Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-03-03
TEACHERS COLUMN.
A. d. WEBB, EDITOR.


Order and G0vornment.
Law hath dominion over all things,
over all mind and matter, for there are
reciprocities of right which no creature
can gainsay. To each law was given by
its Maker in the perfect chain of being,
sustcntations, qualities, powers and de-
tendencies, therefore each must fly for
ward in the curve into which it was
forced from the beginning, each attract
ing or repelling in agreement to the will
Of that great Being who created it; other
wise order would be no more. Laws are
essential carnations from the self-pOised
character of God; and they are radiated
from that Sun to the circling edges of
creation; verify the mighty Law giver
hath subjected Himself unto laws, and He
is the primal grand example of free, I'M
restrained obedience, because His perfec-
ton is limited by right and cannot tres
pass into wrong He hath established
Himself as the fountain of all good, but
the evil he has left to another. With
God there exists imposibilities, for tho
True One cannot lie, neither can He wan
der from the track which He hath deter
mined for Himself, for his will was pur-
posed from eternity, strong in the love of
order, and that will altcreth not. God is
the origen of order and the first exemplar
of His precept, for in Him there is subor-
dination of His essence, a selfgnide unto
holiness There is also subordination of
His persons, for the son as a son is sub
ject to the Father and the Holy Spirit
ministereth unto him. But all this is be-
yond the comprehension of man, being
wrapped in mystery, God alone is mighty
in unshackled freedom, and with those
wOndrous persons alone abideth equality.
If you start from the fountain and follow
the stream of existence, you will find that
the current is bounded throughout by the
banks of just subordination. In scripture
we read of thrones, dominions, powers,
Arcangels, christians and seraphims, all
of which go to show that there are de-
grees in heaven and varied capacities Of
bliss; also that there are steps in the lad
der of intelligence, and ranks in approach
es to perfection. If we consider the uni
verse of matter-the substance of visible
creation--which the Greek of old sur
atom out of place or a particle that yields
not obedience? Where is the fragment
that is free? or one thing the equal to an
other? / answer nowhere down to man
can YOU find the chain broken; and be-
yond him the links are perfect. The
reason which / would assign for this
breach in the order of creation, is that
man was created marvel of permitted
chaos; he was given will, and no two
are willed alike, and conscience to teach
him right from wrong. SO long as man
listens to and obeys the dictates of con-
science, he will continue in the path
which the Great Creator designed him to
travel; but the moment he ceases to
hearken to that warning voice (conscience)
that moment he becomes a rebel in that
army in which he was first enlisted. 1t
has already been said that laws are ema-
nations from Gods own character, there
fore they must be essential to preserve
order. But the question arises How
are we to maintain this order among
mankind?' | answer We must have a
regular system Of government in all the
various departments of life, which all are
bound to obey and from which all receive
protection. In every community there
are always some rebe!lious subjects who
wish to throw off the yoke of authority
and spurn the auspices of their lawful
Yalers. In order to keep such persons
under subsection the law must provide
means of administering to all punish
ment in just accordance with their crime
of violation of said law. Al who are en-
powered to make or execute laws should
endeavor to cultivate that noble spirit of
Justice which behooves a man Of pure and
benign principles His Judgment should
be purely impartial and free from the
bane of prejudice Every ruler from the
King down to the beggar (the latter We'll
suppose presides over his own family,
should initiate that great and impartial
King who sends rain on the just and on
the unjust, and causes his sun to shine On
the evil and on the good. Since laws ex
list in all created matter and in every de-
partment of life, they cannot be excluded
from the school room, since it is here we
are expected to train up youthful minds
in such "a way as to make good citizens.
One of the best lessons which Il teacher
can impart to his pupils is to inculcate
into their breasts love Of cheerful and
prompt obedience to all in lawful author
ity, for the man or child who Will resist
the authority Of his fellow man. is most
commonly the first to violate the laws of
God. The next question that arises is
how much authority shall We teachers
claim as our right of government? To the
first | reply ! claim a perfect right to
govern and correct all pupils attending
school from the first day of my term to
the last To the second say by moral
and physical persuasion, and the pupil
who does not like the latter let him take
the less of it by conducting himself so as
not to deserve it, otherwise let him leave
school until he learns to think and act
right without the rod remedy. do not
want you to think that consider the rod
the most essential property of the school
room, yet do claim it as one of my in
dispensablcs, and l find pupils in all
schools who seem to regard this article
as a thing of absolute necessity to keep
them within the limits ofperfect submits
sion; nevertheless 1 have used up only
one rod and part Of another during pc
rion of three terms, and that isn't half as
bad as the lady who used up the acre of
hazel brush. l believe school government
depends greatly on the amount of love
and respect which teacher can COM
mand from his or her pupils. In order to
obtain love we must give it, and to COM
nland respect we must do nothing which
is worthy Of disrespect. A teacher should
be living teacher, not lazy, sleepy,
dronc. An earnest, enthusiastic teacher
seldom fails i'm commanding respect and