Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-01-28
veIoped into an activity which will give


prrcept o crdHlpte as well "a 10y the pre-.
cept of instruction. He should find the
way t. the heart of every one within
his circle. aud ieai him thereby into the
| walks OF knows ige and virtue, not driU-
ing by will but attracting by love aud,
if he searches faithfully, he will find the
heart of even the most wayward. 1t
may be Overlaid win temper, selfish
ness, even with wickedness; but it can
he, nay, il must be, ,reachei and touched.
The teacher, too. should be an eXem-
piar in punctuality, order, and discipline,
for in ali these his pupils will copy him.
He can only obtain obedience by himself
obeying the laws he is to. enforce. A
minister who does not practice what he
breaches will find that his most earnest
exnortations fall needless on leaden ears;
and children of both smaller and a
larger growth::guickly detect similar in
consistencies. Whoever would rightly
guide youthful footsteps must lead cor
reetly himself; and one of our humorous
writers has compressed a whole volume
into a sentence when he says, Ito train
up child in the way be should go, scaLk
Ds Ut Otg'SeJ" r 4-
Finally, let the teacher, recognizing
the tIue nobility and the Jfar-reaching
infiutnce of his profession, stretching
esond mature years, or Middle age, or
even The last of earth, and beyond the
siars 10 a deathless eternity. ,pursne his
dailyduties wi h ardor, with earnestness
OF purpose, with liieiess energy And
let him feel that as State is honOred by
its ,worthiest sons-as Kentucky. en-
shrines the name of her Clay, anu Ten
nessee her Jackson, and Massachusetts
her Adams, Webster anu Everett, and
phaIe. TSla hur "A
Pennsylvania her Franklin, and Illinois
her Lincoln, and New York and Vir-
ginja their scores of illustrious sons-so
will his pupils rise upto hOnorhim if he
SO trains Them as to be worthy of their
honor. success ViN be his if he but de-
serves it. Gov. Boutwell,, who added to
his fame as chief magistrate of Massa-
chasetts by grazing for years he super
intendency of herlnrivaled educational
systene said truly aud tersely, 'sThese
who Succeed are the men who, believe
they can s1cceed; and those who fail are
those to wht N. success would have been
a surprise. ="
lpass from this rapid review of the
duties of a teacher TO few thoughts
addressed more especially to Students
Letsme leave the beaten road OF educa-
tional addresses, and saying nothing of
hiotoiy, ScoStdpuyf giaiHuidi, dStTOuO-
my. mathematics, the languages, and
other special accomplishments, ask your
attention 10 characteristics that il seems
to me should be cultivated and eveloped.
Not that l would not inculcate, primar-
iIy, every possible acquisition of knOwl-
edge. Learn all we can in a lifetime, |
and we shall feel at last like that eminent
and self-faueht Grecian pl ilosOpher, !
Socrates, who said that all he professed !
to know was that he knew nothing or
as Isaac Newton more strictly expressed |
the same idea in his oft-quoted simile, !
that he felt like child on the shore of /
time, picking up afew pebbles. while the
great ocean lay unexplored before him. |
But l would improve these passing
moments by somesuggestions as to those
elements of character and thought that
seem essential to a wel-rounded life
And in using the ma -culine in referring
as well as teachers,A~I do it I
for breviiy only, intending of course to
include both sexes; for neither sex is in
ferior or superior as such Nah is fitted
by ma ure fOr rough contact with the
world woman iOr more graceful duties
Of the domestic circle, Man for the
hard. stern, labJrious labor of life; wo
nan to really rule the world, by being
,he mothers of those who are to govern
Conspicuous among these characters
les is the duty of Self-control. and its
natural Offspring, Self reliance The
great maxim of Socrates was Know
Myself 1.-THE famous inscription on the
Deiphic temple, which the ancients
.laimed came down from the skies.
in brief address, even allu1e to
III which is embraced in these two COM I
words .
The inspired record declares i'm Ian /
,uage which combines counsel with pro- !
,hecy, He that is slow to anger is better
han the mighty, and he that ruleth his f.;
pirit than he that taketh a eity.n You l
aust master yourself. You must rule
our passions and your temper, or they
will rule you. 1t is strength to have
moral principle. 1t is strength to stand
p against shocks Of adversely. 1t is |
trength to be calm and self contained, {
ven when the arrows of malice pierce '
ou NEST cruelty. 1t is strength to per- I
orm your whole duty to man without 1
ope of reward. The man of unbend- '
ng moral principle is re | hero. The d
lan who stands erect, with his heel on d
he demon of Temptation, hydraheaded l
S it is, is nobler and stronger than the l
lost gifted statesman or the conquering G
hief. The taint of sin gives all of US {
assions. temper, and evil. and opens '
undred avenues to the tempter 10 +
lose them all. and to live true to your
elf and the right is to bless your own z
cart while you bless mankind. Your j
haracter is to be builtup like dam in s
l river. While being compaeted and /
nd sOlidifie1, the restrained waters, u
ke evil passions and wicked impulses. a
eek to break through "a single breach, Il
nd il widens and at last the torrent Il
estroys. But guard against the small 4
st fracture, and it is safe, and strength Il
rs year by year. until at last, firm as g
lie anchored rock, it breasts the might
st floods and freshets unharmed. With o
ut this enlightened, unyielding Self b
)ntrOl, our life is like ship, without a
,mpass or rudder, blown about by every "
ind, and at last wrecked upon the v
each. But with it, it is like the same
Zip with safe, strong arm at the helm
lat holds her to her course when the g
orm- cloud lowers or the angry gale n
'eks to drive her toward the breakers; :
lat avoids the shoals and hidden rocks, e
nd brings her safely into port. o
In this endeavor fail not to war against Il
ice in all its myriad forms. Evil is n
ten robed in splendid attire; but how e
yer gorgeousithe monumental shaft, yet q
ithin is always corruption and decay. Il
he apple may appear tempting and V
,autIful to the eye; but if the canker- c.
orm is at the core, it is destined to a n
'ttenness no earthly power can avert tt
is the frstapproach, too, which should o
, the most sternly repulsed. Each N
from without or from with v
which moral rectitude enables us to a
sist, leaves us that much stronger for Itl
lie next encounter. But woe to her or q
i'm who yields At each successive "
tack the moral stamina becomes weak :"
and weaker, a. the walls of even a
,bastopol lose their protective value
heneVer u single breach in them is