Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-10-31
Moral Science i'm CUR ON
mon schools.
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subject oi teaching Nora Science
- surprising y majority of the
children OF cur state are receiving
an trreparable injury By the om1s-
sion Of this study III our Common
schools.
IL We neglect TO stimulate the
moral faculties Of The Young. or to
weave into the fIbrie OF their
lives knowledge AMI feelings that
prompt right actions towards reIa
tIves- Eeighbo-s and eo4utry.
their eonseienees become scared.
and their sensIbility 10 human
sympathy deaaened.
Intellectual power il not TIE
highest attainment ct MR. All
learning develops the mind. bat
that whIeh elevates aud enaobles
The soul and leads men to better
teSGs - the most important.
on the main point. that chill
tre1l should be required 20 say
and 90 wat IS right. there Is lit
tie difference OF opinion But
Moral Science - A stgdy In the
prescribed course for our com
mon schools Is a question that
has met with opposition. The
faiiaeles OF the opposing aFgu
ueHis may be readily shown.
it l. claimed that all necessary
precepts should be irstiIlsd ~
teachers To rely aIOn them
alone would be leaving the main
feature CT education to chance
How many teachers ever think of
such i responsibility resting upon
then y textbook on the sub
Jeet wOait ar0gse some 10 a sense
OF their duty. while 1t would rem
der more effective the efforts CT
those VINO endeavOr TO 10 their
whole duty SomethIrg learned
IRON a boOk-a Well bound book
carries a weight at authority 20
TIE child mInd- and E,rgsIy aids
II the formation OF character.
Some think that it is sufficient
that higher schools embrace This
study IN their curriculum A very
large proportion of the pupils OF
CON non schools never enter r
higher Institution Most OF tI.ose
50 highly favored as to reach ae4-
dsuIc or collegiate walls are IL i.
Ole TO surrender To immoral envi
rOnmezt. if rot defsrsively armed
oy previous training
others assert that the rueuIea
ton OF moral truths should b~
LETT to parents and Sa5harh
schools. No ere can denv the
eiataey CT these means. bot the
parents who teach their children
1t home are the exceptions. rot
the rue The majority Of homes
have 70 intellectual .Ifr. In most
families Parents are too ba.v
about cthrr matters. too keetl-s~.
or teo Ig1ors1lk TO look afrer the
mental or neral interests OF their
ehIereE- and TANK their fali duty
deRe- WHEN thy seat hem 10
school just - well leave Gram
nar. AEElbmetIe OF any 0tner
study 20 parrnss.
A. for Sabbath schools. m.
fFasueatary way n which they
are usually conducted N the
country affords little benefit 10
any 1hey haye mushroom
growth n summer then COLLAPSE
Ofsen Il t. Sas Il large humber OF
young people, boys especially.
found II tie week DAY schools. arr
not regular members Of sabbath
schools.
it Is sls0 urged tn: the stasr
Aais no right 10 pseseri b. study
hat = apt to biss religions be
lief that the qar=tIaa CT ef.i-f..5t
issa w0a-d De Involved II tn.
were 80, tae safe las uu ri-f.t To
eadd1gvr the m0rass c. Ter eff
zen> through f-ar of caAtiictFEs
with the Interests 81 seetarissis.s-
1et there l. 10 SSetsar.ssnIsal m
the question Every form of re-
iIgioUs doctrine tolerated In th.,
United ss..srs = founded gpoa the
moral law The whole OF eIvI.-
za5foa = based upon II. Without
H. here IL 10 civilization.
IL the state has the right Ia
punish . citizen for Stealing. mur
der or any other crime. sue has
the right To prescribe a study that
teaches the Nervousness OF rsosp
crimes since she has become the
chief factor IN educating the
y0ung-
IL l. said that iE.nalIty Is en-
the Ia crease In Mississippi. and
Yet our puoiIe school system has
been IN operation more than thrr-
y years Who can say that the
frequent violations Of law and
good order are rot due to Iyno-
rance Of the duties of good eItI
zenSaipt
The prevention of erfE.e on
having her eisIzeas taught the du-
ties which nl4a owes to his fellow
men would cost the state less
than the trials and penalties for
violating law.
Some think the study too diff
1eElt TO be Introduced Isto the
common schools An abstruse
SoFs need not De adopted
Moral SeEenee can be brought
down 10 the comprehension of the
child mind To sUb-ransiate this.
L Will IeIare q bit of personal his
tory. When about nine years OF
age saw a work OF Moral Sci
eEee so easy TO understand. thar
l perused It with interest In vaea-