Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-05
Both Glasses Alike Subject to Elk
IRENE Criticism

IRENE Criticism
Then, the teacher and preacher
are perhaps equally subjected to
criticism. Criticism is really a
necessary element for the greatest
good of every calling. To be de-
priyed Of criticism would mean
the loss of one of the necessary in
eentiyes Of life. For this reason the
laws Of life see to it that no call
ing can be exempt from ii. But,
as there are two sides 10 most
things, so are there two sorts Of
criticism There is the criticism Of
a kindly and appreciatiye spirit,
It is but AN expression of friend
ship: the element of moral con
Germ; the manifest attitude of Il
mutual principle. This sort may
be sometimes disguised with some
human attachment as that It's true
nature is not readily observed,
and for the moment ii may be mis-
construed Aye, perhaps this IS
often the case. hence the temper
airy weakening OF friendships and
cordial feelings. But this effect is
not often lasting. The real intent
of the criticism is sooner or later
recognized and the effect is RENE
died and the tie becomes doubly
strong. Such is the Interpretation
of the proverb, Faithful are the
wounds of friend There is a
smart to the wound for a time, but
the former condition is remedied
in the healing of the wound, hence
affection is changed TO praise
And, doubtless, most of the criti
cism of this world is of this sort
The matter is it takes a long time
for some criticisms of even this
sort to reveal their true nature
So that it would be we'll did We
carefully analyze all the criticisms
that come to us ere we pass judy
ment upon them.
The Other Sort
But there is the other sort o.
criticism. That sort which is ven
omous. vmdictive and harmfully
objective. A sort OF poisonous
missile sent from the hand of a ear
nal spirit with the aim TO penetrat,
the joint of the harness of perhaps
the innocent. Possibly all are NOR,
or less subject to this sort also
But no calling or class is quite 81
much subject to this sort Of crit
cism as those represented by tn.
preacher and teacher. And the.
share perhaps quite evenly in thi
matter as well. This is the s0r
that hurts. Not so much, necessar
lily. the subjects own feelings
And, to be sure, not the subject
character, but principally tn
cause represented.
We intimated in our previou
writing that the frequent thrus
of this arrow into the school, aim
ing at either the individual teach
er or the observation-disclosures tn
formers III part the cause of III
shortage of teachers at the pres
ent time. But the shortage o
nearly forty thousand competen
teachers from our institutions o
| learning means a harm vastl
more to the institutions, and, cor
sequently. society at large. tina
to those who refuse to follow thei
chosen profession through TIL
lascerating cause. The same az
plies to the preacher and the caus
he represents. However unknoN
ingly or thoughtlessly the dippe
arrow may be thrown, it is sure t
effect some degree of moral pu
trefeation where it strikes. Blu
IL is sure to strike the church md
rectly if not directly. and oftene
the latter. This is true in severa
respects First. tho preacher be
ing human has sensibilities Sus
ceptible much like other folks, {
amy net Of serious injustice Whe
J the act is offered the mind Of tn