The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
NUMBER 80.
Urges instruction in Morality.

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as were uttered by the chief rep
resen tative Of the "Heathen
Chinee in this country, Mr.. Wa
Ting Fang, and not be able to re-
fute the stigma they contain. he
said in Philadelphia on Wednes-
day night Of last week after prais-
ing some things in connection
with the public school system Of
the United States
"But, there is something lack
ing, unless [ am grievously mis-.
taken. Your system is devoted
tomental training;you teach read
ing, writing, arithmetic, some
languages, some dead languages;
why don't you teach them Chi
nese? Butts this enough? These
subjects will, no doubt, make a
boy or girl a useful member of the
community, but are they enough
to make them good members of
society ? | think they should be
taught morality. They need NOR
al training as well as mental.
81 think that in public schools
asin private, "he continued, "mor-
al training should be given. Your
schools and colleges, except those
established b. the churches, are
all secular. They don't touch on
religious topics. That is so, but
moral training is different from
religious. In this country there
are different religions, Catholic,
Protestants, Jewish and others
but what harm can be done if you
introduce moral topics without
teaching religion ? Every religion
has some good moral principle.
Now, you people, whoare soclever,
why not take some moral princi-
pies, some good sayings on which
all are agreed, have them publish
edin a book and read in the school,
and make the students learn these
and act upon them. | think this
is point worthy of your consid-
Grafton. twill broaden the minds
of the students. 1t would make
them not only learned and useful,
butinlife they would become NOR
al, good members of society.
"Unless l am grievously mista-
ken, your system of education,
admirable as it is, is directed al
most entirely to mental training.
Your chief object in your schools
and colleges is to train boys and
girls mentally. In other words,
you develop the brains, you teach
them the most useful subjects
that will enable them to gain
livelihood. But does education
consist only of mental training?
Is that the only object for which
education should be directed ? |
appreciate the utility of your sub
iects, but are these enough to
make a boy or girl a good mem
Der of society," A man is not
here simply to learna useful trade
and useful knowledge Morality,
moral training should be inculca-
ted. A man may be useful man,
learned man. But what is he
without principle" ?"
While we are all opposed to any
idea of Chinese i'm migration there
is code of commercial morality
practiced by them wherever they
are that could well be initiated.
A banker who fails loses not only
his status in society, but his life.
Even coolie must keep every en-
gagement he makes, to work dur
ing specified hours and do the
work he engages to perform, and
must not soldier" about it.
Minister WI also referred to
the growing lackof respect shown
by young people nowadays to
their parents, elders, and superi-
ors (as he put it) and advocated
the inculcation into the minds OF
the young, lessons Of humanity
and patriotism, justice and loyal
ty. Is it possible he is rightg
Reveals A Great Secret.
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