The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-02

The Rev. Nr. Turner, Of Denmark, delivered
on Sunday last, in the Congregational House of
Worship In this city, an excellent discourse d.
| rected to mothers. It was unlike great deal
Of the preaching We hear, aimed 90 high as to
pass over the heads of his hearers, and not OBJ
scured BY ostentatious rhetoric, but eminently
practical, andsirected in plain and pointed Ian.
guage to the real duties OF life aud their proper
Performance. There was about it directness
and close attention to the subject. with great
many home.truths, which, however homely,
cannot be too often urged. The mother delin-
sated Vas one Of shis vorld-such - We have
loved and obeyed-and mot one of ideal graces
and impossible perfections, which we find in the
religious fctions Of the day. And the discourse
Vas intended to encourage and instruct. not to
dazzle. Ito delivery commanded attention to
the truths set forth, which will be often brought
back TO the recollection of the class addressed,
and probably suggest many plans for the train
ing Of the rising generation. i-
Mr.. 7. contended very properly that every.
thing, almost depended upon the mother. The
child was put into her arms with the power Of
doing with il comparatively as she pleased
hence the maxim Of the slave States, which was
true, that the status Of the man was determined
from the mother. The mothers Of this genera
ton had the training Of the next-the training
Of Presidents, Governors, Legislators, Judges,
Professors, Teachers, &C., &c. If they did their
~ll. ~L~ E,>v nnA .vsc Iovr.
ernment and happy and intelligent people.
But We have no design Of following Mr.. 7.
through his excellent DISCOURSE We only took
up the pen to note one single reference in the
sermon. Mr.. T. spoke of the mothers Of New
EngiAnd-how they had trained up their chill
dren in the way they should 60. and how uni
versally the sons Of New England, wherever
they had gone, and where had they mot gone,
had proclaimed this fact in the proper perform
ance Of the duties Of every sort pertaining to
every station.
There is one element which We think has con-
tributed very largely to make the sons Of New
England what they are. The Spartan mothers
of that rugged country have inspired their chill
dren With reliant, persevering energy that is
checked and d,sheartened at NO obstacle.
Taught not only that labor 10 honorable, butin.
dustry and thrift akin to virtue, the New Eng
lander, wherever he goes and in whatever he
engages, hbors-not a. . drudge, forced by his
physical wants to . reluctant submission to .
hard fate--not that it 10 expected to bring
wealth and gratify his pride or vanity Or love Of
power-not grudgingly envying the idleness
and proaigacy Of the rich-not from sordid love
of fmoney-ayarice-but he labors because it is
his plessuss--his mission brings . light and
cheerful heart, comfort and independence. And
- alaborer he has no equal. He brings TO ev-
cry enterpriss robust health FROM his own native
hills and pure mountain air. He has learned
| his own strength by conquest of the barren
soil at home, and BY forcing from it 60 many
comforts and advantages. Il must be very
| grim and formidable lion that can hedge up his
way or detain him from his object. seif-reliant
and self-poised, he undertakes every enterprise
with perfect certainty Of going through, and
therein lies the prestige Of succesg, which gem
orally follows. But truth compels US to nay that
be sometines mars bis achievements BY boast.
lL manner both before and after the tact. He
4 does not always let considerations of modesty
deter him from being his own trumpeter. There
can b but sns apology. II there is any excuse
for Dragging be generally tas it. asssssl
Take the Yankee, BY and large, and We
rather think be vim compare fsvorably with the
rest Of mankind. He has given his character q
the nation. His enterprise and fsarlsss sasoun.
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yea and bay and navigabIe river under
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