The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-07
WASTED EMOTIONS.

The best educator in our pup
lie or private schools is not the
one who can best teach a class to
read well. To speak correctly the
English language or to solve the
most intricate problems. These
are good and necessary, but the
work of a teacher is scarcely be.
gun when these shall have been
accomplished. We need in add.
tiOn to this a teacher who will
lead his pupils. to train their
minds which have been disciplin.
ed by these studies 10 become in.
tcreSted i'm things of actual life,
and 10 form correct conceptions
Of ethical questions. This re.
GuireS training Of the highest or
der, but it can be done and
should he done. else your
labors have been largely
in vain. Reading and an.
aIyzing the thought or
our best writers is one Of the best
ways to effect this result. Edit.
Ors should likewise give their
readers some ethical food now
and then. Not 10 do so is to fur
nish your readers with a very
low grade Of editorial thought.
Many Of our best daily papers
and other periodicals give now
and then articles of this charac-
ter that are worth their weight
in gold, and which will
pa.T YOU to take lit.
tie time off ana read. We
have no better way Of ilustrat.
ing our meaning than to give he.
low a splendid editorial clipped
from the Minneapolis journal on
the above named subject, Vast.
ed Emotions Read it:
ct is not what we have. but
what we do with what we have,
that determines our success in
life. Great privileges are no adj.
vantage To the man who does not
mako working capital out Of
them. Cnworkcd, they become
. "tumh''"--. oiocks. This is true
socially as well as individually .
\ city, society may he blessed
with uncommon privileges and
vet be no uncommon blessing to
the world. Even a great church
may exist and do no great good.
"In every large city are
churches uncommonly well en-
dOwCd with wealth and with min.
listers Of unusual powers. 1t is
no mean privilege to listen to
sermons ny such men. The ser.
mons are inspiring. The people
who listen are filled with an in.
SEPARATION sufficient at least to
call forth remarks regarding the
beauty and uplift Of the address.
The speaker may he congratulate.
ed on his splendid effort, The
hearers determine to come again,
and they do come. a great speak
er fills the pews and keeps them
full. But aside from n good at.
tendance at church and a good
feeling in the pcwS the effect of
this great expenditure Of money
and effort seems pitifully small.
"And ii is small. Going out for
inspiration and coming home to
let il Ooze away is not worth
much as an enterprise. II is a
form Of dissipation that must
soon wreck a mans power to do
good. Such church going he.
comes the same in effect as thea.
ter going, where men and women
pay admission for the pleasure of
having their emotions aroused.
Such attendance on church ser
vice should not he credited to a
man for piety hut debitod to him
for entertainment. 1t is n high
form Of entertainment, but en-
tertninment. nevertheless,
"InspiratiOn is for service.
An emotion is legitimate only as
il moves the will to act. Tears
shed over novel, a play or a ser
mon are not bottled in heaven. A
Gun of cold water unto one Of
the least of these, my BRETHREN
will water more thirsty soil in the
kingdom Of heaven than a whole
tantful Of easy tears.
"The man who is uplifted by a
Sunday sermon should memain