The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-03-04
MIND rs MONEY."--A GRAND LECTURE.

cisco Herald of Feb. 10Th, the following syn
optical condensation of lecture delivered in
that city the evening before by that eminent
theologian and enchanting orator, Father Bu-
chard, S. j. at st. Joseph's Church,
The lecturer said that he had selected the
subject of his brief lecture from the spirit of
the present age, which is essentially and in
tensely utltarian in its character Every en-
terprlse that will pay excites the deepest inter-
est, and the multitude rush to it with an avidity
and hold to it with a tenacty worthy of a great
cause. If he had come to teach them how to
transmute the dull carbon into sparkling dia-
mOhds all the audience chambers of this city
could not have contained the eager multitude
But he came on better errand and desired to
speak with them On the subject of polishing
diamonds; not those brilliant gems that 0rna-
ment the dadems of kings or sparkle on the
breast of beauty, but those more precious and
more priceless jewels that cluster around the
hearth-st0nes of the poor as we'll as of the rich
those bright scintillations of divinity that are
gwen to us to be nOurished and kindled into
immortal fires. He did not desire to prove to
them the truth of the old aphorsm that time
Is money for they had learned that from ex-
perlence and Poor Richard long ago; but the
nobler and stronger proposition that" mind is
money lie wished to show that this was
true IN every phase that they could possibly
view lt-true, in the general assertion and in
all the detalls-true, respecting nation and
all the individuals composing it-true of this
great clty-true OF the State of which it is the
metropolis-true of our great Republic and
true OF the great globe" itself We love to
see earnestncss and enthusiasm in every de-
partnent of human enterprise No matter
how humble the calling, how mean the pursuit
We love to see diligence and persistence in
the worker. We can admire an earnest, but
must dcspise an indolent man. Look at the
poor mlser, who never had thought above a
dollar, who makes gold his god, and worships
his idol in the true spirit Of Oriental devotion.
He has many weary days of toll, and dreary
nights OF watching. Like the poor muckworm,
glittcring prize, until his very spirit is canker-
ed with tAe gold he covcts. We do not even
complain of the earnestneSs and enthusiasm of
this man, whose whole nature is " of the earth
earthly" aud whose base proclIvities never
feed his soul with the first aspiration of a ra-
tional immortal being Through every pro-
tcSslUn and pursuit OF lte-irOm the statesman
who makes laws, TO the mechanic who makes
plancs-wc love zeal and perseverance,. Look
at the sturdy blacksmith, swinging the sledge
with his braWny arm, till he has hammered his
name III letters OF iron into every work OF hu-
man art. How we love to hear his anvil
Chorus ring out upon the night, and see its
darkness dissipatcd by the flashes of his forge
fire. If, then, industry, energy and enthusi-
lsm are commendable In the common occupa-
ions of life, how much more in the great cause
If cducatiun-one which underlies all others
II Its bearings upon the interests of society;
Aord that mouds nations and makes new en-
,ircS of the mind. He would invite their at
enti0n to a practical money-view of this sub
ect, When he used the term "education,'
le did not contnc himself to that barren out
Inc of scholastic requirements, which begins
with 4. Is, c, in a line. and ends with 4, b,
', IN triangle. A true education is that
which regards man as an intelligent, RESPONSE
'le, immortal being. and trains in harmony his
physical, intellectual and moral natures, bring
ng the helpless infant to the full stature and
power of a man and Christian. Returning
rom this explanation, consider his original
that mind is money!" or in other
words. that mind alone can give value to any
arthly possession, and that any species of
property must appreciate in its intrinsic worth,
ust in proportion to the cultivation of mind
imagine. if they please, 4 beautiful and enchant-
d island. sleeping on the bosom of summer
ca give 10 ii all the attributes of an earthly
aradiSc; let no storms dash angry waves up
n lis peaceful shores; clothe it with perpetual
erdure, and let every breeze that fans its sur
ace be loaded with the sweet odOr of flowers,
nd the sweeter songs of birds; let its living
,untans sparkle in the sunlight, its foaming
aScades leap from rock to rock, and its sing
lg brooks 90 dancing to the sea. Diversity
S surface with every variety of scenery that
an charm the eye or please the fancy; let hill
nd dell, and rocky cliff, and verdant valley,
nd ripping stream, and quiet lake, mingle
lclr beauties upon its shores; give to it per-
etual succession of the rarest flowers, and the
ost delicions fruits let the cool grottoes,
penlng in its hill sides, be paved with gold and
GIFTED with diamonds; people it with all things
'nte, innocent and beautiful; let birds of
llnbow plumage and heavenly music fill its
overs, and nymphs and fairies sport upon the
reen margin of its brooks; give it these and
thousand other attractions, and then cut it
from all possible approach by man, and
hat would all its beauties and treasures be
orth Take the great globe itself as it circles
rough the sky-this fair, green earth upon
hich we live and move and have our being"
let the breath of pestilence sweep every
imam being in the jaws of death, aud let all
Sc remain rs it now is, and what would it all
worth ! Not more than feather or
raw! But, on the other hand, mere popula-
IN is not sufficient to enhance the value of
operty; for look at the barbarous hordes of
nina, comprising about one-half the popula-
N of the globe. They have done little to iH-
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