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An Address Delivered in Easley Acad. emy on the ivening or 2.~th April by ProfT. W. Moore, ScHO'LA)uS, LADIES AND E 2as W Vashington Irving is credit ed with saying that "the progresk and social tanling, of any poopk may be known by the condition o their chool house,"' and w.e (1 gen. erally find theise institutions hon ored in commun'ties that can laj just. clairs to so.'al and intellect ual advancement. We do not say that the one canniot exist withoul the other, but. we do say that nc nation has yet been christianized without first receiving some degret of e(iucation. The first ciiurches that were estiblished among th< Greek and Roman cloi0ies o1 Asia. Minor, and at Corinth and Athens among the most highly ed ucated and refined people then ex isting. The same work could have been done nearer home and among those more in need of retorination, but the unlearned were not pre pared to receive the moral code propaga ted by the A postles. W< have proof of this in our country. Missionaries have spent nearly 300 y'ears of fruitless labor trying to chr'istianize American4tt Indians. These people will not, as a general thing, received an education, and it would be no diflicult tisk tc count the christians that have been made among them within the last three Centuries. If the church and schools be dependent, the one u pon the other, these facts do show t hat they occupy planes of similar (Ilevation. Our business to night is to speak of schools and not of churches; we only wish to show the attitude of the social and moral plain upon which institution oflearning stand, Much that we wish to say to you to-night is quite commonplace, but we e it is not the less true. 'Tho fho would lightly regard the; agh claim that the cause of 'schoo.ls has upon our sympathies, mnay becst estimate its worth by niewing one or' two examples. ] knew a man, who b~y indu~stry and economy rose from poverty to a p)ossession that was no mere for tune: (somneof' the citizens of this community, know the circumstan. (ees better than I (10). Sordid by the love of' gold, he allowed hie children but fe w of' the comforts o1 life; they were not as well dr#esed ats the poorest children in thai neighborhood; instead of gending therm to Church and Sunday Schoo in becoming style,. as others of hih means would have done, he allow ed them to rove about the planfta tion with the negroes; he ga'e then~ comparatively no learning, and1 du nothing to place them in society That old marn lived to -see his daughters come to shame, andI hih sons5 to poverty. With his meamt he could have educatedI his chil. dIren in the best Schools and Ciol. leges in the land, and placed them in the best circles of society. If h< hadI done this it is not reasonabl( to believe that they all would have come to disreputable ends. I am sorry that our conntry affordls Sr gnaIy pgallel oases of thd'Inistak en use of money, Those wb oar(d their dvelh-~.an dey their~ihIl dren th.essings of learning .Ind the (omfltorts of lite (beloAg tothat cilasa. whose~ehildren cry -for bread, and receive.,a stone. Good..hoVls exert a enefioial inflienc lot~Only on inliiduals who atteAd thel, but. also-upon the comminities in Which hev are located. 'A t uS cit an .instance, Well known to you' all NN'eral ea's agd Slabtown had qqge of the best schools in . 00i portion of country, and alth tigh that school no longer exists, it:hAsleftelling marks of. its inflihnce itpon the citizens of that vicinity. * Itgave them socAi al and intell0*CtuA.l ad van. tages that placed them far ahead of other portions of countrV desti tute of sChoo1, and- in prosperity, intelligence and refinement, the in. fluence of that school is still felt in vtarious parts of the coumtrv. Such is the etfect wherever good schools are established and nurtured. You citizens have invested here a goo(d deal of your money here abide also the intelligence and prosperity of your children. W ith out a school here much of the tal ent of this community would have to go uncultivated, for many par ents cannot afford to send their children off to other schools and Colleges. While there is unity, concord, strength and harmony amion g you. pardon us for' oftering a few words of warning. We can point you to institutions more costly than this, in towns more populous. which from some cause have been neglected, and are now unoecupied, decayed and falling down. Go to the best citizeu in that place and speak to him about schools, and he will say there is no use talking about schools here., the people will not agree upon any thing. In such places. those who have means, send . their children away to school; those who have not, must raise them up in ignor ance. When we quit this field it is our ambition to leave you in bet ter' circumstances, if possible, th an when we'found you. We will count it a recommendation to point to your institution, prosperous and independent, and say, "we one taught there;"' but we will never be proud to point to a building neglected, deserted, dlecayedI and falling in,anid over whose mouldet ing ruins the (dark raven of despair has fok~~I. his wings and, croaked never more, as n trophy of. oux; work. Your success will be. our' glory; your misfortune our sor row. Scholar's, thuis is an important epoch iig your. lives, you hold .i4 your hand advantages su4 as have been denied the most giant intellects of your country. Trhe work and responsibility are yours. We are told that faith will remove mountains; so will indlustry. and on the latter you must rely if you ever scale the hill of science, for learning is not a thing of inspira tion. God has given you your tal ent andl beware lest y'ou be found the slothful servant. He was ac cused of no worse crime than neg lect of opportunity. The talent namedl in the parable "was N picee of money 1worth %fifteen otf twonty thousan dollarA in gold. The.