The organizer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1849-08-25

der their parents money they must not expect us
permit them to fix stain upon the character Oth infant Instr
tuition We care not whether their parents be high or low cn
or poor mighty weak cannot permit them TO enact ner
obscene comedies in this holy temple ofeanng nor to
eleven feet upon the tender blossom Of Science which has been
so benecenty planted in this iEregOn of the South We
can teach them other esson we must at least each he
that some other College, some other place Will answer he
Durposes far better than this For if understand it rightly
this Institution has been noby endowed that may har
Dor the ncorgby vicious and worthless but that may pre-
,pare men-real living men-O become the ornaments OF
society and the faithful servants Of the State
This conducts us to the main subject of DISCOURSE
H. the origin Of the difficulties with which every scheme Of
Education and Government necessarily encountered These
difficulties are frequently underrated and hence inadequate
means relied upon sumount hem One great reason OF
this error is that the friends of education and good order ire
quenty form TOO high estimate of human nature. No
greater mistake humb conceive, be made in any kind
Of government or discipline, whether be parental collegiate
civil or than to proceed on the suPPoson Of the
inherent rectitude and purity of the human mind
evident that the moral world fres from the
hand Of Cod was not dgured by the least appearance ofev
was the perception this TRUTH dmy through the mists
oftradon or more clearly revealed the light Onaure with
in u.s. that inspired the Heather Poets with their beautiful vis
ions Of golden age And well might do for in all the
agn6eence and glory Of Gods world prang bright from
the word His powell there not the least impress or over
shadowng Of evil Peace regned Within and Paradise bloom
ed without But that happy age has passed Though once
reality il now exists only among the bright dreams of the poet
Nowhere look this maesc fabric the world without
behodng the gh ravages evil and the frowning signals
Of the divine dspeaure The King Of erros regns over
all The pride the pompAhe glory of the world wither His
approach and sink into the dust All ages and nations have
sckened beneath the touch Of His power The fair world itself
has thus become great hospital and the beautiful earth one
vast buryng place. Whence all ths7 Whence this nhHte
legion mseres which prey Whence this aYal
spectacle of world lying in ruins, and fastening to decaY-
This question cannot be better answered. than by the sublime
language Of the pOet:-
Forth reaching to the fruit she pucked she eat
Earth felt the wound, and nature from her seat
Signing through all her works, gave sgns Of woe,
That all lost.
Think not you that about to deliver hon.
lily "the fall oman and its consequence Such sud is
lIe adapted aer the pride crafty the TASTE oo de-
light the imagination that prudeny Stunned by all rary
men who due regard for their precious reputation w
have committed objectionable sin against the spirit the
elegant Literature" Of the day and brought ourselves u
disgrace with all "pOlte scholars" by passing sion
tot We shall certainly not dwell repusve Ihed b.
For why may weas well others think with the CT rch
and speak with the worlds Why may we too sail bet een
scyla and Charybdis BY holding the doctrine Of mans de-
pravty fact and treating fiction Shall no in
this way satisfy the creed and the time crafty ,he
Of the very refined orthodoxy Of the present day. and
thereby escape the horrors Of literary mauyrdOm true
have vennred unashionaby admit alude the
depayy Of human nature but how careful have been not to
speak one plain word on the subee9 We have merely limited
that human is pure might be- and this
hint forth in the hghsOundng phrase aud under the
magnificent imagery Of the poet 10 order to conceal its offensive
ness. II had only army with banners before MS
wilderness Of brislng bayOnets might perhaps have
up couge make bold and open confession Ofhs
despised portion Of the creed Of the Christian world But who
can encounter imagination whole Christian audience
Of learned men and fair women, with all upurned as
they smell sermon 10 every wordR We confess that
prepared for such conflict and intend be guilty Of
such heroic folly.
But with permission Of The audience viii make bold 70
y that neither education government Of the fine
arts and hence their principles BE determined not BY
he the imagination but BY The real and eOnd
bon Of man. If human Be really fallen this ei Is
aughi with the tremendous practical consequences and
sanDo, Be oysroOked with inpuny And we viii also venture
affirm that Il Philanhrops and Statesmen had kept this
oous fact % much The hack ground their sPeeuaOns wouh
have been far more old. and the world would have been
delivered irom countless uulhiuds Of wild md Customary
schemes or The improvement Of m.nkind i high dme
link that he M of man By which be whole destiny has been
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