Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-08-07

say, opposed to building school-houses,
and in favor of keeping teachers wages
down. Let US make him school director
Unfortunately their evil counsels too of
ten prevail These people ere not oppOs-
+ ed 10 the school system, but they are most
fawfully opposed 10 progress, simply be-
cause it costs something.
. There is another class of persons, not
large. however. who have proper views
Of education. With their educated eye
they can see encased in this organized
bulk Of clay an immortal soul reaching
40 with its rinv hands, like the young
bird with its hungry mouth for food, and
food il must have. If the parent falls to
provide for il food Of Il proper kind, It de
yours the trash, however poisonous, that
may be floating round. Education i SIM
ply the process OF providing for the hu-
man mind its appointed food, food which
will nourish, invigOrate, and cause the
mind to grow and expand into beautiful
proportions.
There is a striking analogy between the
mind and the body. As the body needs
and must have food 50 does the mind.
A. in youth the appetites Of the body are
strongest, and poisonous food most lnju-
rious. 50 Is il with the mind. As with
the body natural anpettes may be de
stroycd bv poisonous food and drink. and
unnatural aDpetites formed, so with the
mind. The reason W. have 50 many
shriyeled-up, narrowly y-cOntracted, selfish
little minds. i due 10 the kind OF food they
received when young and growing. Lead
the child into the broad fields OF nature
and Of science and feed it with the truths
fresh from the store house OF Heaven, and
YOU will see the inherent beauties Of the
mind and heart unfold themselves like
the rose of summer. 4 mind thus fed
in youth forms = taste for the pure. the
beautiful and the true, and rs long IL soul
and body are one. Will continue 10 grow
and expand. This is no fancy sketch; it
i = solid fact.
To the class OF persons who have risen
10 views something similar 10 this, We
must look chiefly for aid in advancing the
educational interests Of the country. II
by some means, ministers OF the Gospel.
who constitute a large portion OF this
class, were made TO feel il a duty 10 use
their influence, to = larger extent, in favor
of this cause.-if they were to speak from
the pulpit occasionally on the subject Of
education. which they acknowledge 10 be
u part of reIigion,-if they We're to visit
schools occasionally and give words OF
encouragement TO teachers and pupils, il
is believed a grand step forward would be
made. not only in cleyating the minds OF
the people in relation 10 this matter. bat
also, in promoting the religious interests
of the country. Even with this agency
in full and vigorous action, we could
scarcely expect an immediate change for
the better Men who have passed the me-
ridian Of life are but seldom unsettled in
their way Of thinking and acting. Our
hope is with the young and rising gene
ration. 1t seems to me ministers Of the
Gospel would act wisely ii, instead Of
wasting their energies 50 much on Old
sinners who, when they have them, are
about a. much trouble 10 keep - they are
worth, they would give more attention to
the education ana religious instruction Of
the young. In the one case they save one
person perhaps; in the other they do the
same thing and, besides. put in operation
in the world 4 force for good which con-
tiuuea u move on, gathering strength and
efficiency for years even for ages allertne
minister j. laid in the grave The atten-
ton Of ministers is respectfully called to
this matter
Teachers who are themselves properly
educated, from their relation 10 the chill
drcn, can do more than another class Of
persons, towards inculcating in their
minds correct views Of education. From
this we see the importance Of literally ed
ucatcd teachers. Children certainly are
the nope OF the world. W hateyer ideas
are instiIlcd into their minds now, are the
ideas that will govern the world in the
next generation, and il becomes the duty
Of those who are the representatives, Of
broad, liberal ideas, whatever be their
profession, their calling or position in life,
to eugraft those ideas upon the young and
vigorous minds Of the land, and when
they come To control the educational in
terestS OF the cOuntrya a new era will dawn
upon our country.
MARTIN MOHLER,
County superintendent.