Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-01-23
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No pretty foot can lure him from
The psth Of moral duty.
Address Of Rev. MF. Settle,
Delivered before the "C0Id Spring Frank
Tin Lyeeum," at its Eighth Annual
Meeting, on the 9Th inst.
MEssRS. EDIToRs I'm persuance Of q
custom Of the "Cold Springs franklin
Lyceum," its members convened on the
9th inst, in their spacious and commOdi-
Gus hall for the purpose of hearing lec-
ture by Rev. H. c. SETTLE, it being the
eighth annual lecture before the society.
AS lecturer and pulpit orator, Mr.. SET
TIE has but few eQua and no superiors
in' California. His style Of speaking is
chaste. elegant, and refined and when inn
butd with the fervor of hiS own elOquence
his bearing and gestures, are digniHed.
graceful, and impressive. In short, he
possesses in the superlative degree that
rare quality SO essential to ell public
speakers, but with which 60 few are en-
dowed Of enchanting his auditory with
the irresistible influence of his matchlsss
eloquence. And to add additional xest and
interest to the occasion, we were honOred
with the presence Of large number Of
ladies', who said as plain as eyes and
smiles could speak, press onward you are
engaged in paiscwOrthy and laudable
enterprise.
On motion. the preliminary business of
the society was dispensed with for the
evening; thrreupon 7. Y. Griggs, Esq,
President Of the Lyceum introduced to
the audience the eloquent lecturer who
said:
LADIES AND GENrLENEN :-Having been
requested to lecture before this body Of
young men, I have been casting about
me for an appropriate subject. Among
the many, which presented themselves,
none seemed more At than. that Of the
MIND. do not intend endeavOring to
handle the subject learnedly and at much
length. desire simply to glance ct the
vast capabilities Of the mental man, and
notice briefly few means whereby the
powers Of the mind may hs brought into
useful action.
Man Is threefold being. He presents
himself to Us physically, mentally, and
morally. These three divisions, although
distinct in themselves, are inseperably
connected and are each and all necessary
to form the being We call man. While
PhysicGE Science has its appropriate
sphere and Ieat0I and Moral Science
theirs, yet do they depend upon each
other. The maladies Of The body could
not be successfully treated were we unac-
quainted with the influence which the
mind and heart exercises over It A man
to be Q good PAysSoIOgist or even Aor.
al Philosopher should know something
also Of AentGI PAilOsophy. Destroy the
physical organization and we become
spirits destroy the moral nature-&nd we
become brutes; destroy the mental and We
become but idiots-or living creatures,
neither bruts nor human. These com.
monty acknowledged facts are such be-
cause Of the inseperable connection be.
tween those divisions or natures We have
just named. And as they are thus insep-
arably connected, 90 do they each exert
influence upon the other. 1.-THE mechsn.
ism Of the body be deranged the mind, to
greater or less extent, IL immediately
aflected thereby For instance; IL the
ear, which serves As door to the soul,
be injured 80 much as to destroy the senGe
ofhearihg. tae mind is, thereby, not only
shut out from that which came in by the
ear to nourish It. but seeTS, oft times, In
other respects, to become dull and give
signs Of increasing weakness. II the eye,
which Is aWIndow 70 the mind, be sealed
to the beauties Of nature, and closed to
the admission Of knowledge which comes
by sight, It is very evident that the mind
IL deprived Of much which il was origin.
ally designed 70 enjoy; and receiving no
material tArough the eye upon which TO
work, its ppwerE which are restless, find
another channel and destroy the nice
equilibrium which before existed, thereby
arousing some one Of the other organs
into an unnatural vigor. This il the cause
Of the very common occurrence Of ones
sense Of feeling or hearing being increased
in intensity BY the loss Of sight The
facts we have just noticed should be re-
membered in order to fully understand
and believe my future positions.
While the scripture assertion that, I'VE
are 5aarGIIy 0Nd aSOMAsctN Nllv made" II
applicable tOthe whole man Il is pre-em
inently true when used In reference to the
mind, These frameworks Of bones and
sinews are but the coverings Of the iea0.
eLs that lie within. These 6Odi6E ore but
the buildings erected for the habitatiON
Of that creation which ct one time bOer
the imdgS IT sGSd, And which. xS@ sSSA,
like. like 9R: ip ESies 81; s'ii y,
the Architect who framed its giganti,
proportions in perfect symmetry anu
strength The capacities Of the mind
are motto be numbered or measured n
thChranga. When properly cultivated.
,the mind resembles : large picture gal
lety upon the walls Of which are Sus-
pended exact resemblancos q old cities
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