Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-18

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voys Of religion cross seas, and visit ic. I
motcst isles for this the press in It's free. {
dom teens with tho productions Of mo.
turest thought; for this the philonthro.
pist plans new schemes Of education !;
for this, halls in every, city and village
ore open 10 the public instructor. Not
that we view with Indifference tho glori.
Gus efforts or material industry; the in. |
crease in the faculty Of internal inter.
course 2; The accumulaiions Of thrifty 10.
Dor the varied results Of concentrated
action. But even there is mind that
achieves tho triumph. II is the gonius
Of tho architcc. that gives beauty. to the
work OF human hands. and makes the
temple, the dwelling, OF the public edi.
Gee, m outward representation OF the
spirit Of property and order. II Is SCI.
cnce that guides the blind zeal OF cupid.
i,y 10 The construction Of the vast chan.
nels OF communication, which are fast
binding the world into one family. And
| il is as method OF moral improvement,
that these swifier means Of intercourse
derive their greatest value, Mind be.
comes universal property tho poem that
is published on the soil OF England, finds
lis response on the shores Of lake Erie
and the banks Of the Missouri, and Is
admired near the sources Of The Ganges.
The defence Of public liberty in our own
halls Of Legislation penetrates the plains
Of Poland, is echoed along the noun.
,ains Of Greece, and picrccs the darkest
night Of eastern despotisln. ,.
| The universality Of the intellectual
and moral powers, ard the necessity Of
their development for the progress Of the
race, proclaim the great doctrine Of the
natural right OF every human being to
moral and intellectual culture, 1t is the
glory Of our fathers to have established
! in their laws the equal claims Of every
child 10 the public care Of its morals
and its mind. From this principle VIC
may deduce the universal right 10 lei.
, sure =; tha, is, 10 time not appropriated
! TO material purposes, but reserved (or
the culture Of the moral affections and
the mind. 1t does not tolerate the ex'
elusive enjoyment Of leisure by privi'
legged class but defending the rights OIL
labor, would suffer none 10 sacrifice the
higher purpose Of existence in unceas
ing toll for that which is not life. Such
:, is the voice Of nature such the consci
" Gus claim Of the human mind. The uni
!. verse opens its pages to every eye; the
:, music Of creation resounds in every ear
the glorious lessons Of immortal truth
that are written in the sky and on TIL
;. earth, address thems selves TO every mind
Il Il and claim attention from every human
;, being. God has made man upright, ,,ha
:. he might look before and after; and h
:. calls upon every one not merely to Ia
- Dor, but to reflect, not merely to practis
- 20 the revelations Of divine will, but /
or rI contemplate the displaysof divine pow
- er. Nature claims for every man lei:
10 ure, for she claims every man as wi
r. ness to the divine glory, manifested j
IN the created world. 's., s..a..t,.
" - "Yet eyermore. through years renewed
ell , In undistUrbed vicissilude
or Of seasons balancing their flight
On the swift wings Of day and night, ~
Kind nature keeps heavenly doof
u. Wide open for the scattered poor,
nd Where flower. breathed incenset TO the ski
,iy l. Is waited in mute harmoni6S;
~ And ground fresh cloven bv the plough
ny Is fragrant with All humber vow; 4
al, Where birds and brooks from leaIy del5
art Chime forth unwearied canticles, p 4 ~
of And vapors magnify and spread . % '''it
Il. The glory of the suns bright head haNi
"o Still constant in her worship, still " Z
as Conforming to the Almighty Will. - -
est Whether men SOW or renp the fields, yiA'
lhe Her admonitions nature yields sf.'e'' -
,rL That not by bread alone we live, G9 '''-
i'm Or what hand Of flesh can give; ',1''
eI' That every day should leave some part
lri. Free fur sabbath Of the heart. y '''"i.
md So shall the seventh be truly blest,i y ~
II, From morn TO eve, with hallowed rest." p
,is. The right 10 universal education
she ing thus acknowledged by. our &C
,lic science, not less than by our laws,
saer follows, that the people is tfuc reciPi'
no Of truth Do not seek TO conciliate
an. .lividuals ; do not dreadsthe lrowns o
un. sect !; do not yield to prescriptions
eifs ? parry but pour out truth into
en-, common mind. Lot the waters Of
ex. teltigence, like the rains Of heaven,
!, Of scend on the whole earth" And be 4
!, the discouraged by the dread Of encoun'
ID ing ignorance. The prejudices ofign
sn,e ance' are, more easily removed tsan
for| Dre;udice of interest; the, first
md. 6lindly aadopted; the second toilfa
ON. prefeyrea." Intelligence must be difu
r. Of among the ~holelpeoPle truth mns
j 1 scattered among those who, have no,
Tfhe Eterest 10 suppress It's growth. The se se
ara that fall on the exchange, or in The b
IN, of business, may bs choked by
4 oflthorns that spring uP in the hotbe!
hui avarics.; the seeds that are let fell
e as The saloon may be like those drop
! he. by the wsyside, which taken no roo
'ora. Lot the young aspirant after glory g
,,s tef the seeds Of truth broadcast on
.acv: wide bosom, Of Humanity; in the d
ffom fertile soil Of the public tmiqd.e u
I re.I il will strike deep root and spring
Z the and bear an hundred.fold, and BIZ
dern fot ages, aud fipen fruit through rel
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