel formed and supplied by education; and we
are utterly unable to calculate the Of good
which has been and will be done by the writings Of
such men Rollin, Newton, and Scott, and a long
list Of others like them the riches and strength Of
whose minds employed in diffusing moral, SCI
en6e, literary and religious instruction their fell
low men, To the lnbors ofsuch men we are indebted
for that sacred volume ofinspred truth in language
we understand. 1t 10 education which hes under the
Influence Of moral and religious princpleS) already
Transmitted he Holy Scriptures into great variety Of
laneuages-which 10 carrying the glad sound Of The
eosre 10 the distant islands Of the sea-and which s
mourning foods Of light upon the region and shadow Of
death.
( Again-Anosher edranteev Of education Is its dSra.
! 6iiay.
Every thing external in this world doomed to de-
cay. Among the great variety Of worldly good things,
there 10 nothing permanent. Riches, which are idol
lied BY % mnny aud which e"grnss the thoughts and
rouse the ambition Of man the highest degree, may,
may often does, take wing and ny away. However
erea, our possessions may be to-day-,omorrow, we
may he Ietl destitute. FIRE may COusuWo QUIZ u~cHs
iDgs, droh prevsoi the productions Of The earh or
mildew or a thousand other things in the disposa Of
heaven may destroy them. and famine may compel Nc
10 ask of others morss sustain our being. Friends
ho~ dear, and dear they may be 10 and how-
ever strong their a,,achmen, may seem ohs by some
false step, one unsuarded express"n. has oGen been
the means Of sundsrng Irisad'hps Of long standing.
asd which it appeared that aolhiag eoald shake.
fiOaor--.hs great ohjse, In the sisw Of many, and
acquired with great labor, ssdenal aad eare--s Oft
en- no sooner acquitted than il s lost forever. Our
good aame which lfs only sHespssdI % shs highss'
objss, Of ambition aPOPg the srsai nais fmankina
aad 10 issalf justly ssqairsd 10 'sg salUahIss ana
} isausplsioss sssns nay iarnish SbSsssr.
si Lbsny-shst most Invaluable bisSslas-@ay b
wrssled from 90 IN . moment by the strong hand O
peweF. or the Eelsnllsss veagsnRss ofaD e0smy Bn
10 alahe viei@isudes Of loFisnsthough yos may h
poOF snd Ssssdlsss, cad although they may bird you