The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1877-10-19

back more than ten dcgrcca..
>. The Bible was th" book of the
pilgrim fathers. 10 them il WA more
precious than home aud native land,
yea, than life it,olf Prosecuted in
England. tlcy fICd t. Holland. thcncc
10 be more secure in Uicir religious
privileges, they -ail,d to America
while il was yet wlld"ruc--.
"Inerc.' they -lid, "wc can road our
bibles 10y our own Grc-ide~ umdi-turb-
"|, and worship God ~ our own con
~"."ICc~ may dictate. There Wa
"''H also transmit tu our children, and
grand children. the same privileges.
These noble sentiments are peculiar
~ American. \ free Bible, a free
conscience, a free religion. noble
woTd,. Let them live forever, - cN-
claims every truly American heart.
NiliouJ these, home and ultivc
land, would hr robbed uf jhcir chief
~V'ctu,-- aiii glory.
Ihr church and tine school -huu~o
should stand side hy side. God him
self has placed thcIu together; lol no
man put thou :s-lmd"r. The prcach-
or and the teacher" words. not quite
vet interchangeable, Vet closely r"lat-
cd. The preacher il teacher, amd
thCT" j. "a ~'Il-p IN which the teacher
Should be- - preacher. Nature iu all
i'll grand proportions. and m">I deli
cate combinations. Teaches the being,
wisdom, and power Of God. These, IT.
j. the province of Science 90 trace out,
and th" duty of tllc teacher to apply.
Mature, j. Cod'~ laboratory. Most in
consistent T., ne. who, while hC ~cc-,
and "dmirr- tie beauty and perfection
cd tH" art, searches not after. nor
% & 9 l.. 10 L.
lie and UatuIr. nave the same author;
the former l. the supplement, and per-
lection of the latter making plain
what the other ha- only revealed in
part: and extending th" revelation in
60 fields of glory on which the light
OF nature docs not shine.
The" two books are curroiHtiNc and
slime with blended light, and mutu-
ally increased glory. ~ God ha- con-
ucctcd the head and the heart: ~ the
intellect, and the moral mutually sup
port each other, 20 let their improve
mCnt ho cotcmpCraucou~. ~ woman
j. the perfection and supplement of
man; - j. the bible the perfection and
supplement OF nature, Each needs the
Utllr. Neither can stand alone. I.nN-
iu%ly, and trusrm"!y. they lean upon
each other They lend mutual
-ittllHlil. anu q lilWlilitl HlDlN.
ScicHco withou, religion may make
Il Noiiairr.a lIumc,a Gihbou. Religion
without science MAY make a fanatic,
Il bi"ol. HUt religion. and science,
blended make our \tWtm-. paul~,
and Lutilor-. Who docs not SOC the
VINO docs not admire TIA"
christian philosopher more than tio
without christianity.
'ilt IIl,is j. a I!t.-ttIITtR sthtl
guarantee. of our Fundamental laws
aud free institutions.
" hilc thc~c do not copy the Ian
gua"c of the hihlc. vet. the great priu-
ciplc- of civil aud religious right which
constitute their chief excellence and
gioTN, have been derived from that
divine book.
In placing men iu ollicoS-in The ad-
rIiui~tratiou Of law and Justice, the
diviu" authority of the hihlc j. fully
recognized.
Now. j. il reason, that "" should
teach, ju oar schools, the great princi-
plc- of moral ana civil law without
reference e. that book which j. the
fountain hcad of all r"iI,t wisdom and
law
lot the ~trclm b, traced mp to- the
tuUutaiu. y We approach the furm-
ltlll lll' W s.If'l~ IN11llilt' 'lli1lN pure.
only the Nitintcd t"-to would prefer
the mudy stream uthc fountain head.
WhN should We ignore thc sun which
gives H. all oar light
The period of school life j. go" most
impossible of all others ~ u rulr vc
giV" uur children, heard and heart, Ia
the teacher, from tlic age ul = to -
10y tr tho most important period VI in
dividud life. u j. NOW the head rr-
c"ivo- it, training, and th" heart it,
most lasting impressions Those who
pas lIi~ period iu in, are not
apt tO reform ia allorlifc Head train
ia" j. good, bat heart training j. bet
Ter.
70 br ahlc tu calculate the distance
to the sun l. ~ very desirable attain
urut;iu be- ahlc to- answer the question
of thc saviour il much more desirable.
"Nhat viii "a man civ" in exchange
for hi- -oul.'
It may hc ~rid: Let religion ho
taught al home. and nu the sabbath
day, 10y Gnd'~ appointed ministers
This I-soHd, hut cod comments those
who search the bblc daily. Time
may be- -oparutod into periods for 9th
e. things, hut no, for the duties of re-
Iigiou. - infinitely important i heart
culture that the Obligation j. never
lifted, no not for moment. other
thing~ may bc deferred, or st aside.
Tho dutip>, of religion never. by the
authority of God, the teacher, a. well
~ hi- pupil, il bound 10 read the scrip
turr, daily. that lac may lCdru his duty
and find grace 10 do il.
Reading and obcying the scriptures
himself il thon bccnmo- hi- duty to
teach them to his school that they too
may understand and obey.
Some teachers are - sci on the
mere intellectual progress Of their
students, tlIlt, iu times Of religious in
tcrc~t, when their parents would have
them attend religious service that tha4-
may b"comc christians, they Insist ~
Egyptian task masters, un the fun tale
of bricks. There are many children
who have np religious training at
home. II tho-c du not receive il iu
the school they are lcft fn crow uD
without it.. lu such ca-o~ education
often bccDIuo~ a power Ofcvil instead Of
good. II j. thus that iuiidclity j. IA
stored, and pCrprtuatcd. II j. thus
that orr schools, instead of being the
safeguards Of -uciCty, and of VIRTUE.
cilcu, become the cc~~pool- of vice.
lie j. only halfiit to take change oc
the youth of our land, whatever his
scholarly attachments may be, who
himself i not n christian, and fails
Do bring moral truth, and religious in
llUcucC To bear upon the hearts Of
those committed 10 his charge.
The relations Of school life gives the
teacher great power over his pupil.
This power should bc utilized in the
education of both head and heart. This
coils for Tn" Bible ~ u daily text book.
and daily religious service, such ~ the
I5ibl" demands. ~ - means Of dis
ciplinc and restraint, the teacher can
not afford to dispense with the Bible.
Here the duty of olcdicn"o, and sui
mission, j. demanded ia the name of
God. who i--oycrcipu overall. Phy-ic-
al force may hold in check the bad
passions Of nature, bat love only sub
dues and cuuquOr-. You may chain
the lion tut You cannot change his
nature. Christianity alone can purify
the heart. lhIs done, order and sui
mission, oII~urc. The religious princi-
plc-in man j. stronger than all Othrr-.