The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-03-29
Neral Training.

1y country is but Il reflection of the
moral standard and culture OF it's in
dlvldual citizens. The training of
the moral nature for the due pertor-
nance OF the obligatory duties to So
clety is by far the most important
branch CT education. This eluua-
ton is the Development and rcgcmen
OF the moral nature of these to be
educated. It appears to include q
variety OF native feelings controlled,
by external influences surrounding
the individual. And those external
causes may act on different persons
tor good OF evil according 10 tAu;r
hereditary constituent and compo-
nent parts. IT is matter Of every
day observation that a child brought
up amid gross scenes, without any
restraint upon him imposed by those
around, will prove in all likelihood
a very different being from one
brought up amid virtuous and intel
!igent people. Such difference We
cannot doubt would exist even where
no attempt had been made by IL
hitter parties to fashion and mould
the moral character of the young
committed to their charge. The cd
uc'ttion of circumstances though all
powerful is not always within the
power Of wcll~meaning pagcuts-ed-
ucAtors. individuals arc very little
able to do for themselves in this
moral education, unless surrounded
by polished and refining Materials
Thus it often happens that men are
Drccd to live in certain sections
where their children aro compelled
to breathe the atmosphere loaded
with cont@minating intiucnces-ono
OF the worst Of harashi;s which can
be forced upon a woli-disposed inai-
vidual. These adverse circumstances
Of fortune make it ;ncumbcnt upon
every member to promote Il uaiver-
sal Improvement in society. It rare
y happens that some arrangement
canuot be made which viii operate
fayorabIy on the young persons who
are the objects Of our care and sole
ltnde. 1t shoull he remembered that
temptation slloul, be removed us far
as possible from the young, for F." evil
communications colT,1pts good man
ners, and tends to a corruption and
debasamcnt Of the good moral ten
denotes Of the best disposed natures.
The theory that Il little temptation
to the young it is contenlel as nee
essary, 10y some, to make them i'm
pcrvious to iicrcer assaults, is an er-
roneous doctrine aud II most fatal
policy. 1t is of the nature OF every
one of our feelings, to be awakened
into activity by its associate object
and u natural consequence that the
frequent activity promotes the pow
cr and tendency to renewed and in
creased activity Of those feelings
By presenting them, what are called
temptations, we are taking a direct
means OF educating and strengthen
ing their tendencies to error. On
The contrary a feeling allowed to re-
main Observation-Disclosures it's
power and becomes always less and
less liable to act. The true plan
seems to be to remove FL tempta-
ion, but at the same time to let the
intellectual faculties have full de-
Eelopment and moral feelings, a suf-
icient warning against those temp
;ations, when the time of trial oc-
,urs. Let parents inculcato charity,
n the words of our LORD, " forgive
is our trespasses, as we forgive those
Who trespasses against us, and lead ;
is not into temptation, but deliver ,
is from evil" s
An editor. in acknowledging the I