Show THE importance OF men of eminence and learning do not needle be with an idea of the value and importance of history as a teacher of practical truths which has no equal but to young men and women who are seeking after enlightenment and anxious of excelling as able and honorable actors on any franx stage of human exertion it may not ke amiss to commend a perusal oi the great records of mankind from ordinary text books much ol 01 primary importance may be learned but when the aspiring student has mastered tha fundamental principle usually embraced in a common school or even a college education ho has baill much of great practical value to ascertain and the history of men and nations affords almost a boundless field for profitable research investigation enlightenment lighten ment and amusement sacred history centering around the bible and including the inspired records of remote and wonderful ages b ia 1 full and overflowing with the loie of sages and pregnant with the acts and sayings of illustrious and holy men and from th e bible tace book of mormon and the doctrines and covenants the intelligent student may glean not only great truths of divine religion but also an insight anto the mystical fountain of inspiration and history which baa largely shaped th e betti liea of men and nations for centuries past and which will continue to influence to a great degree the entire of the whole human family profane ancient and modern history also overflows with stores of riches which however are too often neglected or ignored no one who has not read them can form any just estimate of the plea cure and instruction that may be derived from such standard works as rollins ancient history aumea and Macau leye histories of england carlisles french revolution Gre eleya great american conflict Ban crofts history of the united states and gibbons decline and fall of the eo man empire the last work is indeed slightly impregnated with ita authors malignant skepticism but otherwise it is a grand work and splendidly written and only a very frail reader could fall to aps preci ate ita many grand featured or be misled by ita lesser faults there are scores of other historical works of great value and importance such as motleys Mot leys history of the united netherlands G rotes history of conquests and Mexico and hundreds of others which the eager student may easily discover if he will but enquire any young man who has a desire to occupy successfully any considerable honorable position in life whether it le that of a merchant a publicist citizen farmer or a missionary should read nay study history first last midst and at all times there is profit in it and pleasure also |