The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-10
STICK TO
THE TRUTH
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yet in religions name how often fam
! ines and communities have been cru
ely divided and whore nations driven
! into bloody warfare. How often in
| rehglons name such passions nave
| been awakened that the pursuit of re-
| hgious truth was made absolutely i'm
| possible. This is what happens in
| religious controversies. We refuse
! to hear the other side. We are con-
| WINGED beforehand that we understand
| our opponents better than they under
| stand themselves, and the dispute
must be Waged on our statement of
| the case. Then, we mistrust and mis-
| construe their motiveS-they are pri-
| orr the unjust, and we the just; they
| have no truth, and we all the truth.
| Why should it be thus? Why not as
sumo that others are as honest as we
are, and obey their consciences as we
think we are obeying ours? And why
not always, before we decide one way
or another, bid them give US their own
statements of the case, instead of
| making our own the basis of judg-
ment, or, if we do call for statements,
why demand them only from such as
are already partisans of our tenets?
Something on Both Sides.
This done, we can at least argue
with degree of reverence for our own
! intellect; this done, we shall have
most likely discovered that there is
something to be said on both sides,
that there is as between ourselves and
our opponents much common ground,
upon which to labor for the common
good, and there may be and are on
both sides conscientious convictions
winch we ought to respect in practice,
if we do not approve in principle This
done, we can easily persuade ourselves
! that in this miserable world where
there is already so much toll and tur-
! moil, we should live in neighborly
peace without breeding among our
selves in the honor of the God of
Peace, storms of discord and hatred.
This done, truth wherever it is, will
have an opportunity of showing itself
to those who are worthy of knowing it,
Why do l talk before a convention
of Americas teachers of the perils
that crowd the pathways of truth?
Do not know beyond a doubt my
hearers sincere love for truth, and the
noble sacrifices they make in their
pursuit of it? All this 90 know, and
for all this praise Americas teach
erS. l have only in mind to lay deep
est stress upon the Importance of
truth, that the utmost care be taken
by them to instill into the souls of
their own devotion to it.
Teach the Love of Truth.
Teach, pray yery to your pupils
the love of truth. Ektol before them
its beauty. Obtain that they make
conservation of themselves before it's
shrine. Teach them that their souls
are noble and grand, only when no
clouds of error hovers over them, only
when truth in it's plenary objectivity
be so fully reproduced IN their minds
that those minds be TRANSPORTED in
the beauty of truth, ana De themselves
truth. And teach them that the truth
which is in their minds must be the
adornment of their lips, when those
lips part in speech the adornment of
their pen. When this pen moves in
writing, teach them that the lie spok-
en- or written is more baleful yet, and
more inglorious than the lie ensconsed
in the mind, for from the lips or pen
it goes out to darken ana pervert the
minds of Others
National Council Vacancies.
There is much interest also mani
tested in the selection of suitable per-
sons to fill the ten vacancies in the
national council. Five of these posi-
tons are filled by the council and five
by the board of directors of the as
ISOLATION. The directors whose terms
expire are the two Minnesota mem
bers, DR.. c. M. Jordan and Prof. j. F.
Millspaugh, of the Winona normal
school; DR.. Charles F. ThWing. Albert
G.. Lane, Edward A. Aldermen, w. M
Davidson, E. w. Coy, o. T. Corson,
James F. Russell and Oliver S. West
colt. 1t is understood that nearly all
of these men will succeed themselves,
but there may be other vacancies on
account of forfeiture of membership,
caused by an absence from two con-
secutive meetings.
Davidson for Treasurer.
The selection of a treasurer is an
important part of the proceedings.
There is some talk of electing the
present treasurer, Charles H. Keyes,
but this has been contrary to the poll
icy of the association in the past. Will
liam M Davidson, superintendent of
the schools of Kansas City, is strong
~ talked of for the place, and it is I'M
derstood that the friends of Mr.. Keyes
will gladly support Mr.. Davidson.
President Beardshear Improving.
The one disappointing feature of
the entire programme is the illness of
President Beardshear 1t was learned
yesterday that he was fast gaining
strength, but 1T is not thought that he
can recover sufficiently to attend any
of the meetings of the association. He
is still at st. Barnabas hospital, and
while he is not dangerously i'll, it is
impossible for him to attend to his reg
ular duties or take any part in the
work.
Meetings of the different state dele
| cations were held yesterday afternoon,
and members of general nominating
committee selected who will present
the names of officers to the general
convention at 80 a. m. today.
Many in Attendance.
The attendance is variously estfmat-
ed at from 5000 to 10000 teachers.
Iowa seems to lead all other states
| in attendance, so far as can be learned
there being 1000 registered from that
state alone. Illinois has also sent
large delegation, the names of over
1000 having been registered. Each day
brings new quota of visitors and it
Is expected that they will continue to
come until the end of the week.
Department Meetings.
The different department. meetings
held yesterday were a pronounced sue
cess. Probably the most interesting
feature of any of these meetings was
the one held at the exposition building
in the afternoon, when the physical
culture classes of the different schools
in the cities gave an exhibition of their
physical exercises, and also the exhibit
ton given by the ninety physical Gull
ture teachers Their work was ap-
plauded to the echo by the large au-
dlence Of about 5000 DeOpIe DreSent