The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-11-12
NUMBER 35,


benevolence sustains. He has proceeded
to oil describable and assignabiss limits
and has conceived the most ast0nishln6
relations and affections of space, place
and vicinity; and yet at all those limits -
has felt himself unlimited, and still ea1
imagine the possibility of worldsland be-
7 ings natural and intellectual In Sa1less
variety beyond the whole. Here - ;
most extraordinary power; describe tiA
known or conjectured beings, and be ica1
imagine more, point ont all the good ghas
even God has promised, and he can d.
sire still greater enjoymeuts. Of no crea-
ture but man is it said, that it was nads
in the image and likeness efGod. Nsithsr
the thrones, dominionsi principalities, pov.
ers, cherubim, seraphim, archasgsIs nor
angels, have shared this homer. Its p6s-
sibIe that only one order Of created H.
| ings could be thus formed
Having briefly noticed his kpowledgb, I
shall pass to notice the wsy he sppliss
this knowledge. Now there may = ~
bad as well as good use made Of i. i
lis the win Of God that every man and
woman should be well instructed, tkat thS1
should become wise and intelligent "a
have their understandings weI1 cultiSsfsd
and improved. Sound learning q q
great worth. in al the syocatio1s of Iifs,
and more particularly the School Tsscks.
The wisest and best instructed are tbe
most steady, and may be the most useful.
! If man be child in knowledge, hs q
likely to be tossed to and fro and carried
about with every wind Of doctrine, asd
often lies at the mercy Of interested d.
signing men. The more knowledge 10
has, the more. safe is his state. II pur
circumstances b. such that we have lev
means Of improvement, We should turn
them to the best account. Partial kaowt
edge is better than total Ignorance. He
who cannot get ali he may wish nqast at fske
heed to acquire all that be can. # total
ignorance be . bad and dangsrsus thing,
every degree .of. knowledge lessons bssk
the evil and the danger. II must nsysf
be forgotten that genuine wisdom i eysk
accompanied with meekness and gent!snei9
Those proud, overbearing and disdAhll
men who pass for great scholars and en-.
inent critics. may have. .learpiagr Astthey
have not wisdom. ThatIlearniag imriies
their correct knowledge lefsths'stuctan
of language, and Of composition N gen
eral-there is ns doubt: bat wisasv the1
have none,i nor any selfgoEernmeat.
They are like the blind man who essrisds .
lantern in daylight to- keep othsre Inn
iostling him in the street. Then learning:
is not only of little worth, but despieeblA
that does not teach . man to govern M.
own spirit, and to be humble IN his cens
duct toward others. We must not snpe
pose that eminent endowments necessarily
imply gracious dispositions. "A man ~
hare much light and little love; 10 nay
be very wise in secnlar matters. and knots
but little of himself and this is far ftoap
being q refined and useful learning aThss
while some apply their learning TO secnlas
purposes others apply their learning to-
the advantage Of their fellow msns ismf nE
all classes the school teachers are tia most
liberal, for they. are eontipsally tEyingstb.
be; an advantage to- their fsllou, neA..
! though they. are sometimes itreatedM Mith.
indifference-ye they. .eaduze aA tAisesS-
prove all things and hold fast that &AieA'
4 is good. And as lam one. Of thaHel66s.
/ you will allow me to make some rsmaf1s;
on the teacher and his apatrosss ;While
the teacher labors fer the eadyaaceuenh of
/ their children. they win and fsult Mn
him in order to DESTROY his ussfnlnessM sMitA
those children whom he msyl instruct owI
have sometimes thought that The schesl
) teacher was like the prophet Daniel when
in Babylon ameng the Chaldeans. Whsa
they could find no fault in him they fnal>
) ly objected to him in reference to The Law
J, of his God. So with the faithful seAsel
& teacher, when they can fad 40 faalt NTH
: his teaching nor his general depaFtmept.
they will finally object to him for Ms peli-
tics or the law of his God. Now this IS
:, not making good use Of knowledesI MI
!, is calculated to stir up strife. And fnal-
; lly, to rightly apply our wisdom and learn
E ing, is to do good to al men. wolaeB and
children, and get all the coed We can epk,
selves.
y H Judge Saith aksr Ne Has sevs1A
! ty, married second wife considerably kfi
d Junior. One day soon afterthc eesemoay
! be was riding with her. AAd o. couinr "a