public meeting in the house, and bright vision of future wealth, and worship was held at three different power, and greatness rises before the points on the grounds. All these mind. Brilliant as may be the paintmeetings were crowning seasons-the truths of the Gospel, being powerfully proclaimed.

In the afternoon at 4 o'clock, the Bible Association was held. The report of the proceedings for the past year, was encouraging.

ing of Fancy,-judging of the future by the past, we may predict that the reality will surpass the wildest imagination. Yet even the brightest pictures of material growth and prosperity, are not enought to satisfy the aspirations of the true patriot and A brief address on the importance the Christian. All history proves of the Bible to the American people that wealth and power are but the at this time, was read by Dougan precursors of national corruption and Clark, M. D., and excellent remarks were made by Joseph Moore, A. M. At 7 o'clock an appointed meeting was held by F. W. Thomas, Ezra Cattell, and others, which was also a favored season.

overthrow, unless accompanied by wisdom and virtue. With a view, then, to lasting prosperity even in a worldly sense,-still more with a view to those higher interests which we all recognize as the true objects On Fifth-day various nominating of our human life,-the philanthroCommittees brought in their reports. pist and the patriot will desire first A brief abstract of the proceedings of all that the minds of the people of the Meeting for Ministers and still be cultivated in all sound learnElders was read; a satisfactory re- ing, their daily walk, conspicuous port from the Committee on First- for its uprightness and Christian day Scripture Schools, showing con- morality, and their whole character tinued and increasing interest in the moulded by a true and living faith. concern, was introduced; returning To promote these ends the most effecminutes for the Friends in attendance tual means-next to the Church of were signed; essays of Epistles to Christ-are found in institutions for other Yearly Meetings, with one to the education of the people. Richly the Wesleyan Methodists, were read blessed, as she is, in the bounties of and approved; and after a sitting of nature, it is still in the schools of about five hours the Meeting solemn- Iowa that her future lies. ly concluded.

D. C.

ON motion, the Editors of the AMERICAN FRIEND were requested to publish the excellent address of Prof. Thomas Chase. Extracts from the Minutes of the Teachers' Association of Iowa Yearly Meeting.

DAVID MORGAN, Pres't. ANGELINE COMMONS, Sec'y.

The truth of this proposition cannot be challenged. And now the question for you, my friends, both as individuals, and as members of a religious Society, which makes a high profession, and which has an honorable record as the promoter of every good cause,-the serious question for you all, is: What are our duties with reference to the children and youth around us-the future citizens of this great commonwealth? I know the noble zeal which animates your minds. I have no doubt of your response. But let me encourage you to raise the standard high,—to entertain generous and far-reaching plans,-to To one who contemplates the fertil- resolve that your schools, and acadeity of the soil and the vast physical mies, and in due time your college, resources of the great State of Iowa, shall be fully equal to to those in any together with the energetic, prosper- other part of the land. It may cost ous and highly-civilized community, some sacrifice to carry out your dewhich, in so few years, has been signs, but the fruit shall richly repay gathered upon its generous fields, a you. I know nothing more noble in

ADDRESS,

Before the Teachers' Association of the Yearly Meeting of Iowa,

BY PROF. THOMAS CHASE.

human life, than the spectacle which is a wide field of influence open behas often been exhibited in all sec- fore Friends, and it is their duty to tions of our country, of a parent toil- occupy it. For purely religious acing with his hands additional hours, tion and instrumentalities, we must and denying himself luxuries and wait for the direction of the Great even comforts, that he might find the Head of the Church,--always ready, means to procure for his children a however, to follow every pointing of good education, from the blessings of the Divine finger. But simply with which he himself had, perhaps, been a view to the moral elevation of the debarred. And I know of no more .community around us, and to the true useful application of wealth,-wheth- prosperity and happiness of a state,— er it be the thousands of those who what can we do more fruitful in good have been blessed in their undertak- results, than to extend as widely as ings, and feel that they are stewards possible the benefits of a good literaof the riches placed in their hands, ry and scientific education; provided or whether it be made up of contri- we conjoin with them those sterling butions like the widow's mite, than principles of integrity, truthfulness, the endowment of schools and insti- simplicity, temperance, and Christian tutions of learning. The generous love and charity, which are the crowngiver for these purposes is often re- ing glory of the Quaker name? warded in his own lifetime, by the happiness and prosperity which his younger friends or his children derive from the good education he has assisted in providing; and at all events he may feel assured that he is leaving for the next generation a legacy not to be valued in gold.

