The New York herald., 1874-11-29

mortar and marble and brown stone are
cold and hfeless. They cannot cheer Q
mans heart nor satisfy his aspirations
after love and sympathy. To reap the blessed nar-
vest OF love from the ground OF Q sons or dsugn-
ter's heart we must lapor earnestly and assidu-
ously that the germ Of afYectionate feeling may
grow ana develop In their minds Neglect OF
nome education is the ain which Ia visited on both
parents and children. The amenities OF social NE
are based on the same principle. man never
shows himself to better advantage than in inter.
course with his fellow men, and nothing IL more
profitable than association with the educated
But II you divest society OF the element OF educa.
ton, then the reunions OF the young degenerate
into orgies, The conventions OF the old into reves
and the social gatherings OF ladies into battle
fields, where every tongue Is q dangerous bow,
every word poisoned arrow and womcn's dignity
and character the helpless vlctins which bleed 70
death. Success in business life depends on educa-
ton. You may, perhaps, cite against this theory
many an example where wholly uneducated men
have been crowned with success IN their business
transactions; 0uI much depends upon what you
understand by success. you mean the neaping
mp OF gold, then there IS nothing more successiul
transformed into the richest gold mine OF Caiifor-
MIA And why nots Because the mine hides ITS
follows that true success consists In proper use
OF what one has acquired rightly. But 70 this end
stern principle and good Judgment are necessary,
and these are the fruits Oh education. IL matters
nov whether this education IL received from kind
parents, or whether man labors iu after years to
Without it, however, there cannot be success i
believe said the Doctor. In sell-made men. be-
ieve even IN money-making men; but what do
not believe In Is that money makes y man. You
know now dearly we have had to pay and still are
paying for tne neglect OF the truth thar business
leads to ruin. That the same theory holds good IN
public lie IL corroborated by the greatest OF the
Sss ad SS .sSe sclye
IN the administration OF the public al
iairs, promptly rep led, "fo educate citizens
capable to govern themselves rs more useiui.n
Though the pracLice OF our public men may diner
from this maxim 1t IS true and right The best
way to cheek the mischief ol bad governments
and selfish politicians is to elevate the standard OF
public education. Speaking ol worship the Doctor
referred not TO denomlna atonalism, put to religion
In general. To take the religious idea out Of .
mans thought is as II one should take the oxygen
out OF the atmosphere. It was late, acknowledge
by one OF our most distinguished naturalists tnat
there Is no such thing as atheism. 10 say there
Is no God Is seli-decei., and 70 worship no God is
to withhold from the soul nourshment which is
as necessary to her as the daly bread Is 10 the
body. The grain Is good, the bread may be bad;
baker 10 be careful and not 10 spoil Gods precious
gt. The grain OF religion is good. the bread OF
denominatlonallsm Is sometimes bad secause the
priest has spoiled 1t. pray the priest not to
spoil Coos dearest blessing.
THE SABBATH IS FOR MAN.
Like that fountain which sprung from Eden 1t
carries blessing through the whole region OF hu-
nan life. But then 1t must be Gods Sabbath and
mans Sabbath az The same time. The Church has
a right to claim the best part OF the day as her
share, pat the rest Is tor recreation and innocent
amusements. Do Call theatrical performances
on the day OF rest innocent amusementsf In the
Middle Ages when the theatre was revived by the
clergy, the Church was the scene monks the
actors and tnsipid miracles the topics OF most alb
Woud have been NJ Do ' not spuroaca e it i Is the
breeding place or hatred and superstition. But
since tue theatre has emancipated itself
from the Church, since Il is no longer the
slave OF superstition, since 1t has produced
literature which is the just pride and boast OF
the highest human intellect do not see what an
honest servant OF God can say against IT, True
religion leads man to man IN brOtnerly love and
to God IN sincere and childlike faith. The super
olence He urged his congregation TO meet the
mercy OF God IN deserving way by elevatng edu-
and by aiding and supporting their needy fellow
creatures, especially at TINS time. when the
whence siall comemy aeipY Be ye the nnessen.
gers OF God and bring to the destitute the answer
OF His mercy.