The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-08
Meeting OF rcacher,' Institute

President Malone being absent from the
city, and Vice.president Miss Kate Cabell
not being able to attend on account of sick .
ness at home, Professor James was called
To the chair. Aner business preliminaries
Miss Collier read the splendid poem ON tina
calling out OF the revolutionary patriots, in
superb aud thrilling style, Berklcy's Talk
with the Parson, was beautifully rendered
kev, DR., Schuhnthon delivered AN address
on natural scIeuce. After encouraging and
eNhorting the teachers, he led on with the
assertion that society like that should re-
thfu natural science IN its limited sense.
Every scientist wanted facts, even trivial
facts, and II given, whilst those who fur.
nished them could not generalize, vet IL
would be material for philosophic minds Ia
connect with other facts, and either make
good or destroy u theory. Teachers were
specially capacitaiod to contribute to the
general fund, They We're the guiding stars
and their observations had been too much
neglected. lie did not think the examnle
OF tho teacher who, when applied to by A
wondering population Us 10 an eclipse, 70
piled that II was only phenomenon. !"
should be followed, The idea should
be to have no phenomena. "But," said the
aoyerend doctor, "the study OF natural
science Is not merely valuable rs means
oi cultNatins the powcrS OF observation.
out OF educating all the faculties OF the
mind, After abundant illustration of mis-
text, which We have scarcely skctched hr
concluded, very beautitully
40 see In part
That all. ~ In some piece of art.
Is toll, CO.opcrant to an end
And that end the elevation and felicity of
man.
"Nes tho benevolencc, the wisdom and
the omnipotenco of Him who formed MI
and maintains all, are made moro and mora
manifest To us Ms we advance, stem after
step, IN the study of natural science,
we hear the voice of God on the mighty
waters; We see 1t IN the mechanical and
physical properties OF the atmosphere, we
read 1t in the towering rocks, as In the
grains OF Sand-yes, In the very nerves and
veins and arteries which permeato This
wondrous iTome OF ours--in short, in all tho
countless adaptations and notifications
everywhere visible, everywhere needed
ANA when We pass from the known
10 the unknown, We cannot tail 10 carry
away u sentiment of tho most proioun;l
humility--yes, my friends and coileasues
nom the study OF nature, from this Insti'
tute IN winch II should he cultivated wa
should, and we must, carry into the ert,y,
occupations Of our lives, In our daily inter.
views with our fellow bengs) an earnest
desire to initiate, rs far as We can, tho MI
tributes OF the Creator to elect the mos,
comprehensive Of these attributes. benrv,'
lence, as themain.spring of all our thourhts
tnd actions, SO that we may look upnn nil
men, no matter what their origin, color or
creed, as equally the objects OF tho ono
Vreator's care, and the one Creators Iowa
AMI SO that We may lcarn to practice, that
nleralloh Tor each others most cherished
opinions, political or religious, which shall
secure among us the rule OF that harmony
everywhere prevalent In nature, and eycrv.
shall prove '""'
Tho chain of love
~, Combining all below and all above"
The rabbits address was listened To with
profound interest aud received the grateful
appreciation of the audience.
Professor Grove read an exceedingly prae.