Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-08-14
ADDRESS.

ton, save that which is fought him. or ,'iA :'A -,
nave striking illustration in the case Of the p ~
sian boy, who was curiousy raised in cave 80 -,
out having communication with any humanh: -
until no was sixteen years Of ago. A, ,tba, y, -
he had Tot in the least degres acquired rLa fsr
OF larGuage; and in fact seemed to know oe,E'
until ii was taught him. ~
In this respect, man is even behind the inf. Gcs
animals. They in wonderful degree know y ID
instinct all that is essential 10 their subs,.,',' 1
protection and comfort on the earth. The o,.. ing
pre-emInence Of man as au intellectual h. re
however, is wonderfully developed under the IS At
cess of education. !, :. horo that man IN The :. -
cellence of his intellectual and moral powers r,. nr
ma estlcay above the level of the beast yjes wS er
angels and aPproxmatcs 10 the sImllitude of deiv
himself. 10,
| Not SO with the beast. though they e,Mb, je
some traits Of intellect and moral capaC ity. ths 10
are not susceptible of moral culture in he ea;, tI
degree. Nor can those traits of nteiIec, be. /, d
any extent. expanded or improved under the mos %
Iaborei work Of edccuton. The lion which
Prowls in the forests of Africa in the present day
IS no more majestic, no more intelligent, ,hap 2
were tho lions which roamed the forests in the J
da IS oil ancient Ethiopia. So the grea, Whale,
which plough the Southern seas are, in all proha
blIIty Jus! such Whales gamboled in the deeD
! whenJonah was submerged nd again cast on sho,e
Moreover, the young OF those animals are ius, Il,
INTEL gent usI wise in their INSTINCT as even
the ancient MathusiIas of their day.
BESIDES the divine exceency Of Gods own I'M
age Impressed upon the immortal principle of the
creature man, lie is scssed with the power of yo.
. cal language, while by the powers Of his inyel.
live genius he has attained the wonderful art Of
impresSng his words and IDEAS on paper in the
form Of print. So that Moses. through vista of
many hundred s,,s.oLS to II do, a..
same words announced to him on the burning
mount. Historians and philosophers tell US of the
ar!s' sciences and improvements Of the ancient
world: while faithful witnesses, cause US 10 hear
many OF The same precious words, which our
! Lord himself uttered. while as the carpenters son
! he cXPounded the law to the ancient Jews. Thus
IS the great machinery OF mans intellectual i'm.
pro'ement moved on by the wheel o: education.
Among the many institutions designed for the
education OF man IN hls youth. the Sabbath-scho1
holds conspicuous place. 1t in common with
other schools teaches lhe art of forming letters
INTO syllables. syIIabeS into words and words nio
sentences. Thus inducing the pupil inIo ,ha,
medium of communication, by which he NAV con.
verse with all the learned of the ancient and mo-
dar" world. N"s with tho moiern rapfuiry or
whispering from city 10 city, with lightning on
rods, but by the slow but sure pIoddngs of hisIo
rIcai reading. 10 these, moreover, it Joins ad-
vantages of Il familiar nature.
lst. It occupies that time only which in other
schools IS squandered away in ldIeness.
"a. It's conducted by competent teachers, who
heSto" their labors grntullously-thus opening n
free school for the humble poor.
sd. 1t teaches more directly and emphatcaliy
The Bible and tho plan of salvation. First i'm.
presssIons are SAID 10 be the most as;lng--copse.
quehlIy, Inc most important truths should be first
on the tender mind. In the Bible alone We find
the orIgm-the true nature and the destiny Of
man, coIored ard variegaIed with all the epyen
ing hues of future hopes and rewards. What
then can DO found on earth of equal magnitude or
ike Importance. As n moral sun lis radiant
beams oear light 10 every part of the bengh,ed
intellect, while lis blessed truths are the milk and
honey--the needed balm for every wound.
Without pretending TO decide the con,royer,ed
qucslon-whether man has o. has no, u moral
principle by nature, we may safely asscr,-if in
deed. there be such moral principle without, the
genial rays OF Gods revelation withers and dies
undeveloPed. and the suLjcc, is enguphed by the
overwhelming influx of surrounding evil IT,
however, there DO no moral principle BY nature,
The bible, aided by the genial influence of tho
qncHen'ng spirit poured on the wreck of fallen
nature, alone can be sufficient 10 arouse the facu!
''es 10 proper state of moral culture.
a truth Of first Importance here, and one which
WISH you TO receive with due weight, is tho fac.
'hat most OF our schools of the present day, like
the philosophers Of Greece and Rome, have sought
out more circuilous route to the temple of vir.
Tue. The young Socrates is JUS, carried Though
The magnificent halls of science and the wide
spreading fields of philosophy in order to prepare
him to approach God phosophicaly. Exper.
I ence has ioond, however, tIat thousands who are
thus conducted into the galleries ane halls of sci.
ence, do as did many Of the ancient Jews who Wis.
tied the great Babylon-enchanted by the facinat.
ing charms OF the brethren, they married wives
and returned not TO Zion. While othcrs as nayi.
gators in search Of truth 60 out on the wide ocean
ot error and are led away by the dancing me,e.
ors OF fiction into unknown seas from whence,
they possibly, never again get sight of the day,
r star from on high. Bring then your pledges ID
the fount Of living waters-,he Bible to them is
5 the book OF books-the book Of God. Few inf.
dels have left the sacred fount Of ligh, and living
waters and iraversed the dark and cherries route
) to utter ungodliness and atheism. On the contra.
ry we have an account at least of ons Of the most
daring spirits of inidety who armed himself pro.
fessedly with the knowledge of all the arts and
r sciences-ai available historical knowledge. (the
Q Bible eAcePted,) for the purpose, if possible OF
shaking and removing the frm pilia of tho CHRIS.