The New York herald., 1875-09-11

life itself Man earned his bread by the sweat Of his
brow That the speaker believed was the nrt Instance OF
farming Irrigation and the hood he believed We're
the seooud instance The man who worked with his
hands for daily bread would insist upon u
that those hands should De enlightened by
his brains The great misfortune Of life 60 be born
10 weakness Men who born 90 strength could DO
anything aud bear anythng but men who were born 10
weakness were always oppressed These we're weak
and would always be al the bottom who mere hand
workers and those were strong and would always be AT
the top who were brain workers Work might be hon
Ored and made honoring by education The necessity
OF education urged by the speaker all important
for farmers as all men OF other pursuits.
AFRAID or RAMP
When Mr. Beecher had proceeded thus far In his adj
dress the storm was at MS height aud the rain besides
leaking down upon them through the canvas and he
again paused IN his remarks, saying:--"lades and
gentlemen the hest part OF my address was going 70 pe
at the close Ou The elements are against me- ana Ne
about "a take his seat when cres OF Don't siopi
$50 ON. ''Let those go away that want 20, arose
froin all quarters and rs the audience manifested no
disposition dsperse he resumed the discussion o MS
subject and continued speaking some fifteen minutes
longer
He sti further argued that education was indspensa-
bic to the working class, IL they would dignity labor
and rise 70 position OF equallty Win those VINO
ranked highest among their ieNo" men, He sald that
he DeheNed that INC aay was approaching "nen out
from among the working classes would come more than
our most h0nOrcd rulers ana OF our best
citizens. He knew not why the chd who was TO earn
his livelihood on a farm should not be sent TO the
academy the college. No man, he said, able 10
battle so well as that man who has perfect use OF
himself by reason OF a generous education and by an
educated man. he did not mean rich mans son, who
had bcen brought up IN fashionable parOr,
who had been sent 10 college and then to Edinburgh
some continental university, who had gone ON tp
toe through the saloons Of Europe and who md not
know any of hls eghbOrs when he came back The
speaker more alluded 70 the weather, saying, Il
believe sprnkling but do wish 10 force II upon
any of you,n and then he closed his address with a
peroratiun the key note OF which the declaration
that although God had apportoHed 10 New Engandcrs
rigorous climate and tough penurous soll, He in
spircd their fathers with those notions OF manhood
which had converted both the heaven and the earth
into a blessing 10 them.
During the address the audience notwthstand-
ing the extreme physical discomfort which they eXpe-
rienccd maintained the utmost good nature greeting
many of the speakers sentiments with warm applause
and his humorous remarks with hearty laughter. AT
the close OF the address George A. Marden editor OF
the Ddily Courier Lowell, Mass read amusing
poem, which greatly enjoyed by those who heard it,
The exercises closed with another song by the Hutch
insOn family Soon after the close OF hls address Mr.
Beeeher with his wife, entered carriage and were
driven TO the depot, where they took the loI
Plymouth.