The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-01

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shall Moral lInstrucfion~ be Give,
Regularly. or only Incidenf-
ally?
/, Incidental nstruetion-bv whirh !.
meant that the teacher i Ia waif ~,
: some case "f discipline. or some viola.
wv "i moran law, To Impress his sslolsl
ir-suh 'sfpo-r~ that Tie habit ofvirme
Will hr f"i med most eaSi.v after @omc
.. Vicious aet has been committed: that i,
Miii oe easier 70 tell the truth after /
.s'-t thoe'i isas been told aud discovered
y rertaInly needs no argument ID ,,r,ve
'hr error ~ ~ b supposiiinn.
" 4 nv opinion thar Il,~ principles and
rules Di right fion.should.bes fior-
iu1hiE and -y~tematiral- lauvh- N.
: Hose ot arithmetic. AMI that the child
l~houid be led % apply these principle.
N determining the righffl4lne-s or
i1fongfnine~~ of lis own coEducf. arl
~ tiAe conduct of ofher~: TIA, ~ ~
earnest and continued effort hv ,be
fearher, during the Years Of school liz
The child may be 20 accustomed 10 aet M
yprttieiire to his seise Of riyIi. that il
~lli 1ec0fne the habif of his fu,urr I;fo
snH ibus he will be removed from ,he
hturiirf ~ many Of the formations
mai would otherwise besef him. The
-tfne~i teacher viii take advantage w
very incident that NAV occur. "a u,.ke
~ niplirafiOn 81 these urinriplas. AMI
Ae Will al~0 lee fO II that his owu NJ
sor~ arr gOverne5 by them. Whep ,hc
ttl character ~ The teacher a. I, ,p,-,,,,r
-rivn~ts nianlieSl~ Itself IN word aud
lee". NJ 4 cons 'ant illustration of wItaf
&c Pupll should become. but little efFurt
nrtued ~ induce The pupil to love
sArtue ass! 40 practice il.
There are two errors that musr he
isoiued- II regular instruction in morals
: KY be surce~Snl- The one l. the ,ault Il
"A making the lesson entirely an intel Il
tcfuni exercise This side Of The sub- L
ert j. very fascinating. There 4 po
cluol thai Will nuf become intep-aix Il
Interested ia The discussion Of moral
Iur~rIohs. provided this diScns.iou n
rpt within their comprehen.ion
Ail'lren y ill learn to apply the prinri-
'if~ aiid rtlle~ ~ moral law f0 Tie affair.
Il their daily lives and will find Intense
hIpAfnFEi and satisfaction In the eyer
i-r, ufi's ,et little nr no impression will
n n'afe upon them that shall result IN
eN'tf fiving. Ilere are many grown
N -iNisiren ~ which tie ~aine can hs
tid r reason tor this i. that she \
srrtl ler-pn J. made only An exerci-a
2 Intellectual gymnastics. Oulv ,l4
bought ~iac uf the question i touched 6
hetea-. u j. tile feelings thai mus, 49, X
il''r prominently active Ia order ~
N" sin'r The effect desired. eiiher mon
tarHrtrr ~ actions. y
he other rrror j. % make the moral Y
'--"n sii-rinrtively religions III NJ char Y
ster- undertaking - supplement Tie I
ltcinl work Of thr Gtur,h alrl Tlie sam q
An >chrcl ~ he moral lesson IL Tie y
NJ school ~rch Instruction nnm~r uer- N
~irIlv feceive Ihc ealoring of the icarh- n
peculiar religions view :. AMI viii in- es
lriaiit cause "a ierlinuof di~~at i-f,rtjn, ~
N opposition On The paIt nf i.alron- n'
'iaing different opinions. which Will.
ACT against the teacher. anil make his NJ
20 honest ctFrts productive of evil 81
Their Than good. AZ
Zach ofthe~c errors contains n part of ~
= truth that J. applicable to public "
i0vi work The principles and rules WI
whirh actions should be governed ~
~ ." sc thoroughly Taught. Then the N"
llngs must b. aroused ~ y ch All 49, "
nv that thc child will rhoa.e = "a 40 -
80 hi- Judgment and feelings promnf w
Z men..s taken 10 arouse these feelinvs IN
'uld ~. for the most part. sn earnest w
-tudions contemplation OF act Of vi
tue. ~ resistance 10 temptation. or
I-sarrificc. ~ herciSm. os moral ana Iht
f~iral courage. of Justice. OF mercy. of ~
givencs~. OF foriitude. Of forhcarance. an
generosity. Of honor. of obedience. ~ We
thinlness. or randor. ~ patriotism. or w
y 20 parents. of love to Others. or ihe
lr~ty. etc. The child can be easily led
~ The study ~ these into 4 feeling of 70
2 anil reverence for Him who i The Are
rcc of alI that i true. and beautiful. W
good- 40
neither these means shall he success po'
depends entirely upon the teacher. nor
cold. unsynipathefIr, uncandid. nn- YER
,iving. unlruthful. dishonest. ungep- A.
D. teacher. whose daily life in school ha-
standing Illustration OF the absence pos
liuse qualities that the moral lesson iha
Hlh develOpe. can no more awaken 4iv
} a love tor the right. a. will lead 10 my
termination % do II. than the lisflcsS ext
her. ignorant ~ the branches a. be- ann
rhf, can arouse the intellectual pow me-
sp action. The teacher must feel hon
'in.. and be. MI that be would have 81
lnpils feel. and do. and become. "
I ny essential ~ the highest surrrss. Ill
tAr nearer Tile teacher en- achieve
f man Hrrrs~.ll wii hr teach X,