Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-06-01


Plenteous wond'ring sght
How the aden stalks bending
VIDE a sb ."f 6s sre 70 h Ssrrf san % ony
Bound its PRECINCTS Vast the prize;-
To express its value ages
Heap'd on ages, cant suffice
For a vineyard to produce grain is certainly
very novel and bold poetic metaphor; and iohits
harvest would be as rare sight as white frost at
noon in the dog-days.
So, the second verse
Who will enter1-Laborers, toiling
In the wasting heat Of day,
we fe. si s9%s along ,. the VA yiurd.,
Hard and constant il III toll;
But you serve gracious Master
Hewi give you princely spoil.
You will please tell ,ohO is the relative to you!
The third verse beats Nat Lees flights Of fancy
hollow. Here tis
Wake, o North wind.-on this garden
Fant ing dying strongly s. blow s..,h;.,
Bid its spices freely flow.
Them his power confessed, the Spirit
Vineyard noW, to reap thy harvest,
Joyful thousands enter IN
This is Gaping the climax. The vineyard be-
comes changed iato garden, fainting and dying
the ''harvest white" vanishes the laden stalks are
no longer bending with grain; but, old sury Boreas
having blown strongly upon the garden, and the
south wind having breathed gently upon it, "spices
freely flow" ''rhen his power confessed (by
whom!) the spirit hearts shall touch (whose hearts
shall he touch and with what shall he touch them
and sweetly win," (whatD
But it will not do for common folks to criticiss
too deeply the emanations OF the sages OF the Amer
lean Education Society. Their speaking was some
| what better than their poetry and singing.
The first speaker was the Rev. DR.. Proudioot
His speech a very inferior effort The annver-
sary had worn his Imagination threadbare; his dis
abounded with SMILES and repetitions deliv
cred by him at various meetings during the week -
He concluded by moving the following resolutions.
Resolved, That the report, an abstract OF which
has now been read be ccepted and adopted; and be
printed underline direction OF the Executive Com
mlttee.
Rev. DIR. Patten followed. His notion of the
meaning of the term education gathered from his
discourse, was " making the Bible text book
getting it by heart studying theological DISGUST
tions, and thus fitting themselves for the ministry
of Christ and making the whole land rebound to the
| glory of God ~
Mr.. Patten then offered the annexed resolution
| Resolved That would gratefully acknowledge
| the goodness of God in the conversion OF the many
young in the recent revivals of religion, and
that would regard this call from Him, to in
creased efforts in selecting and qualifying those oil
them who suitable candidates for the ministry OF
| Christ.
The next re solution offered by Profes Fow-
Ter, who followed DIR. Patten; il TO this effect
Resolved, That independently of the original OBJ
jec, for which the American Education Society wal
established the good which it has incidentally &C.
| complishcd in the providence Of God, demands the
grateful Acknowledgements of the friends Of learning
| and religion.
The Professors speech was not v. p, a. is said
| of Madeira, but rather n. p, as has been said o
| Mr.. withdrawing Particular.
| hymn was then executed by the choir. At i'll
conclusion, Joel Parker moved the fourth and las
| resolution:
| Resolved, That the American Education Society
is especially entitled to the patronage Of cergymen
and gentlemen in the other learned professions, ant
the intelligent and cultivated classes OF socie
| ty generally.
| Mr.. Parker was evidently the great gun Of thu
evening. He seemed determined, to use his owl
expression, "to make straight work Of It," Their
4 h.. .honf buS h aunhto ~
| what he said. He went to the point, without dis
| guiss or circumocution. His ideas were many o
them orgnal-many Of them bold and startling.
| MIR. President, said the speaker, since we have
| bees permitted by the good hand Of God, to NEE
once more, and being called upon TO express my
| sentiments, will do so boldly. will make straigh
| work Of it. When carpenter has piece Of wori
10 perform, he chooses fitting tool, suitable to tn
| operation. And the warrior, before entering init
battle, examines well his brand. He tries its TEN
per- he handles it, TO feel its adaptness 10 his hand
lie examines its edge its every appearance in err
der that when he shall need its use, il may do hin
| good service. Is God behind the workman or thu
| soldier in prudence. Ne, indeed, my friends
When he chooses TO act, when lie wills performance
the tools he chooses Of the best quality, the
| appropropriafc that could be for his intended pur
pose Andthis Society boldly declare be OF thu
great ends OF His providence to spread the light o
education and the gospel the whole length anC
breadth Of the world. IL is urged onward by thu
will Of God, and inspired by the hope consequen
upon obedience to his Commands. And here i may
be permitted to digress, to call your attention, my
hearers, to the purport Of the resolution have bs
now offered. Ii declares this Society to be chiefly
indebted TO the clergy and other learned profession
for the countenance IL has received and the support
il has obtained. There are-there almost must be-
two classes, the onemore intelligent than the other
There must be, then, intelligence and more intelli
gencc. Now, the latter Of these, the more intelli
gent class, are alone competent 60 understand wha
is contemplated by this Society. They aene know
what education implies. The otber-the less intel
Iigent elass-kave, IL is true, desire for nferma
ton, but they resemble plants confined in roeu
with but one window, whose branches grow all to.
wards the light. The plant knows nothing o
| light--it cannot snalyse light, but IL feels III
| influence and desires its attasment. So will
the less intelligent class. They know there
10 light. They feel desire 60 obtain 1.-THE mora
| and Intellectual light OF educaiion-but they know
not whence il springs. They like the plant, canno
| analyze the LIGHT.
| And now, Mr.. President, permit me TO say that
| semethng-aye considerably more, is demanded %
| this society than what IL has already done. W.
| have aided, IL is true, great number OF persons
| most Of them intending TO take up the cross o
| Christ and battle with the enemies Of the gospel
| They are educated in our theological schools and
seminaries, and they receive these high gifts anC
| Intellectual endowments. But there is yet, Mr.
| President, a wanting Of light and without thi
Iisht be given them, all our efforts will be vain
This society cannot standnay more, Sir the blssses
gospel itse cannot stand And what Is this light
IL is the light cf science-it 10 acknowledge tina
that is wanting among MS now. Why, Sir, q
| the present dsy. when men OF mighty minds arr
putting forth ALI their strength when they are dit
| iusing the light Of their knowledge in Thousand
| various was when their ingenious theories N