The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-29

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crly classrd as teachers. II you
suggest to, ninlstrrui the Gospel
| say no. rrallIc thu great bCuU.
ht oi that profession, what It has
d. v, IN the past, what itIt dJIng
at in, present, and waat ). means
ton the future. | rcaliIy that were
It not iui religion, pure and undo.
flied, this old world would again
,ni,yr and shake a. on CruclliNlIn
day: that the vcil ui the Temple
would again be- rent ~ twain and
w. would revert to idulairy and
harhari,m, and wullr would bc
the last to say anything against
that noble profession, yet ! must
say that IN my opinion the school
teacher has done, / doing and viii
do more tot tho world than the
preacher. Tn, greatest roprcscn.
tatiyc ul religion whoever appeared
amuns men, Jesus Ut Nazareth,
was teacher ut men rather thar
an cNhortcr. Nncn wc ulanc,
over the history Oi thc past, wc ar
compelled 90 admit that one Of H.,
greatest lUc- ui' intellectual d"v'l
upmrnt aud ol tcaoulnp ~ general
ma, been those Interested ~ pro
mitigating some thcolpglc creed
The prugrcss OF science has beer
baptized with thu blood 1i MARTYRS,
pcrscCutcd t. tn, death by sell,
constituted guardians pt Christian
INV. When ", reflect that cv,r'
great scientific discovery has me-
wltn the blttcrcst opposition iron
those AT the head oi cstabllsu,C
churches, ~ are compelled 10 con
cludr that the one who has blaIcC
tho way toward intellectual de-
vclupulnt has been the teacher
/ We arr glad 10 know that At tn,
/ beginning Ui TINS, the twentieth
century, the church has Iuluv,
| hands with science, and tx, the
they arc marching up thD slope o
/ intellectual progress leaving tat b"
I mind the superstition, nuutry, uu'
/ blood. stained record ui Mcdcyia
| history Iru, wc still have som,
wins are so much more interested
in popuIating Heaven with dca,
people than they n, IN mlmStcrlnI
to the need vt the world, tnat W
are sometimes lrrltatcd by thci
conduct, but We are thankful tina
such are passing away There a.
still those who smile at sClcntlh
invc stigatioHs and attempt displa
of wit and humor IN discussin
such things; but they are so lar i
the rear Oi the ever adNancln
column Of human prugr"s, tina
they look lil;" sp"Cks ON thu hurl
Aon and are generally treated a
such. And after We consider a
professions and Investigate ever
walk ui lite We ar lrrcrlstahl
driven 10 point to the llttlc schu,
house ON the hillside "a the mos
sacred treasure at mankind and th
modest, retiring sChuol-ma am, VIII
day alter day patiently trudsc
back and forth from that pIacr, a
our greatest Ecncia,tur. OiCpur-
their pathway sometimes seem
rough aud We know they do uu' 4,
Cciyc their portion OF the world
goods IN exchange iur th"lr tat.
and sacrifice they So freely civ,
liut the question ARISES IN cunnr'
ton herewith, why A, wc hcr,
II wr arr here only iur pcrSun,
gain and selfish purposes thcG cuu
tdinlN the school teacher - a TAI
urc. They look about and see ur
mcrilcd honor bestowed on the ~
worthy. They hcar the applau,
ul the pupulaCc cChulng IN non,
OF som, great orator aNd 1t
natural that u little envy and dI
appointment should arse. 1T
when We reflect that a. soon as Il
hystrrical applause has died ava,
the effect of the orator dic~ with /
We can appreciate the tact that Il
seed sgwn in the llttI". hursc on. Il
hillside springs up and its effect
immortal. ! remember a i,w yea
ago, a noted eastern capitalist VI
y solourning At Indianapolis, In
At the same time a Chinese prIn
was the guest OF the city. II
capitalist came in his private G.
and was attended 10y a rctcnuc
' servants. The Prince, clad
- Oriental robes and stiilcd with
: air II royalty, was the center OF q
' traction and the object OF intcn
interest and admiration. But I
; tact remained that the only Thu
u the capitalist was worth was !
= tie money, and all the Prince "
q worth was measured by cvanescc
y and vain-glorious honor, o
' school teacher Is worth more to /
world than ten thousand oi clJh,
~ 1t may be- asked why do ! place t
{" teacher in such high position.
;, will tell YOU. In the first place
~ will state that sincerely belle
v, i'm the theory oi evolution. {
" not suggesting that lor the purpc
;" o. provoking a needless disCussiC
Tor | suspect that y discussion
q that great phllosophic and sclC