Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-14
CLEVELAND. WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY IA, 1865.

tunities for the study of letters. An hour
day, diligently employed, will make scholar of
any. one. Hugh Miller made himself great by
by a dig use Of his winter vacations. The
great and almost only difficulty is that We put
OF any systematic plan of study for more con
venient season, always forgetting, though never
SO often reminded, that the right time is always
the present.
a love OF books is mutual TO but few, TO the
many it Is 4 cultivated taste, AMI unless a taste
for reading Is formed early iu life the chances
are that 1t never will be The old cannot
change their habits il they would the middle
aged are generally too full OF cares TO form new
plans, but the young set right at the OUTSET will
change custom to habit, till habit becomes a
sort of second nature
What shall | say Of the advantages to be
gained by such course Shall / say with
Cicero, that such studies give strength in Youth
and JOY in old age, adOm prosperity and arc
the suppO,t ard correlation Of adversity; at
home they are delightful, abroad they are easy;
at night they are company, when We travel they
attend us, and In our retirements they do not
f0rsake US There is no need 10 remind you of
the worth Of books You have tasted and know
that they are good. This gathering Is a silent
witness. speaking louder than words that you
do not regret the time already spent in hard
study. And there are ike gatherings through
out the land, Of Alumni meeting TO swell the
praises of their respective Almae Matres.
Besides there is the testimony Of all time
says Lord Bacon, Reading makes the full
man, conversation the ready man, ard writing
the exact man, and greater has said, wisdom
IS defence and money is defence, but the ex-
ce ilency of knowle lge Is, that wisdom giveth
life to them that have it." The soul of the
possessor expands with kindlier feelings to-
wards his race He thinks and acts, not with
men Of the day but with those Of all time. says
Heinsius OF Lsyden, Il no sooner come into t ne
library but bolt the door upon me, excluding
lust, ambition, ayarice and all such vices, whose
nurse Is idleness, the mother of ignorance and
melancholy herself and in the very lap of eIerni-
" amongst so many divine souls, take my seat
With 50 lofty a spirit and sweet content, that
pity our great ol.ss and Tich men who know not
this happiness"
With heart and mind fully developed the man
of business is prepared for any duty in life. He
Is not 80 hemmed in by the minutiae of detail
as 10 lose sight Of all else an ornament to So
eiety, blessing TO the community, he ~ adily
wins and holds the confidence Of ALL
The world Is ciamor0us for full grown men
and women, that are not warped into cool, cal
culating. selfish, traders, nor dwarsed intO<hum-
nv dried pedants. Men, Who with large views
and enlightened intellects, are prepared to aid
in the regeneration Of the world, men Of bust
mesa whe understand their business
We are hearing of progress eVeIy where
Il is shouted in our ears at every corner But
too often it is false progress. 1t is progress
backwards.
We hear of Young America swelling the sane
battle cry. Let his progress be true progress.
Let him be Of those who /" know the right and
knowing dare maintain" Let him not be de-
eeived by fiattering words which lead astray,
but seek out his true destiny Not to fritter
away his energies in paltry politics nor rust
them by injection, but 90 on upward till error is
routed and truth triumphant. This is the work
OF our business men, the bone aud sinew Of our
country and every country.
A word more. j need not urge you, my
sehoOlmates, 10 go on as you have commenced
As men of business ! already envy You. The
prospect before You is fair, the crown worthy Of
attainment Show the world that y our business
does not fill your soul ThatyOu have still, and
will always have, warm hearts TO feel, earnest
minds to think, and strong arms 10 act for the
oausp Of our amman hnruauifv