The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-15
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

hhoS1euge, ike virtue, IS its owl
reward. AS to be happy one mus
De Vlrtuous, so to be useful one mus
be intelligent. All that is elevatins
and ennebling has its birth, directly
or Indirectly, in education, and i.
known as knowledge and intelli-
gence. Education is the skilled hand
and discerning eye which paints the
manifold and everchanging beauties
Ga nature on the canvass of the
mind, shading here, giving light
tners; he1ghLening the colcr in one
place, subdulng it in another; max
Ing one object more, and another
less prominent; and forever exhibit
ing proper regard for all the re
Iatlons OF life, in whatever form or
Whatever sphere, as designed by the
Great Creator of all. Education it
is that aWakens in the soul that
subtle lnwardness of thought and
emotlon-the one giving reason,
both which, being felt,
passes description and SURPRISES ali
understanding; it invites to re-
Taxation from all that wearies: it
exalts, as it opens to the mental vi
sion the sublimity of the future,
and teaches that the trials and chas-
tenlng crosses Of this frail existence
the better fit US for that which is to
come; 1t ennobles. for it tells man
to bear for the sake of man, and be-
cause 1t more makes the man, the
more he endures with patience.
with courage, with hope, and with q
determination for better; it con-
sOles, as for all who see Alright it
shows that to misery alone is 40
mortal born, that for all, honest
purpose will secure a fair share of
the worlds treasures and epiov-
ments; it humbles, because l. un-
folds that all are subject to the
course Of nature, to the changes of
earth, that all have their cares. all
their trials and all their sorrows,
and that these who endure with the
fortitude are those who
appreciate most keenIy the bless
lngs that come to US all. 1t is an
oplate for wakef'li pain, the vitality
OF the weary, strength of the weak,
power of the loWly, friend of the
frlendless, sworl of the right,
and gives unfaltering faith
in virtue being It's own re-
ward, and that without virtue
there can be 40 happiness. All this
education teaches, because educa-
ton Is intelligence, and intelligence
is that element of the Great Father
which is the outgroWtn of the exer.
else of his perfected attr1butes-it
IS, In brief, the Spirit of God, and
we call it intelligence.
Therefore, education means
knowledge. knowledge is power,
power is influence, influence is posi-
ton, and position wealth. KnowI-
edge and usefulness are inseparable.
10 increase the one is to widen the
sphere and scope of the other; and
would be pleased to prove a fact.
which l ferVently believe, that in
no way can the material interests
Of Utah Territory, or the intellectual
advancement of her people-thev
really mean the same thing-be
more surely encouraged. or more
rapidly and permanently developed,
than Through the medium of ed
lcation.
The saying, knowledge is power"
IS perhaps old, but it is still a pro-
found truth. The acquiring of
knowledge, in whatever form, and
under almost whatever circum-
strengthens the mind. This
no one will dispute; the question of
It's application when once acquired,
IS another subject, and verges on a
Inherent theme. 1t strengthens,
because it prepares the mind
for and fortifies it against
the uncertainties and constantly &C.
curing surprises of life. No man can
foretell into what situations he NAV
be thrown at any moment, and as
all phases, all elements and all in
1ustrles of life merge into all others.
forming an indissoluble tie-or even
II distinct and separate, constitute
such a delicately welded and I'M
broken chain, that the points where
he links have been welded are in
tlst1nguishable-it is obvious that
ne who possesses the widest range
u knowledge is best prepared to
race the surprising changes in for.
tune. 1t matters not what industry
)r profession man may pursue,
nor how vast and varied NAV be
us intellectual attainments, the
Of experience prove that
here are always times when he will
IND occasion to use every particle
If his knowledge while still pursu-
ng bis chosen pEofession-so close
8 the alliance between all things in
ms world. A thoughtful person is
often surprised, after having ac-
lulred further information on an
DID subject, or knowledge on new
)ne, to discover of what exceeding
benefit the recently acquired infor-
nation-whieh at first appeared
'otally foreign to his buslness--will
prove to him in his own industry,
,nd this, too, in ways he never
lreamed of. Hence, the greater
md more general is a mans knoWl-
edge, the better he becomes fitted
20 follow a particular profession,
and the more readily will he
become proficient in other pro.
-esslonS. Thus, his knowledge be-
comes a power in his hands: this