Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-16
South Highlands Presbyterian Church.


 South Highlands Presbyterian Church.
 Rev. John Barbour preached from Proverbs i. 5:"A wise man will hear and will increase learning"
 The sermon was suggested by the opening of the schools this week. The preacher said that the wisdom of Prov erbS is the wisdom of the heart and Of conduct. It does not overrate knoWl- edge, yet it is Important to remember that it does not underrate knowledge. As the text indicates, "A wise man will hear and will increase learning Learning has it's value in moral ed ucation, hence the interest that all Christian patriots must take in seeing right systems and methods of educa- ton in our schools. To parents and chil- dren there is no more timely topic. The first principle of education is to develop the man himself, heart, mind and body, and put his powers to their think" said old Dr. Marshall, the cele- brated master of the Buck Pond school Education is not prodding the memory You may be a marvel of memory anu remain a fool at last l know nah who can talk fooishness in seven ian guages Education is to enlarge the soul. It is to teach us how to live; II IS to give us the great facts of life anu show us the true principle of Iire ana open to us the true goal Of lie; It IS to develop the love of learning, knowing, as Sir John Lubbach says, the learning It. self will soon follow.
 Our youths should be encouraged to take an all around education. One needs something more than the three Ks, live he never so lowly, be he never SD busy. father asks, why should my boy study those higher branches? He Will never need them in his business. an swer: Just because he will never heeu them. Is the man never to know III all his life anything about the iarger history of the world, and the problems that have puzzled the minds and broken the hearts of his fellow man? If his lite is to be restricted one do give hln as large a spirit as you can at the s,aIt- and this has practical bearing. pus- mess man asked in my presence what was the hattie of Waterloo. It was im- possible not to discount the business Judgment of that man. Some or the saul dest expressions have ever heard nave been the regrets of business meh-suc- cessful men, too-that they Iiiaa io' ,h t1i youth persevered and taken a Wioer eu- ucation. o,,,a
 Teach your boys to aspire. Wouiu not set professional life before them III any unreal way. I rejoice Tn the nun bers of college bred men who go into the pllrsllits of business. It must dcCouht in part for our magnificent comnlerciai ,isi development. I believe it will help to Hlt ,1n commercial standards and mercd~ tile morals. The way to get fla ol the arrogance of the professional classes IS In educate the mass of society generous Iv complete education is something more than an accomplishment. It nus for actl,al life The ranks of the German army in the last war were full or uiilNer- sity graduates. They worked more ih- teligently, could endure more recover from sickness or wounds better because p1 Hug1enots were driven from France the nobility endured exit and suffering Tar better than the ignorant peasahtfE' lie cultured people of any community VIII bear poverty and reverse the best. Ihe south is a marvellous Illustration Of thls
 Rut an all round education will take in morals and religion. The child's be- havior is the principal part of his report. It will generally gauge hls scholarShlp I urge you young people Just staftlne to school again, do not get so busy that you forget Gods claims upon you your Sab hath rest. or the culture of the church of God student who hasn't time to go to church would better go home. He would better stay with his mother and go to church as responsible member Of society than to stay in barracks and study anything The best students ob serve Gods day and take the honors, too If takes moral earnestness self control and honorable pride to win. Sabbath violater has not the right kind of pride.
 I rejoice that in the colleges of the land there is return to instruction in the Bible What other nation has so neg lected it's principal book. Here is the book upon which our civilization rests, and our children are taught everything else. Some day we will be wiser. The celebrated Professor Ewald of Germany said to our Professor Seelye, holding New Testament in his hand: Tn this little book is to be found all the wisdom of the world"
 Certainly the true wisdom of life is there complete, and we shall be very fool fsh parents and teachers and children if we do not give it the first place in our studies and in our affections