Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25

minister impersOual powers ana Inter
csts. The child should continually APP
pear TO them as future citizen. With
this ruling idea they will take thought
for two things that complement each
other 90 for the initial and personal
force which Is terminating in the child
ana for the social destination of this
force. At no moment Of their direction
over him can they forget that this lit
tie being confidcd to their care must
become himself and brother. These
two conditions, far from excluding
each other, never exist apart. IL is i'm
possible TO lie brothcrly, 10 love. to give
oneself. unless one is master Of him
self; and, rcciDrOcally, none can possess
himself, comprehend his own indiyid-
ual being. until he has first made his
way through the outward accidents Of
his existence down to the profound
springs Of life whore man feels himself
one with other men in all that is most
intimately his own.
To aid n Child to become himself
and brother il Is necessary to protect
him against the violent and destructive
action of the forces of disorder. These
forces are exterior and interior, Every
child IS mcnaccd from without not
only by material dangers, but by the
mcddlcsOmcness Of alien wills, and
from within by an exaggerated idea
Of his own personality and all the fan
CicS it breeds. There is Il great out
ward danger which may come from the
abuse of powc" in educators. The
right of might finds itself place in cd
ucatiOn with CNtrcmc facility. 70 ed
uCate another one must have renowned
this right that is to say. made abne-
cation Of the inferior sentiment of per-
sOnal Importance, which transforms us
into the enemies of others, even Of on"
own children. our authority is bencti.
cent only when II Is inspired by one
| higher than our own. In this case it
is not only salutary, but also indis-
pcnSahl", and bCromrS in its turn the
| best guarantee against the greater per-
II which threatens the child from with
in-that Of eXaggcrating his own i'm
portanCC. At the beginning Of life the
rividncSs Of personal Impressions is SO
great that 10 establish an equilibrium
they must be submitted 10 the gentle
. III, "i cam ana superior Will
The true quality Of tie office Of Cdu-
cato" H. T. represent this will To the
c!i'd in manner Ws continuous ana
/ ~ H'N'lI''ltS'vl us l'"NNiIIe. Educators,
'H''i' S''",l 'or ".I 'il"l Is l" DC re-
Si'','u j" ''e "o''"' Ihcy give 10 the
cum" impressions oil '''I Wi'ich pre-
''"'N IT, ""'r'Il' IT, cav rLopS IT, but
NY ID "' CRUSH ''' 'A III" contrary
..r viii and al tNn influence ne
l"nm,t become Clements nutriti %,
its native energy. such use Of au.
tlo"ity as this cuitiynics that fruitful
uh"Givn,r uUt Of which free souls are
born IT." purely personal authority
Of purrn.E m.Stcrs paI institutions IT,
10 Tie ella like the hrushwuou be.
meath which the g3Iug plant withcrs
AMI dos IWrc"lual authority the
| authority az man who has first sub.
mlucd hi@.2li 10 tie time h1norcd
realities before "Ai,h lie wishes the
( individual fancy Ell tie child 80 bend.
resemble IE'r" Hi IU.a!h)u'air IrNc.
II mas an activity IA" .niIrA"e5 u ~
It's man"'i DIT !, Hi''r"'Dr' "'r ia,i-
/ Nlraaliiy |ai -.Nei il lr&nc+s ANA sta'
hilly. ".'DDul tAi' authority Ice Is
No "IG'''i'n 10 watch to gu'"e' to
keep Il nm hah's-Hirh - the lunru ~
OF me q, "r''.r. IL" should apN"F u
Tie C!'IIu hot Hhe ul'Fl"t "I NmHS,
winch il need be- one may clear pro
Niueu me leap he pfoporuoAed to Tho
neiIuI Oh Ilie oDSI'cle' nut IKE Il trans
parent wan lhfouSh "Alch may be
seen uh.HahSihs lt"Iltles' laws limits
anu truths against "Nlch 10 ACTON Is
possible mus arises respect which Is
'ue lacu,'y OF cohcel'ihS something
greater 'loh ourseNes-reSpecI, which
oroauoNS Us ana frees us by making us