Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-14
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

! O'Clock in the Pulaski House parlOrS, and
remained in session until after the adj
/ iurnment Of the convention.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Memorial to General HOrn-Presideni
Battles Acknowledgements of Col
/ Hardeman-Its Acceptance-CoI L. II,
| Livingston Elected His Successor
/ Thanks to the Citizens.
The society continued its convention at
Masonic Hall yesterday morning, and
was called to order at O'Clock by Vice
President Col. James II. Fannin.
The early hour at which the convention
| assembled caused some delay in the pro-
| ceedings, owing to the absence of the
delegates, who were late in arriving at
the hall. BY 8 O'Clock, however, the floor
was filled. The anxiety of the members
to reach an adjournment by the time APP
pointed by the Citizens Committee for
the leaving of the excursion steamer was
the cause of a rush in the business, and
the discussions were limited and brief.
After the preliminary exercises a call
was made for reports of committees.
DR.. II. H. Carey, Chairman OF the Me-
mortal Committee, reported a memorial
on the death of Gen. o. p. Horn, which
occurred at Hawkinsville October r.
1892 Gen. Horn was for many years
identified with the interests of the State
Agricultural Society. For a number of
years he was an efficient officer, and at
the time of his death was life member.
The society paid him the tribute of be-
ing man of strong conviction, of un-
bending integrity, and deeply imbued with
the true spirit of manhood. "Truth, hon
or, faith and integrity were his, and these
will endure forever
The report of the committee was re-
ceived and the memorial ordered to be-
come part of the proceedings of the con-
VentiOn.
The President then introduced Rev. DR..
5. j. Battle, of Macon, President of Mer-
Ger University, who delivered a deeply
interesting and instructive essay on in
telligence as a Factor in Successful
Farming"
PRESIDENT BATTLES ADDRESS.
Much has been spoken and written 1.-THE
Dignity of Labor Essayists have discussed
it, poets have sung it, orators have acclaimed
it, 1t is possible, however, that there has been
too much OF sentiment, and not enough of
practical wisdom in such illusions. II we were
to insist less on the dignity, and more on the
thorough effectiveness of labor, it might not
appear so attractive to sentimental minds, but
it would probably be more productive of sub
stantial benefit to the world.
There is no essential dignity in the exercise
of the muscles. The mere physical effort of
pushing plane, or driving nall the swing
ing of an axe, or the scratching of the earth
with hoe or plOw, Is not in itself enrolling
or worthy of admiration. No labor of muscle
is dignifled unless it be directed and controlled
by a mind imbued with wise purpose, and
Citing the hand with cunning. And labor
derives all its nobleness, because it gets all It's
value, from the trained intelligence that re-
fleets its sphere and guides its movement.
IL is an admitted economic principle that
educated mind is a potent factor in the pro-
necessary to the creation of material pro-
ducts, yet that which gives the most abundant
and valuable results is the wisdom of direc-
ton, the ingenuity OF invention and the skill
of the workmanship. ct what is skill but
educated mind, applying, guiding and regu-
lating manual or mechanical labor? And
every advancement in the quantity and quail
ty of the products of labor is the mark of a
larger and higher intelligence. As the intel
lect of man is trained to higher capacities and
broader aims, civilization advances the arts
flourish, and the comforts and c0nvenences
of life are multiplied. The miracles of pro-
duction, which, in the shape of raw material
and manufactured fabrics, fill our shops, our
warehouses, our DaZar5, our gfanarleS ana
our depots, and which burden our lengthen-
ing railway trains and our CapaClOuS merchant
ships, are the fruit of the human brain plan
ming, organizing, directing and guiding muscle,
implement and machinery. The vast process
sion of the industries is the triumphal march,
with its train of guards, captives and spOils
of the human intellect, that klngly power
which marshals the columns and rides
majesty amid the stately pageant. A brief
analysis will show the advantages to industry
to be derived from educated intelligence
among the producing classes.
Education aims to develop the dormant ia
cultIes of the mind, to cultivate. mature and
strengthen them, and thus to fit them for the
purposes of life That education which does
not qualify an individual for the career for
which he is best adapted by nature, Is not
worthy Of the name. And education in its
brOadest sense is that which trains the mind
for any application of its powers-and, there
fore, fits it for any pursuit, for any career.
The intellectual powers OF men consist mainly
Imagination and OF memory. men
ton these as the salient ele-
meHts of his thinking nature. of course,
with these capabilities entirely undcVelOped,
man is no better than brute or a machine.
And in proportion to the proper cultivation OF
these powers does he attain to greater or
less efficiency in knowledge, wisdom and skill.
NOW, one OF the great uses OF euucatlOn is 10
train the power of perceptiOn-tO make the
man an Observant being. The brute sees, but
does not observe. The savage looks at an OBJ
ject. but no matter how perfect his organ of
vision he does not knot0 the object truly, be-
cause his intellectual faculty has not been
cultivated. 1t is only the educated man who
intellgently observes. This form of intelli-
gence may be obtained in the schools or out of
them, but training is necessary to give him
ready and accurate observation OF the facts OF
his surroundings. The intelligent workman
will see quicker and better the qualltY OF his
material and work than his ignorant fellow
labOrer, while for the duties of supervision
and management an educated perception is
all important.
Again, intelligence implies the cultivation
of the reflective powers. This enables man
to make the best use OF the
from them, and thus to arrive at the
best Judgment respecting his business. The
rejecting man is accustomed to study rela-
tions, to discriminate between things ap-
parently similar, to trace observed effects to
their causes and to judge what effects viii
follow given causes, to classify, systematic
and interpret facts, and to utilize experience
for the best interests of his calling. Thus he
acquires wisdom, tact and that combination
of knowledge and prudence known as common
sense.
Educated intelligence also implies a de-
veloped and regulated imagination-that
faculty which enables man to devise, to in
vent, to plan, to construct. All progress in
useful industry, as well as in science and art,
is marked by the efforts Of the constructive
Imagination.
Lastly, the memory duly cultivated is the
faithful repository OF the facts of his Observa-
ton, and the results of his experie nee, as
well as of the information gained from
others, upon which he can draw
with confidence as upon the deposits
has once made his own, whether of acts, of
processes. or of principles, is his for any emer-
gency, and he can produce 1t as occasion may
require.
1 have thus, at the risk of being tedious.
made this dry analysis of the mental cOnstitu-
ton, as tine necessary preliminary to the main
discussion. These principles may be applied
to any and every proper vocation Of llfe-be
it learned profession or useful industry; but
TO none are they more forclbIy applicable than
to that most useful of all departments of la
agriculture-the mother of industries,
the primal source OF the worlds wealth.
In ali the range of productive employments,
I know of none which demands a shrewdeT
and broader intelligence for its successful
prosecution, than that which claims the atten-
hon of this society. 1t Is great mistake to
suppose that anybody can make sue
cess Of farming. Success is not to be