The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-16

prosperity; il clothed in sel6shness
and ain, our shame is made ever
manifest in an uneasy conscience and
wearisome disappointment. All
things were given for use and honor,
not for vain and empty chow.
intellectual Treasures are tle glory
OF man or womanhood. Cultivation
OF mind is the prerogative OF every
individual that seeks it rightly. In
this age of enlightenment, OF mensa!
and physical freedom, no one need
be debarred from the privileges OF
learning. The prince on his throne;
the wealthy commoner in his hall
and even the peasant in his humble
cot, has certain opportunities Tor lay
ing up knowledge and wisdom. Each
person. to some extent has tie choice,
either to be learned, or unlesrned,
wise or foolish, in the teachings OF
our schools and colleges, and more
particularly in the experiences OF life.
No one need murmur at the hardship
of his fate, at the adversely of circum-
stances, nor at entire lack OF means
OF improvement, for all things are
possible to him who has energy, de-
termination and perseverance,. How
often do We hear people say 81 have
no time to improve my mind" or,
81 have not the opportunity" 10
this age of invention, discovery and
progress, who has not equal opportu-
mites with the peasant philosopher,
Ferguson, in his self-tsught study OF
astronomy? Who has more difficulty
to encounter in his way OF learning,
than Saunderson, who at two years
of age was stricken with blindness,
yet became one of the most learned
mathematicians and successful teach
ere OF his day? Blindness has not al
ways been an impairment to
intellectual progress and greatness;
as Witnsss Homer, Milton, Euler, and
in our own day, the blind preacher
Milburn, and the venerable Prescott.
Persons of mind and genius, as a
rule, care but little for men of wealth,
OF station, or OF rank only. Wealth,
or position add but little, if anything.
to the intellectually or moral worth
of the possessor, though they are
necessary in society, in business and
on change. But they are really adj
ventitious belongings that adorn the
station, without increasing the moral,
intellectual, or spiritual strength OF
the owner. They may be swept
away by the movement of adverse cirs
cumstance, diseipated by spendthrift
habits, or sacrificed by improvidence
and crime. They are no mark Of
superior virtue. though sometimes,
they mark superior ssga3ity aud en-
ergy; and sometimes, alas are wit.
nesses of the pliability of conscience
and it, Indifference to right and JUS
tice, in the pursuit Of gain. But in
the communion Of mind with mind
and soul with soul, they are not taken
into account, though they cast sort
of glamor over certain positions, be-
fore which the greatest minds have
sometimes fallen, As with the Israel
ties OF old, in the absence OF their
leader, many are ready TO fall down
and worship the golden calf. A Ba-
con, superior and prominent in phil
osophy and logic, giving forth laws
that have governed the researches OF
succeeding generations of men, that
have over thrown the Old and super
seeded it by q new method OF reason
ing, fell prey to mercerary desires,
VIGOROUSLY perverted justice and took
brides, as has been done in our own
days, debasing the noble Office of
Judge, paying court to the noble and
powerful to gain their favor and as
sistance in advancing his own io:-
tune.
A man that is religious, il ne is
consistent and sincere, should be res
speoted and protected in the exercise
OF his religion. But people have q
most earnest detestation of all shsms
I-of an individual who makes mer-
chandise of his worship, and wears,
as the poet has said, 'the guise OF
heaven to serve the devil in" There
ia great deal of cant and humbug
under the name of religion, and as is
said, the traditional negro OF Africa,
is often preached and prayed for, and
furnished with clothing he does not
wear, while the heather and untortu.
nate sufferer at home, is neglected.
l remember hearing of some fashion
able young ladies, who attended q
calico ball, gotten up by a retreuch-
ment society, formed under religious
auspices. The object was good, to do
away with useless extravaganza in
dress and introduce simpler tastes
and less expensive attire among the
people. When the ball was over,
these charming and interesting young
lEdies, We will say commercially, cut
and tore their calico dresses into bits
and shreds, and threw them down an
clubhouse, lest they should bs called
upon to wear them again. OF course,
they received a great deal OF Credit
and, l trust, some pleasure, for their
noble services 10 tue good cause OF re-
trenchment. Such ia the consistency
of actin that is at times practlced.
- -0,, r,orL LoolLL