Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-28
ZAPH-NATH PA.A-NE-AH.

WI"
sssncsment NDCCCL VII By Rev.
Wm M Daily, D. D., ILL., D., Presidenl
Of As Unipsrity.
Funeral discoursss have had quite run
this summer among literary men. Dr. Ed
dy favored the Philos, at Greencastle, with
one on Moses, DR.. MMullsn, the Platos,
with one on Daniel, now here is one from
DR.. Daily, on Joseph w ewould suggest 10
the literati to try Shedrach, Meshack and
Abed-nego next They were men of mark,
quite q discourse might be made about
them.
However just or unjust the charges
brought against Dr. Daily in other years, and
on other occasions, Of borrowing largely
from Goods, Thompson and others, II can
not DO alleged in this case. This address
Is Dailyish out and out It's name 10 Daily.
ish. Zaph-Nath Pa-a-ns-ahl It might
justas well have been baptized Ra-sah-ssah,
the Indian name for James b. Finley, as
Zaph- Nath-Ps-s-ns-ah, the Egyptian name
Of Joseph. II would have equally shown
the Doctor versed in the dead languages,
each being . heather name applied to q
good man.
1t is Dailyish too in the fitting Of the
name to the discourse, and reminds one Of
the excellent, though rather severe sermon
on politico-C Catholicism, which the author
used TO preach, before the days Of Know
NOTTINGHAM, "Leviathsn." There Is just
the same resemblance between Zath-Nath
Pa-a-neah and this discourse, that there ID
between big fab and Romanism. There
Is, we believe, but one point Of Josephs
character brought out, that is hisrunning,
at the risk Of losing his garment That
was admirable In the young man, and
tho doctor, finding this trait in him, used
IL to Q good advantage We hope the
robe he lost was not silk soVn used
only when officiating. We. always
thought Joseph too modest man,
not to say man Of too much good sense
10 think the out Of his coat should say now
I am Zaph-Nath Pa-a-neah, officially, now
am only Joseph.
II Is Dailyish in saying some very good
things in regard TO formation Of character.
Take the following
Society greatly needs young men Of an
honorable ambition in life; who are deter.
mined 10 be useful according 10 their ability
by diligent study and the practice Of virtue
Not such as spend their time in saloons and
at the billiard table, and whose greatest
ambition IL 10 make fine figure In the ball
room and at tho dance.
If tho Doctor had added "and with q
cigar or chunk Of toh eco in his mouth,
the sentence would have been complete
We might quote many excellent extracts
like this, though none Of them are alleged az
having been shown In the life Of Joseph.
With MI its sxcellencies we have seriou,
objection 10 the doctrine Of the address, NJ
well as 10 It's style. We admire It's teach
ings 30 FAR rs Il socks 10 inculcate the inn
portanoo Of positivs character. and Q
reasonable reliance upon individual judg
ment But whom II makes Zaphnath
Ps-a-ne-ah, mean Leader. AMI tells tbs
young men that they "msy all becoms
exemplsrs, giants, and Leaders" we object
both as 10 fact and 10 doctrine. The ani
mus the address 10 that no position but Q
leadership IL commsndable, while common
sense and good morals teach that all canno
be leaders, though all may be useful tt
aim high and seek to DO good and useful Il
commsndable, but to aspire only afel
9 leadership is contemplate. Again w
object to the Young Americanism, which Il
contained in this sentence: "Long before
man Is old, he may be so rich In experi
ence, a. to rely with perfect confidence OF
his Judgment" How long before The
tendency to despise the counsels and wisdom
Of age, Il too manifest TO need fostering il
such an address on such IN occasion.
Our limits will not allow much farther
notice, though justice demands il w,
object TO the hasty and loose style Of thu
address. Having year in which to pre-
pare IL, and being for literary occasion
II should not only inoulcate sound doctrine
but should be model in style The Doe
tor can certainly construct better sentences
than these: 1--WE do not mean by this tina
they have been free from disease or tina
they had certain measure Of mechanical
physically strength" "When WI
compare the lion with other beasts Of thu
field, which are much larger in bulk o
animated nature, we find IN illustration o
our position" "Some possess NOR,
than others Of tho physical qualities, which
belong to the lion" ave oil fee
10 despise being, &s" "Now, lik,
this ant you have some one thing to do"
II Il not more captiousness that prompt
rs 10 thus notice this address. It's dut,
which We owe our readers and the literary
men Of the West We have not yet learnet
the art Of pronouncing every Performance,
q model, or every performer perfect Tit
address being sent Us to notice, we hav,
done the best our space will allow II mo-
Aattering |, is truthful-at least IL is so no
cording to our Judgment A lifelong, per
sonal acquaintance and friendship assurel
US that Il was our opinion, the Doctor
wanted, and We know no is q man Of toc
much sense 10 take personal offense at oul
remarks, though bis opinion and ours MAJ
differ. Its only the weak that claim az
emption from criticism.
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