Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-15
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THE TRIUMPHs or SCIENCE.
"KnoWledge is PoWer.p


il its relation to the progress Of individuals
Infiety.
intellectual powers ennoble man, distin-
Is him from lower order Of creation. and are
,isef glory. The cultivation of these is his
lnand conduces to his happiness. Talents
sren to be improved, not to be buried The
toi ich secures knowledge is richly repaid in
the euisition. The educated man has eyes to
gee beautiful things of earth ears to hear the
of Nature hands to gather up
sllteless gems, VI r.ch Heaven scatters along
his, Education translates US, as it were, in
arorld. Nay, more; it extends the curtains
liz labitations, and we, who once burrowed in
tllsh. may walk among the stars.
who can estimate our Indebtedness, as
eis nations, to Education, and the general
dijn Of knowledge2 Machinery, set in mo-
sol regulated by few, does the work Of
Iasiying to one man the hands Of the tabled
Br.. Golden haryests gathered and garner
ed lay spindles and looms converting wool,
ectad silk into fabrics of the finest texture
aaatest beauty, with astonishing rapidity
uny ore dug from the bowels Of the earth,
sn moulded and polished, transferred to our
! boar service or ornament, al these tell Of the
iris of science
mberiug coach and sluggish bark, which
ea5ur fathers, is exchanged for the commo-
aisain which flies through valleys, darts
-th tunnels and sweeps across the plain, con-
! relen and merchandise from the seaport to
| thies Of the West, or the wilderness beyond,
man days, the long journey, which it once re-
months to accomplish
! vas, when it was thought a wonderful
fesneans Of reeking couriers to carry intelH-
rcs hundred niles, between the rising and
ting Of the sun Now, the telegraph flash
sage across continent, in the twinkling
Of and the merchants IN St. Louis, IS ap-
pr the prices of exchange in n \ before
thopolitan has read his morning papers. -
Thlander-in-chiefof a nation s forces, seat
eslecluded apartment, is informed Of the
ret contest before the booming of cannon
hallway, and the smoke Of battle disappear
+. eds remotest hamlet in the land, reioices
4 siia9fded city, in the restoration Of peace,
bes ibS is dry on the parchment, which
: pled9ss and faalty.
ana Of the Press, books are indefinitely
!, md. and as eheaply furnished, that a labor
r in. to dhy may purchase what was beyond
y tn Of lings; and orators, who once spoke
6 to Thousands, now address nation, in
ssts thlt breathe and words that burn.
: TIE wtowe it, that the condition Of man has
beioraAed. his comforts increased, hismeans
Of ess augmented the dim twilight of Civ
ili1scebiing towards the meridian of a bet
= telorel glorious day. Let 1t receive due
crs wiz it has accomplished, whilst we
pFn. Ilo gave these faculties of mind, by
ess vim his scared ike bird of dawn, into
,er ther 4 igions of thought and action.
nd ara reminded that progression is the
IN lasure, We have at first in the seed, a
prof Efa burning through its covering,
shade then the ear, and at the last, the
3 fun he ear Day by day, and year BY
yeandtr child passes on to maturity, then
el6seli with the attributes Of noble man
he ike manner, the development of the
ms Inidudl, and knowledge is acquired by slow
ices deSir. Isaac Newton began with the alpha
he the common school, Daniel Webster
''' laiundation of his intellectual greatness
--- her who trains the youthful mind, as
suponsabe trust, and undertakes noble
. We he who clears away the rubbish Of Is
mo- error, and lays the cornerstone Of an
inc e9ifee. If his work be imperfeetly
and dorture wilIreveal it. Ifthe frst princi
and phwledee be not clearly impaired, and
ey in,oressed, the mind win never attain t.
. 'e' td.wer, and freedom of Thoughts A dis
tiTstatesman acknowledge his indebted
mean who, in the low-thatched school
The holt him the rudiments Of an Englisf
,e on ed nd cherished his memory with eyer
J, H. nlclce and affection than that of learned
Pr7ho conducted him through the alb
- strof metaphysical truth. A clergyman
ofhed natural gifts, who might have
All the highest position in the gift of tbt
chpies an uniInportant place, his inan
enb by reason of the effectiveness Of hi
ealon. IF the foundation is imperfect
tb.ucture viii be also.
!. his general intelligence is necessary to tn,
d vi fnent Of the gifted few Unapprecia
/, one tee en- runs to decay. The public speak
ere an audience, which can perceive tn
1oi and be moved by his eloquence to no
bele author must have a people to reat
md and be benefited BY his writings.
oTEI, IN orators who addressed the people
raihe reporters. drew inspiration from
rh,mblies. which listened in breathles
slleir innpassioned eloquence, or rent tn
ioLD aiI applause. The intelligence, Of til
5 OF tcol1e vent far to secure them the i'm
Pebble mitch is theirs. Educated America
Rings pey estimated, and longed for freedom
-. m freessive yoke, and hence they caugh
- = nEent Of the noble Henry, and shoute
4 land-@Giye us liberty or give u
mmon school then, receive the On
60 and support its important demands
- All an we secure the wide diffusion {
nd raise UP academies, colleges an
y. g.. unshich shah be an homer to our lane
an m obscurity a nations pride and glC
rg.ruished few. Let as 90 back TO th
public, ms ouea the fountain, and remove tb
sL ne obbat f11e rilI may flow ferth, the hroo
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