Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-07-03

and wonder, and down-troddon France be-
come glorious By her splendid achieve.
ments in arms.
One could not help recalling the greatest
Of her vanquished foes, old John Talbot,
supported and dying on the field near
Bordeaux, and hear him say, "where's
my other life, my own is gone, o where's
young Talbot? where is valiant John?b
The points Of resemblance and contrast
in character and condition of life Of these
notable heroines were neatly and forcbly
expressed.
The practical lesson drawn from these
two lives was, that We should do with will
ing hearts, whatever we find TO DO, without
stopping to draw depressing comparisons
between our physical weakness and the
greater strength Of our fathers and brothers
To whatever duty we may he called We
should bear the standard bfavely and he.
roically, and deserve the appreciation ol
others, of our own conscience, and most tC
be desired of all, the love and appreciation
of our God.
After Music by the Band
TILLIE }. EscoTT
Followed with "The Empire of Love-"
An Empire was one Of the forms o
government. Gov rnment was sys
tematic arrangement for the exercise o
power. The two parties in government
are the ruler and the ruled. But il is no
of the empire OF any man we are to speak
but the empire of principle, and tina
principe is Love. 1t was, by far, tn,
largest Of all known empires; not sou
but is governed mere or less by its infiu
ence BY love she meant that principle
| which has beneuolence Tor it, foundation
and tere she made very clear the distinc
ton between this kind of love and tha
emotional affection which often exist
without such foundation, and whicl
although called love. is no longer a .prtue.
We can love without appreciation, anC
such love is often the only means OF re
! claiming the fallen. She spoke at som,
/ length and very feelingly OF that Divine
! love that follows and saves erring creatures
/ and of the self-sacrifce and devo ion tha
have distinguished many in all ages wh'
have been thus reclaimed; also of plrentd
love; drew beautiful picture of the hom
where love is the ruling principle; thu
happy effect upon the children reared il
such homes. She quoted the remark Of
lady o. culture, "The only true politenes
is that which comes from right cultiva
ton of the heart =" and that Of teacher
that "The manners of the child at schoo
are the true index of the manners of tn
parents at home; If the child were gentle
polite and forbearing, you might be yer.
sure that the law Of love was the rulinI
power of its home; not mere cmotiono
love, which is quite likely to injurc its oh
ject by weak, over-indulgence. No NOR
fatal mistake than the latter could be made
no other had been so prolific of evil, no
only to the child, but to society. She rec
commended most earnestly, that this prin
ciple OF love be made the controlling powe
in the school. Under such control ever.
task will seem easier and be better per
formed. An appeal to love as an incentiv
to mental cxertion, excites the noblest as
pirations of the mind, while appeals t
the fears are almost sure to arouse an
cultivate the baser motives and passions
The all-wise Father, who is love and VIII
created our minds and hearts, has so con
stitut d them that they can be properl
reached and acted upon only by the pen
vading principle of love. His empire
an empire of love.
This essay was listened to with grea
deal of interst, the more so because itwa
read with clcarness and force of voic
sufficient to cause it to be heard by all poi
tions OF the audience.
At the cone usion OF Miss Escort
reading, we were treated to u beautiful
quartette song.