Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-12

Tho Late Dr.. Joseph Ray.

county, Yao delivered at Cincinnati w MI M
l.. DALrOS, young man attached 10 The High
School. The address, as whole, is rather doEld,
hut contains some eloquent Passases;
"Otiginally, his youth bore no indication OF nn:
common vigot u mlEdi no superior Iia!ufA talent
won tlowely patI,s and admitting hearts 10 olu and
oheer him OH hiS waYj no wealthy patent opened
The lWAuIy Of college, OHd threw Tie comforts OIL
lite abound him; no public high schools 10 arouse
ambition aIld spread fUIl their golden ltaEveSS 10
bis lilIigent youth ~ eap. but BY energy aud per-
severance, rose, as the silent tide wave, calmly
and irresiStably above The rugged rocks when
clOgeed his 0wnward course. Unable IL grasp Tue
4 i,UI OF his loptS--an tduoltion-- without money
he gave lie LEFT hand 10 VIII Tue all powerful DOL
lar. and with the right he cleared away The weeds
Of ignorance, Tie protector Of his own cateef,
he selected The most luGOri0us walks OF lie, ami
never yielded particle OF the original design 10
the most gigantic obstacle. From deteflllNedi
Catlu course in early life hegfew Into manhood an
IuNpiecedenlel cxalnplG OF puRCtualINy aIiu accu'
laCy, Indignant al American cOpyiSS anu our
JenendenCe OIL foreign writes, he became sue
cesSfnl author. Being moral in youth, his IlaIutl'
" was mutual OF CHRISTIAN virtue. Desiring 10
suenI life lie most useful 10 his fellow man. IL
was led 10 choose an occupation IN which liz Oe'
came n true, faithful aud MalchleSS educalCr--
MINT then, Is Lete IN tho cllaIat ter OF this man
10 eulOvlSe! OF rather, where is there lO'Oluden
ntais4| II wo commence with his youth, Il, like
natuie OH spring day noon, is rich WIN Ialua
tory themes; obedience, gratitude anu illnS!ty
wprs always The companions VI his childhood. No
wild und needless nct fOund sympathy III his
liOsom, but ever grave, cautious aud lhOushlIuIt
lle became nh object Of remark
Ills pONltdNuSS Of character, his early Efforts 10
store lis mind with information, his energy UI ac'
ton, his application, wcfe each l'lc
man rather than tie boy liz was, and Of sufficient
weight 10 end comparison with The muIlllude,-
Therefore, let US crown him bright illustration
win other noble instances, and When sc pont 10
! him as IN mii0hIe man, lel mo SAY 1t was tiIt
necessary result u an exemplary youth" When
he had reached maturity, oil that was valuable aud
amiabls in early Rge was still retained IN The char.
aCler OF The man, only Increased by exercise, anu
Iurlanent by long posses ion. Here all lI0lnIlahlt
energy aud observance began 10 exhibit TIE feSltll
Of lis labofst results which magnitude, excellence
md utility, lieIe the infant mind by firm aud
zrnIOus effort Stattins as pebbly btonS, had grown
mn AmOzouIOI ryeE, wide in It's IGge oinlOrHHiiOn
deem in scientific knowledge, not swift, but pow
etCul 10 teuSon. Such sell.mRde man, We ad'
mte; and such mat was yOnf late valuable
fellow. citizen, Doctor Joseph Roy. lie who leads
a delicate intellect though the IungmlEes VI Lille,
protects, encourages aud expands II until It SOaES
liY its own enleayOTs inlO The brilliant sky where
OletS baSk by natural endowment, lIaS caEnrd no
insignificant recommendation, deserves no trivial
uruist, is worthy Of the highest enlOglnm, and
NEST lasting remembrance Of his friends, lns
CnualryncN, and every human icing who IOnoEs
The elect aud example. Shall we, then, The i'm.
| ,u,I Vnt Ia FuF.. nj nc
We orc by every lie Of gatilude linked by all ola
scholars affection, chained by SO many fpIIt IeCVI
iuGllOns 10 his nane-SlnI we fail 10 lIOHVr aud
cherish lbs mrmOryl Will you mOthutS, and y0l
fathers, whose sons mud daughters drank IRON The
onnt Of his GbOTS aud were IlSplred ny Ills cneIgy
will You pefmIt his name 10 fade. ..
Aud you, ciztns Of CinclIlAall-yOu who have
rcapcd lie pEOIucts Of his toll, end sill do reap
the llatyeSlS of tbs sowing, will yOu not raise your
voice Ia sneak his Nt0lSet know you wilt. |
marked il al yODdeT Church N your parting glance.
