The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-27

a man may be an intellectual giant,
vet a moral dwarf. We are taught
by the Master that all energies Of
mind, body, soul and spirit should be
brought into a state of development
by which to realize the highest ideal
Of one created in Gods image.
In an age of scholarly research and
intellectual activity it behooves us,
as followers of the man Christ, TO
stop and ask ourselves, What is edu-
cation? knowledge is not an end, 1t
is but a means to which character is
born. It is the clay out of which a
man may fashion himself vessel eth
er of honor or of dishonor. All ire
lgiously educated people are lacking
in the qualities of permanence that
would have enabled them to attain
to the highest type of man. Old Egypt
had an educational system which In
proportion to the knowledge OF that
time was as efficacious as that of any .
modern European university. But it
accomplished little in its time for the
uplifting of it's race. The quality OF
permanence was lacking and great
Babylon fell without contributing one
lasting influence to uplift the world.
The Greek system of education was
based entirely upon either mental
or physical development. The first
soon exhausted itself in court of men
tai dilettantism and the second de-
generated into worship of strength,
beauty or grace that became almost
sensual. Some of the old educational
principles were built upon hay or stub
: BILE and some on gold, but they all
lacked the vitalizing principal of hav-
: ing been founded upon Christian char
acter.
: Bishop otey's Work.
+ IAN these conditions made lasting
l. impression upon the first Bishop of
this diocese, the Right Rev. James H.
Otey. and in an age of skepticism and
e deism he felt so keenly the calls OF
T. the church in the direction of Chris
S tian education that he gave his splen'
1. did talents to build up education
ot through the South He felt that the
civilization most degraded was that
le which relied entirely upon intellectual
o. guidance with no laws but those O.
k, the earth-earthy. With the cooper
r. alton of Bishop Polk, Missionary
he Bishop of Arkansas, Bishop OF Louis
Is lana and leader of forces in the Los
n Cause. he set about laying the corne
n. stone of an institution for the Chris
TO tian education of the young women o
n. the community. His idea being U
lot develop the heart as well as the mine
lily The educational progress of the Dlt
lal cese of Tennessee cannot be dlsd'
g. ISOLATED from the names of Otey an
he Polk. Nor should the zeal, tortitud
os- and hardships with which they carrie
nd the Columbia Institute through II
EFT first years be ever forgotten. Inc
var nlaced the institution upon the plan
led which it has ever maintained. II ain
RS, NOT alone to teach young woman
up. behave properly in parlor, not mer
cen " to veneer her French and Germa
'es- and a few bars of classic music, o.
It'll, to broaden their horizon and 10 ma
pal them practice the beauty OF noilnes
the a life well lived and a perfect aoJu'
i've - &c +bo lows of God
ned Plea for Support.
the e" have been called to this Wo
in laid down by Miss Bryant on accou
in of physical inability to conduct me
in ern school. l am trying to awaE
an interest in this venerable ins'l
tion which belongs to Tenness
- church people. 1t has its exlsten
80, linked with the names that are dear
o;,e MS. When it is at our doors is 1t
!. - strange that we should calmly sc
4bIa our daughters to other schools
- have issued calls to the alumni OF
scbool tn assist in building it
~ wherever it has been possible
80 trace a former pupil, realizing that
-. strength of any school is in the
,,na umni it has sent forth. By the
80 and the struggle of these early g
10 cative pioneers who reared this ne
e in tlful eollce' .b,a b,,r
ough ehurch peopie .,,,ons
- Education means character, and
averv condition we cannot do be