Praise Begets Emulation,--a Goodly Seed To Sow

Bodies Are Cleansed By Water; The Mind Is Purified By Truth.

In What Pagan Nation Was Moloch Ever Propitiated By Such An Unbroken And Swift-moving Procession Of Victims As Are Offered To This Moloch Of Christendom, Intemperance.

Forts, Arsenals, Garrisons, Armies, Navies, Are Means Of Security And Defence, Which Were Invented In Half-civilized Times And In Feudal Or Despotic Countries; But Schoolhouses Are The Republican Line Of Fortifications, And If They Are Dismantled And Dilapidated, Ignorance And Vice Will Pour In Their Legions Through Every Breach.

The Experience Of The Ages That Are Past, The Hopes Of The Ages That Are Yet To Come, Unite Their Voices In An Appeal To Us;– They Implore Us To Think More Of The Character Of Our People Than Of Its Numbers; To Look Upon Our Vast Natural Resources, Not As Tempters To Ostentation And Pride, But As Means To Be Converted By The Refining Alchemy Of Education Into Mental And Spiritual Treasures; ...and Thus Give To The World The Example Of A Nation Whose Wisdom Increases With Its Prosperity, And Whose Virtues Are Equal To Its Power.

They Who Set An Example Make A Highway. Others Follow The Example, Because It Is Easier To Travel On A Highway Than Over Untrodden Grounds.