The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-07-15

For the Journal
Celebration of the Fourth at Freeport.


pose of trying to initiate thunder On ac
count of revolutionary scenes, "reminiscences
of heroism and glorious achievements, the
sound of rifle or cannon may awaken feel
ings of patriotism or grandeur But, (Mr
Editor, can you tell us what fire-crackert
were invented for? | heard them all day
long at repeated onslaughts, and so far a;
my own nerves were concerned could not
realize anything either of the sublime or ri
diculous. Perhaps they please the boys. II
they are suited to develop the genius and
spirit of youth, might it not be we'll for pa
rents and guardians TO suggest proper time
and place They can have no possible re-
lation to the American revolution. / am
rot alone in saying they added nothing 10
the celebration here.)
At ii O'clock procession was formed
under the charge Of the marshal of the day,
DR.. Carman, assisted by Messrs. Bryant and
Ensminger, and marched to martial music
TO a pleasant grove, south of the village
The president of the day, J. Kelley, Esq.
announced the order of exercises. Prayer by
J McCutchen reading of declaration of in
dependence by DR.. HutchinS. Rev. Mr.. Pi-
per gave an address to parents, replete with
good counsel. He endeavored to exalt the
family institution in the estimation of his
hearers on account of its far reaching inlu-
ence. The parents work is upon something
more valuable than material immortal mind
This comes 10 them as virgin gold, to be
moulded. It's creator has not marked it by
a single impression. This work is entrusted
10 the parents. They are to settle the ques-
lion--what shall this infant mind become
Such men as Payson, Wilberforce and Wash
ington, owed the formation of their charac-
ters, under God, to parentai discipline. The
pernicious life and miserable death Of such
d man as VOltaire is true comment on pa
rental misguidance and neglect. But pa
rental influence flows on far beyond this life.
The character of immortal mind is formed
for a higher sphere than earth The parents
only see the full development of their work
when they look along through eternity
raise their eyes heavenward and trace the
progress of the immortal mind in its upward
Aight, or mark its descent down to hell as it
continues TO sink in degradation forever!
Rev J. McCutchen, of Millgrove, address
ed the children of the Sabbath schools. He
said he had addressed them so often before
on such occasions, that when he received an
invitation to speak 10 them this time, he
t-lta little puzzled what to say. He was
le.pinded of an anecdote Of fellow who
filed barrel with cider, put the head in,
made it all secure at the top, and then went
70 drawing out by tap at the bottom. One
day he went 10 draw out, and it wouldn't
run. He opened the top of the barrel, and,
70 his surprise. found the cider was all out.
The poor fellow had not dreamed of such
calamity, since he had not taken any out of
The top. So the speaker said his stock Of
IDEAS for the Children was about all gone and
hc found it necessary to study up something
new. In turning his mind to several subjects,
he could think Of nothing which would BE-
Of so much use to them as the study of a
certain book, which some called book of
priestcraft. This book of priestcraft-ah
what did call it?-this book of books, the
Bible, is the very best of books for the study
of boys and girls and men and women of
every profession The former can have no
better teacher. He had been into an orchard
which bore richer and more abundant fruit
than any neighboring trees. He asked the
owner why his trees were so much better
than others. He replied that they had been
cultivated according to the bible. Most
persons think they have been taught the use
of manures by custom. Buta knowledge Of
their use can be traced to the bible. The
best doctors get a great deal of their skill
from the bible, They adopt the theory that
good conscience void of offence both to
God and man, life of plain and simple