The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-01
Tcachcrs-Thcir Duties and Neg
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Piled to a large number of people
upon whom rests great response
bilities.
Teachers are divided into three
great classes; viz, primary teach
ers, (parents,) intermediate, (lit-
erary,) and advanced teachers,
(preachers.)
These threo classes are divided
and sub-divided into number of
smaller classes, Of which time and
space will not pormit me to dwell
upon at present.
The first or primary class of
teachers are parents, but as a rule
they don't consider themselves
teachers at all. Thoy begin toach-
ing children fatherly caro- and
mothorly love, almost as soon as
they arc borned.
Parents teach childron thoir first
lessons that they receive. Lator
on they should begin to toach
thom the great principle of right
and wrong as commanded in tho
sacred writings.
1T Is their duty to teach their
chlldren piety, love, respect, gon-
tlcncss, temperance obedience and
truthtulness with all othor rules
pcrtalnlning to morality. Wo
may then say that parents are
teachers upon whom rests tho re-
sponsiblllCies Of the first lessons,
and who will havo to give an ac-
count at the judgement for the
performance or neglect of their
dutios.
We SEQ from tho fruits of chill
drcn that paronts havo neglected
in II large mcnsuro to do their du-
ties, and have betrayed thoir trurs..'
entrusted by God to them ~ 80:
servants. They aro depva''Sr:as MS
the second and t1sipea ?onolng on
n isAssnIs nsrs to ho;s t.s9f up their skirts
and h'fs hiafSs4< VIII a9R!r noyligcncc.
They SOON to be looking fOr-
ward with expectation of a great
promise of blessings for what thoy
have not done, rather than what
thcy hnvo done. With those con-
solations they sit down for their
soul to tuko thoir ease, depending
on tho second and third classes Of
teachers to hold tho fort, but their
negligence brings sudden dcstruc-
ton.
The intermediate or second class
of teachers are those who arc en-
ploycd to give literary instructions
40 childron in II collective body,
aftcr tho parents have had an OPP
portunity to give them their first
lessons.
This class Of teachers are on
trusted with tho care of children
to instruct them for business life
and correct tho faulty Impressions
mado by parents on thcjr young
minds.
They havo to deal with children
of noarly every degree Of charac-
tor.
AS this class oc tonchcrs have
to labor under disadvantages, with
out tho full corporation and SYM
pathy Of tho parents, thcy should
thoroughly prepare themselves to
give tho best instructions for tho
different avocatlons Of life, and to
remodel the mistakes mado by pa
rents.
This intermediate class of toach
ors are not ON y responsible for
tho business and actoristical
instructions, but for the bodily
health also.
But this class has also Cotton
ahead of It's shadow and lost it,
self in the wilderness Of neglect.
They are far from what they
should ho rs instructors.
Too many Of them arc seeking
the pay and not tho occupation
or duty.
This class Of teachers should or
ganizc local associations for mu-
tual Instructions to each othor in
order to prepare themselves bottcr
for their daily work.
Tho advanced or third class of
teachers aro the preachers who
stand behind tho sacred desk tC |
proclaim the eternal truth to dv-
ing mon and women. This class
of teachers have to deal with chll-
dren after thoy have been under
the instructions Of both tho other
classes.
1t dovolves upon this class to
teach righteousness and point out
tho way that leads to eternal life.
This class also is responsible
for the trust given them, tho per-
tormancc of thoir duty and tho
neglect to do thoir duty.
Complaints that they too are
ncgllgont,and have wandered from
tho paths of duty and hidden ln
the swamps of darkness.
1oar that too many of thcm
arc sooklng moro earnestly tho AL
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