The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-06-17
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to their intellectual as we'll? True,
too great care cannot be taken of
the body, for Paul says, "If any
man defile his body, him will Ged
destroy" But the body is only the
temple, the dwelling. And which
is greater the dwelling or He who
dwells within?
Some one has said, "The physical
nature is the lowest in man and yet
il is the highestin all creation aside
from man." So to make the devel-
Opment of the physical man the
care of ones life is to reject the
choice of that which is highest for
the sake of an inferior good and to
make that supreme. No man can
fail to choose the highest end
known, or that may be known, to
him without rebelling against bis
better nature and subjecting him
self to self.reproach. Far be it
from us to detract, in any way, from
any calling, in which the support
of human life is dependent on the
constant employment of the physi-
cal man. We would not discourage
this honorable manner of spending
life, but would add thereto by the
development not of one member
only, but of the entire man.
The intellectual, although de-
pendent, to very great degree, on
the physical condition of the man
is the higher, the nobler and the
more lasting development.
In olden times different ideas
prevailed. At one time a common
saying was, "While a man lives he
has no higher honor than that
which he wins with his feet and
hands."f AS they progressed, the
nobler saying was, "Despise the
body to make wise the mind"
This however should not be inter
peted with too strict meaning for
the word despise.
In our:day the muscular hero is
almost disregarded when spoken Of
along with the intellectual. May
this tendency increase until all pee
pie shall have greater interest ir
education and the young may SEE
what treasure the mind is. "Tht
mind is its own place and Cal
make Heaven of hell or a hell o
Heaven"
NewtOn's secret in every success
was, @By always thinking unit,
that" with which he was engaged
Man was created a thinking being
He may think of one thing rattle
than another but he must think
Hence the responsibility of devel
Oping, to the highest degree, tn
thinking faculty. Mark Hopkin
said, ut is great thing to be abb
to think clearly and distinctly Of
any subject and no man can do
on many" The ignorant man can
not think clearly, but we mus
study, or remain ignorant. No,
where shall we study? Wher
may we acquire the power ofthink
ing clearly and distinctly?
There are colleges and good scad
emies, within reach of almost ever
person, the advantages of whic
are indispensable to the young
we could only realize it. Fc
BlOunt and adjoining counties,
have special reference to Maryvill
College. Its advantages are inest
mable. A better school for phys
cal, intellectual and spiritual trair
ing cannot be found.
There is a beautiful campu
which is adapted to any OutdoC
games, furnishing sufficient exc
else along that line. With tn
present increased facilities for il
tellectual pursuits, and the dete
mihation of the able faculty of tn
College, no young man of Blour
county and adjoining counties ca
thoughtfully fail to avail hin
self of the inestimable privileges
this noted school. No where ell;
is ore surrounded with such chris
ian atmosphere. Nor is it IN
where else easier to live a christia
life. Nowhere else are such oppo
tunities afforded for the acquisitio
of that higher wisdom of the so
than at this College where the ia
ulty and christian students are s
much interested in the higher we
being of the young people. "Tl
fear of the Lord is the beginning
wisdom" "Wisdom is better ths
rubies: and all things to be desire
are not to be compared to il
"Wisdom is the principle thin
therefore get wisdom: and with ,
thy getting get understanding
Understanding is well-spring