New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-14
BISHOP HOPKINS SEVENTH LECTURE.


4 BISHOP HOPKINS SEVENTH LECTURE.
This accomplished scholar and divine delivered lecture
last evening Odd Fellows Hail. upon Thetrus relation
of Knowledge to the Welfare of Mankind.n Our space
will permit but brief sketch Of his interesting remarks
After showing the application of the principles of phi
losophy to the and regulation Of human knowledge
the lecturer said in substance that finds himself
upon the EARTH the production Of causes Of which he
knows nothing surrounded by beings like himself yet
one precisely simlay though bearing atnities which
would to Indicate that all had one common origin
and may have one common end. In this condition his
mind is directed to the task of nquring into the
subjects which relate present and future existence
the sublime mysteries Of the eternal world the wonderful
mechanism Of his physical organization his social
\ relations with his fellow beings etc.
The great secret applying tbs human knowledge be
NAV acquire to his happiness and welfare lies in the
per direction Of his inquiries and the proper of the
| information he thus obtains for amount of mere
knowledge alone him that happiness which
ia the main pursuit Of his life For unless bis information
he rightly applied it will lead to result and be power
less to afford him benefit Mere knowledge Of what con-
sttutes bodily health and comfort neither the
one nor the other and the OF obtaining them is
necessary the knowledge Of the doing So for
the one does not necessarily imply the other 1t s not
enough that should be able to appreciate the joys
domestic life and the pleasures Of refined society," If
through his fault misfortune, he is debarred their
enjoyment, The familiar maxim that knowledge ia
powero is proposition wrongly understood by MANY.
Power but instrument to be controlled directed
by the mind and the whole complication aud operation
Of ideas become useless human welfare unless properly
SO controlled and directed E5
Mans happiness could not lie in his knowledge but In
his affections; knowledge the serf happiness the
the latter indicated the goal to be attained the
former pointed out the way. The law of the human
heart was the desire Of happiness and might pass
through life before attaining discovery which might
have been made upon the very threshold of existence
that happiness is reached in this world and that
his hopes should be fixed the next and upon that
Being who placed him here.
Knowledge the lecturer said could only be valuable
when directed by the spiritual and sense Of the
SCISSOR To illustrates Suppose two physicians of equal
requirements and capacity but differing widely in their
modes Of applying their knowledge. The is guided
Nv the dictates Of love and charity and desire for the
welfare Of his fellow beings; the other obeyng the i'm
puse Of selfish and unscrupulous nature. pursues that
which he deems may tend most to his prosperity
or rapid enrichment If be the of conscience
and honor The is rewarded by the esteem and
confidence Of men and the consciousness Of uprghness
the latter destroys his peace, deals upjnstiy and
harmfuy towards others and loses his serespect and
furnished numerous similar illustrations Of the conse-
quences Of knowledge msappiied. ia.
knowledge yaueess when does not tend to secure
mans happiness in future state of existence He is
created, and must live forever, nos ros and no power
short of that of the Almighty separate the connec
ton between time and eternity regards his existence
All information touching the eternal interests of man
must by revelation from God for his faculties
will avail him nothing in this and yet there are those
-
prve the believers in it of their only light and thus re-
them their condition Of darkness and gno
rance Here, while dwelling upon the various modes in
which ndes and atheists asea the Bible the rhetoric of
eloquent lecturer became fluent and graceful as the
flow Of fountain, but 1t is impossible, in limited
space to follow him through with that mnuteness which
would alone do justice to his forcibe and truthful teach
| ing
He proceeded to explain the principles to applied in
the pursuit of knowledge the imposbity of any hu
man mind embracing the whole range of human infor
nation and the consequent necessity that each one in
order to succeed, should in conne himself to
that sphere which included bis duties through lfsor
the attempt to know everything might often result in
knowing nothing 1t not prudent to devote too much
attention sphere outside Of those duties The world
seldom gave credit much practical versatility Should
lawyer for instance be known successful votary Of
the Muses. just much praise he received therefor
would most probably be subtrected from bis credit for
talent at the bar He did not wish by this to be under
stood denying the progress Of human intellect but it
might be doubted whether. in the future world each
would excel in every department For in the angelic
hierarchy ITSELF the chernbim ranked first in knowledge
and the seraphim in love
In the practical application of these principles how
ever considerable range should be allowed to what
called general information in order to avoid contracted
ttlenes and the necessity of proper attention this
the lecturer illustrated in various ways. IA
The lecturer concluded by pointing cut the necessary
connection between this life and the next the impor-
tsnt lesson that since supreme happiness is only attaina-
Bile in future state of existence the responsibility and
importance of right of that noble Instrument the
human understanding can not be estimated too highly.
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