The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29
DR. KOSHER ON THE RATIONALE
 OF UNCONVENTIONAL SCHOOL g.,
l. M. KOSHER. SOUTHERN UxSvEnsrrr.
BY PRESIDENT s. M. H

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 The popular conception of eaueatloh is mental achievement, but in th's < fhers is no moral force. All right edn7 cation begins. continues. and ends wi'n \ high Feiikious tone: for there is no true educalion without moral devel- opment.
 All right thinking men are bound 10 xeaornize the value of the denomina- ttonal school, as mighty force in the development of the whole man that we nav have we'll rounded, symetrical, and beautiful characters. such as will please and guarantee the approval of Him who made man In his own image.
 The denoninatfonaI school stands for the correlation Of the mental and nor al faculties for the purpose of right deve1opnfent. 1t is fact that moral growth stimulates and increases ii- I fellectual power: while strange to say. < nevertheless it is true. that mental training carried forward to the utter neglect If moral training dwarfs ana enfcebles tile moral faculties.
 Intnllectuai training alone, however much to be desired. will not prepare man for his God-yiven mission on earth. We insist on intellectual train ing and development of the highest order hut want the hand of Christian S influence upon all this development that we may have sanctified intelli- renee and sanctified education in our 2 hoYy,cs. in our schools. upon our ross :. trurns, and in our puipits yes and edc- 1 cation saturated with the right spirit 4 to projeGt and carry on all the activi- { ties Of life.
 I Man is a religious as well as ra-- 4 fionai animal. created in the image and I likeness of God, and hence his highest ] development, that enables him to make M 1 bis life count for the most possible | alonm right lines, must he thorough ] mental and spiritual growth Nowhere I can he find influences and advantages \ that will as successfully contribute to I hie dsvelopment of head and heart. and thus equip hiin for useful servtee m q State and Church. as in the cenomina- T tional school.
 The Lasting Impulse.
 1 while schools and colleges are faeaps ' of inducing mental growth, It should { be remembered that during the plastic days Of youth the spirit gets It's most 1neffnx impulse. hence our schools ana 1 colleges should bs decidedly and strong Z Iy religious. ... Many parents are strangely incoisis- IUGX { money to provide for tho physical wants ana comforts of their children, and TOT fhe5r higher mental development as - ell but seem to overlook the Tact ' fhaf when the time comes for them to leave the parental roof they need more than ever right influences ana saIe environment.s They seem to forget tnat this can not be had without the prop Eer development of the spiritual and
 moraL untraumeled ia it's effort to emphasize fhs development of the moral nature; this it is expected to do. At the same ' time 1t emphasizes none the less antei- l7ectua1 and physical growth. and thus proves to be specially helplni m tne lrtnht development of the whole man. ;, the formation nf character that is strong and useful and will Etand di- vine scrutiny in time and eternity.
 Rv reason of this fact the denom- national school can afford many ex- ceIient advantages that can not pc found elsewhere, advantages and tnflu. ences that are productive or tne osss . results possible in 10th inteilectual anu moral growth.
 me Church has always been in the lead In the matter of true and complete education: hence the many denon1lna- 4ional colleges where the youth Of our land can have superior advantages Tor moral development, where all instrnc- fion is permeated with fne spirit. tne Influence. and faith of fthe gospel so that . truly religious life is as logic I aflv anticipated as is mental develop 4nent and honorable graduation. our mead today in State and Church ia men who are we'll equipped, men who are icompetent to grapple with the many difficuIt problems that confront us. men able and willing to do aggressive work according to a correct moral stanoaro' i men who because of their superior en- selIectuai ability, aocinl influence, nor < nI worth. and force of character can 7ecoue leaders and help to mold the nublic opinion and public sentiment. S work of the Church.
 Therefore 1t 's that the Churcn IS actively engaged in the work ot eou- cation. end especially higher educa. l lion. that we may have niultituaes or I corn petent and wise leaders to belp in \ hrfnzinr the world to Christ. and to rutie with acknowledged certainty and eafety the ship of State as wall as j the ship of Zion.
 afYirm without fear Of suceessful 1 contradiction that the denominataonet school has furnished latger per oent ! nf such men than have the other schools of our land.
 The Church win not be any greater, any stronger, any more influential for good ana usefulpess in the future than lSs her education. The Church that lmeelects the education of her youth will not be the church of the future. Gn long as conditions remain as they are we will have denominational schools. and ought to have them. even though they have to be maintained by the self denials and sacriaees of our people. sure antidote to the skeptical tenden- cies of the times. Our educational fa- cilities and appliances were never bet- ter than at the present, nor were our schools. both Church and State. ever more urosperous and better patronized than now, but in the midst of our Joy land prosperity there is sometimes that which excites our fears. There has Iheen in the past a strong tendency to k.lIvoroe education and religion which lsn my humble opinion is an omen for E~viI. and while this tendency still ex- safs in some quarters at least, l do moi believe that it is as strong today as in the past. especially in our south land.
 The True Teachers.
 our people will no longer tolerate immoral and infidel teachers. not even sn our State schools. The time waa when a mans Intellectual qualification rsas the only sine qua non. but rhaDAs to our heavenly father, this day lS past