Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-10-23
TME pAMllY. CIR CLE.
Home Education.

VIZ have many Colleges, Academies
and High Schools, and numerous other
institutions which afford public and pri.
vate means Of instruction and yet it
does seem TO me ,ha, the great prevalen,
error among our people, consists in this,
that they attach the idea Of education to
something which can only be found
away from home. The general idea that
prevails among parents is. 10 inquire for
some Boarding School, High School,
Academy or College, in which they may
place their sons OF daughters, in order
that they may receive that kind Of in.
struction necessary to qualify them 10
enter upon the discharge of the duties of
active life. Many parents seem to think
that home is the proper place TO eat,
drink, talk, and sleep; but that is all.
The Almighty has left US, in his word,
three positive institutions the Church,
the Family, and Civil Government
These have existed IN some form, in ev.
cry age Of. the world. Other lnstitu.
tons have arisen, and are before us and
among us; they come and 60 10 be seen
no more. But the whole fabric Of soci.
ETY. may be changed government may
he rent asunder new dynasties take the
place Of old. volcanic tempest may
sweep over the whole face Of civiliza.
ton yet, as soon as the necessary time
would elapse for the settling down Of so.
ciety into somo form, shape and order,
these three institutions, ordained of Hea.
ven, would appear - the Family, the
Church, and Civil Government.
The first of these is the Family I; and
it is in this institution that we must look
for an education that shall be worthy o.
the age and nation in which we live
There is much implied in the phrase
"Home Education 1t is not the proper
cultivation Of the mere intellect-it i.
the proper training Of the heart, the af
fsctions, and the social qualities. | dt
not believe that any man, let his intel
.lectual at,ainments De what they may
is 6t 10 go forth into society, if he ha
not had thrown around him, the genia
and the purifying influence Of the Fam
lily Government. di4 .,
We cannot maintain and perpetuat'
our glorious form Of government, in it
purity and excellence, by depending
alone on the Colleges and Universitie
ofthe land. We must lookt TO the educa
= tion that controls and shapes the famil!
p circle. There can be no love Of coun
try where there is no love Of home,
True patriotism derives its mighty powe
from the fountains that gush out roun'
the hearth.stone and those who forge
10 cherish household interests, will 500
learn 10 look with Indifference on the in
I, \ terests Of their country,
know a man Of great wealth, an &C
tive member Of the bar for twenty year,
who resides near the capital Of Indiana
he il the father Of nine sons, two {
'.s whom are ministers Of different religion
{ denominations. OF those, one he's ira,
4 eled In foreign lands and has intereste
and delighted many American audience
by importing to them knowledge he hs
acquired abroad, Two ore among til
: most industrious and succ cessiul farme
saoof our State. d One ID moss "a entlsmar
" conductor upon one Of our railroads
ii another, under twenty yearsof ege, b,
|. os penetrated the wilderness northwest
q Lake Superior, - far q, Psmbina, az
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