The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-15
An EDUCATION THAT PAYS

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II It he true, as Gascoigne said, "a
boy Is better unborn than untaught." or
~ Washington wrote, "ln proportion a.
the structure Of government gives
force TO public opinion II IL essential
that public opinion be educated. " there
Is no human subject of more importance
than this save one; and that one is per-
sonal religion. In considering 1t let ne
ask,
!. What Il EdpcaiioHi \ very com-
mon idea IL that IL IL a sort Of examining
proce.s-ihat the school or college is
somewhat like q cheese.press or q hay
baling apparatus, its purpose being to
crowd given amount Of knowledgeiuio
the pupils mind. This Is chiefly q mis-.
take True education IL more like an
electric dynamo; it develops the latent
currents oi thought aud power or this
machine doe. the current which gives 10
Wonder city iis light and power The
word education" b. from the Latin
s-duro, meaning TO "duiw out" or EIDE.
velop" the latent resource. Of being
almost the very opposite NJ the COM
msn idea. said Daniel Webster. "a
man is not educated until be- has tie
power 20 summon. imam emergency, his
mental powers in vigorous exercise to
ellcc, It.. proposed object"
The true aim Of education, then, is 10
fit the pupil, in the best and largest
sense, for whatever may De before him
in life here and hereafter. to develop
aud strengthen rnd round ont every
power with which God has endowed
him. II the gold miner in rich lode
should stud the mouth oi hi. mine with
an the purified precious metals obtained
from his mine, inr Offering pas.apes
would typiiy The results Of q true,
Christian education upon aud in hu-
man life.
N. ~ What direction IL Tbh D,r,iop-
mspi Nrtisi?
The only answer possible here r.. In
the direction OF every good faculty with
which Ne are endowed. God knew how
to make man, although 10 judge from
the theories OF certain so.clllcd "cducat.
or" one might think that lle WIS %
very poor hand at creation. Those who
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,ropbl, nj creating every human being
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90 s,o,n engine But IL needs chr,
and deyolonment Training as 10 In,
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o,hos ini,rIors bahits as wellas I'M Gen.
al mia. ~ health sbould be given il
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