Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-11-07
The G:.ld Requires Various bu.
HI0ltr NOUri>l.mcnt.

kn"Mlrdge Now, in all growth, rw,
things are evidently implied In III,
first place. there j. continual secretion
of matter from without. in order to
the growth; ; IN The second place, here
Is an mi errnt CLERGY put furIh from
within III Ih" process # the growth
! be mind. therefore. wants frod and
exercise a. essential Ia tie enlarge.
nrni "f ill., capacity. or 10 the accu-
mutation ui its stores of knowledge.
The mind feds" as well a. the
body. II i, always prlive. 1t re-
criveS and Gire~r>, and grows or
dwnr:- according To Ms nnuri-hnent.
But food of some sort it must have.
Mix for babes. and meat tor strong
a"n an apostolic maxim, applies as
well Ia The mind ~ the body The
speaker nranl il 10 do So; and a.
there is no possible safety in riches,
a. cur first pound in The savings bank
makes IT, desire 10 make il a hundred.
our first hundred ihulI>and. and 80
On, 80 there H. 40 possible safety in
Sn"wi, dse We knnw sumpthng-
We desire Ia know more; We would
know all things If in our dav> a
tree of kn"whdgc were planted. it is
not only single apple that would be-
piu, Il, d Ih, rrirnn,. tut scarcely a leaf
wculd be iei o., he Tree
La This reference IL b" ibirst after
kn"wl,dge hy uian in his pri. .eval
slate in paradise, tie obvious inplca
lion Is that. here is too much uf " hal
is faulty or doubtful in he great crav-
ing aiIci light literature in the pres
ent age. The novel is read vi b
avidi'v and 10 the exclusion Of .orhrr
books replrre with ibru.hful inSrruc-
li"n. FROM this prevailing taste in
modern iulas, the newspaper cannor
exist wiihGar II tale of some kind or
other 10 lit kle the fancy or move 'he
affections Again, from the same
cause. religious periodicals.. and even
the pulpit, aLound in he style of the
novel in order to gain The public ear
and obtain public patronage Higher
literature, j. therefore, on ihe decay.
bccau>r il cannpt find large enough
circle ui rrauerS. lh" nnu>s being car
ri.d away by the mere destinations of
We do Tot now discuss
nuvcl> are good or had in
'Ler nr"ral qualities or tendencies:
we here take il for granted that The
novels you are in The habit # reading.
are. ~ these iwo Respects, good, IN
be Ia sh,Si and lest sr,iSp Of i.c term
Bad To-, X are io Lr Stunned even
n.rc ctrrlull, ihan bad cunpanv.-
l"H nay pass an hour with had
unn wilh"ul rrc,.ivine injury, bur yuu
cannot spend an hour in rcadiuy
had book Without injury. The cple.
bratrd John Rvland said, "It j. peril-
Gus I" read any impure book: y"u
will never get it "nI Of your iacu ti.'>
ill you are dead. My Imagination
was tainted Young, and shall never
gel rid "f the ,aini ill get Ia heaven
Nor do We discuss wlcIher ar not vuu
should rta ! novels Of the highest or
lrrIndiral> that contain serial tales or
facriinus articles To while auav time
in pleasing dreams; but we draw
which Won indul gr in this kind "f
reading. io the neglect of all other
kinds of reading hei'rr fitted rr im-
prove yHir mind We ak with all
L. it ri.hi thus 10 de.
vote vnur.tlv, tn nuvrl-rtading. how
pvrr g""d. Ia the nrglrc, of II ore sub
-ianiial works Of literature The
answer To this question Is Contained
in tie answer Ia the hat
are The ends or objects. We should
have in V ew in cur reading z. npralIy
The objects had in view
are: First, tO obtain information
Secont. To be- awakeprJ 10 reflection
aud investigation. Third. TO Lr warn
I'd against evil aud strengthened in
the love of that which is good.
Fourth. To form and cultivate a cor
rert taste to minister To 'hr love of
the beautiful II is evident at glance
that novels. ii allowable at all. cannot
properly form The staple Of our read
ing. IA they cannot minister 10 the
more important ends sought. Nov
els do not convey infurmaiion. N-ilh-
er is it their prime object to awaken
reflection ard investigation. They
may war.n against evil and encourage
g"odness, and they may aid US to cul-
tivate pure literary taste. They