Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-29


house OF the saul. II is the medium
which one soul Communicates with |
smother, snd by which we comprehend God
and nature aud ourselves. To all these |
things the soul of man has no access except |
the body-its eyes the windows and |
its ears the informers OF the soul. For this
reason We should honor The body, care for 1t
and improve il. / will make s practical IL
lustrA,ion: 1t has been the fashion 10 look
upon The body simply as the vehicle OF the
soul--As = sort OF mechanical contrlvsncs By
which the soul might utter Its sentiments or
carry out lite convicIiont-somethiug 10
utter what the body had Learned.
Whist wonder 10 il, then, that the body is ig-
nored and its cultivation never thought Of?
Whct wonder is it, then, that those things
which bodily effort is required to perform
are despised as unworthy the attention OF
educated men7, See TO Whist it leadsl Look
what 8 false and dangerous idea il is. There
is 100 much OF this teaching in most schools.
The pupil lie led to believe that education
implies immunity from labor. They are
taught that only by achieving mental
superiority can man exercise liberty,
that he can rise to greatness. And
what 10 greatness? Greatness itself is only
relative. A man low down in the present
scale of civilization would have been great
in past sges-a perfect literary giant. II We
all rise to the level of the greatest man the
wsrld has ever known, there would be no
greatness until one or two or a thousand rose
again in the scale. There is no need to hold
up examples before those who have in them
the divine aflstus of greatness. They
will accomplish ID without that. There IL in
them that stimulus which drives them on
and on, obstacles only accelerating their
pace. Holding up great men for examples
il like telling one Of an acquaintance who
has drawn q lottery ticket, OF friend who has
found q rough diamond in deserted field
1t 10 like encouraging them TO spend ali
their money for lottery tickets, and al
their time digging in the old held.
Do not tell them Of the presidents and the sen.
ators and the millionaires, of aprscticAl,
prosaic life in which they are 10 take an
earnest part. Tell them Of the work 10 do
in the great world. Tell them of earnest,
honest effort and contentment, which sweet
ems the hardest lot. Teach them 10 work,
hard and industriously in the way in which
they can do NEST good. Teach them that the
worst evil into which the educated man can
fall is idleness. Tell them that the mind
alone is not all that is to be considered, ard
that hand and intellect must work together
Let them know that the object OF education
is 10 furnish them = guide for physical
power, SO that they may combine in
the body the power and the instrument.
Now as to the dignity Of labor, of which We
hear 80 much. Labor has no dignity OF lit
own. Dignity is personal quality. Agri'
culture Was digni6ed when Cincinnatus
handled the pillow; and so with stone N ason-
ry, and blacksmiihing, and other OF the arts
each Of which has been ennobled by the
knowledge noble men had Of them. "A nd
go you," he concluded, turning to the gradu
| ates, can dignity whatever you put your
hand ana your mind to. believe in schools
and there should be and will be school on
every hilltop in this broad land; but the
| method of education must be amended and
| the youth must be taught TO educate ths
body as we'll as the mind"
PROV. A. H STEELE
| delivered q sensible address to the class, in
| which he impressed upon them the impor-
lance of continuing those efforts by which
they had risen 10 their present knowledge;
not to think Of the four years they had spenl
as lost time; to avoid the foolish notion that
| they could obtain something for nothing, be
| cause it was not in the nature OF things. Dc
| not forget that truth alone IL eter.
nal and avoid deception. On the
other hand, whatever the discoursgements OF
| the fears in the way to him who holds to hi.
integrity and awaits honest prefermsnt, 10
him success is already assured, however be-
may seem 10 come short Of it from the stand
point of the world.
To the Cftfsens OF Memphis.
The LeMoyne school, founded in this cit '
in 1872. has continually since its establish
msnt been supported by contributions from
the North, amounting each year TO not les,
than $1,000, besides the $40, 600 given by the
late +. j. LeMoyne, of Washington, Pa
| The citizens Of Memphis to this time hAvt
not contributed cent TO its support. TIL,
school has quietly done its work in YOU
midst; how well, leave those 10 Judge VIII
have observed the results it has secured
The time has come when the schoo
needs and must have better sppli
ances for the work il would do. We have mo-
room in one building 10 accommodate those
| who come 10 Us for education. We fully anC
entirely iEdorse the growing sentiment OF tn,
country in favor oil practical and indxstris
education SO strongly presented by Judg,
Craft in bis address TO the graduation clss
Last night. To enlarge our buildings and l.
add workshops where our young men sh :.
be taught mechanics, especially at first, thu
use OF woodworking tools, as our girls ar,
nop taught TO sew and cook and nurse, vi
need $500. With this sum subscribed
4 by the citizens of Memphis, / an
assured of a like sum from New York h,
friends who have already given freely, ant
who are willing to give even more freely
stimulated by the feeling that the people o
the South are ready 10 join with them in III,
education of the negro. / therefore appea
10 the citizens Of Memphis 10 come TO oui
help. You are reaping the results of oui
work in the improvement OF the condition
of society in your midst, by the increase ia
the rise Of your property from this cause and
by the greater safety and comfort Of YOU
own homes in the replacing an Ignorant, vi
tious, non-productive element with ipteIli
eence asd thrift and honesty. I know
shall not appeal to you in vain. / woulc
refer the entire community, such men as III,
Hon. Josiah Patterson, J. G. johnson, Judg
J. o. Pierce, Gen. Humes, Col. J. NJ. Kesl
Jog, Col. Eaton, the Hon. Henry Craft, tn,
Rev. DIR. George White aud many other O
your citizens, who know me personally, and
who know quite intimately the work Of tn.
school, If you desire evidence OF the worth
ness of our work. shall, advised by thes,
and others, personally invite contribution
OF prominent business men during this week
1 shall not wish to weary you by explsna
tlons nor TO take your time in useless talk
You know our need; will you give of you
money 10 more fully establish asd more sue
cessfully to operate this charity? Very re
specially,