The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-02

EDU CAIIONAL PRO ESsEs.

Shakespegre's account Of how Henry
v got to nave the sense he had and to
be the man ne was, Is brimful Of instruc-
ton, and would be good study FOR
every young fellow who wants TO make
man of himself, and every educator In
Act !, Scene ], OF the play, an Arch
bishop and a Bishop make marvellous
observations of their subject and OF his
clear-headedness good judgment. and brill
liancy. and how mute silence lurkcd in
mems ears-to catch his sweet and hon
eyed sentences Their general conclusion
was that 1.-THE art and practic part Of
life must be the mistress OF his theorie."
The course of all learning and wisdom is
from the seen. all felt and heard, a1d
experienced. TO general notions, and 10
the unseen. After things have become
familiar TO us. We can talk and reason
about them: not before. car age il get
ting 10 appreciate this plain sense, which
is known as BacOnian Philosophy. And
what Is BacQnian philosophy but the eyo-
luton and practical maturity OF the fun
damental idea OF Christianity?
Before the coming of Christ, Deity was
great abstraction. an all-embracing
mystery, great study, such as many OF
metaphysicians and advanced thinkers
make II nowadays; and manhood was
philosophy. In the fullness Of time all
human thought and study and philosophy
and religion found their completion. and
satisfaction. and consi nmatiOn, and re-
alizatiOn and naturalization, In the
embodiment and oers) ui1y OF tire
divine man, Jesus Christ. He sealed up all
habitauon and name, presenting 20
mankind everlasting righteousness: stand
ing, and speaking IN the majesty Of the
Lord God Almighty as God with us
Christianity. rightly understood, Is the
Souland Light Of the inductiye. the ex-
perlmental philosophy. The life Of its
author was the light Of mon His walk
and conversation his fHtgFN and
theology. His appeals 10 reason and ar
gument are: Consider the lilies: Search
the Scriptures; Believe me for the very
works sake: | and the Father are one.
RE that hath seen Me hath seen the
Father The affections and devotions OF
religion are the same that we know and
exercise on earth; the love OF the
brother. the sister. and the mother-home
life exalted.
world. when. In keeping with Christian
progress, everything moves towards re-
alization and practical results, men
who call themselves philosophers are en-
deayoring 10 reduce the Almighty back
TO a pholosoph!c mist and intellectual
gas. and make the holy name OF the
Christ an ambitious fancy: and for the
dew of knowledge to give us clouds and
wind without rain.
The understanding OF our holy religion
follows the way II all human knowledge.
The ladder rests on ea.th, and reaches
up into Heaven. The knowledge OF God
and His holy church begins in the nur-
sery, with father and mother and chill
dren.
The cry of the child to the parent in the
darkness of night, and the parents
ready answer. is the baby figure OF the
deyout man and the loving Father. who
is In heaven. And the pious .ome is the
true type OF the Faith r's ouse above
Man Is made after the image OF God and
the happy family Is made after the image
OF Heaven; And the best Service a man
can do for his country and his kind is TO
present to the world a real pair Of lovers
and housefull OF bright and healthy
children-happy regardless of poverty or
riches.
When the Christian religion takes the
name Of theology AID Systematic d.
yinity, and its teachers are doctors and
booksh men. and profession Ills. and its
prophets get of TO their schools and
study 1T along with other distractions
and theories and curious things. out of
sympathy with real life. oil sorts of
isms and Wild unnatui al things come
about; creations of fancy and unwise ef- a
fort Of ill-ordered, ambitious Impulses
and desires. and horrid logic.
All these things cause great trouble and
misery. But the world now knows the
cure II is the Lord. our righteousness.
The Life Is the Light OF men. According
IA authority. the delight OF wisdom, Is, not