The Union and journal., 1869-10-01
A Business Education.

ton in developing the best methods Of in
struction, we propose to speak TO the
readers Of the JOURNAL upon u subject
which will not be even limited Mt by oui
teachers across the way-a business edu,
cation, but which, rs fundamental idea
is OF more value than all other branche,
Of education. inasmuch rs all others are
adiuncts To this in the great art Of getting
on in life.
There are few Of those reading this who
have not copied in their juvenile writing
books-"1he love Of Money is the root OF
all Evil" II Is more or less impressed
upon the minds of children Of christian
families, aud II is favorite theme Of the
pulpit; and by reitcration the saying is
indelibly fixed upon all our memories.
And vet, moro erroneous idea was never
attcmptedto be taught, or one which carried
apparent upon its face more Of fllsity to
the child whom one desires to teach; for,
look where he will he sees everybody, cx-
cept the worthless, teaching him by their
acts the very opposite Of the maxim.
Every child. from its infancy, with other
necessary things should be taught to love
money-not for itself, but for what 1t will
aid him in doing. When this is properly
instilled into his mind. how it comes, what
il is, and what Ii will ,o, he will per force
inquire OH what its getting and possession
depend. If we are met upon the thresh-
old with the reply that there Is never any
lack of coyetousness in ANYBODY, and that
onr duty to the younc is 10 repress rather
than ENCOURAGE the lower ORGANS of intel
loo, we answer tb,, :, IN. c,se or every
n.,,r;o,s ma, and had man IN, trpe
r,,,o or o,.,. ,,,, rov.- ,,,ch, or ;s 4,
co h,5 hoo, ,Lo I.,,o, newer n,s ,.,r,od
II ro, ,.,ch ,,,r ,o, ,h. ,r, of vr;,;,,
.rS ,o,.h hin no,h,nc .,sc ,bcrc ;s , fair
prospec, that he will nut his art to some
rs, nv forripc hi, emplover's name; or.
II broucbt nm in mathematics alone, he
may cm,,ov his lpovIedce IN ,olv, the
problem of hank locks.
Teach your child 10 love money, not for
itself but a, n mean, to IN end. Let him
understand when he begins TO con his A.
RC tha. Il i, the ,lutv of everyone 10 Ia
bor for and dacouir, AN independen. fortune.
lie will soon learn. rs all must learn. that
fortune varies for different individuals.
and what il u competence for one is but n
small amount for another. The true test
OF fortune is what will make him indie
pendent of his friends and public charity.
whatever may be his ability to labor. II,
now, the child starts in his life with love
Of money rs a representative of value. he
is eager to learn how to acquire il, and
here his business education begins. He
must be taught that money and property
are two different things, and that no per-
son has property Ohat Is, the right Of pos
SESSION. In anything for which he has
given no equivalent in labor. labor with
III, brains or hands.
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,.,, c,cc,, a, !, can hc r,cd and th,, %
him ,h,, nron.r,v l. available only while !,
i rro,octoJ Wb,. ,;v,s b,m tho rich, Of
nos,c.s;o, I'm, the coverpmept npder
which h. ,;vc,, We're Il NOT fur the social
.o,,,o, .,,or.d ,,or ,,J established nv
N. nco,,c or any country with laws ,,c-
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QUO, yo, J.r;v;ny ro,r t;,,. ~ !, from
those law, vour pronertv would he mine,
or com. other ,orson,, and min, wou,J
b.,o,, IN any bodv who cou,d take Il
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bou.. Z, whom Won have no confidence,
who I, Jissipa,ed and negligent; nor do
Won give an ,mploym,nt of profit and
trus, in the management of your concerns
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