The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-07-02
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\ ATEACHER's QUALIFICATIONS.

No graver or more important mat
ter can come before people as parents
and citizsus than the selection of
teachers for their children. There is
no calling in life's varied work involV-
ing higher responsibilities and few so
high, as that Of the achool-masteF.
He has too frequently been Judged IN
the aggregate by the unfortunate &C.
ceniricities of individuals. This Vo-
cation, because often used only as a
stepping stone, or way-stat!on, to some
other more lucrative and less !aborlous
profession, has suffered in reputation
and dignity. The day is past when
the teachers position is TO be sought
only as convenient means to an end,
or as last resort for those who have
failed in other pursuits. It is recog-
nized that he must be possessed of
special qualifications, be fitted for bis
peculiar work by education, by zeal,
by love for it and a conscientious de-
sire to impart all that he has received
in mind, heart and body to his pupils
for their upbuilding in knowledge and
character. The command Of God to
Israel was to teach his statutes and
ordinances unto their children and
children's children, in order that they
might learn and do them and be
blessed. The orator (Rev. Mr.. Smith),
of the commencement celebration,
sounded clear and true note, when
he said that education was neither
sound nor true, when it concerned
itself about the physical and intellec-
tual and neglected the spiritual. Man
is a trinity, of body. mind and spirit,
and education should take cognizance
of all and cultivate and develop all
the faculties to attain it's true end.
The teacher then should be one wEo
recognizes, in himself, this tr;part
nature and gives due consideration 20
every part-who holds all his poA Aers
of mind, body and spirit as gifts ftom
his creator to be employed + lis
glory and for the disseminating tHat
knowledge of him and his commands,
as are essential to the we'll being and
progress of his pupils. Parents are
charged with this care OF their OIL
spring, and when they depute this
care to another, in consequence OF the
exigences of life, they are bound 10
see, that they select oHe who fears
God and honors his will. The per.
ceptaoe is one in which skepticism and
irreligion are organized forces attack
inc the vi,als of social and business
life: the rationalism Of German
schools and the infdelity and abandon
of the Partisan in pursuit of pleasure
are breaking down the sober reverence
and regard of our people Tor customs
and beliefs held sacred for generations
by our forefathers.
We need to use every means at our
command to inculcate and keep alive
faith in God and obedience to His or
dinances. For Christian and God
fearing citizens to disregard this quail
fcation of the spiritual man, in select
iny teachers, who are to mould the
chara eters and educate tee minds of
their children, would be in The highest
degree immoral. The teachers lntiu-
ence is not confined to the c 80 room
or the lesson under recitation, but is
far-reachiDg ard operative, even with
out his will or intention. And such is
the tendency of our unregenerats
nature-that we more readily appro-
pirate the pad than the good. Let US
then seek for teachers whose
lives arc lives of faith aud prayer, that
their influence may be fer good and
for the deepening and peTpetuating les
sons learned of pious mothers, thus
sending forth rcverent, God-tearing
men and women, "who in their turn
shall teach others also,:; and thus
transmit TO generators yet unborn the
priceless heritage Of Christian princl-
pie, moral conduct, which have been
bequesthcd unto US. A Wa4eher.