The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-07-08

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gether with those blessings and privi-
leges which knowledge, aided by Truth,
alone is able to give. The Present in
which all the facilities calculated to ez-
alt a people, are extended n every por-
ton Of our globe
Whence this change2 Has not the
! Scholar been an active instrument If
so, how great his responsibility-how
important his trustI Yes, the Scholar
has been the great actor in the scene,
and it is owing to his influence that
those institutions of learning through
out our land, which will ever be monu-
ments Of glory to tho commonwealth,
have had an existence It is to the lit
erary stars Of our land, whose light has
ever shone with ofulgcnce, that we owe
our influence as a nation. BY them the
lamp Of Science has been lit upon every
hilltop and plain, and every city and
town is endowed with Colleges and Sem
inaries which rear their heads to the
clouds, and whose portals are opened to
receive the inquiring millions of both
sexes and all conditions
Such have been their cxortion and
perseverance that no citizen of our land,
however humble, can say that he is de
prived of the means Of Education
Such have been the untiring energy and
zeal Of the Scholar, that even the orphan
and destitute are sustained and educated
The progress which we are making in
the Arts and Sciences, is owing princi-
pally to the influence of Literature. Tt
is becoming a disgrace to be destitute Of
an education; in fact, no individual is
permitted to fill any important station,
who has not a liberal education. The
principal educators Of our land are indi-
viduals selected on account Of their NOR
al and intellectual worth. This is as it
should be; for if it IS necessary for the
mechanic or artist to undergo a due
amount of training to fit him for his
calling, it is just as necessary that the
Teacher, who has the training Of the
minds, and to some extent, Of the NOR
ais of the young, should be properly
qualified for the discharge of his re
sponsible duty. For upon the proper
training of our youth depend the fu-
turo prosperity and welfare Of the ma
ton. Those who are now actors upon
the stage will soon be called hence, and
their stations must be filled by those
who have not yet entered upon the ac-
tive duties of life.
If the acquisition and practice of
intellectual, as well as civil and moral
attainments, has been the very means
of elevating us, it necessarily follows
that we must make that preparation
which shall enable us to carry on and
consummate the plans projected by our
progenitors. For upon a due prepara-
ton, depends the proper disposition not
only of the absolute, but also Of the
! relative duties incumbent upon us; and
consequently, the ,0ant Of such a prep
aration will result in the final overthrow
Z and inevitable ruin Of the nation
4 Hence the necessity of every individua
q making such acquisitions Of knowledge
q as shall fit him for each relation Of Hf
through which he may be called to pass
q For Notwithstanding he may not b,
permitted to occupy a prominent posi-
ton, yet, in a land like ours, where in
r dividual rights are regarded as sacred
s every member, both male aud female
,- eXerts an influence either for the wea
+ or woe of the commonwealth. But i
is a deplorable fact, that too many OF
those who have taken upon themselve
the responsibility Of shaping the char
acter and training the habits Of tn
A young, although they may be in posses
f sion Of the necessary literary acQusi
tions, arc often destitute of the mora
d qualifications. If we regard our desti
Il ny with that interest which truly char
J.. aoterizes an enlightened people, th
10 moral training of the young will not b
d neglected The means Of mental an
f moral culture being extended to all, tn
a masses will be elevated, till at last W
p shall become the very landmark to 9th
D. er nations, not only as relates to prog
p. ress in the Arts and Sciences, but ais
1t in civil and religious progress Our in
Is fuenco will be untrameled, our prosper
ity unmarried, and our peace unalloyet
r, HillsbOro, July, 1858.
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