The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-08

lows. preached very able and instructive SER
mon from II. Peter. Il, S-"For II these things be
in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall
neither be barren nor unfruitful In the knowledge
OF our Lor@> Jesus Christ"
The speakers object evidently was the ippres-
sion upon his congregation OF the necessity OF
knowledge and what constitutes knowledge.
Peter exhorted the followers Of Christ TO faith, VIZ
rue, knowledge, temperance, patience. godliness,
brotheriy Kindness and charity as these things
were all necessary to salvation. Upon
none OF them, however, did he lay more
stress than upon knowledge. What Peter
meant by knowledge and what Is now
populary understood by the term were quite DIFF
lerent, Knowledge, IN It's large sense. was not
accessible to all men alike, because OF their differ
ent conditions in lie; but the knowledge referred
TO in the text was. serious difficulty exists now
IN the matter OF acquiring knowledge, for 1t Is too
apt TO be considered that taste Tor fine arts, for
poetry ana pctures-in short, an astheticil, an
even desirable, and Christianity Is lett out OF the
matter altogether. The speaker thought 1t well
enough to be versed in half dozen languages. to
be able to draw and paint and to play well on
some KIND OF an instrument but still he favored
the pubic school course OF Instruction hrs, as 1t
laid more solid foundation than the ma
jority OF private schools where culture" IS
taught. After a substantial foundation nao been
laid he did not in the least object to all the fancy
requirements. bur. on the contrary, considered
them beautiful, and likened them TO graceful
ties IN tie way Of InoWedge should be avoided
and never mistaken Tor mental life and force.
Nor is all knowledge found In books He had
known many bOOkWOrm who amounted to moth
ing, VINO was
DEAD INTELLECTUALLY
and as devoid OF moisture or mental elasticity az
the very books he read The industrial arts,
home experiences and the experiences OF every
day business affairs AFFORD vast fund OF knowl-
edge If We but know how TO apply 1t. Reading
and writing are great accomplishments. True 1t
Is that some or the greatest poets never read or
wrote, but SIMPLY thought and prophesled and had
Scribes write 1t down.
There is cutu.e besides that OF the under
standing or taste. man Is not cultured until he
control and govern his appetite, his will and
his pass on and keep them within bounds. We
have all seen or known men wild in temper and
vagrant and vacillattng in will, yet called cu!-
tu.ed.
THE AVERAGE LAWYER,
the Doctor thought, was good example o. this.
He is called cultured, yet lie Will allow his temper
to run havoc, give and take insults in his Dandy
mes with other counsel, twist and torture words
ana sentences IN any way 70 evade the truth un-
til ne loses respect. This kind OF man Ia merely
educated asthetically, butt alas! Is poor indeed IN
genuine culture. That person who can listen TO
he with passion for poetry or pictures, and he
the cS one who has A foe "o'e ear lor
Beethoven or Mozart Culture OF the VIII IN our
nature is exceedingly valuable ana we Often see
This culture IL not all acquired, but happily forced
upon humanity by that stern mother. necessity:
Those who have most OF ornamental culture and
etiquette good manners, &c, need most OF the Gull
ture oil viii, they are so Tree TO tall into many
wees. They can ride, sleep. read novels or what
srraint. They never forget the worthless CON.
mandmenis OF etiquette. VI course they would
mandmentsf
DR.. Bellows was earnest in endeavoring to i'm
press upon his hearers the necessity for culture OF
the heart above all else, ana pointed to Christ,
who had not mad the advantages of books, COL
leges, arts and music, but whose heart was never
theless alive to the welfare OF mankind, to sorrow
and TO pain.