Holly Springs gazette., 1844-11-29
7SSTCAL EDUC ALTON
By JUDGE STORY.

inn0rance of classical learning to
4 ko,i education is so obvious, that the
Y, that Il could have become matter
iation. speak not of its power in
a. the taste, in disclplinlng the Judg-
oiaviqoraiing the understanding, or
4 r,rniug the heart with elevated sentI-
ba. ofits power 10 direct, positive,
1-r Instruction. Until the eighteenth
N The mass Of scieuce c, in Its principal
,ss was deposited III the dead langua-
\ much Of It still repOses there. To
Uraat ofthese languages Is to shut out
7fls Of former times or to examine
II .y through the glIm merings oI Az
NJ translltions What should we
the iurist who never as pired to learn
auns Of law and equity which adorn
man codes What of tie physician
could deliberately surrender all the
-Ige heaped up for so many centu-
Y the Iatiuity Of continental Europe
d the minister Of religion, W no should
aJt 10 study the scripture III The orr
onsup, and should be con teat 10 trus;
NJ anil his hopes. for time and for eter-
II 10 lhe dluineSs Of translation. which
" reject the literal import, but rarely
N l.cl with uubrokeu force the beautiful
ihetN2 Shall he, e,whose vocation
" llure 10 brighter worlds, and lead the
be himself the blind leader of the
Shall be follow the commenta ries
be men, instead Of gathering the true
Iom the gospels themseIvesR Shall
value upon the exposition of divine
whose studies have never aimed at
principles of Interpretation 2 Shall
ralm the doctrines of salvation, who
a1,, aud cares not, whether he pTea
1 IIe gloss or genuine text OF reve-
NJ \ Il q IheOlOglan may not pass his
10 co,hlIng the various readings. he
lll ought 10 aspire to that criticism
suIIas the manners and institutions
age ami country in which ch!istiani
H hNpromuIgated, which kindles an
slsm hr It's precepts by familiarity
Ae pe-susIve language of Him, who
~ oui his blessings on the mount. and
.a' at whose impressive appea. Felix
#r5L
pass over all consideration Of the writ.
assures Of antiquity, which have sur
IN .Ae wreck Of empires and dynasties
o-uuenal 'rophles and iriumphal arch
NJ " Pi'ices, OF princes aud temples oftht
M l pass over all consideration ofthost
yea compositions, in WHICH wisdom
- as with IA voice from heaven o
I'M SAou'Ne thnTts of poetical genius
~ sui Hesnen, as they pass from ag'
M III ''ia} ing FlgOr, OF those finished
.- w. "l'th soil rnIighten and instruc
N u ".''.''' 'a idslr Guiy and their destiny
'1 "Icl.-SS OratIOns, which TouseC
~ y arms and chained senates 10 tn
y .lslis or all.cOnquering eloquence
uI miyn0w be read in our vernacu
le Ar, as one remembers the fac,
IA mend BY gathering up the frag
wv u MS ,mlge-as one listens 10 tn,
q dream twice told one calche
~ q 'he ocean in the ripple ofa rivu
one sees the blaze of oon in lht
slnneI OF twilight.
. ~, one objection, however, on which
Of moment dwell, because il ha.
llng influence over many minds
sl with sPecious importance. 4
Sld that there have been eminen
shlnent writer's 10 whom the anci
sMges were unknown: men wh'
'H oy The :oTce of their talents, ant
%Io have written with a purity an'
~ neId them up as models for i'm
F,.S ~ 'he other hand, it is as often sai'
us a's DO not always compose eithe
,se sa"ce or chasteness that their die
b. N,I 'IiO'''les loose and harsh. and some
~ p4IsfOuS J. aud affected Be it So
a,, = sssposed to call in question the ac
eHher statement. But woul'
s,,; say that the presence of classi
~ on vas not the cause of the fault
49, 0lass, nor the absence oft tn
a. excellence ofthe other. And
49,. 'sls iact,as an answer to all sue
Hatsn Sa' 70. 'here Is not single languag
saav ope, IN which literature ha
irsr,l~. ~'usldeTable advaLces. which /.
solHsj y !, Roman origin, or has not il
'iSt Ibs 'p N. rs vcIy Structure many. yer
sl,onon~' ~'cm and peculiarities Of IN
u aro.,e rss; !, The English language a
e6 Illustration of the truth of hi
taao roOunHs with words and mean
aSle nhrm nOm Classical sources. Innr
iacisp, 'Sss -. retain the symmetry
ha,. ,. a'ess InnumerabIe expre.
Received taeir vivid tin,s tro, J,