The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-09

mako it productive. 1t was not right
that those who had no taste for these
branches, which were necessary IN some
pro cssions-certain studies being nee
esary 10 fit one TOR the ministry, or the
practice of medicine, Or law-to deny
their use in the schools to those who
were auxious.to acquire them. we
could not leave or understand all these
subjects, but must take certain courses
which would fit Us for that calling most
suited to our natures. God had marked
ont these courses, and we should not
scout At His plans of economy. The
lilly and roso appeal to our acstheticai
nature. This nature was the foundation
upon which We base the cultivation OF
our Imagination. God had painted
them ia their attractivencss that tho eye
of man nigh: be pleased. There was
something in them which appealed TO
our higher nature. So We must fill the
mind with clean things-purc thoughts
or the dovil would creep in and corrupt
our ideas. He called attention to the
disgusting thoughts and rcpulsive con-
versstion OF many Young people, who
seemed in their spare moments to have
given away to a desire to cultivate do
PRAYED nature.
Children who are models of clcanli
ness and neatness were made 80 by the
cleanliness and order of their homes.
Parents should make their homes the
arbors of pure thoughts, and whatever
conversation passed between members
of the family should be clothed with
ideas which tend to elevate the mind to
a conception of nobler qualities in things
around them, and should guard against
expressions which debase the nature.
InstiIl pure ideas in the mind of child
and they will term its character. The
liberties taken by fathers, brothers,
mothers and sisters at home,i the loose
ness and slovenliness Of dress, or coarse
ness Of expressions they used, were in
furious to their natures. 1t was degrad-
ing that dear old word "hsme," and the
home dress often became bomely indeed.
Poets saw things unlike others see
them. In olden times they were called
ssers. They observed transformations
of the heart, the frivolOusnssso Of actions,
the rudcnsss Of our natures, or the b Oh
or qualities ofsur minds; they drew from
nature the elements which characterize
our good or bad actions, and with the
subtle tongue of poetry presented III
unmistakablo language our defects, or
confronted us with our inmest secret
thoughts. Yet there werc those who
regarded poets as frivolous canting peo-
pie, with no commendabls faculties.
Some people could find little to recon-
mend in othcrs-probabIy because there
was little in themselves.
He offered some good suggestions on
keeping good company. "Evil commun-
ications corrupt good manners" Imag
inatiOn is often cultivated to become the
basest faculty we have. 1t became
misunderstanding faculty. 1t was won
derfui faculty and must be handled with
care. If We trained it TO look for per-
fection and forsake imperfsction, il
would revolt at everything debasing.
The study Of the physical world teach
es Us to re-read the scriptures. Science
was the handmade of religion. As an
instance, Christ was spoken of as rock.
Through science We analysed the rock,
found it's properties, it's uses and posi-
ton in relation to its advantages to man.
From this revelation we were enabled
to more fully comprehend the idea in
tended to convey in speaking of Christ
As rock. And so the Bible could be
read throughout with better understand
ing, for it's illustrations wcro mostly
taken from nature.
If We believe a man in the community
to be what his actions and professions
represent rim to be, we initiate him and
try to be his equal, and if We think evil
Of everyone's intentions and see the
devil in their eyes, it is because it is
prominent in our own. One insect finds
poison in flower, whilo another ex tracts
honey therefrom; some people never
find anything but poison in the actions
of others. If we were good ourselves
we could find goodness everywhere in
the world. A life of goodness was lite
OF war-it is around the Hottest SInais
that the darkest storm clouds gather.
Goodness must combat wicksdaes. The
moral and virtuous man must fight bad
men and natures.
He drew analogies between the rays
of the sun and the elements of virtue and
morality. If We shut out tho rays Of the
sun-the properties which assist in the
development Of tho Plaat-it becomes
stuntcd or deadened. Sc the rays of
Christ's principles operated on the hui
man soul; where they were withheld
the soul became stunted or deadened, land
the beauty and attractiveness of the
character was wholly lost.
PROF. LEES LECTURE.
The last lecture in connection with
the institute, was delivered at the Pres.
bytcrian church, on Saturday evening.
After the usual opening exercises, in
which the choir sung "The Old Red
House on the HILL" Prot. Lee VS. in.
troduced and delivered very instruct
i've and interesting lecture on, "Proper
words" He opened by citing as an H.
lustration, the relation Of the chip from
the building stone to the former ages.
How BY geology We were enabled to
trace its development from the first
gathering to its particles, etc. Human
language, as spoken has some form shap-
en- to its first stages. The ruins of Rene
furniahed 0uarr,ea from, Nrhich vcodn.->