Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-02-28
TRAINING THE YOUNG.
Great Problem Of the Day, Says New
York Divine.

Sreat FToplom VI tH0 6aJJ SoJo No"
York Divine.
The Rev. DR.. David G. Wylie preach
ed Sunday night at the Scotch Presby-
terian church on this subject:
"The Intellectual, Moral and Spiri-
tual Development of Children and
Young People the Greatest Problem of
the Age"
And he proved 1t, says New York
correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Ledger.
Jesus Christ was trained at home, in
the school and in the church; in the
human experiences; in body, mind and
spirit. In the time of Christ the home
was the place where lessons were
taught Of obedience to authority, of
love and reverence for parents, Of OBJ
legation and duty to the state. In the
synagogues the doctors debated great
questions Of philosophy, reasoned with
one another about the eternal verities,
and threw about the youth Of that pc
riod a spiritual atmosphere which
sharpened the intellect, strengthened
the moral fbre,. found expression In
the tables Of stone, In one Of which
mans duty to his Maker was clearly
set forth and in the other his duty to
the secular and the sacred, the tempor-
al and the eternal, and opened visions
Of the long road ahead Of the human
race at the end Of the present days
Journey. Such training did not hurt
tn master and 1t would not make the.
servants any the less independent In
their judgment, any the less RESPONSE
BILE in their duty as good citizens, or
interfere with the right Of private
Judgment, or bride any appeal to rea-
son, because under His subsequent
teaching the philosophy Of the scribes
and Pharisees was brought to confu-
sion by this iconelast Of all the ages.
The rule established by Him was not
the rule of the mint, anise, and cum.
min; but for all mankind, then and
now and to the end Of time, 1t was ex-
pressed In this simple form: And he
thinketh in his heart"
There has been much heated discus
sion about religion in the schools and
colleges and other educational institu-
tions in this country. It Is provided
that the state and the church in this
land shall be kept separate forever,
and this Is one Of the wisest and best
Of the principles underlying our ma.
tional fabric. We are at liberty to be-
lieve what we please as to any matter
Of religious faith, but, just the same,
we are, that is to say we were. In the
constructive periods Of our national
life religious people; not a sectarian
people, but people whose greatest tri-
umphs In nation building were attain
ed when the spiritual prevailed against
the material. The Ten Commandments
have been translated into our Consti-
tutions and schemes Of government.
Our legislative assemblies are opened
with prayer, our presidents and gov
ernors and other officers Of law are
sworn to do their duty In the name Of
God. Witnesses in our courts Of JUS
tice are sworn, generally. upon the BIZ
BILE to testify truthfully upon pain Of
divine displeasure. Even in our most
trifling affairs We appeal to the AL
mighty. 1t is only when 1t comes to
the bringing out Of the spiritual side
that is in every man that there Is OBJ
lection. No one would have, or should
have, any teaching in the schools
except such as has been founded fer
this particular purpose-of doctrine,
but so long as the schools shall forbid
in their courses all consideration Of the
spiritual we shall have lopsided sys-
tenn Of education. God forbid, the
cheap contention that there should be
no education Of the religious, the NOR
al and spiritual side Of the human
race.
There would have never been any
differences of opinion on the subject
but for the unhappy efforts that have
been made at times to make all men
think alike and upon disputed ques-
tions Of doctrine and theology. A COM
mission Of clergy and teachers to con-
slider the use of the Holy Scriptures
L.. ,x,xk L.,
suggestive report its views upon the
subject.
Starting with the proposition, which
will be generally accepted in this coun-
try. that 1.-THE Bible is the most i'm
,ortant book in our literature. since It
is the foundation Of our civilization"
the commission recommends for the