The Greeley tribune., 1907-06-06

1907.
Dewey calls education "a process of
living Life is made up of rela-
tions. Living is adjustment. The
real teacher is one who teaches his
pupils, not his subjects. Education
is the svmmatrical unfoldment of
the whole man. Education is an
unitary process. 1t is incapable of
mathematical division. Prof. Coe
reminds his readers that Gods will
compasses at the ends, His presence
suffuses all the means and His power
works in all the processes Of educa.
tion. Man is 'incurably religious"
The authority of history and of
sound observation and analysis de-
clare that religion is an essential
factor of the human personality.
The goal of life determines the scope
of education. The ultimate goal Of
life is adjustment to Eternal Reality.
General education must take into
account the whole personality and
the ultimate reality Of the environ
ment." No side of the student
should be neglected, no factor over
looked, no possibility eliminated. {"
General education is progressive
adaptation to environment. 1t is
self-realization In and through fell
lowship with nature and man and
God, hence education becomes gen.
eral, that is, complete only when it
is religious. Religious education
finds it distinctive mark in its COM
pleteness. 1t was a statesman
among educator who said, Religious
education is not part of general
education; 1t is general education. :"
Education is leading out and also
a leading up. Education enlarges
the outlook and developes the up
look of life. Life is an unit. There
is no secular education. The educa-
tion that is not sacred is not educa-
tion; for the end of all true educa.
tion centers in the spiritual life.
True education is the unfoldment
and enduement Of the whole mana
devine equipment for spiritual
leadership. Education multiplies
the viewpoint and clears the vision
of youth.
| Lieutenant Peary tells us that the
educated members Of his crew wer,
not depressed by the dull monoton,
Of the frozen north like the less de
veloped members. The viewpoint Of
the trained men was less provincial.
and life for them was larger and
richer and more effective.
Out of the wrinkled blue of the
beautiful Aegean deep, the noun.
tain island of Paros lifts its great
bald height. According to Greek
legend it was first settled by peasants
from Acadia. They came from the
alleuvial plains of central Asia and
settled on the lowland near the
shore. They builded houses of loose
stones and clay, and fashioned idols
of clay with their hands. Their un-
developed minds failed to measure
the immense possibilities that slept
in the mountain overshadowing
them. They we're living in rude
huts and bowling to idols of clay,
while Just behind them rose noun
tain of matchless Parian marble
that marble from which the Greek
architects and builders constructed
the glistening Athenian temples
that marble in which Phidias and
Prax,tales saw masterpieces which
thew released to charm the world
which will never grow too old to love
the true. Without the vision which
comes from thorough preparation,
our lives will be rude huts and
crumbling idols, even though the ma
terial for masterpieces is only step
away.
Tho Essential Character Of
Christianity.
Again, the essential character of
christianity makes thorough prepara'
tion imperative. Life is not meas
ured by what 1t escapes, but by what
il holds and shares. Christianity
consists in living a life. 1t is not
an esoteric religion. The christian
ity that is not applied is counterfeit.
Christianity is not an idea in the air,
but both feet on the ground In the
Quiet service of the common day.
Our savior taught his disciples that
service is the badge of greatness.
He recognized the unity of life. On
His map every land was Holy
Land. On His calendar avery day
was holy day-seven every week.
The religion of Christ permeates all