The Cecil Whig., 1878-03-16

tory quotations, from the writings of the
poets, philosophers and statesmen, men of
science and general literature from Aris-
totle, Byron, Cicero, Shakespeare. Virgil,
Moore. Hesiod, Tennysou, -E,chylus, and
BacOn-form the brilliant setting through
which shine the polished gems of Ovid.
But has great storehouse of illustration is
remark how, in all his teachings, he con-
StanIly recurS to the Sacred Book, as the
great source of knowledge and the great
touchstone of truth.
Classical Learning" delivered before the
Phiiomathean Society of Pennsylvania Col
lege, and published 10y The Society, Mr.
Brooks, in referring to the Bible, thus elo-
quently expresses himself:
= But there is another classic which |
feel bound to commend to you, equally an-
Clent in origin and interesting III narrative: :
equally chaste in style. and more sublime
4 III lis recoIds. its philosophy and its pre-
/ cepis-the scriptures of the OLD and Naw
I TESTAMENT.
Z
/ Admirers of the beautiful allegories of
! the Greeks. you will have IA double relish
4 for those of EuciCSiaStes and other Hebrew
! writer's. Familiar with the sublime beau.
/ ties of the tragic muse in -E>chylus. Soph
! ocleS and Euripldes. you will find IN the
! Book of Job a drama. the Oldest in the
world, and although Irregular. equal in
/ elevation to any that has ever been pro
/ GnrpI- and ~ IA,
/ compositions Of Pindar and Horace. YOU
| will be able to give its proper estimate to
| the Ode uf Deborah. and that grand lyric
/ o! isaiah, relative 10 the king of Babylon,
! from which Lord Byron drew the sublime
/ images of his Ode TO Napoleon. Impresstd
with the beauty of the hymns of Callima-
| chuS. O!pheUS, and Cleanthe>, your heart
/ viii 90 out to God ia devotional fervor, in
reading the songs of Moses and Miriam,
and tie Psalms of the Shepherd King.
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"Such are few of the beauties of the
Bible; aud, if its grand truths be found To
rob poetry and mythology of some of their
ethereal lancIes, it substitutes nobler truths
a,rt sentiments equally cha>te. Ifit has dis
placed cloud compelling .Iove from Olynl-
pus it has placed the heavens under the
care of him who 'weigherh them in his
balauce, aud 'dilecteth his thunder under
The whole heavens, and his lightning to the
ends of the earth If Aurora no longer
opens the doors of the east. her office is
performed by him who cau>eth the day
spring to know his place If the chariot
of the sun he no longer under the Gale of
Apollo. it is guided by him who hath set
a tabernacle for the sun If Diana has
fnlgutten to lead her circlet in The heavens,
II reeolves AT the bidding of him who hath
appointed 'he moon her seasons II the
>ctptre of -EpiuS is broken. the winds are
under the directln of him who guides
fhe whlriwlnd and propelS the storm who
uaketh the cl"nds his chariot. and walk
eth upon the wings of the wind" If the
trident of Nrpiuue DO longer sways the
sta, its hrlows hrave beneath the eye of
nim who bath said To the deep. Thus far
shalt thou come, but no farther; and here
shall thy proud waves be stayed If Ceres
haS deserted The fields, they are under the
care of him who has promised that seed
Flme and harvest shall succeed each other
- the eud OF time. Ii the vintage has
ceased to ripen for Bacchus, it abounds for
aim who causeth wine to make glad the
heart of man If Nemesis no longer bears
he balances of the earth. they are trans
trrred to him, the habitation of whose
throne is Justice and Judgment If the
Dryads have torSaken the groves. and the
Naiads the streams the voice of Deity is
speaking to the heart in the whisper of
every tree and the murmur of every foun
tain. If the muses. that presided over the
spheres have abandoned the object of then
tu1elar regard, they are still propelled 10y
the hand that rounded them. and peal ont
the hymn in which they united when the
morning stars sang together, and all the
SONS of God shouted FOR joy If Iris has
ceased To be the messenger of the wrath Of
Juno it has become the covenant of the
mercy of Jehovah If Pluto has resigned
the guardianship of Hades, it is to him
who 'holds the keys of hell and DEATH
and if the LareS aud Penates have ahan
ioned the threshold and hearthstone, their
place is supplied 10y HIM who hath promised
70 make the habitation of the righteous his
abode, and to dwell in the heart of the
humbie If all the deities have vanished
before the light of truth and revelation,
the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth."
quested to assume the organization of the
Baltimore Female College. His high repu-
tation as a scholar; his distinguished sue
cess as a teacher; his experience in the
his numerous connections aud friends; his
winning address and cOnCillatory manners,
qualified him in an eminent degree for es-
tabishing and sustaining the contemplated
college. aud the urgent advice OF his friends
ana the prospect of still more extended
usefulness, decided his course. 1t is hardly
possible, indeed, to Gvercstimate the i'm
pOrIaHce OF female education. II men are
The masters, women are the rulers of the
world, and their noiseless Influence is all
the more deeply felt that its source is often
Sfudiously concealed. Raise woman in the
>ncial scale. aud you draw man up along
with her-degrade her, and he sinks even
lower. In any community, if the women
are loose III their morals, the men are profit
gate; if the women are virtuous and re
fined, the men are moral and intelligent.
\ well educated mother cannot bring up
her sons in ignorance; polite and refined
SISTER is rarely associated with rough, un
cultivated brothers.
With a sense of the vast Importance and
heavy responsibility of the task, Mr.. Brooks
accepted the proposal. That which was
IN 1913 a doubtful project, is now sue
cessful enterpriSe-an established fact
The Legislature Of Mary land chartered she
Baltimore Female College in 1Si9, ard
granted il a liberal endowment in 1860
The College is at Park Place, in pleasant
and beautiful part OF the city; and the
nnldings are elegant and spacious, capable
of containing two hundred and fifty pupils.
and one hundred boarders. 1t possesses and
exercises authority to confer degrees, ana
resembles. i'll its course of instruction and
general arrangements, colleges for the other
sex. The writer had the pleasure of at
tending the examination previous to the
end of the last session, and can scarcely
describe the qualification he experienced at
hearing fair lips warble out the melodious
stanZts of Horace, or his surprise at hear
ing them pronounce without faltering and
al,