For our own children and youth,the obligation of providing the best possible education comes home to us all. And when we consider that knowledge is power, and that education vastly increases one's influence among his fellow-men and his power for good,-looking at the future of the The force of these considerations is Society of Friends, how desirable it very generally felt by enlightened is that its members shall enjoy all the men in America. But they apply benefits of the widest intellectual and with peculiar weight, I think, to the moral culture! The general diffusion Society of Friends. If there is any of high education among all its memthing peculiarly high in our standard, bers, is peculiarly consonant with the pure in our principles, noble and principles of our Society. We have beneficial in our practice, it is especi- no learned order of the priesthood, ally incumbent upon us to secure its but we recognize each true believer perpetuation in coming generations, as both priest and king. No other and to extend its blessings as widely body of men has so fully acknowlas possible in our own time. And edged the worth and the dignity of how can these ends be attained so each individual man. It is fitting well, as by moulding the minds of the that we should all of us cultivate all young? What is there to prevent the our powers to the utmost, with no schools under the charge of Friends limitations other than those imposed in Iowa from being the best schools by the teachings of the Scriptures and in the State? And why should they of the Spirit of Truth. It is an age not, in every neighborhood, attract of great intellectual light and activimany pupils from other societies, ty. "The schoolmaster is abroad." who, without any sectarian or prose- If we do not cultivate our minds, lyting effort on the part of the teach- others will, nevertheless. If there be ers, would learn, perhaps, some new any dangers, as undoubtedly there and deeper lessons of pure spiritual are, in unsanctified mental activity Christianity? Serious people, in the and undevout science, they cannot be different sects, generally regard met and conquered by ignorance. To Friends' schools with favor, and are ready to patronize them in preference to others, when they offer sufficiently high educational advantages. Here

vanquish the learned and subtle champions of error, we must be furnished with the same weapons. Moreover, the weapons properly belong to

us; for sound learning, and true good books, a chemical laboratory, science, are the inseparable allies of for real work, and not for show,-the religion. "The undevout astrono- useful articles in the ordinary philomer," says the poet, "is mad." And sophical apparatus of our schools and equally mad are the undevout geolo- colleges-such as really illustrate the gist, the undevout chemist, the unde- principles of physics, rather than vout student of languages and litera- those which simply get up a juggler's ture, the undevout historian, the show to dazzle the eyes,-and, not undevout devotee of any branch of least, a telescope; in regard to which knowledge. Every study, rightly pur- it will be found that even a comparasued, affords new proofs of the power tively small and inexpensive instruand goodness of our Creator, and ment will be almost as valuable for new confirmations of our faith. Let purposes of instruction, and as effectus not shut our eyes to any of these ual in disclosing the prominent proofs, let us not lose the aid of these beauties and wonders of the heavens, confirmations. And let us provide schools whose teachers shall not be conceited charlatans, but devout and earnest men, who trace all truth to its Divine source,--who recognize in all history the guiding hand of Omnipotence, and to whom the heavens and the earth, the land and the sea, the whole animal, vegetable and mineral creation, "declare the glory of God," and show "His handiwork."

as the large instruments of our great Observatories.

