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Necessity of Development.
fight breaks out in the town they rush to
see it ami reman until It is over, but if a
preacher gets on the coiner and makes a
noise they only go Tar enough to ascertaiu
what it is, and turn Imck or perhaps some
will go on listen awhile and pass by.
The words God and the Bible arc
enough to keep the vulgar awaj, this de
sire forlowliness is born in the child and
continues with it until manhood.
As the ciliary muscles of IhcTye are ca
pable of education or injury, care must he
taken by the instructor regarding the dis
tance which the child ought to hold a
book in order that a defective vision may
be avoided, so should equal care be taken
regarding the henrinr. It would be well
were the hearing of a child obstructed
rather than aided; not obstructed by an'
artificial means, but kept from the outside
world, for anything immoral is received
without hindrance by the mind of the
child, and he will listen with great anxie
ty to one, who, in a pleasing manner, re
lates a story, describes a fight or a horse
race, but if a person calls them aside to
exhort something good from them, or
make up a quarrel they close their ears
against his words, arcuc that they arc
right, and return to their mischief, or
more agreeable sports, and they grow up
in mischief without proper attention, for
getting that-8.
There 5." tide in the flairs of men
Which taken at the flood leads on to fortune1
NECESSITY OF DEVELOPMENT.
Strange as it may seem to a fallen
world, yet it is nevertheless true, that the
development of the mind is an in
dispensable requisite lor me success
and happiness of the human family.
The developed intellect is, as it were, the
band which holds us together, while the
undeveloped intellect, instead of building
uo up, continually puts a check to our on
ward march of progress and civilization
As the beauty and usefulness of the tree
depends upon its growth and vigor, so the
power and inilucncc of the individual de
pends upon the development of that in
dispensable part, the mind, Then what
is more noble, more honorable, or more
laudable, than to engage in that work
which has for its object the development
of all that pertains to human understand
ing? "What a noble work, then, arc our
schools and colleges doing to-day 1 "What
sacred and cherished reminiscences hover
around the memory of the man who in
1G33 bequeathed upwards of 3,000 for
the erection of what is now the oldest lit
erary institution in the United States,
Harvard Colleec , named after its honored
and revered benefactor, John Harvard.
To-day our educational facilities and ad
vantages are such that no ouc will deny
but that the road to knowledge and worth
is open. Nothing daunted; then travel
it. It leads to a more genial clime. To
travel it is not only a pleasure auddelignt,
but also an imperative and bounden duty,
enjoined upon us by Him who entrusted
us with these precious gifts from heaven,
which are but goldwi sparks from the
great fire of Omniscience Himself. Shall
we then betray our trust I No, heaven for
bull Our veay sense of right and justice
demands that we should carefully exam
ine our position, take possession of our
vantage ground, and prepare ourselves to
iiom tue ion. e stnnu upon the very
threshold of life and cast one longing,
lingering look ahead, wondering what lies
before us; what will become of our labors,
and what will our record be. Then, as men
are the architects of their owi. fortunes, is it
not fair to conclude that as we hold the
reins in our own hands, we shall and are,
even now, making the moulds which shall
shape our future destinies. We may not
all be able to become Websters, Frauk
lius, or Sumners. "We may not be able to
become as deeply enshrined in the hearts
of the people as were Washington and
Lincoln. But let me tell you, as every tree
has its heart; as ever3' brook its water; so
every rational man has some intelligence.
And if this be properly cultivated, it is
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