The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-28

tuition that they expect much light to guide them
arranging hereafter It's complete organisation. The
Of the direction Of each particular department
II its practical aim is to be realized, IL IL to
s.pDs and in giving s bis
tion Of the useful arts other Industrial ocoups
ton the professor must give to his teaching the requ
site spirit direction and sm-lsy the scientific ground
work and guide the minds Of the students the the
oreticsl knowledge necessary in each oase Every
thing here must depend upon the tssehug under any
system, however perfect In Its detas 1t IL not only
the application Of science to the arts Of industry that
to be regarded In this connection but the whole
ject OF educstion - preparation for American life,
10 before u.s. Here an opportunity offered intro
degree, the varied wants OF busy community
Let rs not sacrifice the opportunity 1t cannot be
that one unvaryipg course Of instruction furnishes
dignity studies, the aim Of which seems far removed
upon this subject Virgins beautiful description Of tho
games ct the tomb Of has often presented It.
Somewhat genera. ssnmen The claim. or 81 aa snas
coon, whose arrow entered the mast of Mnetheus Who
severed the string and Of Eurytion whose shaft
pierced the dove when soaring away In the clouds are
passed by and Of poetic Justice the
palm awarded to old Acestes whose arrow took Are
the sky.
-" In nubbus arst arunds
signsvitgue vam famnis, tenuesqus recessit
(Applauss) II the systems which may BE- presented to
era In the worlds history II they adopted when
the field Of knowledge was widely different from what it
classes let us not refuse to keep in
the progress Of education with the progress Of man
kind Education should be in keeping with the cha
racer OF the age The school should bear close
logy to the life Of the nation.
There is one subject Of great delicacy, connected
with your sfhcs, to which feel 1t my duty to alude
There danger, caution be not exercised Of wound
ing the religious feelings Of Of the youth ntrust
nd n Rnfo nf nuNhIS adm l.
based upon tho principle Of excluding ell ssctarian to-
nets and are trying the grand experiment Of So
free government can itself educate the people The
Free Academy Is to be conducted upon this principle
and NO Glars Of regionsts to be debarred from It's
Advantages by offence given to conscientious oonvic
tons It were breach Of honor to direct education
provided At the public cost as means Of proselytism
to any particular system OF belief In tsacS
ing the higher branches Of knowledge, there is wide
scope for the action Of such influences The teachers
own doctrina sentime nts, II his mind be not liberal
and the light through which no views the facts Of his
tory or he may covery ststeme nts and prn
There are other various Indirect influences.
affecting this subject, which should be carefully
watched. But let the spirit Of Christianity pervade
your teaching, as 1t pervades the laws Of the
land and the administration of Justice Let devout
Christian sentiment be the tone of morals and philo
sophy here Teach that the truth of nature rests upon
tie truth Of God. Demonstrates that 1t the founda-
ton of every science, his omniscent wisdom oil
Of beautiful or sublime TRUTHS but development Of
searching can And cut NO further because he meets
the unrevealed mysteries Of the Divine Power. Let
science Frightening and blending With Il. beauty sna
truth, like lamp set within of ala baster, bring
ing out into holder relief and more exquisite effect
the forms and ornaments that sculptured upon t.
trust that spirit of inhdelity, materalistc sthe-
i.tic or pantheistic, may never gain foothod within
which 1t will control by guiding the minds Of youth
In their investigations in the higher regions Of know
ledge When exhibiting the scroll of the heavens and
init Ovffh 6Au nh aNfo NJ,
It, you tell yeur scholars that those characters are the
symbols OF worlds let not tho guidance Of . mad
that because the Almighty hath created all those ra-
dsnt spheree, which none but himself number or
call BY their names and for hi: glory sent them upon
sky and binds them to his throne with cords invisible
and susans them in their prescribed courses not need
movements therefore his rebeloue creatures upon this
apostate orb net subject to the moral laws and the
S e ~. .S. o. q ms but let
thy heavens, the work Of thy fingers, the moon and
the stars which thou hast ordsinedwbat 10 man that
visitest him I" Loud spplause) when the illuminated
page Of Grscisn and Roman civilization open to their
view and the Of heroic Virtue: tho match.
and eloquence fasoinats their Imagination. you viii
open, opposite to It, another page all black With in
unillumined with single ray of holiness you march
them to the promenade where the school Of Aristotle
or bid them st in the shady groves Of that ancient
academy whore wisdom fell in Words sweet e. those Of
poets from the lips Of Plato, you will conduct them
You will waft them through the open dome Of the
Roman Pantheon, and station their psdsstals the
poseesed It, You viii show how g the virtues Of that
heroic people gradually eaoed and blotted out In
their rad decline fteih gods claimed their alteration
from the teeming Nile and men monstrous from
the imperial throne. loud spplause) When, beneath
those tablets Of stone ON which are craven the
only records Of pfimeva ages let them them
2: on the tablets Of the law written upon Mount
the records Of Gods power and the revelation of his
will the registers Of eternity past and the chart Of
reconciled in perfect gospel harmony You will tell
them that should voices forth from the tomb Of
buried centuries, full Of dark and doubtful import
they may be Ike the false orsces OF ancient times
issuing frem the earth, only to beguils those who
trusted in them that should science seem to declare
Of Moses Of the creation Of the world and the origin Of
race 10 to be dethronsd they have emily to wait
until, by more potent sdjuration she be compelled to
make fuller, clearer, and more truthful utteranoe
For science, excrcsed and dlspossessed shall one day
st ht bly, at the foot the cross and the Pythoness
After further exhortpg the professors to assid,ousy
attend to their various duties the chairman
when beautiful o,isin. ode composed for the oooa
The following Of the this beautiful ode
entitled knowledge for the People"
Here, by Wkdom kindly cherished,
Let the lamp Of science shine,
Souls, that else In gloom ad perished,
Lighting with Its rays divine.
klUsic's notes and poets numbers,
Pour your airy charms around
Many spirits dreamy sumbers,
Rousing BY the magic sound.
HoRAcE WEBSTER, Esq. Principal Of the Free Aea.
DENY, next addressed the assembage. His remarks,
principally had reference to the Of Instruction
they had far intended to pursue and their determ
nation to impress the necessity the minds Of the
pupils to rgidy adhere to ruth In all their relations
After music by the orchestra,
HIS Honor, the MAvoR, came forward aud said
MIR. President have witnessed the interesting
ceremonies Of this occasion with much gratifcatiQa
and am this qualification is shared hy the mem.
bers of the municipal government ahd the large
Der tfour fellow citizens now present eanuot there
fore forbesr to express in their behalf well as my
owp, to the gentlemen Of the Board Of Education,
who have had charge IL the organization Of this inst
tuition, our thanks for the fidelity energy, and spirit
at once judicious and hberal-wth witch they have
fulfilled 70 important trust II there be any In
which government safely and properly extend its
action beyond the simple function Of administering
justice between and IL is for the purpose OF