The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-01
Bishop Lynoh.

lIpion When iooh w lo, ~ b,o
ttooso,HnrasMwien listen to his words as tney
non,s living from his lips, l am myself more
1u,ds-aWake, Isee more quickly. UNDERSTAND
more thoroughly, eaten the life OF tne euo-
iect, as he gives 1t. moro than can porlog
over the Dock, or pages of paper IN Wnlte anu
black, Still the world has not given u up, as
/ was tempted to say; but 80, as the worlo
gives free expause to the impulses OF 9stnre,
Inc olden style comes In vogue again. aM
lecturing TO you-speakipg 10 you to,n,gn'' ~ ~
is something Of the old prlnclPies " y,
the old universities. 1t Is peasatte, ,,an
ordinary life to hear a man speak Iuau
IN read what he has written. But pIin.-
ing went on, books multiplied, as .ea Cen.Iny S,s,
followed century, and art after arr .asn mas o of
covered, until we have come 10 ln1 o,,h;.ct.
W ,hoo,oov ON religion who shall count Iue
thonsands of tons in folio, In quareo auo
octayo, and the Immense numoei ~ " hpnneo
nnlets that treat on every suolect, auu oooHo
Of science, how many more Wnas Jo;on, suoJ1Go
there {, what art. what trade, what profession!
what ls there that man can speak, or thlnK,
or do. on which there are not multitude OF
hooks on which alone, perhaps. an extensive
library may not be gathered % II mas oonno
to pass that the world has changed NoW.a-
days children receive the eienenls VI ,uSei AZ,
then In the centuries long gone oy. Iney
learn to read and to write, they learn maine
metics. geometry, astronomy and science,
more or less of them, bnt as the world goes
on. the child or youths education ceases al
that very age when, In those oiden LInes, ue
Wonld enter the unlverslLy-at that very age
when his faculties developed and Wnen ne oe-
came first conscious to himself that ne really
had the power of the Intellectual reasoning
that enables him to grasp the sno)ecC-to un'
derstaud Ii, to follow out its cause am enect,
and to concetenate the truth and reason on liz
poc>,o In 90 rljar Coora ha learnt 0V memory,
he learned as he was taught; but now, Watn
he commences to feel the power OF tnoughC
within him his education ceases, and ne goes
forth into the world. Henceiorth, to MIN,
books must take the place OF professors, e4-
ceptiug the legal profession, the mea.cai pro,
extent in technical instruction.. educa-
ton for him, In the sense OF oei3g
taught by another, has ceased. He
must study for himself, he must read LOT
himself. His university ls the university OIL
printed books How shall he read and what
snail he read WHAT shall a young man en-
terlng on !ite-what shall the mature man
epgaued 10 business, who feels tnat peSouo
the Affairs of the life In which he 10 engaged
there is within him an intellectual nature su-
peror TO the body-a mind craving hoo"ieuSe; EnS
faculties to be developed, streDgtneneo anu
cultivated, that will give to him pleasure 10 the
endowment and strength beyond anything tlat
the mere cultivation OF the body can oo' no
matter how luxurious the food or oomior,a-
BILE be the surroundings. Yes, Wnat snall tne ,i,
into the ocean of literature, read all that
comes before yon; the entire nela OF
science is open. You have books on every
thing, aud they have been written ID
style which even the youngest can
understand. Fill your mind win all inese
sciences and you will understand the dealings
OF Providence with nature. Your mind Will
be open to receive large insight Into the
things around you. You will understand the
laws OF nature, you will have the mastery
over them, you will be able TO control them,
and you will be able TO do your part unto the
advancement and progress Of the world; ana,
though from different motives, sucn Is tne
course that Is ordinarily followed: Looking
around me, going over In my mind the many
men and women that 1 have known, how
many have plunged themselves blindly into
the sea of books, reading whatever came
Ing much but learning little and pront-
Ing nothing. It is o fair thing to cay
that much reading fills the mind with
much knowledge; that much knowledge
Improves, and that, when many men know
many things aes WIN De so6 aSe 10 ane
ignorance will be bauished and superstition
pass away, and the world continue on 10 Its
strides to perfection. But, II we examine, we
will see that here vast error is made; no
nfODer
man, nor OF the cns,oms or habits prevalent
among men. If am 10 build house, II Is
not enough that should have beautiful de-
sign of ali that is to strike The eye; 1t is not
enongh that what shall see or others shall
shall spe shall be full of grace and good TASTE.
must look well to the foundation hidden
under the ground that no eye will see; It must
be firm, true and good, and, II 1t be
faulty, despite of all It's visible beauty,
the walls Will eoon show many hssures
and cracks, and ere long fragments OF fit Will
come toppling down. Again, mans mind
cannot embrace everything-no, we must eys-
tematize, we must husband our forces, we
must apply them TO special subjects. Thisl
true In all things In the field OF learning 1t Is
true. 40 man eau be master In many sciences
no man can lead the way in every science;
he must devote himself 10 one. remember
some years ago a conversation nao WIZ one
Of the most eminent men OF Europe %hlcn
fully brings out tbis point. l was at Rome
and happened one day to visit the grand as
Economical observatory OF the Roman Col
lege under the celebrated Jesuit, Fatner
secchi, renowned throughout the world. AS
the same time. AS he gave me his
name I heard him say, Otto Struve-
the great astronomer of Russia, and one
of the princes Of that science In this
generation. Together we entered the ooser-
Vatory, and I shall never forget the lew hours
LQ6L VIC pdsocu IUSOpuCi Wieh feeoSA SSSSA,
among his Instruments, seeing the result OF
his observations, and studying out what be
had done, and hearing himgive his grand and
lucid explanation Of his hopes for the future.
As we were coming away together, we were
speaking OF the great scholar we had left,
Otto Struve said: Astronomy has become
vast science; 30 vast that no one man can
now master the whole of 1t; In fact It has
many fields. each Of which should be called
separate science, and he who would master one
ofthem must devote himself to that aim ost e1-
clusively." "And 1t is 20 that we are making
such wonderful aud rapid progress, and In the
field OF physical astronomy. he added,
our good Jesuit. Father Secchi, leads The
world" The testimony to the pre-emlnence
Of one whom have known for many years.
and whom esteemed most highly, was in-
deed most gratifying; more 80 as II came from
professor whom the world might deem his
rival in fame, who was best calculated, OF all
men, to appreciate, and who thus gave his
testimony, though himself neither Jesuit
nor q Roman Catholic. But the other remark
with which he concluded filed my mind: SAL
history tells me 1t Is the basis of all true learn
Ing, all true profit from study, and of all ad-
Vancement, that Il q man will learn and will
advance, or strives TO become eminent, he |
must devote himself to that one branch which |
is the special OBJECT of his study" That Is true
not only of men OF eminence, It is true OF all. |
It is true In every profession; it Ia true in |