The Globe-republican., 1890-04-30
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Written expressly for the GLOBs-REPUBLIcN
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION is q subject be.
Ing discussed in our papers. and justly
SO. How to educate the people that they
may become the best citizens is worthy O.
attention. 1t used to be said, ''educats
man in religion and you make bin
fanatic, a bigot, or both" But the day
has passed for that to be said. And i
might be said that he who opposes relig.
ion is ~ fanatic, bigOt or bOth;',, :bu
we do not believe in applying harsh cpl
thets. and 80 we refuse to affirm such |:
proposition, and declare that he who I'M.
der values Christian education has moi
looked carefully at the many phases Of
character essential to the highest degree
of good citizenship in our republic.
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No ONE questions the propriety OF
physical education, and few think that
it is of more importance than any other.
Witness the efforts put forth for its ac-
complishment in prize rings and athletic
clubs. We would not for moment un.
dervalue physical culture; but. there. is
something higher.
NEARLY every parent says, II want to
educate my children" meaning thereby
in too many cases the development of
Intellectual faculties only, while few do
not care even for this privilege. Witness
the fact that boys and girls are on the
streets daily who ought to be in the pub
lie schools also the additional fact that
young men and women who Ought to be
10 high school or collcge do not attend
either. and especially young men; for
young men who apparently have nothing
to do. except stand on the corners aud
white, ought by all means to be in
school. With the exceptions noted the
most of our people desire intellectual de-
velopment aud culture.
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IT IS SOMETIMES thought not to be a
matter of public education for one to he
instructed in morals or religion. Even
witness in some quarters the opposition
to all moral and religions instruction,
manifesting itself in refusing place for
the reading of the Bible or the singing
of religious songs during school hours.
Those who thus array themselves against
all kinds of moral or religious instruc-
ton are making very grave mistakes.
True, some do SO because they desire to
see the destruction of all religious ideas;
but these are very limited in number.
They join hands, however, with more
numerous class a class, who desire to
see the extinction of professionalism and
the elevation of their own ism on the
ruins thereof. This is question we are
low facing in this country. a,
IT DOES NOT imply that because Chris
ianity il taught that sectarianism is
therefore, taught. 1t would be contrary |
o the genius of our institutions to teach |
lenOminatiOnalism exclusively in any of |
'ur schools, unless it be the theological
of the country. And Chris
ianity has been too great q civilizing
orce to be ignored in the instruction of
'ur youth. So that it is important that at
east the moral precepts of the Bible and
4 Christianity ought to be taught in all
ur schools.
INTELLECTUAL training alone is not
efficient to qualify one for the high hon.
rs of American citizenship. There
,ust be the strong development of the
'oral life. firm apprehension of the
|ght and the wrong, an ardent love Of
be true and the good, and an abhorrence
the wrong and hatred of the evil.
'othfng short Of this will prepare our
outh for citizenship.
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WE HAVE too many intellectual. but
eartless scoundrels already, too many
ard bummers and local politicians who
ill buy out, sell out. or both; too
'any who do not appreciate the value
their privileges, who can be turned .
side by few dollars or the promise of ,
o Office in some local sphere. This state /.
affairs does not arise from want of in =
llectual intelligence, but from a lack of :
oral, heart intelligence. This fact !;
rows out Of another fact which is be- /.
'ming very apparent, that is, we have
1t been giving attention to the moral ,
aiming of our youth, of a generation
20, which the gravity of the subject de- ,
ands and their natures require. So We =
ust be as dilligent in the proper train 4
g of the heart as In that of the intel
ct; yea. we must be more so, or we
ust perish as people through our
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