Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-29

school room feeling that God had hid
somewhere all sorts and proportions OF
the Gifts and talents that the world is to
want In the next half century for every
nseful and honorable achievement. God
gives these gifts knowing what be is to
do and what the world is to want. He
makes these souls so that the world shall
have what it wants. Souls in their tai.
ents. inolinations, bents, etc., differ. II
the world is to want some rare genius
and man for a particular work, in some
person those gifts are given. and they are
to be discovered and developed. Not only
generals, poets, but the beautiful, the
brave, the strong, etc., etc. These are all
among the children and perhaps acme to
spare. like the excess of flowers on the
trees. Where are they2 There is ne
badge or other outward mark, they are
confined to no class or condition. Nc
doubt blood will tell, and that children Of
highly intelligent and Intellectual parents
NAV inherit these gifts. But not to these
alone God gives fresh gifts, and none are
alike, each comes with something new
They are found in some unthought OF
place like rare gem.
To discover this is the work of the
teacher. sympathy will do it, and the
teacher is the one to know genius. It il
bis Office to discover it, not when it shines
but when it is..in the rough. The teachers
work, from his daily communion with the
scholar, gives him rare opportunity fol
this. Parents and friends are in danger
of either under or over-estimating the
capacity of a child, but the teacher ii
heaven-sent for this, and he should know
and feel it, and be installed to awaken it
and it may be the very purpose OF hi
mission to find out what fine souls lone
two or three there may be among them
and to train them up so that they may
not be lost. Many are lost for the wan
of such ones to find them. We want nov
those who were blindly lost fifty year.
ago. We all know men that were fouu
and saved Just 80. There was one wht
did great good in the world, who, in (
school between two Vermont hills, met 1
teacher who accidently discovered hin
and set him up. Another was fount
among the hills in Bennington County
his teacher discovered what was in him
and sent him to Williams College he ha
but recently died, but he was a power il
the United States Senate all through tn
rebellion, and after-one of the ables
among the able. There are many suol
now in our district schools. The Who'll,
army of teachers are grand inquest t.
search after these. The best wealth o
our age is in these, and God gives then
literally to us in Vermont, and they ar
wanted everywhere all over the country
Some are in every school; some are saved
and some are lost. Oh that we only
knew all the great and good men God ha
given US. Much of Gods good intent t.
us is thrown away by our unfaithful
ness.
Others should be on this grand inquest
especially pastors and intellectual men
but none more so than teachers it is thei
taste, their opportunity, etc.
These two aims are not inconsistent
and there can be no higher grace or crown
than to succeed in these two things.
trust you all may be able to say I hav
done the first of these, and have not failet
in the other. have discovered man,
right, royal soul-one gem that was al
begrimed with ignorance-and have lifte'
up to true manhood to be benefit to hi
age.