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EBESEZER r. MILLER.
To DR.. JAzrs q. SrcSE
CHAaLEsrowS, July sih, 1870.
s,a;-Yonr very polite not. Of The Oh inst,
soliciting eopY Of the Address delivered By me
before The Sunday Schools Of The Methods, and
Presoyteriin Churches for publication, ha, come
TO hand In reply, would say. thet although
tas very short tine allowed me Tor i,s prepars-
noa would warrant is imperec,ioa, yet will
Jet no objection .ihai might b considered "tri-
Vial" PreTsnt rny snbniiiins % to yosr disposal,
and herewith seAi you a eopy.
sYoufs, Sc,
JAS. .. Stone.
To Z p. MILLrR, EST
Rzin1, and FsEcsr- cis=sns
TneTss 10 nothing moro iniers,tin, or
important TO man 10 behalf OF his s,nira.
tions for the futufe. th On an unblsmish.d
Prsssrva;ion 81 Msnety'ss page. upon
which hsve bson chronicicd The incidents
ofthe irrsslsifnsols past. itis Inc magic
ehsin BY vhiekhe can fs,horr ths dsrths
OF that pass. ard obiaiH ths Lessons cfex.
pstisree. Eysry link. however remots,
q fuH ofsissli,y; the errors aud sulIe rim 90
the melancholy dsgrada,ions AID the elo-
sioas e,rshi!i'ies~of his nature. lilo IN.
marked esisre him: sad he can pause
aud apalyZs every impulse Of pss,ioo,
every gredaton os intellect. every trace
Ohio slsWly forming organisation Of hi,
being in snort every Oct developed in
The progress Of hls oxistencs thereon re.
gillered, and can pluck from ita eodc Of
inS'ruesiou such ~ naugat else Gao give.
\ -
Psihs Of liieyetto bsfolloued.
There. whether hiI present situation
DO the fulhlneni Of long chgi.hod hopes.
or bu, ihs Lest scene 10 di;sppoin,msnrs
tragedy. DO will be eaableJ to fnd the
bsnsfal sishaps Producing tii,, or the
happy eoineidoncss produciivs Of that !;
asd with sush knovls6zs derived from
thst best Of sehsols.s Expsiisncs. hs uilI
bs the bsltsI.ablo in hiI future career 10
forssso and shan on tho one hand,
End TO ondsfstand and appreciate on The
o'hss. those causes which would sender
Unstable end hseiiuE.ihs pleasures Of his
present<iieumbeney or make than moro
seeuTo sad less liable 70 subIequentifnuo.
vaiion, And fffom ihe records Of dsfs
. that ara goRs-iffrora thu ruins Of T,me
DO can bring forth coo pIeeeden, which
would Prove bsaeoR Sfiizhl u3on his
footsteps IN Gays 70 cove, and fails to do
90. he Is an enemy 10 hi5 aEn in,SreIt.
ADD Ike hsimlasssbip upon SOFAS Goss.
led vAtsr. be win .rssislloss!y be some,
whithefsoetef tAs ida oEeyensS will q arr
Lin---fos in1hs hgffy and ourA;lessps 80 /,
OF pursuit. tbat 6aS been neglected. which
was the oaIy guaranty of succss.fII is.
sue. Aad, my hiendA korn hi, very
cause. roo thiI Efficiency 81 ereience in
tho utility Of 6llioE &i1sisjf the garner,
OF bts own mindsswith Iho causes and Of.
fssss Of by-gons accidents. many a man
whose opening career vas frau2ht With
brilliant snfiessAsioaS' and high sleughI
bopas. has been doomed 10 encounter o.
staeles ~ ineempalibls with the re- .Iiza.
tIoasi The fsrmsF. ~ with tho fu,GlmRnt
Of the latter. Obstacles, too, that Iuiaht
nave bsen suTnouated had the aiffieuIiies
sad trials aitsAding tho frsI siep, have
been boarded up 10 moel the exireneits
OF me tast. Yes. this leaning upon ull.a
iAtaiiSn, this nogIigepi rslisacs upon the
Se!ieilous adoption Of som SSopYoe,uus i'm .
Pulse 70 meet every emergency too Of.
ten pFoEeGits iBsdSquscy Uhsa lsasgex.
Yseisd or dedsed.
Hseee, ny hISndS. you vii! ssIily per.
ee1'o Why urge upoa you the import.
aneS Of msmoEy. and the habit Iof obseT.
vstion. The fosmeT is requisite nsl mere
~ 70 treasure up the stores Of literature
AMI science. but 10 preserve aud TO recall.
foF tutDE0 use, the dictates of moral via.
don and the results Of moral oxnsrisncs /:
while The latter 10 not only necessary 10
"a at Lot. Il A.
tAs hsPpiasU Of OihstS. bnI upon our osa.
Thsu. aS Tins fortified, chat 10 The re-.
snit OF rstIsspeclion Does 10 not og!en
'heW Us some unfortunate rails Of action.
soma eaTly received if5pIession by which
the inPsdimsBis 10 the perfection u our
Characters have besn iHcrsasd insseal 81
dinloished' And d9eS the Patriarch Of
f0ar-teofe and ten refer lhs osiaia Of bis
hl aueceIs 10 the errors of TIE slult. or
che adult 10 The eescniFieilies Of aiolos.
eenes Mo- Youth, manhood ssni!iiy.
S'ih voices awIuliy sSeosdaht. throw !,
uurssefvedly upsa The shoulders Of skiil
hood, but those shoulders are iliy pre-.
pared 70 sustain 80 oacrous q posaansibi!i.
~. Thsn opoE Whom does IL iseiGmais.
~ fsll Upon whom does the fssponsi.
billy la.l Il the young ADD tender shos,
should Be subjected 70 the demands Of
noHioas parasites. II not apon iis guardian;
AL When tho young sAd plant nind -
lsR sneafed for. 10 Become q niau, Tor
ihs Wild ans unruly passions that TOO of.
ten dlsgraes cor nature. surely the blame
- EoisFaole and only fsierablo 10 those
Tho are constituted ii' guaFdiaas, she.
'bet y The tee Of nature % ~ the beads
- civil policy. Set boz liuls IL tbs in,.
Pofianee u tbs iFusi ihongbt o. with
stat tesilnss Of indi6sfsaes IL IL not "a
frequently andedsksnl
Yet slihoagh there are, no d0aAt nsny
sihsr dsGeisBeies ~ eur sssly education.
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