I doubt not that fine buildings, and the best outward appliances of all kinds, will be provided for you in due time. What I wish to say is that you need not wait for them before you organize and open your high schools or your colleges. You may have an admirable school in hired apartments, and with very little outward display; Think for a moment what promi- and when such a school is established nence, what potent influence, would and has shown its worth, liberal belong to the Society of Friends in friends will not be wanting to proIowa in the coming generation, if its vide for its increasing needs in buildmembers should be the best educated ings, libraries, and apparatus. I men and women in the State! And would spend more money upon why should they not be? Wasting no libraries and serviceable apparatus, time in frivolous amusements, or the than on buildings to contain them; acquisition of idle accomplishments,-- let these last be as large and excellent of simple habits, and healthful, quiet as possible, but let the former be lives, so favorable to thought and larger and more valuable. study, they have but to entertain the desire for learning, and the means of obtaining it will not be wanting.

I suppose that the best means of acquiring the elements of an ordinary English education, are already proIt is well to have stately buildings vided in every part of your Yearly and costly apparatus; but these are Meeting. These elementary schools not necessary. Pupils eager to learn, cannot be too highly prized, or too being given the first thing to be obtain- carefully attended to. Let them be ed is competent teachers. A thorough- thorough. I should prefer that a child ly educated and enthusiastic teacher, of mine should be complete master of full of his subject, will give you a the studies taught in an ordinary first-rate school even in a horse-shed, District-school, than have a mere and with no other apparatus than a smattering of all the languages and blackboard. Secure first, the best of sciences. But I know that you wish teachers. This is the one thing in to give all your children, after they which there is no economy in putting have laid well and deep a foundation up with an inferior article. Then the in the elementary branches of learnmost approved maps and diagrams,- ing, an opportunity to build the photographs of Jerusalem, Athens, structure higher. Let your sons learn Rome, and other places remarkable in your own schools, as well as they either in their history, or in their could in the East, or in Europe,—to physical conformation,—a library of lay out your high-ways and railroads;

And you, teachers, may you entertain a lofty ideal of your mission, and realize the sacredness of your work. Who shall estimate the influence of the able and the faithful teacher? Sculptors of the soul! may every mind that passes through your fashionable chisel, be shaped in forms of nobleness and beauty. Lovers of the mental harvest! May every flower that is reared by your training, be fitted for transplanting in the gardens of the Lord!

to bridge your streams; to sink your State. May your schools be conspicmines; to apply the best chemical uous from afar, for the thoroughness, and physical science to your agricul- the soundness, and the comprehenture, your manufactures, and your siveness of the mental culture which mechanical and domestic arts; to un- they afford. Above all, may they be derstand and obey the laws of health; blessed in the implanting of religious to wield the pen as editors, authors, truth, and in fostering religious faith. and champions of the truth; to teach, May they be consecrated to Christ -(and one cannot know too much to and to the Church! By winning teach even a primary school;) to read ways, and in the meekness and genthe Holy Scriptures in their original tleness of the Christian life, without languages; to acquaint themselves repulsive formality, but in the spirit with the best literatures of all times and the power of Love, may their and nations; to discern the wisdom teachers lead their tender charge to of the Creator as displayed in the their Redeemer, and train them to manifold works of nature; to gather lives of cheerful Faith and Prayer! from all History instructive lessons to guide them as citizens and patriots, and to impress upon the minds the great truth that there is a Divine Providence which controls the affairs of men. Let them learn, too, by the most thorough training, the most effective ways of spreading truth and knowledge, and of reaching men's minds, in public speech, and through the press. A good dose of Euclid would be a sure cure for the man who keeps a weary audience an hour and a half, to hear what, if condensed, could all have been said much more forcibly in twenty minutes, or even less. Familiarity with the great Greek and Roman writers, and with GOTTINGEN, 8th month 9, 1867. the standard authors of our own THE holidays being passed the tongue, is the best remedy against professors and students began to bombast, wordiness, and all kinds of flock in from all directions, giving a false taste. And the general training new life to the city. We had become of the minds, the sharpening and the somewhat acquainted, but in vacation strengthening of the intellect, brought everything here is more or less dull, about by the study of languages, besides I was anxious really to know mathematics, literature, and science, what was before me, and so perhaps enlarges unspeakably a man's power to none was Gottingen more welof grappling with any subject, and of comely different than to us. influencing the minds of his fellows. At the earliest opportunity I called Men and women of Iowa! I know upon the Prorector, with whom it that I am only reminding you of was arranged that I should go the truths whose force you yourselves next day to the Aula to pass my feel deeply. Go on in the good work matriculation. At the proper time I which you have begun; accomplish, was present, and registered my name with the energy which_characterizes and department in which I would your section of this Republic, and study, paid the requisite thalers, gave with the thoroughness and the earn- up my passport, received my papers, estness which belong. to true disci- with the laws of the University, and ples of Fox, and Barclay, and Penn, shook hands with the Prorector, sigyour schemes for the extension and nifying my determination to be lawthe elevation of the educational in- abiding, and thereby becoming fully stitutions of our Society within your initiated as a student of the Georgia