( lothf\;l ,Wt !eknow"edged the I gift an4 01ie'ed refirn the mon- I ey; but n(Q doubt ? in the day of reckoning many say Lord you never gave' rie twenty thousand dollarmst' begin 'life With. What ill, thVMater tty? DiT not give Yu #4robust body ? You lit- I tigikly -energeticueiglhbor wouh4l I gladly have given twentythousatd4 dollars for such a body. -Did I I not give you an intelligent mind that I esteemed above all the treas ures of the earth, and tell yon that if it were lost the whole world would not redeem it? And if there be no reckoning in the hereafter, public opinion will not hold you guiltless of neglected opportu nities. Your deeds at school will do much in forming your character and shaping your destiny for life. During the successful career of Napoleon Bonaparte, we are told that he would never quit the field until lie had gained the victory. When too hard pressed by the foe. he would withdraw his legions ini perfect order; led by thei r gal lant Marshals, no man dared break ranks and run, they had been ( taughtt hat indiscriminate slaugh ter would follow such disorder. ie always retired from the field as boldly as the lion pursued by the anter, hustling back death and deflance in the%& face of those who ( dared tread upon his heels. As soon as some vantage-ground could be gained, the undaunted hero, would face the enemy, and again and again, had his men to the charge until the field was his. Once on the field of Maringo, wlfen hisI brave soldiers beneath the-ir tat- - tered banners. were shrinking from the call of duty before the galling fire of the A ustrians, and well nigh I fleeing panic-stricken before the enemy. proud as Achilles lie stood 4 before them and said, "My sol diers, you know that I have always slept upo the hattle-field." That brought to the minds of his dis pirited men the victories of ToulIon, Lodi and Austerlitz, and with one cheering shout, "Vive la repub-l lique," they rushed to the charge, and that night Napoleon slept on the laurels of one or his most splen did victories. :The field of Marin go was won by the mere name of his former vietories. Your work, and reputation here, scholars, will do much in winning or losing for you the most important victories in the struiggle> for life. A hun dred com'ades are witnessing your successes offailuwres, and in time, so many voices, .of your country men will be raised for you or a gainst you. It you are energetic and persevering in your studies, defying competition, baffling de feat, and never retiring from the contest until you have slept on the battle-fild,,the very name of your victories here may win for you as bright laurels as ever,. decked a conqueror's brow. Nowr, Gentlemen, a word in be half of wbat we (deem the three strong pillars of science; Greek, Latin and Mathematies. There is a great pon~ular cry for what is Jalleil pra4pcabadg ~tioj and a endency tb dis egarithe Classics, >n-the.ground thaA.dhe, yredead anguages. But they are-not dead anguages, they have only outlived Ae nationis that spoke-hDm id oui ever -adm ire the: sotflofsome oved one? Them IS'lno- nusic in Jhat sohg only whii toifug from he lipt of her you.love, or when ier fingers sweep the harp .trings. iut when those lips are:sealed in leath and the harp-strings are )roken,- the notes of that song. ,hough uttered by the most un otith voice, or coming from the udest instrument, find .i your ieart a consonant cord. It is no lead song, but the. living song of" t dead person; so Greek and Lat 11 are no dead languages, but the iving languages of dead nations. ['hey have stood the test of criti .ism for more thai two thousand rears, and are still the glory of irst-class institutions of learning, xnd the pride of men of accomi >lished education. A knowledge )f these language giv*es strength m(d permanence to the thoughts of preat minds. The speeches and writings of our scholars, divines, wators and statesmen. which con titute the noblest productions of. mr language all savor more or esS of Greek and Latin. Of the three great statesmen of )Ur own country-Webster, Clav imd Cal houn-the production of lie one most favored by nature, a -hild of genius but of limited ed ication, are alreagly, gravitating owar(s the oblivion to which they tre doomed, while the speeches of Webster and Calhoun are in the nouth of every school-boky, and hey will be read and admired am ong as our language has a litera ure. These men have entwineo heir works with wreaths of undy ig glory, and I must think that he stamp of immortality has been mported through the medium of Areek and Latin lore. Many i brilliant intellect, otherwise des :ined to soar aloft, is paralyzed in ts powers, and bound to the earth )y hearkening to the cry of the a neduIIcatedl populIace, "the practi sal! the practical!" [CONCLUED IN OUR NEXT.1 -Marble and Granite MONUMI ENTS, Greenvutle, S. C. May 23 ly A.PRIZE."W imd receive free a co'st.ly box of good-; lsich will help you to more. mfonley 'ight away thani atny tiig else in this svorbIl. Al! ,of either se ,succeed from irst hour. The broad roa~d to fortune pens before t he workers, absol uitely3 mtre. At once add~ress, TiRU'E & Co., A tignatau. Mnine. may 23 ly B L A CKSMITHING [n aIll its branches, done by JAMES ROSEMONI); Easley, S. C. Give him a call and satisfaction wil. ie given. both .*.s to work anid. charg.e'