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rrhiuk what pure enjoyment must arise from
N) culti\'ating the mind, that it ,hall be able
to kIlo,,,-something of iL-:clf;of the laws of tho
universe; nnd cj::pccially of God and .Je::.us
Christ whom he has ~llt. r.}'bi:-lwill he n rich
recompcn~e for eyer)" pain endured, and every
trinl borne. The happiness enjoj'cd by an in.
tclligclIt .American citi7.cn, nefl'HLintcJ with
himself, L~ CA)Untry,the worhl, nml the S:l\-iour,
must ue iuuJlcas.urably superior to that of the,
drowo)" IIottentot or the narrow.minded say-
age.
rJ'hcrc is no earthly gr-.1tific.1.tionlike thnt to
be derived from mental improvement. rro ue
pcrpetuall.y out in the "rorld, emplo,yeu in
agricultural, mechanical, or mercantile l,ursuit.'l,
is impo~".iiblc j au(} wcrc it po~siblet it would
be und(.sirable, ~lnii has somcthing: to do on
c:lrth besidc!oIto cat and drink, anll marry, and
huild a hou.5c,awl die, Lite has seasons when
the busine....;,sof tbe field, the shop, and the
counter ~ interrnptco-Acn."ons of relaxation,
of sickneSd, amI of old age. At such tirnc~,
bow Jreary existence must pro .... e if the mind
has been neglected. But let a man ha ....e n.