The Elbert County tribune., 1899-11-23
Religion in Education,
Written fer The Taisuse.

out that sweetness. The reaso
so many term education a failnr
is because they have the wron.
idea as to its meaning. If on
education is to train US in matba
mates, so we cqn count our fellow
men out of the S, or to be eoua
to him, to keep him from count
ing us out of the S, then we nigh
say there is failure in education
Are we, as teachers, to be salts
hed with a meaning of educatio,
until we see it is rigbtl can w,
put too much stress on the matter
Are we to take things for grantee
Just because somebody says SO,
Are we to believe education ,
failure because some make n,
good use of it. Are we to bel;ev,
smarriage a failure Just becaus,
some do not understand the re-.
lationship that should exist O,
for the want of an educated
christian spirit they make il
a failure! l say, are we to
believe it can be no other wav
while on the other hand we see
the home where all is love, 10y and
happiness, and where God has
His earthly abodel Are to believe
religion n failure because some
make a failure of ii? | answer
"no."
Religion is not form to have
at great occasions and then be left
off, but is that which makes a man
worthy to be called His child and
makes of him husband, a father,
a neighbor and citizen.
Education is that which pre-
pares one for right living, which
is the equal of the above. There
fore how can we fall out with
Religion in Education.
You all agree with me that we
are TO a hold on the child's better
nature if we "prepare him for
right living" Then should we
not show him the wisdom and
goodness of God in creating us in
so wise II way, and in permitting
us to live and know as much of
ourselves and each other as we
do2
| do not wish 10 see denomina-
tionalism or sectarianism brought
into the school, but | do desire to
see our children educated and
brought up to be men and women
in the truest sense, and lovers of
Him "who doth all things we'll"
The Educational Independent
says, 'eThe best education is that
which brings the child to appre-
ciate beauty, love truth, acquire
power, hold well in hand the
guiding lines of the imagination
ard seek for good in everything.
That good and great man, Prof.
McFadden, of Missouri, says,
"Can man understand the wonder
full mechanism of his body, and
the relationship of body and
mind, and say there is no God'p'
| consider Prof. McFadden one
among the great educators.
Prof. Seeley, of New Jersey,
says, 'Religious instruction is
necessary to secure complete man.
kind"
All the best learned men, whether
professed christians or not, refer
to God more or less in their lives;
recognize Him as "the all wise. "
Are we to let our youth stray
away-or rather stay away from
God and let our nation fall as did
the other nations who forgot Godi
we, as a nation, live as we should.
will our nation ever fall! No;
God forbid.
Wea are to study every place oflife
in order to be successful teachers
of the young. We should be a
true model, for we can't expect
pupils to build after someone else
when they love their teacher
then should we not be christians
in the truest sense! l dare say
there isn't one parent out of a
thousand who would want his
child to be a mean, low and de-
grading man or woman. We all
love right and say we think we
are doing about right. We should
have this question in mind. Are
we doing what God wants US to dol
Do we give Him all the praise'
If there be any who object to
Religion in Education as l have
to state it, / wish you would ask
yourself the question, "What i is
education, and what is it for9
"What is religion, and what is II
forlp
In conclusion | will say unit
we reach and bring out the good
lovely, kind and true nature II
man we have failed in "preparini
him for right living"
PEYToN, Colo, Nov. 2, 1879
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