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that will survive him TT generations after
nc has gone to tho dust. Tho rnlumaies
e e.G s ea apS s s #. e,sa M eo.ey as as 's e 'e en-
ehnna cures drunkcrncss.-tsc wotll's cursr.-
will hlazon in print III all languages, be uttered
BY college professors In atl lands. This Is the
l.rt malice and env7 do their worst, he will
come ont triumphant. EscutArius
chrtst'a Parallels in tho Public Schools.
CHICAGO. Jan. 27.-7he Hon. Jam<t r. Sfafs,
Superintendent Of Public I.strmetlon, Springfield,
H.. and 0shsr Prominent Edueaiors-kly DEAR
FntRSDs: Permit me TO cali your attention to
subject oi vital Importance to tile rising gen.
Grafton OF our country, that has suggested itaelf
to me, namely: the Introduction OF Chttst's
parablcs aud various lttcrances Al part OF the
regular education Of all scholars IN our public
schools. These clear anu loEral illustrations
ant' teachings to betaught without note or cotn-
menk - superior quality Of mental training.
Tins The ChIneso llarc committed 10 memory
tho writings OF Contuetus ami tho early ureek
nlld 1son,an students, the great thinkers Of
ancient titnea Tint Christ VA. possessed of
purc and superior character all will admit, and
thcro can be no doubt tltat Ills complete sutcs,
more powerful, exact, and perfect than Honles's
or Virzt1's, or those Of any nncicnt or modern
writer. WILL give clearnpss and strength 10 tho
mini md fnvRurato the understanding ~ well
ns keep Il from prompting wrong acttuus.
They will give d foundation to tile intellect no
other learning ran supply. II Cleeru, Euclid,
nnl writer's on mental t'M moral philosophy, Or
political ecoao'ny, or astronomy, etc.. ars
taught IN our , schools, colleges, and ,'s'!vcrsi.
,s Tsy e9 not Wa Gnf' i ",o o1 BE- ,1y
than 1ls parable Of the sowcr, ilc prodlgai. tile
ten virgins the lost sheep, The hidden treasure,
The gou4ly pearl, ind the nett wllat Is more
beautiful thau the hcattustcs md rules Of con-
,lurt given for man In his tuiattou To i[s fellow
man In the Nth chapter OF Atatthewf AR the
stars slime forth III the leaychs unaffected by
.hc change on this eorth. 80 the tupcrlshabie
nnt cicvnted thoughts Of Christ shinn forth In
nj. tl,elr cIearne.s unchanged above the turmoil
OF human affairs, bidding IL 10 look III to .
higher and br0ader tile ti,an this world affords.
They are ll1e purcst gold untt must precious
gems Of the literature that has come duwn to
us from tho past, autl why should thay BIZ dis.
Sardcd by senuo!s seeking 10 educate The rising
gehcrnttou arigus. while iomcr, 1Esop, and
uther writer's NJ tircere md Homs ara per-
mitled to bo taught
II Chrtst'k wur1s were taught to nll scholars
as part of tllcr general education, they would
Ia more Independent thinkers and lrss apt to
be led lnto error by fanatlca! md oYer-zea(ols
preachers In after years. They would haye
,tpo,l, ior Christ ncyer contradlcts Himself ia
aIl Hfs teachings, nlld 1t would prevent the
continued growth OF tle tntllitto yarlrty Of con-
hsctinG accts and The extsteDcv Of such Wild
cuast-wrsckers as Col. lngGrsoI. I havc six
children Of my .own, four OF whom arc large
enough to TO instructed In the elementary
branchcs, MID these na systematically drilling
III all Chriss's parallels and sayings, which they
raptly learn, understand, nnl APPRECIATE, bur
they do not ever haye tic Hbc read to ilem
In the public school 0f Hyde PARK.
II Christ had been born In Home or Greece In
their early htstury. Instead OF .Judea, Ilo would
have been honorcd while alive ut least as
wonderful oratur. scholar, and teacher BY all
Ills contemporaries, md his sayings handed
down 10 us with those Of the famous urcrk
und Roman writer's. unA introduced without
objection into all Institutions Of learning III sit
ages. As teacher Ut pure morality. OF tue lnl-
mortality u the soul, of nuns luty to man,
and ot u'an'. obligation to flod, aud his depend-
cnco on Hod asl IL an c1pount!er OF God's
laws, md even The most cotnuun laws OF nat
ural life, every onois forced to adult taat lie
IS unsurpassed. Why, then, ban!sh Iltn frou.
our halls of learning anl assign Him to u,c
mystic sl'aslovs Of cathcdrals, churches, mou-
asterics, rouyents, aud conne Ills teachings to
Sunday schools y.d tile home ctrelca Hoping to
hsar from you upon tl,ss subject ut your earliest
b. A. ULhtcH.