Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-14

/ puftultS. lnt uuNOCu'eSv VI shto .h'p-
| ~ expose their own Ignorance. They
sometimes manage, by demagoguery.
and n great show of pious zeal, to get
| into legislative halls and into pulpits. y
Here the speaker read from the GA
zErrE's recent interview with Ruta-
baga johnson as an exponent of this
theory, and humorously spoke OF n
preacher, opposed to education, who
gave out his text MS the fifteenth
verse OF the two-eyed chapter of the
one-eycd john
The speaker defined his subject.
Education does not mean simply the
studying of text books, the curriculum
generally prescribed in schools and co..
leges. 1t begius in the nursery. The
mother is the first best and greatest
teacher. 1t ends when the sun of life
passes behind the horizon OF death.
The whole object, end and atm of
scholastic education Is To lead forth or
train all the faculties of the mind, to
teach 1t TO think, to analyze, to digest,
to decide. Hence an enlightened
Judgment is the ultima M,tio.
Manual labor is used in contradis-
tinction TO the learned professions,
which, after all, require in order TO at
tain success the most servile and ex-
haustive labor.
Man is trinity in unity, made in
the image of his Maker and repre-
sentative of the godhead. The soul
which is the first foundation in emf
bryo, has its components, which are
the intellect, the moral and the phys
ical. These must be cultivated pdri
pdssu, or there can be no healthy
growth The highest attachments re-
quire complete education. If one of
these trinity of forces is dwarfed or
neglected, the others will suffer cor
respondingly. There must be u
sound body in order to have
sound mind. Now, as manual
labor is the law of our being, without
il there cannot be thorough education.
AS the mental and moral nature de-
rives strength from the development
of the physical, so the last, by recip-
roeity is invigJrated and the better
prepared for the performance of its
functions, by their development. In
proportion therefore as manual labor is
aided by cultivated mind and sound
morals, it answers its given preioga-
tive of dignity and supremacy.
Education gives to manuel labor APP
pliances and saving machinery,
system and scientific Knowledge, and
makes the man of toll the best and
truest type of manhood and nobility
the stay and hope of republican insti-
tutions.
What philosophy sderived from the
fact that our greatest men, teachers,
statesmen, jurists. poets and sages have
worked their way from obscurity in
agricultural and mechanical pursuits,
and, in many Instances, without the
aid of scholastic facilities. This shows
that the normal condition of greatness
is labor--as Horace calls it" servile
labor
The speaker here gave familiar illus
trations, showing that education and
manual labor are twin sisters of sue
cess. progress and greatness to individ-
uals and to our common country.
1t is impossible to give anything like
full report of his practical talk, y as
hestyled it, his pointed illustrations aud
logical arguments, We have only
been able, imperfectly, TO give some OF
his salient points.
Miss Fannie Mahon has gone to
Tennessee and Kentucky to spend the
summer. She will spend some time
in Louisville and will be there during
the Southern Exposition.
Rev. Samuel King. d.. d., still
fingers in Versailles, KY, the home OF
his boyhood. He is not expected home
for Il month yet.
Rev. j. ID. Shaw goes up to Corsicana
Tomorrow Saturday., By special invi-
tation TO lecture in the opera-house at
that place Sunday at Il Il. m. and sun
day night. His pulpit win be filled
here at the same hours by Rev. j. *.
\ 4, ;,,x IL ~
by the board of directors of the Reli-
gious and Benevolent Association.
Mrs. A. Powers, who has been
spending some time at MeXia, returned
| home this afternoon.
Messrs. Peter McClelland, ST., and
w. y. Grand, of the the firm of
| Mcclellan and Grand, leave for
! st. Louis and the North and East
on commercial tour tomorrow even
ing, on the Missouri Pacific train.
Col. j. M. Anderson las 2)0lC
pounds OF grapes in his vineyard, as
! fine as need to be found in any coun-
try 1t has been demonstrated that
this climate and soil are well adapted
to grape culture.
The Examiner received fine new
cylinder job press to-day.
Mr.. Geo Hohen has just returned
from Waukesha, Wis, and reports that
it was unpleasantly cold there last
Sunday. A letter from a gentleman
in Chicago to u gentleman of this city
reports it was very cold there about
the same time.
The cclored Baptist association
affected partial organization
yesterday afternoon by the elec
ton of Elder j. Moore as moderator
aud ID. l.. Alexander as clerk, when
the association adjourned till $ am. to
day. The association met pursuant tt
adjournment and after u sermon by
Elder A. r. Griggs, of Dallas, 1t pro
ceededt, parfcct the work OF organ
ization 10y the election OF Eide
A. Taylor, of Waco, as correspond
ing secretary, and .E. j, Moore
US treasurer. The committee on ere
dentias then reported the names o
those entitled II seats in the associa
ton. when it was declared perma
nently organized and ready for bust
ness. It Then adjourned 10 meet at
o'clock this afternoon.