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the splendid pile in which Butler, the prelate, officiated, shall have 

 crumbled to dust, his analogy of religion to the constitution and 

 course of nature will survive, an imperishable monument to his 

 genius, a magnificent argument for Christianity, and an enduring 

 contribution to the standard literature of the world. 



The blind old man of Scio's isle still sings his melodious num- 

 bers, the orations of Demosthenes are the world's models of 

 eloquence, while the Parthenon is in ruins, and broken arches and 

 smoldering columns strive with stammering tongues to tell what 

 Athens once was. Ages roll along; revolutions sweep over em- 

 pires; the lofty piles of architectural grandeur disappear like 

 palaces of clouds; but the products of the mind still live in the 

 records of history, the strains of poetry, the teaching of philosophy, 

 and the utterance of eloquence. The proudest effort of the archi- 

 tect, the finest conception of the painter, the lifelike creation of 

 the sculptor, must perish and be no more; but the results of the 

 teacher's work, as he educes, shapes and sends forth to action the 

 glorious human mind, survives the wreck of material forms, and 

 waxes more vigorous and potential with the lapse of ages. On 

 an obscure street in London stands a small weather-beaten chapel. 

 There years ago an English nobleman listened to the instruction 

 of a humble Christian teacher. Very few have heai'd of Wheeler 

 Street chapel, and the name of the minister is forgotten; but Ihe 

 civilized world has heard of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton. The 

 -chains of the slave loosen at the mention of his name, and Ethiopia 

 stretches out her hand to welcome him to her fond embrace, and 

 the children of her schools, which were founded by his care, have 

 learned his history by heart, and will engrave it on bracelets of 

 gold around their wrists. The skill with which he gained the 

 sympathy of his countryman, and the vigor with which he broke 

 the bonds of the West India slave, he traces back to the educating 

 influence of a pulpit in that humble sanctuary. 



The world's history abundantly testifies from the great results 

 of the teacher's work, whether they teach in a schoolhouse or in a 

 church, to the exalted dignity of their vocation. The teacher is 

 engaged in developing and making available the true wealth of the 

 state. Our commonwealth is rich in all the varied elements of 

 beauty and greatness. With a noble territory, a temperate climate, 

 a fertile soil, an industrious, enterprising and intelligent popula- 

 tion, and vast works of internal improvement, she has nothing to 

 ask in the way of natural resources, and for the grand, the beauti- 

 ful, the sublime, she can not be excelled by any equal portion of 



