Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-06-17
WHOLE NO. 2,427.

philosophy, learning and faith of the past
were realities. Varieties, In substance at
least III not In form. Their profound truths
exist to-day in some form, denied by ono
age only 10 re-appear in the next. 1t Is es-
pecially incumbent upon'our institutions
TO teach the higher and nobler truths and
to see that these are not frozen out by cold
materialism. There is higher intellect
ual, moral and spiritual life for this earth
than Is aimed at by the material philoso-
pny OF me age There Is also also me YET higher i5
and intellectual life but lead the way,
noble faith and the life faith develops,
child-like In simplicity aud God-lixe in
grandeur. In the household, at the fire
side, in the school, college ana university
IL must be seen 10 that the profound mys-
teries and higher aims are not neglected
that our life may not be that ofthe man In
the vision, who went ON with downcaSt
eyes, raking together straws, stones and
moldy clods, ignorant that angel hands
above his head were proffering a golden
crown.
II is of the highest Importance that our
higher institutions of learning shall guide
and direct the lower. In order TO do this
they must imbibe the spirit of the age and
do their part of the necessary work lest
fatal gap be made between our higher ana
lower institutions, between our church and
secular institutions. fortunately tine con-
servatism of church influence guides most
of our higher Institutions and exerts q be-
neficent power over our single State UNI
versity. II these imbibe the spirit of Lhe
age, neither falling short OF their duty, nor
ert large infiuenee upon our lower
schools. All agree, L boliove, that the
youth of the south must be prepared for
the great work before them. / believe that
all our educators admit that preparation
for this just opening material field is one OF
their pressing duties. IL Is only neee ssaIy
to avoid doing this alone at the ex-
pense Of the higher manhood and the
Itis OF the highest importance that our
educational system he kept compact from
lowest TO highest, performing In every part
| its true mission, preparing our youth ior
the material progress OF the age; but teach-
| ing also the higher learning aud impress
| ing the profound truth that material prog
ress is but a means to higher ends, h this be
not done, ifthe southwestern freshy ierl-
| sity of the South, the Cumberlnnd fresDy-
terian University, the baptist UNIVERSITY
and all our church schools, coiieees anu
| universities of all grades and denemtna-
| tions. catholic and protestant, neglect this
/ duty and fail, either through too narrow
conservatism or Tor any cause, 70 .AcIs lel
| is imminent danger that our higher nhd
| lower education will drin apart ana De-
come antagonistic agencles instead OF so So
directions, instead OF pursuing the aame
/ great end. Our lower schools VIII Then be
found drilling the youth OF the sontn 70 ale 0e
| ism, as hard, pftiless and efficient a. our
machinery of wood and iron. Our higher
Institutions will then be sending out edu-
| Gated men out OF all harmony with the age,
| nossessinR neither sympathies nor knowl-
/ edge In common with tile masses, speaking
in Greek that sort of untimely sense when
| is nonsense. IL is OF the highest iinpor-
tance that our higher institutions OF learnt
ing should first imbibe as much as they
should drink OF the spirit OF the mA.ef'al ,,,ni,
ence upon our lower schools. Then All
school Training will grow out into highesr gs
and better lives and bear run ih '''e '"'i'i-
y SIt TN NAV be some comfort I'm setting out
upon this hard struggle, where, altnr Az,
the highest lie ana ine az
| a great reaction, 20 know how II has tareu
| with others who have pursued the same
course. Our own country aiiords h ns q r9.as. nhs
ling with her barren soil, bleak hlllsides
and ungenerous climate, brought iorth
for New England her Chnnning ana her
, LongfellOw, and those whom Channlng
. and 1songfello represent IL rs also TO be
remembered that there is the ark OF the
covenant I'm our homes anu around our
tiresides, surely protective against carry
, ing this tendency to utter ruin ana destruc'
tion. 90 as far and as fast as we may
there Is a sure cable binding ss iasL ,b n9S ~ y,
! least. The God-given love which ln par
7 ace hut or howell, wherever there are men
! women and children, endnres the haru
, est cruellist, corruptest age, IL SURE
! protection against the utter indnratlof
I of life and banishment OF All sehI
4 ment, spirit and beauty. kindret
II
{ with love, an equally enduring, potent an,
: | conservative forcc, Is that imperishabl'
! faith which has dehej the arctic rlRois .
= | skeptical philosophy and the ferNent nrc
: of persecution. 80 long as these endure
l pure devotion, noble sentiment, true nero
: ism, trust and nnselfishness must i've, iea
> | in the spring-time of the recurring ages
q | blossom In their summer and IN the nn
o tumn bear their golden fruit. so long q
!, there are husbands and wives, parents an'
s children, young men and maldensl low
. / and faith will dwell upon the eafln, sur
protection for humanity against beln
q frozen in with the glacial period OF cor
n materlalism and n sure promise ol rencto
- | against a hard mechanical and nrtlhcln
!, life So long as these form domestic cir
: cles and hresides so long will love ANA altl
= i'm thea @ and in the world, whhsh ~ RUE
- | by domestic circles, homes ana hr'sldes, x
= hand in hand through all the stony patll
- OF n material age and walk togcther ~ Ia
= in the golden ages to come. Then our hlgi
% est triumphs over matter nnd lnhterli
= forces will coincide with our hig hest mor.
y intelIectual and aesthetic life and with on
4 surest hope for the eternal hereafter