Address delivered in the hall of Marischal College, Aberdeen, 5th November 1835, on occasion of his installation as Lord Rector of the University ... / [John Abercrombie].

  • Abercrombie, John, 1780-1844.
Date:
1835
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    over plans and prospects for life, and what influence the whole of our moral discipline, have the solemn re¬ alities of a life which is to come. What I have called the power of mastering the mind, consists, if I may use a strong mode of expression, in compelling it to listen to such a course of interrogation as this; and compelling it to return distinct and definite answers. Each hour that, in early life, is spent in such an exercise, is fraught with results of greater value than aught that the world can give. The exercise is gradually confirmed into a mental habit; and, under the influence of a power from on high, the consequences are likely to be such as reach beyond the narrow limits of time, and extend into eter¬ nal being. The regulated condition of the mind, which has been the subject of these observations, is applicable to every situation in which a man can be placed in life, and leads him to feel his way through its various pursuits and responsibilities in a manner adapted to the require¬ ments of each of them. But it more properly belongs to the aim of my present suggestions, to mark its in¬ fluence upon the progress of the mind itself;—and, in this respect I may allude, in a very few words, to its remarkable bearing upon three leading objects of men¬ tal discipline,—the acquisition of knowledge,—the for