The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-06-19

no thought Of omniscience except as he
secs the Mastor of the universe in the
calamities that befall his people, and in
violent storms which Threaten him and
and at last whom deprived of tho moans.oi
gratifying his sonsuous appetite, no as.
cribes tho reign of terror and his suffer-
ings to tho wanton rulo of some invisi.
bic monster and IN blind adOratlon, his
insane endesvors to apPease the fury OF
the unseen agent, at Onco become most
violent and unreasonable in the Offering
Of bis bloody and senseless sacrifices.
This Is tho lowest extreme bu; nv
easy gradatiOns tho scale Of intelligence
ascends until We reach tho average mind;
and is it not possible, that tho medium
grade is susceptible OF An improvement,
which will carry it ~ far above ,ts crude
and passionate existence, Ms it is above
the savage! Can not this elementary
nature BIO purged Of its impurities, and
elevated into high plano Ofinteilect uaI
existence, apprOximated with celestial
substance For what were Divinity him
self without intelligence and understand
ing! Wo do not expect the beatitic Wis
ions OF Eden. but We do expect fclici-
ty, an intellectual Toast not too high for
mortal reach. We desire to be praciica-
bio, and while We behold tho altar Of lit
erature Offering in the East pleasantly
entertaining the mind with speculative
theories OF evolution, We turn with .
fond hope to the West, confidently look
ing for moro solid philosophy to an en-
largement Of tho scope Of ideal science,
to mi mister to the aesthetic taste of o
people possessing wide and enlightened
understanding, people of whom histo-
~ may say it gave moro to the world
in its day, by its energy, by its libsral,.
y, and BY its passionate zeal in the edu-
cation of the mind and heart of the
youth of its land, than any age or nation
since tho beginning of the Christian era.
The characteristic spirit Of Americans
warrants the belief, and justifies the
hopes OF our most sanguine educators,
and the duty of the hour is to 80 correct
the understanding, that virtue may not
be concealed in poverty, nor vice hid
den beneath the glitter of wealth. A
retrospection Of the past lifts the veil OF
futurity, and mirrors to rs q combina-
ton of hopes colored with such beauty
and divinity, as 10 reflect existence in
it's most gorgeous light. Ignorance be.
gets prejudice, superstition intolerance,
and all that weighs down the soul Of
man into tho pools of crime. and to bat
tie against it wherever it resrs::its brazen
front, has become professional duty of
q host of conscientious, earnest and de-
voted mon and women, whose teachings,
and whose examples OF life will rebound
to their honor to the latest generation,
and for whose noble efforts will DO sung
q hymn Of eternal qualification. Parents,
guardians, patrons, lend your assistance.
The pupil insists upon il, society demands
it, and the welfare of the states aud ma
ton depend upon it. Nourish and:sustain
the bud Of promise that it may bloom in
beauty and ripen into golden fruit. The
purest and highest orders Of intellect
plead aud implore you to raise the CON-
mon mind above the terrestrial and
sensual understanding, break down the
partition wall thst divides the physical
from the metaphysical world, and elc-
vate the enlightened spirit Of man into
. region OF thought and contemplation,
to the utmost confines of tho loftiost in.
tellectual enjoyment. lndulgent Board
of Education, wo are reminded by your
energy that whore there is vigorous life,
faintness and dependency arc not to be
found. Tho forces in fold arc marshall
cd under your guidance, and you stand
at the head, as the heroic and bravo, by
whose inspiration tho weak arc oompell-
cd to follow. May you, in tho enjoy
ment of long and useful lives, over have
tho blessed consolation that your labOrs
have not boon in vain. Follow students;
tho moral fabric of society is woven Of
fner and coarscr tissues; the polite pol
ished and refined arc basely initiated by
those who, though educated in mind Arc
strangers to the precepts OF an educated
heart. Hero lies tho foundation rock Of
and the capacity to do evil.
The sdaptability to insinuato into your
good grsces opens tho way from the
path Of moral rectitude. Every morning
when you 60 forth, you lay the mould
ing hand on your destiny, and every
evening wheE you haye done, you have
left q deathless impression on your
character. You start not wire but vi
brates in eternity, n voice but reports at
The throne Of God. Let US especially
think Of these things. Let Ms oil remem-
Der that in this world, character is in it's
state. at is q serious thing
10 think, to speak,to act" Lastly, dear
teachers: We may be the architects Of
our own fortunes, but with q we'll de-
served affection, We thank you for fur
nishing the material. 1t only remains
'or US TO use it wisely in the erection Of
palaces, or, foolisly in the construction
If novels. The recipients OF the great
boon, under your careful supervision
md liberal instruction, starting in life
IS We do with gilded promise, and the
gratitude that We have not
been neglected, may we ever prove true
o your precepts, not unmihdful that We
ire the pledges you give for the benefits
# society, and the security and defence
# the people.
let fate 10 her worst there relics Of JOY.
Bright dreams cur sci ooi days. she csaoof J.
stroy;
Aud which in the night time of and care
To bring back the features that JOY used tn wear
Long. long lie my heart with such m-iDor'e- ns,i.
Like the In which have been tIstilisd
You may break. You msy shstisr the ySse II yoa
WILL |
But the scent Of the will hang round il STILL