The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-11-08
tFrom the Southern Christian Advocate. ]
4 Word to tho Poor. on Education.

"ofo 20 tho f0or, on Gducat1on.
II you are not educated, what is the rea.
son Are not sufficient means within your
'readh. inssPite ~ The dangers which threat.
'sp ihS very existence Of our country! Ii
the war beat you, bruise you, and. break of
some valuable branches Of effort, cannot
Others spring up in their stead, and bear
tbe fruits Of knowledes If school houses
arc demolished, teachers snrolled and shad
'ows Of ignorance faIling upon the land, can
you not feed the light Of scieocs ~pi,h the
precious oil Of Application, and throw
beam of intel1ig51Ss 66 the surro unding
'g.esm! Books are everywhere. and you
can My hetd of them, rssd them with care,
and master their principles. Thought is
5 every where. and you can seize upon It, melt
Il down in your Own erucibls. and brior /,
eat with your own image and superscrip.
ton. Nature IL full, and you can draw on
her vast resources, circuisto. her golden
ideas, and leave . blsssing 10 every path
you 'tEaysl. .,.."
Do you think you are too poor, Have
not others ~ poor. done what We urge up
on you! Hersrhei, the weaver. son, mas.
tered the highest principles Of mathematics,
Uncovered new planet, and mapped its
'psth thrsbgh space. Henry CIay, ",hs poor
mill boy Of the slashes," made the public
mind hsave with his stirring appeals of eI.
o9.encs, like an ocean in ground swell to
Its P'ofoundsst dePtha' Our LsIcved Geor.
gian, the feeble benefciaf} Of. women, is
now collecting tho scattered rays OF genius,
and pouring them in burning fpcp, on the
Constitution. Tan you not follow In the
shining wake Of such examples a. these
Can You not Press on when such mon ~
these 60 ahead and show you the way,
DO you claim these are men Of genius
Patience. says . crest mao, 10 genius. Ihs
highest achievements Of mind prove that
bic definition 10 correct :IS Milton draws
poetry from the bowels or the earth below.
from the eireomambient" as around, from
the great wilderness Of worlds that ioa,
a3ovs. il 10 because hs has studied all the
time. II Webster staods before > popular
assembly io attitude Of lofty oratory. and
Ieiis from bis pracsicsd tongue stream. of
sloqusuce, il 10 because he has prepared
for this occasion all his life. So, IL you
wsnt your osn mind to come forth on
words Of living harmony. or massive logic,
TO insPirs the feelings or control the
ihosghts of sdmifing thousands. you mus,
be patisut. viii you begin this work with.
out delay! viii You 10, no though, of
talent 10 any other way deluds you for
momsut1,.,
5 Do yon complaIn Of Shsving no teacher !,
Teach yourself Presidsns. Hopkins has
well s.id, that every man must educate
himself or live in ignorance. Aboth.r can
40 more think for sop -fbsn hSess eat for
you. The s.sge is open. and your work
assigned yor. and noos .ssn perform IL bu,
yoursslf .You sss. enlisted, denied the
right Of Substitution. dssaii, or asy,hias Of
the kind. and compelled % sss.ths trench.
sni blade Of diligence of' suffer dsfs.t-
eshsss sss yoas ssndi,i0n. sud write slo.
ausnsiy sbsut wsys,sSl msans u crown
you viii xnesss, but cannot take your
P'ses ! l>ssean '.'dh Investigate priD.
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