Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-30

".'u uEcH p"haco: lie may be taught that it is
cr'nupal to steal, and sinful to Ic and vet be
unsble to apply this knowledge to the gov
ornment of himself; and it will therefore be
OF nosVa!us TO him, unless the principle ia
confirmed iato habit.
Obedience .e is the first requisite ia fault,
training. 1t should be made sincere and per-
rect, and to proceed us much from affection as
convection of its necessity. TO accomplish
TINS, great'psudence, aud the exercise of much
pHtl ms ccssaryi ysEsnncss mixed
with gs,idnosa, the child viii Learn, by rencut.
I'd experience, that he is not to follow his first
i,npu,se, and that scf.control, which even an
infant can understand, is necessary to his
comfort. Neither violence nor larsl,ncss
should ever be used and the parent must
bear constantly in mind that to govern his
child, he must show him that he can control
himself. One Of tie most common error, in
tho management Of children is irrecul.rty Of
behavior towards them TLcy are as sliitul
as 'pcrtinncious in their attempts to CRAFTY
their isclf.will ut one time trying to cvads
authority, al another to oppose it, If they
oLcc succeed, thoy are encouraged TO pc,Sc
vere.|and it is necessary for the parcut to meet
the first attempt with Grmncss, and not per
nit himself to bo balllcd either by evasion or
resistance. Although child may not Weld
to threats, and may defy punishment, he csn
not resist patient kindness sud gentle a,luio
nition
The love of trntl is equal i'll Importance to
babit,al obedience. Every encouragement
evcn,to tic parlunng of offences, should be
g,ven tn it's cultivation. The first impulse Of
the mind in children is always to speak the
trrth rather tkan !a'snkool, unless some evil
motifc arise to sway I,cm to uutrnth They
should be accu, toniod to hcsr the truth al
ways spoken. Confession of error, Will. Il de-
testatsSn OF f=lsnl.ool, dishonesty and oquvo
cation, r'loui>. lie se1nluosly incucatc,l 4
strict adherence to promises made to them is
OF the utmost Importance, .s well as tie re-
moyal Of all temptation TO misconduct
The influences Of Christianity form the cs-
sentf'l element of moral character; az its
principles are the only suflricn: basis of v;r.
t,e@ happiness. llcrrr, the parent $ most
sacrea duty to his child is to impress the sen
timcnts of our holy religion carly upon lis
mind, by personal explanation aud systematic
instruction. AS the intellect expands, its sd
cred truths will he comprchrndcd and felt
and its motives aud principles be strynsthe cd
and confirmed BY practice and habit
IN essential part Of the education Of youth
is 70 teach them to serve themselves. and to
impress upon them the fact that nothing good
can be acquired in this world without labor,
and that tho very n"crss.ries and comurts of
life must be procured by earnest and regular
excrtion. They should also be taught to
know that after having been reared aud cdu
Gated by their parents, they should not cxrcct
them to provide further for them, and that
their future subsistence and advancement nnst
depend upon themselves parrnts sometimes
commit the miStn.t. nr al ,wiug their children
after having ri.ari'rI til" nrriutl ns liz. vixen
t;'v nis:,'; =" }" ,G...e:,! ~ t..;,,.De };y.Ii.
Ho"I :" r''. Hp,n 3,u -. o,.;.;uGi '.':..S
encourages i'' Il, IL .p,,,,., y,ion.-> n.i ,lr
s;roys their spirlt It @,ji .rr",.,."e. w;.cG
ID necessary fnr t:i,ir advancement IL life. aud
causes thc,n to appear 50 unreasonable rs to
depend upon them, after having arrived ut an
age when they should think and act for them,
selves
The choice of a profession is not OF 40 muc :
consequence rs the manner in which /. is pur.
,ned If habits Of sclfcontrol and self.dcnial
have been acquired during the season of edu-
cation the great object has tccn accom- plishcd
Diligence and integrity in any useful pursuit
OF lie will be sure to secure prosperity and
fame, and success will result from engaging
in that business in which the generality of
mankind are interested.
Such being the correct view Of education
the support and corporation which faithful
teachers should receive from parents can be
easily inferred hy the good sense of each one
We only ask especial attention, in concluding,
to the following suggestions which our cxpe.
ricncc has shown to be Of prime Importance:
]. The parent after committing his child
to the teaching Of another, should continue to
manifest an affcctionatc interest in his i'm.
provement, by constant inquiry and cncour-
agcmcnt.
2. The supplying of young persons, while
absent from their homes, with needless money,
aud the permission to contract debts, are to be
rcprobatcd, as tempting to sinful prodigality.
and multiplying the dangers Of contracting
habits of vice.
3. The proper authority Of teachers must
be firmly sustained by parents.
4. Every young person should be informed
by his parents that he must give diligence to
profit by his studies, or else must be com pclcA
to make himself useful to society hv actual