, 1876-02-07


door, drive thrifty bargain. or 9iittor and daz-
zte In d.Awing- -room for an hour. Yet 1t Is /
something thht cnuseH them to think moro Of |
tho morrow than thn pzcacnt. and In which hope |
tho pky. !
All thoso illustrasionh have only helped to prH-
paro Ctr way TO a Atill more important iact In !
human experience. There Ia higher ideal that
sometimes dawna upon tho soul than any you |
can build iu brick and mortar. spread out IL
'aud. Of pIio mp In opulon: gains. It ia sn ideal
moro beautiful and lovely than any that over
nossomod into art. song, or literature, and shed
It's fragrant inspiration upon M ago. aud one
tho invontora brain or hung lta lamp OF rosy hope
10 encourage the student ia hts labollous toll.
II is an "itlenl too sublime for tho lou.'unE
eky Of time," faint slesm Of llgat "that
to 'i poash:=- a neveE" - and which touches
the thoughts Of mon With pale. poophesle
gtimpsea Of truth. goodness, puriosy, and love-
Illness that seems quite posslble Tor ia % VOTE
an ideal perfection, happiness, Joy. peace; anl
ress In every mind, tlit no ono has reallzcd. and
yet ali feel eccretly porsuhded they might
realize great deal mora than they do. Whence
tion, a. some lint, for Il 10 that which gives to
education ita highest NEGATIVE and inspiration.
1t WAS not caught from the voice OF paientA! ox-
nmpie and training for 1t Is that motive to which
all proper training ultimately appeals: It is not
optutons OF this or any paftoulat age, Tor IL Is
that law OF evolution that causes huffman
thought in these and all other forms Of cxpres-
sion steadiiy 10 reach nftor something bettor.
1t Ia not enacted BY Legislatures and passed TO
third reading, for It ID that which all 'hw, all
judicial decisons, these ages have been seeking TO
realize though seeking inNerfoctly. Tho fact 10:
oil mon have been called up Into tho Mount and
Lad shown unto them tho pattern according to
whtch they should construct tlstr tabernacle OF
lite. There Is no aoui born into the world 70
low down On tho Rcais Of being as to have no
conduct sot up in the soul by which to bo guild
I'D. Every tin. Of tho rainbow may be found 10
tho musclc-shells taken from tie mud Of river
bottoms, aud In evcry soul. however looao III cu!-
tuso. csomsy tn thought, Or badly scared =: R ny
voico Of the eternal Lh".Rivcr.
Ono proof Of this fact II IT needs any. is tho
fact that all mon inBt,nctvoly do homaEe 70
what thay belleye to ho Try t1ue. right p19. aa ana
lives may bo. Who eau Lolp admitting tue in-
tcgrity Of character, tho beauty Of virtue. tho
gentle worth and 1ovcness OF tho tho self.snesi-
ilelnS !elf,denyng spi,e5 Inn . drankara ,,a aoes
Do not aa Mon agfeo, Whstarer thoar
own lives may bc, that vice is an ugly thing that
should not be allowed to run at large, that oil
crinc Is at var With social order, aud should %
bic law ought to b. enacted and enforced And
what IS this but the spontaneous homage Of olr
higher nature to that Iattern Of life aud charao-
tor that has teen revealed moro or less clearly
10 every ono2
And then lot me ask you why 1t ia that mon
arc 10 gouo1ally ready and fertile III fhoir aub-
| terfugea aud EXCUSES TO shol,or their HenBe Of
persona; responsibility for 1rong-dotng:, There
arc very taN that will 20 n,aufnlly into the court
Of conscience and plead guilty, tay'ng ~ have
ainncd aud done this OWL in thy eight, md
deserve 10 feeltha sting Of romorse the keen lash
| Of self-teproach." The guilty aud cowardy soul
instead looks out Of It's hiding-place snd says "
| cuces Of home, tho corruption OF puho 1uan-
ncrs. The contagiou Of tho crowd. bcgu'led mo
| and did cat.
| hut now, wben you look At 1t. what are these
| ragged apologies but tho nisrrably wiIed and
faded hg lcsyos hastily patched together IN
which tic ehamed aud G!nshing eonl seolsH to
hide itself from tho eye Of God, whom 1t hears
Ills footbtep walking through the garden Of It's
| wasted possibilities and bllghted affections
| And now is ercfua 10 mo To may very ptoHta-
biz oecnny a iitto Wills In noticing aome OF Tho
tcBnltB or working towards our best ideal. In no
| other WAv viii you 90 soon becomc conac1oua OF
The, moral worth. dignity: and destiny Of the
aono plan of business, reduce to poBachsion como
long. projected scheme, or sra trying TO embody
In Ito and character some pleasing Ideal OF cul.
etopa moment and think vhnt You are doug,
what plan or purpose Is the creation OF
your oBn mind, ind by an inward sprinG
Of thought. by . Bolf-inpoll!ng movement begun
ta,5m"nt W. poTsr}n, n motives nav try and nro-
ycnt % Tom fro,n nct,rso. and tho us,st Winning and
s1tfuf W nsrsuasfoas nav aoek to lnrs yon ia
snnttor direction but YOU feal That YOU have
MKT m Tr.l3zn H ths nattsrn anoNn to me In tic
Manu- .ccnrd;nr tn whic1 shon,f bu;jH my
iifo ts,,crnSrIc. viii do il. I vii seek thni
nriz. iii trampla ali oollato1sl dcslros and
.stiaa, +,n,. t.nt,nr ,nv feet nnt,i 1e.ch thni
snai" Ssd rotv n, inot nronud mnmcnt and rec
Gi.r. vn,' rr" srs IF I'm tbose rcnncon,sons Of
nablcr 9ood md fhst heroic Decentralization e
,eek tbe ,iut, AIM and mako is SouTa. ofiei1at<
nnius,;nD =. tn gr,1 anI ,ei,v,iikc sub,tace q
hs hra,n r. nat tAo,,rit snms,i,,nc differen
rom ia stona Il oarsas tho book Il Writea. tbs
rtctn,a Il nsn;s t}in SOM il sipra? il
of tho,,vht md ril tbst hayo urodncoI Tho 1ici
and vnr1mi fr1,Ita NJ literature. shnned them
srivea tnto nrt' a~ch,tecturc' romTsYco. law