Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-12-04
kNOwlEDs.E rs P0wEm.

hNOWLEDasE Is POWER.
| The gems Of knowledge cluster thicAl
arourd tie rath oshfe They lie hidden a
the bottom of TIE sea. and in the deepes
caves Of the earth. A single drop of waite
contains world OF iuseet lie, and the TIM
est snowflake tina, floats from he clouds j.
store>hcase Of Divine vision aud power
We see il fall. but how little DO We know Of
its creation, its mission, or It's delicate aad
varied construction.
la every tone of the manifold river Of Ma
ture are ~orsisos hidden wisdom, which might
teach us many mysteries, eoull We bat un>
derstand them; and indeed it is in Nature
tina, we End the mos, wonderful secrets OF
knowledge.
All human science Gas mathematical pre-
sents mysteries which can be solved by years
Of study and thought but Nature spreads
oss broader 6eld Of leas.iae asa . thou
sand lives would not suikce 10 leAru IN Il.
mysterious workings. In . VOID, Mature
contains m in6ni.y Of knowledge and Ne
could comprehsnd il in Aolhisg less tAaa IN
v.knity Of time. But The 6elda a sasura,
and educated science are open 10 IN, and an
rAay reap and carry home their sheaves; and
yet this wonderful harvest Is never through.
Let The reapers Be 20 many that they canaos
b numbered, Let them carry away - much
- they viii, yet the suppl. is ioexhasstibls,
and, my friends. fhis harvest i always sure
No rust can blight, no droosh can wisher,
and best Of al there i no straw, no cAaf 70
b shrsshed out, but al is solid, golden grain.
Co@e, then. I'll Who would be great and
powerful in this world, who would command
~ influence over their fellow men, come
gather in this harvest Of knowledge and The
power shall b yosn. Ths :s6sence which
one nation exsrts over aaeehsr i IN exact
psoposti.a 10 he degree u its eivilizatioa
end the edseasioe Of lie iahabieanta.
The mass oithe people in our own land
- batter sdsesssd and there 10 noss useful
knowhdge shas = asy osAer cosasry, and
Anssies : sov ssivessAlly slaistsd 10
- ~ oast powerful among sasiess and the
qsssa Il ell land. Africa, thoagA larger
han hundred Easla.da u shs aosa usen-
lghtsasc country on the globe, and thsre>
fore il . oppressed and srcdden under foot
By Ill other nations.
The power By which our tssnd authors
have written on the hearts Of Others, has
sprung, in great degree, from their knowl.
edge, both innate and acquired. BY deer
study and patient thought, did Ho mer and
Milton perfect their mighty intellec,s. And
Shakespeare only BY bis perfect ACC uaintancs
with human nature was enabied to breathe
those thoughts which have fascinated all ma
tons BY their truth and beauty. The energy
and perseverance of Sir Walter Scott in ear.
ly storing his mind with useful information,
was the seere; of bis intellectual power and
subsequent fame.
Frances Bacon, the emineas philosopher
labored with untiriag energy to gain knowl
edge. l. Is said that few have e9ualed bin
10 the depth and variety of bis requirements
and the ideas uhieh be advanced, and tn,
philosophy which be originated has exer,e,
an untold influence ever tie minds Of men
By constant and dilsert study, conbiaez
with a keen observation Of nature, Beai
Franklin called the lightning f. ON the loud
aud made il subseryient to his will: an
Prof. Morse, carrying out FraHslin's idea,
harnessed this subtle steed AMI now as III
messen ger Of man, it tiles all over the earl
aud under the sea TO perform has hildiua
The inventor OF ST am power searched lon
and patiently. 10 hnd OF; = BIZ the cover of
teakettle was lifted when the water was boil
! ing. and his labors anu researches cal
| minated in the invention Ct the steam engia.
| ,ha, wonderful triumph Of civilization, whie
| is used in So many departments Of labor, an
which ere many months have flown BY wi
bear On its iron wings the eager travele
| from the Atlantic to the Paci6c-rigl
across this glorious eontinent--spannin
mighty rivers, climbing lofty mountains
startling the denizens Of the unbroken fores
With it, scfesm Of triumph. Over the bloom
ing prairies and The barren dss.st IL iso
horse will spssd his flying feet, till in . fe'
houn after leaving his home The citizen {
Boston may sland 10 Sen Fraacisco. Ho,
wonderful and ussfal j. that knowlsdss uhie
caa thns uastss ~ sleneG.s and oonnan
the lightnisg. Who thea can dosbs III
knowledge bsssevs IL Aiehsss dssses
power upon its posssssoe. ! eosh nsntio
MANY o.her names, among them those {
Prof Aeassix, HIGH Miller and Daniel W el
stsr, Who have ezertsd great isflsesce ovs
their fellow nea, By means Of thsir intellect
nal attainmenta II mortal man may By b
6nits knowlsdge perform such mighty deed
what shsll 10 cay Of hat knowlsdee whic
is infinite, which knowing sll things can d
al thiuss-loe onniscisncs u omnipotenc
In fAcs i i only BY Gods pevsr q displa,
"a 10 His works, and which ~ inspised liel
revelation makes clearer 10 -, that ~ q
: sseblsd 10 judge Of His wisdon. This litt
. plasse and I'll L contains i only one sns
} ten n 0ed's cseasioa shosla tAis ear
!. end al ito Inhabitants q this nooeue
! aaeihilaied, il would hardly - missed anoe
~ uillioe worlds thaa = ualk vith shinis
- he sfas paved ksIds allow o. vasdee
: 6ashisg esuslen adewn III milky Wy" q
yst ~ ksew so,hine of thsae. ~ Ars alnc
entirely ignosast Of the wosdes q our o.
world more than this, Gar from undesstaa
!. ing Tie least Of The myslesias thas ass dai
!. ualclding around ", ~ Do soe ksow o,
sslvss, " caaaot ssll Why or lssgs isda
) an1 e0stract every moment, Of how IL I
passes % silently il sad out The sumeso
A eapsllsry vssssls. We 10 noe know VII
makes the life clock within 10 beat on .
: on, % regularly every sscood Of The thl
}, score Years and ten, or why he current
d life should Aow upward contrary to the ge
4 eral Law Of Mature. Nor can we expla
!. that delicate end myaterious sympathy b
: tween misd and body, which links the spir
= ual with the natural. Thus,ons example, {
4 construction OF man proves that Gods po
!. er is co>existant With his knowledge. Sic
d then, all knowledge i power, Vt those y
e would be powerful baaen 70 b wise. Cor
n all ye who have commenced With eager q
J, to tread the paths ofiesrniug, press forwar
r Improve all the gleanings Of time. Ea
e present moment is strung on wires viii
4 will vibrate in eternity. Be not intimidat
b by cherries beginnings. If poverty seer
s TO stand ia the way, take her firmly by /
b hand and lead her on with you. Be res
# lutte, she will prove no obstacle and 20
y laurels will be all the brighter. Teache
O and schools are not absolutely necessary
|, obtain knowledge. Our newspapers, o
| books tho zelda Of Naturp are omen to n