The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
Fathers NEGLECT|NG
DUTY TO CHILDREN
BUSINESS MEN AGREE WITH
SUPERINTENDENT JORDAN.
Men Fail to Teach Their Little Ones
About the Bible and Christianity
Are Neglecting This, Perhaps, at a
Fearful Future Cost-Men Should
Attend Bible Study Glasses.

Leading business men of Minneap-
oils, who are themselves active in
church and religious work, seem to
agree with DR.. G. M. Jordan, superin-
tendent Of schools, in his statements
made before the recent meeting of the
Presbyterian Minister'S association of
Minneapolis. DR.. Jordan said that the
ignorance Of the children of today on
matters pertaining to the Bible is APP
paiiing: that tho the Bible cannot be
used in the schools, the teachers are
doing tte1r part towards making the
children Christians, but need aid; that
this aid must come from the homes,
and that in the home the fault is not
with the mothers, but with the fathers
who neglect to give instruction to their
children in matters pertaining to the
Bible and Christianity.
- believe that DR.. Jordan is abso-.
Mtely right said w. L. Harris, " from
the standpoint Of the cooperation Of
the home with the teacher being neces-
sary. Whether it is the business Of
the father or the mother to train their
children along lines of an intelligent
portant question, it appears to me, as
whether the old-fashioned home infu
ence by either or both parents has
been lost. 1t is to be deplored that
the integrity Of the home as the con-
trolling factor in the all-around educa-
tion Of the children has been seriously
impaired. Not only the fathers, but
in their children s future by their ne
glect of the home altar and that COM
radeshlp between parent and child
which today, unfortunately, is the ex-
ception rather than the rule. DR..
Jordan is right when he asserts that
the father is to blame in not taking
the initiative IN the supervision of his
children IS education, both religious and
secular.
"Today we buy the education for
our children as we buy our food and
clothing, at $50 much per- DR.. Jordan
is right when he says he must have aid
from the parents. It is all right to
chase dollars, position and comforts,
but there's such thing as paying too
big a price for them. DR.. Jordan g
words OF caution are most timely
Acknowledges Charge. 81,
R: D: Jones said: 81 read DR..
Jordan IS remarks with considerable
interest. While I dislike to acknowl-
edge. the truth Of the charge made
against Christian people generally he
II.
Jordan, is correct. I think his sugges.
ton about fathers talking more SER
iously with their children on the sub
iect of Christianity and the Bible. is
right to the point. By beginning
with early childhood, Bible talks can
be made decidedly interesting and at
tractive. [ hope statement coming
from such an excellent authority as DR..
Jordan will have its infuence'
-
is right y said 6: W. Van Tuyi. ut
is hard admission to make, but we
might as well look the facts in the
face. The father should take an active
interest in giving his children religious
instruction, and I am afraid the aver
age father doesn't. What is the
remedey9 Wake the fathers up to the
can this be done? By bringing the
matter to public attention thru speak
ers such as DR.. Jordan, and by every
editor Of every paper speaking of it in
Agrees With DR. Jordan.
~ George D. Dayton also agrees with
Jordan s article in full said Mr..
Dayton when approached on the sub
iect. "but I agree with what TIL e
Journ a reported this morning as his
sentiments. [ believe in teaching
Christianity more by example and up.
right living than by word of mouth.
Many of our teachers are living noble
Christian lives, and are thereby in
fiuencing the pupils under them uncon-
sciously to high ideals. The Bible is
the most important book on earth.
Every man ought to be in the Sunday
school studying it, and then he could
talk intelligently to his children about
it. The father is missing the most
valuable thing in life when he omits
being student of the Bible. and so
incapacitates himself from helping his
children to learn to love it and study
it.
Thoro study of the Bible will make
man intelligent along many lines and
it is worth all our effort to, increase
our knowledge Of it in every way
possible