For the American Friend. LETTER FROM GERMANY.

Augusta. Through the advice of some man. Confederation, lost much of his of the Professors, I have been divid- reputation-his theory being much ing my time, attending_regularly in better than his practice. Professor the department of Modern History Herrman, who claims to be a descendas a speciality only about two lectures ant of the Luther Family, is, perhaps, per day, but as many as possible be- a better lawyer. Henle, as anatomist, sides of the lectures of some of the Meisner, as physiologist, and Hasse most learned men in the different are all very strong in their departFaculties. In this way one becomes ments. Wohler is a general favorite. acquainted with the style, voices and As Professor of Chemistry he draws inflections of the different speakers- great numbers of students, who an excellent practice, but requiring maintain that he is not a whit behind very close attention. Liebig, of Munich, but rather, in fact, Professor Waitz, whose lectures I superior to him. Liebig has done have most regularly attended, at the more to popularize the science.appointed time, hurries in, takes his Wohler, on the other hand, is not a seat at the desk, says, "My hearers," writer of many books, but delights and begins to read. A great many more in study, in difficult analyses, students attend his lectures, among and in lecturing before his pupils. others several German Princes-but He is not a fine speaker, having a Princes do not make the best of stu- kind of stoppage in his speech, and a dents. A great many of these, along very low tone. with the King of Hanover, are out of Ritter and Lotze, as philosophers, business just now. The undoubted are well known. The Jewish featurtendency of the last three centuries, es of the latter as he sits at his desk, is manifestly to make Prussia and the rubbing his temples and often shad'Fatherland' synonymous. Although ing his eyes with his hands, are quite at present many of the Hanoverians observable. His writings are transare at heart much dissatisfied, yet lated into different languages, but to no doubt but that in future this me many others are more interesting. change will prove to be of great bene- Sauppe has the name of being one of fit, even to Hanover. Until about the most ready in his department, 1837, Gottingen University had a constantly increasing growth, but with the expulsion of so many of the Professors about that time the number of students became much smaller and the University lost much of its reputation. Yet from time to time there were men in her faculties who kept up the former spirit. At length, however, she began to recover, and with Blumenbach and Gauss, and finally Dorner, she rose pretty much to her former rank, and now with her present faculties of Theology, Medicine, Philosophy and Law, she stands, as a whole, among the first in Germany. Dorner, the Theologian, having gone to Berlin, has carried much of the interest of that department with him. Ehrenfeuchter, however himself of no mean reputation, in great measure takes Dorner's place.

Zachariae, Professor of German Law, being elected a member of the recent Parliament of the North Ger

especially of any of the Professors. As professor of Grecian History and Oratory, Dr. Ernst Curtius is prominent, and as an author, is of first authority. Everything from his pen is published at once, and read with eagerness. He, as many others is, really very sociable, and delights to sit long at the tea-table with a small company of students and his family about him. He would like to visit the United States, but thinks it almost impossible to leave his duties long enough. Sometimes he seems to be entirely wandering, and you suppose he has lost the connection of the general conversation, but it is only in a few minutes, to waken up as it were with a "Ja-wohl!" and with his lively play of wit show that he has only been seemingly absent.

They claim that Weber, Professor of Physics, conceived the idea of the electric telegraph, and from this idea, others put it in to practice.

Ewald, the profound Jewish Histo