Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-08


u re future are the educated people
declared Rev 4 Watson B-uvu. Pas
,c- O. he Fountain street Baptist
cal-ca q Grand Rapids. Mich He De
carst .aat re ch1-ch has s-rezErh n
street. ratio tc ths amount o. e~dgcatcr
Ae 7ecre a. large have
Ieere = 4 widespread BELIEF that
Ec- azE education a-e aaaecuis
ie c. q least unrelated Departments
q ne sait Rev M BrcEz -Ce-tar
-ers t--z re Blsls are wreucAet
tru- thsi- connection and quoted a.
rrccts 60 IRIS seranHor
No-h--s cr1ia s4 farther f-c- ths
-h TIE spirit 90 Christianity Is TIA.
g se1-rrove-s- Everything hat
e--a-ss ard sr-tcAss lie. ,hat II
c7esse tie Powers that clarifies ne
vsic1 --t shs-ps1s ne Judgment znt
eeva-es he tastes = A vital part OF
cur religion. fer &C. determines cur att
t-te t-vaI Cod a-t he world. and g
determines tie amou- o. service ~
Tar render 70 re cause fer whlca our
lives AZ devoted W1ar -eaE1a ard
tEcrl1ca IRE welded ss-aucs1 ts
ne c-sp-t1E Divorce -sl<tca Ard
education ard religion becomes super
suto1 wEIe education becomes ins
te1ty
s~-Eeatc- 10 Pass O
Tie desire for education las co-1s
20 3 I plsssc1 g America A sez
seeks aKc here AS Ei-rssse1 The
EArca GO ar army uc-s -t<1cv I'D
Eag1i1ce-- -h1z a-T wkcse s-atsb
-sa1 las disturbed -he peace % err
7i-es si-ce ne e-s- ccrc-s--- led for-e
lis savage hcr5a r. as he mach
@ . 100000 children from -e=ir ao-ies
&c TIE sc1cc-.c-ses q or country
hey lore 20 a--s a1t c1evet 70 xe-
sT1- tl- Trey EC,1 =- -hai- rcve-
ne tes-r- Ct cur graz nation II =
Years this army vii p -he -1-irS Pow
zr os c1- ra-.cral lsa Th=y wI -au
z Gu g-ea- railroads ard ?
-c1s Teey vEl ST 4 The ais o..
sta-e ard determine - policies q Cur
republic They E- D. -ea leaders Of
t1ozSz- arr lcCor--aku< our urera
I-e leading cur churches ard building
cur CITIES
Wien Ee COX a. the educational
Question IL this way is importance
overTssl-s IS L Is staggering Car
1zy public question compare With Il.
Tie VCrk o. The schools IS 70 lead 90
ee0eo0 savaxss through ba-ba-ixu &c
CIVILIZATION Is such 4 work anything
hut religious
Individually. each scholar Is rsceiv.
i1E something ot ~i-calcGIabls value
Al education Is Al asset CT xh.ch nc
1a1 car rob hin L gives lin Infu-
encs ard poEer. AZ unframed boy or
81 stands b-r ors chance IL $4,000
CO het-S N influential factor Il The
Eorl1 worL A hixs school education
Increases the chances f-- inference s5
-zes vale a college et-ca-lcn IN
-sase t-sZ I'VE 4 thousand tines
NeE a. cersseree Trfri7..
B@t sc1cols 4-d education are nct
without Their critics K i saIz th1t
modern training =xll-s 5rll.iarce and
csTsr1ess ~ tie expense a sod
Eerth ard horeztv. thar Il breeds q
desire. rot Tor anselssh service but
for a soft snap thar f. ; superficial
impractical and irreliEicEz
Much OF this criticism cones f-n1
expecting too much from the schools
but the leading educators recognize
that. as a recent resolution Of TIE Va
tioral Educational association uut II
the next great advance in school lie
OF this cuUntry must De 70 put con.
science training eeciSiveiy above mind
training. When We recall thar rhe
great crimes Of today are not ths -
suit OF ignorance. but O. perverted
shrewdness. We ara reminded thar 4
knovletge Of mathematics or Iite-z
ture or the sciences viii not make hon.
est men The men that wreck our great
financial concerns, that bring shame q
our government By bribery and cor.
rupt practisss, are not wanting in n.
~tellectual training. There we're. a few
years ago. IN Joliet prison geo college
bred men and only 1Is IIiterates.
True Religion Is Net TAUGHT
As a remedy it is proposed that Re.
ligion be taught in the schools. This
Is easier proposed than practised Trus
religion is not taught. Il Is caught II
IS a matter Of life. not OF formal creed
and cateehism- Some principles could
and should be taught. but 1 study rf
ethics does o bring honor and SELF.
control and inspiration to the hear
This only from Personal conta.
gion. We can lift the moral tone .,
The schools b. exalting the Office n
teacher. There IS little incentive fo-
strong men 70 enter the teaching nrn
fession. The salaries are m~iserablv
.ov- The average salary for a teacher
is $40 4 year. while the average an
nuaI income for q day laborer Is $50
But education not be confined
{ o the schoolroem- The church and the
home must not shirk their respousfbut
ties. The Bible school Is the only placa
where many children learn OF he 81.
bic. which has more influence On his
tory than any other book A child Is
entitled 10 know what Is contained IN
this great hook Tie public school,
cannot teacn Il without arousinz bitter
controversy The home seems 70 havs
forgotten its teaching function. TIE
church must put its best energy ana
thought IN the fundamental work of