Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-08-08


yes Form habits, learn to perform each
day faithfully whatever duty is assigned
to you, whether OF study or of manual
labor. Such habit will be invaluable
to you in future life. Have respect Tor
others, aud love goodness and virtue in
whatever form. Determine to act wei!
your parts in life and thus win the respect
and love of all about you. Learn that
greatest Of all lessons to govern yourscl-
YES. For says Solomon, "Hc that ru!eth
his spit. is greater than he that taketh a
city" Cherish no sympathy :or any
thing that is ,ow aud mean. Shun tie
company of those who are guilty of de-
grading vices. Stay not to look upon the
preparation Of base act. Count it as
u dangerous symptom if you find your
selves regarding with satisfaction, vice
even in its most attracted form BE not
guilty of taking the first step in the for
nation of vicious habits Never taste
in.oxI eating drinks. For when man is
drunken he knows not what ne does. lie
is robbed Of his reason. When Mr.. Lin
coin was first nominated for the Presi-
dency al Chicago, i, was :e!egraphed to
his fr!endc that q committee OF the con-
vention was on its way to Springfield to
inform him Of his nomination. His
friends came to advise with him in regard
to the reception. you must have some
refreshments" said they. "What shall |
have" said Mr.. Lincoln. "You mus, get
some good liquors" THAT" said Mr..
Lincoln Il can not do" Never mind"
said his friends i've will get them for
you" No ssid Mr.. Lincoln. "What
I can no. myself do, will not allow my
honored and loved, for others had been
Presidents who have not had a title of
respect and love which is felt for him
but because when raised to that exalted
position it vas found taat he possessed
capabilities commemorate With ;::s duties,
tha: the qualities Of his head and hear:
we're such as to inspire tho profcundS re,
spect OF his couutrymen, which made
him worthy of being President, &. to be
hing among men.
An objection has been raised to our
sy.tem Of education that it tends to make
pupils disseminated with their lot in life.
There is truth aud sound error mingled
in this statement. If it be said that our
schools qualify their pupils for higher
position in the world than that occupied
by their ancestors, the assertion is true,
aud high and holy is the system that ac-
eomplishes such a purpose. Wero it
not for such qualification the savage would
be the savage over, and the hoIdes Of
barbarians that peopled the earth in the
early ages would people it now. But if
st be meant that these systems make 4u-
pills discontented with their lot in iife and
cause them to be uneasy and anxious to
attain to position tor which they are aot
tt, then it is evident, that i. is an abuse,
friends to do FOR me. I will have good
water, and plenty of it, but DO liquor
Aud when the committee came delegated
from every state. the most honored of the
land, and stood in his presence, they
drank only water. And that was homes.
Abraham Lincoln. Blessed be his mem.
ory He was fit to be President.
And when l pcint to maa like Abra-
h6nl Lincoln it is not to stimulate your
niiads with the ambition for the attain
ment simply of lofty position. The road
is induced open 70, you as for all other
boys of your age. But to stimulate you
to be worthy Of an exalted position -
Whether you actually attain to eminence
Or not is matter of little moment com
pared with that Of possessing those quail
tiles of mind and heart which will fit you
TO discharge the duties we'll in any po-
sition to which you may be called.
1t was not that Mr. Lincoln was actually
elected President, that caused him to be
.. these systems and not their proper use
of which complaint is made. How can
such a result be charged to the error Of
system which teaches it's votaries to
prepare themselves to strive fer higher
snd nobler position than that occupied
BY those who preceded them. If that
be wrong then to have remained in bar
barism, to have wandered still in fresh,
aud lived the life of the savage, would
DO virtue.
No, let the youth be encouraged to win
victories in the domain of knowledge, and
to fit himself TO discharge well the duties
in the very highest position he can reach.
But let him learn also that higher lesson
to do cheerfully and we'll whatever in
Gods t-ovidence it has fallen to his lot
TO do. 1t is to the base, vile notion that
labor is dishonorable, and not to the leg;t-
innate effects of sound education that
the mischief is due To know how to
make good bread, to know how to make
the earth yield abundant harvest, to be
just and yirtuous-to know how and to
acceptaoiy perform these labors is inf
niteiy better tina to be bad kings and
princes. George Washington was not
houored and loved and trusted while he
lived, and his memory has not been held
in grateful remembrance by every gener-
alton since his death, because be was
Lieut.. General Of the armies of the nation
and was the President of the country for
a time. but because his great virtues, his