The Baltimore County union., 1881-02-26
For the Union.
THE NECESSITY OF PROPERLY EDU-
eating THE HEART.

THE NECESSITY OF PROPERLY EDU-
eating THE HEART.
The freedom Of the volition Of the
human will, that most influential con-
trolling faculty of the mind, having been
granted to us by our Creator, we have
thereby been made free and yespoasi1Lr
agents. Unlike automatic works Of hu-
man invention, whose movements are
subjected to the capricious direction of
Others, the will, through the exercise Of
its volition, is left free to determine for
its possessor the current and character
Of thought one may indulge or encour-
age, as food for the mind. Thought,
reflective thought, with its mighty pow.
er, leads US onward. imperceptibly il may
be, but with unerring certainty, and ac-
cording 10 is soraks, whether good or
bad, we become subjected to its influ-
ence for the formation Of our characters,
and thus our own happiness or unhappi-
ness, our own reward or punishment, is
determined both for time and eternity.
or what vital importance then il is for
ms to make proper choice Of thought;
for it is in reality the only food for the
mind, and in view of the mighty influ.
ences and provocatives Of thought with
which we are hourly beset, should we
not give especial attention to the char
acter Of what books we read, what COM
pany we keep and what objects are pre-
sented to our natural and mental visions.
The habit OF allowing or disallowing, of
encouraging or disencouraging improp-
er thought, may be formed by careful
exercise Of the mind, under the various
scenes and associations we may have
daily presented to us, and which so long
as indulged will exert influence over the
mind.
Among the leading sources whence
flow pernicious influence, and which
are now envcigling and taintine many
youthful minds, and becoming more
and more Of prolific dehlement, being
as they are, snares to prevent, instead
Of guides to promote moral improve
ment, are the trashy publications Of tie
day. while portion Of the products Of
the more gifted writer's are, to use a
mild phraze, quite Objectionable, and
the writers themselves, or notable few
thereof, of no ordinary mental acquire
ments, are not free from blame and
though the reading public is indebted
for good portion Of the labors Of those
minds, whereby it has been favored with
pleasurable and valuable knowledge,
through their extensive research still
is it not to be greatly regretted that with
all their attainments and extensive men.
tai culture, they have woefully neglect
ed the proper education Of the hearts,
that seat OF moral affection wherein is
the rightful abode Of the arbitor Of hu-
man action and whence flow the issues
OF life. These notable few instead of
continuing to blend their efforts with
those Of their co-laborers in develop
ment Of the inexhaustible treasures con-
nected with the more useful arts and
sciences, have over.stepped the bounds
Of all prorriety by attempting to show
in direct opposition to Divine Revela.
tion that man, the wide world acknowl-
edged greatest and best Of Gods crea.
tion, and made in His own image, is,
according to their recent discovery, de-
rived from evolution, and that, too, Of
the lowest order. But that cardinal
virtue, charity, restrains the pen and
modcrates further condemnatory notice
OF the fruits Of the erroneous judgments
Of these notable few, who through too
oft grieving the spirit of their Maker by
unheeding the warning that His spirit
should not always strive with man, have,
against conviction Of conscience, ne
elected their spiritual welfare and la.
mentally been allowed to believe lie,
and by the efforts of wasted talents,
given for more honorable and useful
purposes, they have published that which
appears very like an attempt to dishonor
their Maker and humiliate our race, and
may not the readers thereof very prop
erly ask what good or benefit to any
class is to follow such cfforts1 For if the
writers have succeeded or may succeed,
according to their own satisfaction, in
accomplishing the achievement Of ira
cling the genealogy Of their ancestors to
evolution, especially such discreditable
evolution as that extending down to
bestial origin will any others Of the
human race be found, either to envy
their success or desire in the slightest
degree to share with them the honors Of
such distinction 2 And as their writings
are now to be found on the shelves Of
our book stores, may not proper re-
gard for the public welfare allow us TO
indulge the hope that they will there
find an undsturbed rest till a ray Of
light, coming from the font Of true wis.
dom, shall pierce the hearts of their
authors with convincing effect and arrest
the further progress ofsuch thought, and
leading them to see and correct their
errors, they may, thereby, as writers for
the public welfare, be allowed to escape
the modification of witnessing the total
eclipse Of their own fame. A. b. c.
BALTIMORE, Feb. a., 1881.
b0-A Jerseyman who attended pray