The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-24

~ j Ympathlze with you. nv heart
j. with YOU As q father TO sons / speak.
+ Oh know that we are 50 constituted
that aIt the time Of our wakeful hours.
not devoted 70 stern duties, Is occupied
with forms and plans, and persons which
are largely creatures of the mind only.
This is 50 in looking TO the past, or to
the future. In looking back TO Wash
lngtOn we clothe him with more than
human qualities; make him a giant, a
Colossus, little less than an entirely
supernatural being. When a human
being engages our affections, that being
at once becomes ideal, possessing every
exceIlency.
The human mind Must aspire. If
nothing truly elevated is known, then
something ideal viii be thought Of. We
cannot be satisfied with what actually
occurs, and exists among mortals These
ideals have a controlling influence over
us Let man possess the ideatof the
happiness Of wealth, and it viii control
him. 30 Of fame; of carnal pleasures ;
Of wild adventure; Of military life If
the ideal be nature; then he sees moth
ing in the universe but the laws Of ma
ture; cause and effect. Men Of science,
have much TO do with the laws Of ma
ture, idealize these laws, ciothe them
with power and worship them. | mean
such is the tendency Of their minds.
In Eastern fable there was an en-
chanted mountain with q treasure at its
top. The contest was open to all the
princes of the land who should ascend
to the top without looking back; but
whoever looked back was to be turned
into stone. There were many beauties
for the eye and melodies for the ear
on the sides of the mountain. 1t so
occurred that many looked back and
were turned to stone.
That enchanted mountain Is your
life. Tu0 Maaho0d, with all It's glories,
is at the top; but there are many siren
voices to turn you aside.
Now, as we must have some ideal of
perfection, and since these ideals must
exert controlling influence, how i'm
pOrtant that the ideal be a reality,
worthy of imitation Like master,
ike man" They have a Transforming
influence upon as The ideal perfec-
tions of his intended bride will draw
the young man from his vices, his un-
worthy associates-wOr6 q miracle in
his moral character.
There IS a being possessing the quail
ties of our highest ideals, and so pos
sessing them as ever to meet their high
est growth. What a blessing is the
Christ Of the gospel, He meets all the
demands Of the highest and purest ideal,
and yet he is reality. He meets all
the yearnings Of the soul for the super
natural. Once the ideal of the mind,
and he can never be substituted; the
mind can rest in no other. Our lives
must be high or low; drink in His spirit;
initiate His manliness.
Young men, your State needs you;
needs educated, manly men. Go forth
to lift the burden Of illiteracy from your
dear Commonwealth; the burdens of
fraud and abuses of the necessary and
blessed machinery OF civil government.
Teach the people better methods of cul-
tiyating the fertile soil Of the State;
help them to a better development of
her great resources; invite immigration
and capital within her borders; lift up
to the highest elevation her educational
work, and maintain her religious free
DOM
God needs you. BE manly in your
morals and in your piety towards God.
Seek first His kingdom and righteous
ness. Yes, 20 forth to show yourselves
men; constant to duty as gravitation;
happy and Joyous as the bright sun
shine, fruits and flowers of your own
Southland.