The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-15
.DR. COX RAPS SINS
AGAINST CHILDREN
Education Should Be Of Head
and Heart, Not Feet
for Dancing.

About 500 people attended the service
at the Central Baptist church Sunday
night. Adit. wager, Of the Salvation
Army and his family sang two selee-
lions, and the adjutant made a brief
interesting talk about his experiences In
DO Not sin ainst the Child was
the Rev. Ben N6x's subject, the text
being Genesis Kill, 90.
1T is a glorious privilege and a great
responsibility to bring children into the
world and rear them. Do not sin
against the child physically. It Is very
important for us to bear in mind that
the physical body is the temple of the
soul" he said.
God depends upon our bodies in
which to live as instruments through
which TO work. II He wishes to pick
use your hand or the hand Of somebody
else to lift him. II He wants to walk
across the street and take a message
to someone, He must use your legs or
somebody else's to carry it, II He
wants to speak a work of comfort your
voice or somebody else's must be- used.
DO not sin against the child mentally.
A professor was asked, Did you learn to
dance2' He replied, No, | was edu-
Gated at the other end. Memphis is
badly In need of a great many young
people educated at the other end. I be-
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people are so much taken up with dane
ing Is because they haven't sense
enough TO carry on an Intelligent con-
versation. II would be-well to return to
the old-fashioned custom Of improve
ment societies and conversation clubs.
Favors Free Textbooks.
II am impressed that the child Is
being sinned against in Memphis right
now concerning textbooks. 1t is a
pitiful sight to see Memphis mothers
standing in line two or three deep walt
ing to get textbooks. One woman
stood several hours Tuesday and Was
taken sick and went home and to bed.
She came back Friday to stand in line
again. / am strongly In favor Of free
textbooks. l think it Is the only sys-
TEN consistent with compulsory educa-
ton. Philadelphia had free textbooks
as early as 1915; Jersey City. 1880 New:
ark, 1888; Charleston, S. g, 1855, and
Chester, Pa, 1854. Massachusetts off
cial educational report gives many fea-
sons in favor of the system. First, a
great burden is removed from the par
ents; second, disposition of the old
books on hand when the new ones were
introduced. They also testify that the
system increases respect for books.
When a child Is led to realize that the
book is the property Of the government
patriotism can be easily encouraged,
Massachusetts also testifies that It Is a
great saving of the time n energy OF
the parents, and that a great approach
is made to the ideal OF the free school
system. am convinced that the time
has come for free textbooks in Ten
nessee.
do not sin against the child by keep
ing the Bible entirely out OF The rttenc
schools. Aside from the question of re-
ligion and churches, no educational sys-
tenn is complete which does not use at
least portions of the greatest book in
the world. He who is ignorant # the
Pible Is an ignoramus.
Children Too Precocious.
DO not sin against the child morally.
Memphis parents should be AS anxious
for their children to be as well acquaint-
ed with themselves as they are with me
stars. Sex education should commence
when they are young. One trouble IN
these days with our children Is that the
are too precocious. BY use Of certain
books, by attending certain picture
shows, sby the round dance and other in
stitutions, the call to mate Is developed
too early. ,-
"a recent paper announced that the
public school trustees of Worthinston'
Mimi, has passed a resolution forbid
ding anyone teaching IN the public
schools who dances or plays cards. The
editor OF a religious paper, IN comment
ing on this, says: Tt is strange that the
dance craze in our public. schools, has
been largely promoted by feminine
teachers A Methodist pastor in Aus
tin, Tex. requested 50 physicilns to
give their opinion Of the round dance
Forty-nine Of them said, in their 1pin-
ion 1t was evil -,
do not sin against the child spirit
ually. One Of the most important things
in Memphis Is for mothers and hrhers
- -n0ll1a Nbaf their nhildrSn have SOILS
and need spiritual developm ant. They
need the Bible; they need to observe the
Lords day. Too many of our parents
are willing for their sons AMI laughter
to be at the baseball park or the show
on Sunday instead of at church. Nnd tc
make SUNDAY night a special time fol
social entertainments. The spiritual ma,
ture cannot thrive without much sou
food.
"Be not deceived. God is not Knocked
whatsoever a man soweth that shall n
also reap