Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-07-08

of the attentive and discriminntive thinker
I This is the rationale the philosophy of the
mystery of the interest manifested IN all en-
Heightened communities, Indeed, IN all the highly
civilized nations of GhristendoIn in founding
eudowing, and sustaining schools, academies,
land colleges. Hence ne estimate the clviliza-
ton of all nations and peoples by their liberality
and generosity displayed in the establishment
and support of these fountains of human Civii-
cation and ACKNOWLEDGMENT
There are no purely animal instincts snscep-
Itible of human culture. They are perfect be.
cause they are the work Of God. We cannot
improve them. But we may govern thom.-
| We NAV, when diseased or impaired by abuse
Tor disuse, restore them.
But the mind, the heart, the conscience and the
life of man, arc each and altogether susceptible
lOfculturc, long protracted culture, development,
decoration and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The marble
lin the quarry and that In the mantlepiece eX-
1 hibit very distingniShable luster. Not more,
however, than did David the Shepherd buy,
land David the King uf the Twelve Tribes of
Israel. Not more indeed, in that category
than didthe young Ben Franklin, walking along
the streets of Philadelphia, with one roll of
bread in his left hand, and another in his
fright, from Philosopher Franklin commanding
lightning from the clouds with the aid of cleo
trio empreand sending itabrVad in quest Ofnew
adventures.
Bn,, young gentlemen, hope that the rarcli-
lment, the printed parchment, which you have
to-day received, will not be the seal of your
/ studies nor of your enquiries into the works If
! God and the ways of men.
| The circle of our sciences is not the circle of
Iall the sciences possible or conceivable. 1t
would be fatal to progress to entertain such an
Iupinion. We know only in part, and, there
fore, we interpret only in part But there is
hone science perfect and complete. And that is
the most interesting, captivating. sOul-abSurb-
ing of all sciences; without which no man can
/ really or fully enjoy himself nor any thing else
| IN this grand universe. Need ! name il to you,
Young gentlemen? Is it not to you all MS
! familiar as home, sweet home No lnan ever
died in regret that he had attained, possessed
and enjoyed that science. Millions have ir-
remediably agonized that they did not know it
and consequently did not emmy it.
1t is the science of Emmanuel. Not merely of
Ia person or of grand official, but fan eternal
life and an everlasting estate held in trust by
him for us, commensurate with every rational,
moral, and spiritual craving and appetency of
our wlule nature Without this science the
whole earth, with all it treasures, pleasures and
hOnurs never did, and never can make truly
| great, a truly noble, truly happy man. They
/ look too low, they build 10 low, ''who build
| beneath the skies"
We value language, science aud art in all their
power, beauty, and grandeur, but as glow
worm compared to our sun. Such are they in
comparison of that of the universe, that
| ever rising and never setting sun Of an eternal
| day, and around which are seen revolving in
solemn splendOT unnumbered AID innumerahle
suns aud systems with all their planetary reti-
nueS; peDped, too, with emaptured tenants,
forever singing as they shine, the hand that
made us, suStainS u.s. guides us and beatles MS,
is the hand that fed the hungry thouSa IDS that
waited on his words of light and love, that
Snatched the timid Peter from sinking in the
tempest tossed lake of Galilee, and that will
raise from the dust of earth our hulubled bodies
and transform them into an exact siniilitude to
his OWL Such is the certain destiny of every
we'll educated graduate in That college, over
which the Lord of light and life aud glory pre-
sides.
4 lis Christianity fully developed, appreciated
and embraced. that beautItieS aud beatiiieS hl-
mamitv. II alone of all earth's aud times
acquisitions gives dignity, grandeur, and felicity
tn InIu; of all sources aud knOwledgcs of Garth
this pre- ennently bears the palm. Ii renOvateS
and aggI andizeS our nature; and even i'll that
sinful aud fallen world it throws halo of glory
and dignity around us more to he appreciated
and admired than ali the FICTITIOUS decorations,
IF political aud epheneral distinctions and as
tendencies within the area of earthS ambitions.
We regret the causes and the Consequences Of
all sectional, partzan and sclIismaIical theories
aud terminolngies, now dominant and all perne-
ting the entire called chrlstendnm. We
ascribe them all To hcathenismS, or ban baristns
popular currency. a barbarian is with US
Isurage. With the ancients it merely Indicated
a foreigner; man Of strange dialect-whn used
"A language unntelligihle to those with whom he
l.iesired tu intercummunicnte. So Paul uSts the
i word, "If, therefore, know mt the meaning ui
the language | shall be to him thdt speaks a
jtrbtriaR aud he that speaks asi1L be q 6tr6uri-
in to me,"-eqnally unintelligible to one an
Iother.
Technical and special sectarisms, are, in the
true science of Philosophy, one and all, bnr6ar-
inns. These are the fruitful sources of all alien
atoms, debates, stIifcs, chickering's SchisuS,
parties in religion. politi:s, aud PHILOSOPHERS.
Hence, young gentlemen, it is all itnpor ant in
this generation and population, that you,
DESTROYS uf doing good in the capacity of teach
ers, percacherS, professors of literature, sci
ence or religion, should thoroughly understand
and master the whole language, style, and
technicalities of the living age; and comparing
these with the style curlenrIes aud technical,
ties OF the eraS, tunes in which those institu-
tons were originated aud founded, by those pos
Sessing plenary authority, character and stand
ing, TO note with all care, caution and authority
every discrepancy, alteration, or change; which
when fully aud candidly done, the true and
proper and real issueswill appear IN bold relief
From much observation and experience IT, such
Investigations, can say with much assurance
that litigItcd questions will, III most cases, be
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