Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-12-22

lShed.' Now | ask him, II edUCa-
tion cannot save the state why
would he have it diffused, lavish
ed2" Why does he give double
dose of what he admits will not
save the state2 He then goes on
TO tell us that reading, writing
and arithmetic are no longer the
rudiments of an education" This
is a wonderful discovery that the
professor has made and SIMPLY
call attention to it to show what
a ridiculous assertion he has made.
There is not a tow-headed boy in
town that DON'T know better than
this. Edward Everett, who stood
next to Webster, when asked the
question, what constitutes good
education, answered, reading,
writing, a good knowledge of gram.
mar, and the four first rules of
arithmetic, meaning of course
that these were the rudiments and
the foundation, and when a man
has a good knowledge in these, he
could, by perseverance and in
dustry acquire ihe balance, and
we have examples of the truth OF
his statements in three presidents
of the United States, viz: Jackson,
Lincoln and Johnson. Every man
is the architect of his own fortune.
All the colleges and universities in
the world cannot make a great
man unless he has the elements
of greatness in him, and if he has
these he will rise over all OBJ.
stacles. But still | am in favor of
liberal system of education that
will place its facilities within the
reach of all; but Prof. Mccarthy
caps the climax and shows his
cloven foot in the following declar-
alton: He says, "the state must
have those who have studied the
history of our own and other lands
who shall keep the record of sue.
cess or failure of social expert.
ments, and who shall use that rec.
ord for doctrine, for warning, for
reproof, for instruction in right
eousness. That a missionary, a
Christian minister, and the prin-
cipal of one of our seminaries OF
learning should teach such abom-
nibal doctrine as this is almost be.
yond conception; | could hardly
believe it after | read it.
The scripture tells that in the
last days scofiers shall come teach.
ing for doctrine the command
ments of men, denying the Lord
Jesus Christ who bought them
with the price of his blood on Cal
vary. In fulfliment of this proph-
ecy we have had a Gibbons, a
Hume, a Tinsley, a Huxley, and
the whole army of spiritualists, ,ev-
olutionlsts, socialists, free-lovers
are all busily engagedin inculcating
their different theories which have
but one object IN view and that is
to wipe out and destroy the in
huence and teachings OF the holy
scriptures. They would substi-
tute their advanced theories,
falsely called science, for the
Bible, while in reality they are
nothing but rank infidelity thinly
disguised. But here is Prof. Nc.
Carthy IN advance of the whole
band of infidels ready to substitute
history for the Bible, and use its
record for doctrine, for warning,
for reproof, for instruction in right
eousness. But the professor will
search the records of prolane his
tory in vain for warnings, repfoUfs
and instructions in righteousness.
They are not there. He will have
to come at last to the Bible, that
wonderful encyclopedia of all
knowledge, all science; there he
will find them and nowhere else.
"All scripture is given by inspira-
ton Of God and is profitable for
doctrine, for reprooi, for correction
for instruction in righteousness
that the man Of God may be per-
feet. thoroughly furnished unto
every good work" If this is the
system of education that the pro-
fessor would "lavish" upon US 50
"proiusely" we want none of it.
We are gorged already. This is
the system that has bred protec.
tionists, millionaires, republicans,
infidels and atheists and filled oul
land with a whole train Of widows
orphans and crippled soldiers now
on the bounty and charity of the
government. This is the system
I that drencLed the earth in BLOOD
and covered il with blackenec
ruins and broken columns. This
is the system that has given to tn,
world her educated "scrubs" anC
"proletariat" polecats. We hav,
a few Of these educated scrubs
and polecats in this country, ahC
they are about to eat us out o
house and home. We want sys
TEN of education based upon In,
Bible that teaches man that he il
the brother OF his fellow-man, anC
that he should do unto others al
he would have others do unto him
This is the autidote Tor that inor
dinate ambition that has led mer
ON to the conquest Of the worl,
and slaughtered millions. clay no
up for yourselves treasures OF
earth where moth and dust dOtl
corrupt and thieves break through
and steal" This is the antidot,
for millionaires and tariff robbers
We must develop the moral nature
of man, and a system Of education
that does not do this is failure
1t was Napoleon's mother who
adopted Prof. McCarthy's system
of education; she read to him wher