Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-26

fits person for useful life in this
world and happy home beyond this
vale OF tears. The word is from the
Latin. and means to lead out. The
Standard defines as follows ITO edu-
cate is to exercise the mental faculties
of man. as by instruction, training and
discipline. in such way as to develope
and render efficient the natural pow
ers; develope Ga MANI physically, men
tally, morally and spiritually.
Education is the process or the re-
suit of educating; requirement by
any course of discipline and instruc-
tion; the systematic developement
and cultivation of the mind and other
natural powers and the direction of
the feelings, the tastes and the man
rers, by iEculcation, example, expert
ence and impression" Education has
for its aim the developement of the
powers of man, lst, by exercising each
alorg its peculiar line 2nd. by proper
| ly co-ordinating and subordinatinc
them 2rd, by taking advantage of the
law OF habit; 4th, by appealing to hu-
man interest and enthusiasm.
A NOTED WRITER'S DEFINITION.
A noted writer says that Education
concerns that part of man which God
has made immortal" God formed the
body OF man out of dust of the earth
and breathed into him the breath of
lives and he became a living soul. Ed
ucation is simply development; a
progress in growth, either a slow or
rapid developement of the faculties or
properties of the several natures with
which this wonderful combination has
been endowed.
1t begins with the dawn OF conscious
ness, continues through life and ends.
so far as we know. never-Christian
education is the spiritual and moral
Idevelopement of the individual regen-
Grated, sanctified and enlightened by
the grace of God, All education has
for its object the right development
OF character and the proper discipline
of ones power. Every man, woman
and child. be he (shej bond or free
black or white. is erecting a mysteri.
GUS and wonderful structure for the
unknown future.
BEAUTIFUL METAPHOR
Every day and hour and moment ",
are. like the tiny coral worker, far be
meath the mere surface superficiciali
ties. working away on this magnificen
building. This structure is the huna,
character and has been defined as g,
combination of qualities distinguishin,
any person or class of persons any dis
tinctive mark or trait, or such mark
or traits collectively belonging to an,
person, class or race the indivIdualit'
which is the product of nature, habit
or euvirousments. 4"
God has given us our mind and tn
power to develope it along differen
lines We are to make and form on
character. He has given us the ma
terlal with which to build we are I
gather and shape the material: an,
build and beautify the structure.
3 To have character agreeable to Go
one must build it in accord with tn
: Divine plan. To beautify and make a
tractive this wondrous building. on
+ must develop the mental and mors
D powers. If we will but cultivate thes
/ powers and harmonic them well the
D will make perfect, noble charActe,
: The Insignificant acorn is not the mas
n nitcently proportional oak unde
g whose wide spreading branches TIA
tired laborers gather at noon tide I
i rest, nor is the mind the beautiful an
symmetrically formed character.
THE VALUE OF CHARACTER.
A good character is q treasure of II
n trinsic worth ; and the builder will. !
the end, receive the blessed welcom
"Weli done"
Each one OF you here tonight