We al; will! Ten thousand hearts beheld his no.
Bile example, and will cherish his memory. II
was 10 lie OF identSS uO life wpSled in Sesfuy.
acknowledgements. CwuS more InngnannOllSly CUu-
S,ltuted; aud never did man uSa his lulUnlS 10
grculcr advantage, nVT direct lhc1 H. more useful
channels. What dues tic cause Ot"FIeu I:duca'
ion" owe hint What Is The extent NJ his cInlIn
upun society iOr having gaIIrred those yOIlhIul
vagIAMS-the lhuEWS uId THISTLE VI childhood VIZ
iue-irOn their nIdStl II 10 the one liz was the
pIHCiplu Instrument IN scouting the most minit-
cent beqeSl Of ANY In The State Ol OhIUi with The
OlLrt Lr was moi LESS wOIhly CONNECTED. liz.
hold, teleiOic these Two plCluEtS, exhibiting but
a limited extent Ul his IeIalIUn " uS-tO mankind.
(iuuernliun aflvr geRrTnliUD, rs they drink these
blessings, may look lack in lhUIkS AMI I6ytIcllCC
unto their beneaciOt. Prosperity may follow theft
cXaMpIe, but still they ne reCiplenSi aud sill,
yea, fitWGIy will they be obligated 10 his memory.
as u Observation-Disclosures Justly celebrated,
Though his works ate The inmates oil every Western
home, aud lavOrlc editions IN all our High
Schools, SuinnuIIrS, Academies OId C0lIeeeS--yCt
his tue pnwet u intellect, his abilities as an III
lIlUr, arc unknOwn. Could 30 10 his studies aud
IUtins forth It's CunlentS-- Cutlld | display before
you each manuscript bought by ll0nGS VI incCsSIni
appllculiOu- could array those glHanlIU lHIOtS,
Those systematic, Intelligent tolls u twenty one
yrarS duTAlinl--cOud yuM hrhud thrSr Hnd know
that what The world has seen Is hut his LTSl STRIP
~ II settles embracing The whOlu mathematical
GUutSe-a SEXES, which, just al Tie eve Ol lis per.
lection, stands tu( hm eltInHIIy H'rtr ptieCtetI--
then would your knowledge approximate ~ IHIE'
ness, aud your judgment IL justice; then would
this Sc.madc mall gain M HACchucncy III yOiEGS
iInAiiOn. And since he las earned this position
lin yUT brea$l'-SllICG he purchased every InCh VI
II By The sweat Of his htOwSInCG his cxeillnn cost
him his lilu, though II may not hlvc been ptU.
claimed IL The world though his death may have
Intercepted that final Step-N slep winch would
have C0nSummaled his lIrslreSj though The sup
which his young hopes pictures, und his mulhUUll
constructed, may have lacked one nOl IrOle, yet
lis name deserves The IIoIotj justice II tie clear.
eSt accents speak ~ and we are no unjust peO'
pie. And since he las passed away with this Tue
only hope perhaps for which h1 would have lived,
that lie might bG kEOwN, aud being known, EC'
ctiTe his due appreciation, then lei my youthful
voice proclaim II here, and may the accents foil
on, aud on, until they teach where now lte SITS,
IeSoundlng jOyfully in his Ger, (fIe mote Joy can
lMve,) that the citizens oil Cincinnati dO accord
the honor 10 his nalne! but, friends, This Is IIUl
yel llls entire picture,
TlCEe is still another SCeuG; well known scenes
one IL which zoe huYe been ntimately--the West
particularly, aud the Nation generally, lntefested.
EeIeE 10 Joseph Ray as OH instructor, teacher,
educator; anu, os such where is The ollie among us
who has lVi bvheM his benign influence upon all
classes ad all conditions Of society," both tudYdl'
ally Il collectively. Col Uyoul energetic merchants,
your influential merchants, and behold how fond
memory Of the past mukeS Joy beam ron tho eye,
as bundled tongues ptOndly exolnim-he rds my
teacher! Go 10 the bedside Of that poor invalid,
and nole that human physieisn. Go no the halls VI
ConstesS, and hear thai sIaeSmaM's OtnlOrial voice.
Go into lie sanctuary Of God, and listen 10 that
pathetic setllon. Go into all The pirtuOus wolks
Of life. oil grades Of respectable society, aud hete
still you will hear the name Of Joseph Ray pro.
nounced with all the feeling OF gratitude as ''my
ttathtr;" and behold The viltuOus principles which
he planted, blooming in all their beauty and variety
And This is no sectional matter II is not held With