The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-27

! Oh love is MS TO command. II was not
an uncommon thing in times past for
| those who professed to be the servants
| of that God who is embodied love, to
preach the agonies and torments of
hell, rather than the peace and bliss of
heaven. Too much energy is wasted
in hating evil; it should be used in
loving good. Seek to govern by love
even those rebellious, belligerent ma
| lures, whom you you must meet and
! conquer, or be conquered. AS a rule
teachers do not love themselves enough.
L DO not mean that lustful and selfish
love that looks for present gratifica-
ton, but such a fame of self-respect-
ing love that our Father in Heaven
might approve its every thought. Our
! love for ourselves should be so great
I uhaI we would be shamed TO 90 a mean
act, even if no one were present 1t is
poor honesty that needs the lash Of
! pubic opinion to keep it true. If your
| thoughts are pure all those who come
IN contact with you will be purer from
your influence Ii is well to come to-
sether and talk Of our needs. We re-
ceiye information from each other, but
each individual mind is a crucible
where chemical changes go on and the
product in each case is different What
ever we learn should pass through a
| process Of digestion, assimila ton, and
transformation. Wherever this is not
the case the humon mind is little bet
| ter than a sponge, absorbing matter
| giving it back under pressure with no
| change except, perhaps, a little dirdier,
4 or the hour glass through which the
sands run leaving no trace of their
! presence. Were it not SO, the human
mind would present the same mons
/ frosty as a sheep would who, eating
grass grew grass on his back instead
! OF wool. But 1T is not so. The stems,
leaves, roots and seeds of plants, the
flesh of animals consumed, impart an
energy that manifests Itself in the
beauty of the poets lay, the potent
! thought Of the philosopher, the melody
evoked by the inspired soul of the mu-
siclan. Man can only be comparative
~ original; there is no such thing as
absolute originality; but no man need
be only copyist, or a repeater of 9TH
er mems thoughts. 4 teacher should
become living eXemplifcation of his
own principles. He has a duty to per-
form for his pupils which begins with
self Due regard should be paid to
cleanliness, internal and external
Would you expect to find refined per-
son in filthy hovel. True, a refined per-
son might live in a howell but it would
not be filthy The spirit of God will not
/ dwell IN an unclean body. A teacher
should pay proper regard to his cloth
ing, food, drink and rest; the body like
wen adjusted instrument may respond
10 the demands made upon it. l have
seen persons who took a deep interest in
the movements of heavenly bodies who
did not know anything about the beating
! OF MS own heart or the throbbing of his
own brain Never was the admOnition
Man know myself more applica BILE
| than in our day.
! The curse of unnatural stimuli is sap
! ping the strength and destroying the
/ Dran power of both teachers and pupils
in our eastern colleges. There are natu-
raj stimuiants that are advisable and
sometimes really necessary to our we'll
/ being, but to take that which is unna tI-
raj Is to argue that the body is diseased.
There are cases where SJrycnnine, be-
cause of the powerful effect it has on
the nerves and tissues, is given by ply
/ SicianS, but no one would think of TAX
ing it if he were well. l am not speak
ing of alcoholic Stimulants; / hope no
teacher or pupil is icted to that, if
such there be, their speedy downfall is
certain; but 1 am speaking of tea, and
more particularly coffee, which is among
the curses of our profession. Ii is sur
prlsing how many of our great writer's
have become slaves to these beverage
| only to find that they had done them
selves an irreparable injury. Coffee pro-
duces in the brain undue excitement, but
the activity engendered does not always
ing to make up for lost time by cram
! ming themselves just before examination
often resort to these stimulants, and like
q treacherous friend it leaves them at
the critical moment The coffee and tea
disease have been recognized as such
by eastern physicians. The body i'll a
| perfectly natural state is able to sta nd
by itself, healthy and strong, responding
| to all just demands Of the mind. The
mind in such a body is composed and
clear, peace and equanimity are its nor
NAL conditions. There are persons with
such violent emotions that they cannot
control them, but such are no longer
looked upon as being of sound mind.
Teachers should cultivate cheerfulness.
| oil and ~
he should overcome this predisposition,
or resign his position. We are creatures
, of moods. A French savant ANNOUNCED
that the universe was about to be dis
solved, and together with our earth re-
| turn TO chaos. There is no doubt III my
mind that this dismal prophecy was the
result of the defeat of the French army.
Had they entered Berlin VICTORIOUS thls
gloomy prediction would never have been
uttered. Teach myself to love noble
aims and high incentives. Love truth
| for its own sake and not for the plau-
dts of the world. There are those who
are unable to proceed one step along the
path of life unless they are approved
and praised by their friends-patted on
judge, your own commendor. Do right
! because you love it with an oVerwhelm-
| ing passion. Be your own best TREND
Cultivate an intimate acquaintance with
YOUR own powers, wants and desires;
prune out the weeds and mend the, err
rors, till self is worthy of love
and respect. His lot is indeed depior-
able who is an unwelcome visitor
to himself. Yet we are social creatures
and need company. We. are very
dependent upon each other. Guilt
yate a frank and manly dependence ana
also a manly independence; You cannot
find a GOOD teacher who is not also a
good citizen in all respects. Happy is tne
man who has learned 10 devote ms spare
time to self-improvement, for his feet are
placed in pleasant paths. Every teacher
should have favorite study, which he
pursues outside of classroom preparation
/ count those pupils very unfortunate
who are being instructed by one VINO
never studies anything EXCEPT what ne
is engaged in teaching. de IS not w, a
teach our pupils few issolated facts; we
give them some ideas on certain SUBJECTS
but the best thing that a teacher can 90
! is to teach them how to get at dacts Ior
themselves, to follow up a line of reason
ing and discover the truth at the END; 10
tea CHI them to love learning and 10 love
truth. The most finished course Is ; at PES
but cataloGueing the. studies, dlrectin1g
them how, and preparing them Tor study
in maturer wears. How lonely must be
the old age, how dreadful the son5uoe OF
one whose mind is Il blank. and Who
when left alone, stands in the presence
of his guardian angel and his COG,
stranger and unacknowledged.
May this love OF truth grow Wllnln us;
is the most ardent wish / have for all
engaged in the noble work;
The doctor supplemented his remarks
as follows:
TT is an easy matter TO give advice,
and l have asked permission to supple
uaent my remarks in order to point out
the way for this continuous investigation,
his teaching of ones self have been adj
vising. You need not declare independ
ence from all that would help you. You
will find stones that need removing,
mountains to climb, and rivers to cross.
ana it would be a useless and foolish
waste Of time and energy TO attempt to
make each step one of original investiga
r iC n follow heat e,
uath up the mountain, and cross the
river swiftly and softly even If another
has built the boat, keeping ones strength
nd time for the UNEMPLOYED wilderness
beyond / have been associated for
'ong time with the teachers in the Uni
ersity of Utah. and have found them a