Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05

pALMERsroN's THEOLOGY. :.

TAs following pss.os. ison 4 D.;ssl,.
speech lately made at the annual mSsis AZ,
ins Of the "LAsoREs's ErsOva acE.ryts I.
.Sociefy,"by LaM :. .RALNERsT - Sshss's1s
brought ihe clergy abou. hin ests :. "a q,
IN addressing yon, whom Ppvids'srssS.
has placed nmong Tho ihborilS clAy Nv. a.,s -
il may not be on' Of PLACES Ecgp ind, ,xQ0r
that The disseibulioasof wee 10 wasl Rtt $50
ery - the arrangrhent Ivy, liicll l~i1s liii1s H. H.
comparatively few rich and tlis cgnfp1v,yys
rativel2 many po ifs tho 'SSondi2ieH cfsrii
the world in which we live, and thai. no. ,.
human Institutions can aller thia sffsngos 10.
mcnt and mako all the poor fjck ::sjt IN Z
might be possible. 10 makeihs ricltpooy; d:
but the condition of comperatiys. saox:-...
crty must inevitably be The ioLof l5STesf
portion Of The human race. Bnt aItho',
It has been tho pleasure OF 'our Maker,
in world which is a world Of trial and. ,
transition and not the ultimot destinyass
Of mankind though :t,has been heplea.sI
sure Of our Maker to subject great por..
lion Of the human race TO trials and
priyations to ennhlc them to quafifyN-
themselves for the fninre lot wbiehu.lst
waits them, yet Providence has not been, 81
nggarlly in the distribution OF ihose
qualities which are calculated to secure
Happiness 10 those who condutt thenf.sm
selves well upon ihisicrth.n (CheerssSe'
All the good qualities of human nsiursX
the qualities Of mind and ,heart--eye .,
cry'hins that tends to dignity our species
AMI enable men TO distinguish them.
selves in the condition fn1whick ttiej.a
have been placsd--thase qualities hnysss
been sown broadcast over the; ihuuapos
race, and are as abuniantly disperse!
among the humblest classes as they are
among the highest classes In the laGd..E.
You scill find that all, eAiidrd,s 6fSH
born good; lis bad educatioa sad bsd,1
influences in early life, that, coyrupts the,
minis Of men. 1t is true that there are
now and then exceptions to The general
principle. As there have beer rhsfi 'b0rh?
with club feet, born blind, ,or With othssS
personal defects, so also il will happenat
that children will be born with delec...:
tive dispositions, but these are rare ex..,
ceptions. Be persuaded that The mind
ana heart Of man are naturally good,o
and it depends upon training and Sdn.ni
eaton whether that goodness implaptedli
at birth shall continue to display itsslf,.
or whether, by bad associations, it shall.
be corrupted and destroyed. [Heat,A
hear 's.rs .r1i"mh .'a9.ss&oa
"Theielore, the frs. thing you would
infer from this truth is, that it is the >
duty of all parents TO see that their
children are we'll and properly educa.
ted ; that they are early instructed, not
merely in book learning, in reading and
wiring, and requirements Ct that kind,
but il struc,ed in the precepts which in. !,
dicate the difference between right and
wrong; and that they are taught the
principles of religion, and their duty
towards God and man. Now, tho wayfu
in which that can be done is by the fa-'r
ther and mother building up their house.f
hold upon that which is the foundation
Of all excellence in social life-I mean
a happy home. Applause.] Now, 1nos
home can be happy if the husband be,
not kind AMI aGectionate husband.
and good father to his children
Bearing this in mind, he must avoid
two great rocks on which too many mon
in the humbIerrank ma ke shpw,eck-,
the tobacco shop and the .beer.shop."'