Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-27

Prof. Caldwell, in one of his excel
lent lectures in urging the special
training of teachers, said that society
rests upon four great pillars or sup
ports the family. the school, the
church. and the State. He went on to
show that the State, the government.
could not do its duty to its subjects
unless those at the helm were men
trained and educated to fill those posi-
lions (he evidently did not refer to the
mushroom politician of the present
day); the same was true in regard to
the church in It's duties to its votaries;
without an educated ministry it would
soon lose much of its power over the
people, and just so the teacher was to-
tally inadequate to perform the full
duty of the guide and instructor I'M
less specially trained for that work. Il
hope my readers will not think Prof.
Caldwell presented his thoughts i'll so
stumbling a manner the words are
mine.) just at this point | felt like
calling out, "What of the family? Do
we not need fathers and mothers train
ed to be fathers and mothers as we'll as
trained statesmen. churchmen and
teachers? Thousands of women are
invalids for life, or, worse, suffer death
itself because of ignorance and of their
childhood froiniDn OtharS 1.-Two 1iyaS
of pain and mother diseased children
with vice inherent in every drop of
blood in their bodies on account of the
corrupt lives of their husbands. Imag-
inc that every girl and boy was taught
from early infancy to lead the life
which would best fit them for family
life, to so care for their bodies, minds
and souls as to fit themselves to father
and mother children sound and vigOr-
Gus in body, mind and soul. Think
you the race would deterioate? \ false
and absurd standard of modesty as to
girls and wicked and lowering doc
trine of right and wrong for boys tends
to destroy the possibility of perfect
family life. God gave very clear ply
steal laws to the jews when he wished
to make of them his ''chosen people,
what they should eat and drink were
not matters of too little significance
for Jehovah's consideration, and it is
to be remembered that when He wished
to give to the world the strongest of
all men He sent an angel to instruct
the future mother how to care for her
self in order to carry out the Divine
intention in regard to her child. And
now, temperance people, strong point
of the first order was to ABSTAIN from
rine. lit is to be presumed that in
those primitive days she had grown up
and developed according to nature,
not having made the acquaintance of
such modern curses to childhood as
corsets, French heels, and crinoline.
God could have made that strong man
but He ,cOuldnt go against the law of
inheritance, the laws of Nature His
own laws, and He is not going to per
form miracle in the creation of your
child and mine. No man or woman
wishes to unfit him or herself for hap
py family life, the most debauched and
corrupt looks with longing eyes at the
home wherein the pure and faithful
husband aids and seconds the loving
wife in the rearing of sound and
healthy children. Why are they de.
barred from such joys? Through ig
norance. From earliest infancy theiI
parents had not taught them so to live
as to fit themselves for the positions OF
father and mother The great trouble
is that parents themselves are SO ig