The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-08

Libbie NJ. Carpenter. The scarcity of
any article is the rate Of its value, and
hence it is very properly said, Consist
! ency thou art a Jewell We seem rat~
urally to condemn in others that which
We often do ourselves, and do those
things as thoughtlessly as those whom
| We condemn. We put the blame on
Providence when we suffer for our
carelessness in regard to our health.
While sending missionaries to foreign
lands we worship idols of fame, fortune
or fashion. We show kindness to some
and treat with GOODNESS others equally
| deserving, thus are like fountain CIV
ing forth sweet and bitter waters at the
same time. The different grades Of So
ciety attribute pride to those above them !;
and look down on those whom they
deem below them. We hail the popu-
lar, but treat with disdain the unknown.
no matter how worthy they may be. We
condemn the reformed for past sins, but
forget our own sins. The good we
clothe in homely attire, but the bad we
are accustomed to decorate with beauty.
These ideas should be changed. Let
or the bad will triumph. Inconsisten-
cies are kind of deceptions, of which
we must rid ourselves, or like the old
enthusiasts, we will in our lives, find
that we pass through the waters of death
where we expected to find the fountain
Of perpetual youth. This production
was a well written one, and was read in
q distinct tone.
| 2. Oration-'Let Us have Peace by
Daniel w. Henley, of Monrovia. Most
of the prejudices of the past are thrown
behind US, yet we are clinging to The
custom of war. The world il skeptical
rs to whether war can be dispensed
with. There Is q saying that what man
has made can be improved, AMI if it can
be improved, it can be abolished. The
great mass Of the people seem unwilling
to trust the innovation. Notwithstand
ing this, peace will triumph. The
speaker then proceeded to discuss at
length, a Congress Of nations as the
most feasible plan. Such congress
would find its strength in that voice
from the people which would demand
obedience to it's decisions, as the only
sure way to attain the greatest good to
the greatest number. The speakers de-
livery was good, though at times he was
troubled with poor memory.
3. Essay-'Why by Miss Ruth
Woodward, Of Amo. This little word
bssets US all our life, is always comm g
up at every turn, makes us think "a long
as we have reason, and then it is unan-
swered All our life we meet tina.
in answering the first, innumerable ques
tons follow it. Philosophers in the
worlds of nature and Of the mind, have
studied long to answer some why's II
they succeed we hail them as benefac
tors, but If they fail, they and their Ia
bors are forgotten. But there are many
| why's which man will never answer.
I This life seems prison wall Of Why's.
and one OF its pleasures is to scale the
wall in search of truth and catch a
| glimpse of the infinite fields beyond.
This essay was read in a distinct voice
4. Oration-'The Work, the Tools,
and the Man. by Robert U. johnson, OF
Dublin. There is q large class who con
slider the present day the fruition Of all
| that has been before :hem and th at moth
| ing better is to succeed this. Resting
on their oars, they equally pity those
who have preceded them and the 8, who
are to come after. But all the misery,
the undeveloped treasures, the vast
fields for action, show that the Millen
| mum is not yet arrived. Besides the
political questions that came up, there
are questions concerning labor, com
merce, etc, demanding solution. Con-
| tentions in tho theological world. Can,
and vice are abroad in the land. No
one can retire from the conflict, but BE-
must stand in his place and do his part
The tools for the work are not wanting
| in the influence Of the good and true OF
to day. and continuance of effort It is
easier t., tell what the Man should no,
be, than it is to describe him He mus,
have no Sinking, must be independent
energetic, daring the labor is import.
ant. Think for ourselves in obedience
| to the life within us, and our work will
| not be vain The speaker has an excel
len. manner of delivery, as we'll as good
language, which give much promise.
5. Essay-'The Souls Shapings,' by
| Miss Sarah Fl. Terrell, of New Vienna,
Ohio The Influences arnund ns IF. ci