The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-06-10
The Institute SuUpbbIe,

Allow me to say in defense of oul
worthy co-laborer, that | think he is
very roughly assailed by a gentleman
| ~ in the columns Of your last issue.
| ain somewhat acquainted with Mr..
johnson. and know him to be gen.
tleman In the true sense Of the word,
a man who is above every mean thing,
and who does not mean to assail any
! Uell-meaning man with ruftianism,
selfishness, vice, corruption and de-
mobilization; but he is a man, am
proud to say-would to God we had
more Of them-who will condemn
error wherever he sees it, be it in an
Institute, or pulpit, the highway or
parlor. The commentor says that his
article deserves the resentment Of the
Institute. | think it needs the COM
mendation of it. IT'S true we make
many mistakes and some grave ones,
and shall they be passed by? How
are we ever to advance if we do not
correct our faults? Because Mr..
johnson saw some errors and correct
ed them is just the reason why he
should be more highly respected than
many others who saw them and pass
by them in silence.
We need fewer Popes and infinitely
more Luthers. I call Mr.. J. Luther,
because he had the boldness to speak
of such proceedings when he observed
them. You go to church and the
minister tells you that you are sim
ner and nothing but wounds, bruises
and putrefying sores from the crown
of the head to the sole Of the foot"
Do you go home and tell your friends
that that kind of language deserves
the resentment Of all sober-minded
and thinking people? Do you? What
has Mr.. J. W. J. done? Nothing
but his duty. Indeed we do need re-
form among great number Of our
teachers. One thing [ blame the Ex-
aminers Of our county for, and the
only thing, is that they do not know
enough of the character Of their ap-
plicants. We have scores Of teachers,
who, in the absence, and some even in
the presence of their pupils, curse and
swear, use profane language, and do
many other things unbecoming to a
gentleman. If we mean to reform
our country we must strike at the
root, and that is the teacher Of the
youth. Now are we to raise our STAN
dard Of morals by employing vicious
trainers? Would you send your child
to the street to learn virtue? Would
you place him behind bar to prac-
tice temperance? Would you send
your child to the theater to get relig-
ion? You might as well do so as to
send him to some of our teachers (?). |
Mr.. J. W. j. says there is too much |
mot ''cussedness within.
What we need is reform. None Of
us that | know Of are so pure that we
can not reform just little. Some Of
us chew and smoke tobacco; that
could be remedied. Some Of us swear;
we might stop that. A few of us
love the punch-bowl; we ought to
leave that. Once in a while you meet
one of our fraternity playing eucher
or seven-up, lust for fun" [ don't /
know but that is unnecessary. Ere
quently one of our number spends his
evening hours reading novels and po-
lice reports, when he might have
spent the same time on to-morrow's
lesson. Occasionally one spends a
long winter night in the ''mazy
round of the dance, and then is so
sleepy the next day that he is totally
unfit for the duties enjoined upon
him. Is this right? Or is it right |
to manifest that greedy is
spirit, that covetous disposition that
sometimes shown at our meetings?
Indeed, we can not be half careful
and ! would thank, most
heartily, Mr.. johnson, or any one else
who points out my errors. The train
ing Of our youth is toe delicate mat
ter to be sneered at or even spoken of
lightly.
Our teachers should be purity it.
self. For las the leader is so will the
follower be-" | can not find fault |
with Mr.. j., for he is right, and l
say again, would to God we had many
more like him, who like Luther at |
Worms: If there were as many dew
lis at Worms as there are tiles on the
roof, still he would go and say what
he pleases. J. d. GILLIAN.
JACKSON, o., June 3, 1880.