Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-30


is in possession of the heart which
directs its use.
And again, God would not have
said "Thou shalt teach" had He
not recognized the tremendous
power of education. Why have
the Jews, though scattered and
dismembered nation for these CEN
turtles, never lost their identity nor
ceased to be a peculiar people?
Because with a remarkable te-
nacity they have obeyed the old
command to teach their chill
dren." Why has the Roman
Catholic church maintained itself
so long? Because of its system of
schools. We have been far too
slow to grasp and utilize this
mighty power.
1t seems to us that the great
central and outstanding lesson of
the world war is that. by con-
trolling the education of a people
you. can, in a generation, change
the spirit, ideals and character of
that nation. Benjamin Kidd, in
his Science of Power" has stat
ed this truth, and both Germany
and Japan have proved the integ-
rity of this principle within the
last 40 years. The German Prus-
sian oligafchy captured all the
processes of German education
from the kindergarten to the uni
versity, stamped it with the spirit
and ideals of Prussian material
ism 'and militarism and through
it completely changed the char
acter and spirit of the German
people from a peace-lovlng, reli-
gious people to a covetous, con-
ceited and war-mad populace. 1t
is this fact which explains the
world war.
Years ago Humboldt declared
tina what you would have in the
state, you must first put into the
schools That is just what Ger
many did. IF it has taken a great
war to awaken us on this sub,
ject, let us not fail to learn the
lesson thus so wildly set forth.
Education Is the strongest force
in typing the civilization of any
intelligent people and, therefore,
the biggest task Of man. j. II.
Reynolds.
Have you never thought of
demonstration of the remarkable
power of education which has
taken place right here in our
own land and in our own life
time? About a generation ago,
accurate scientific information
concerning the influence of al
coholic liquors on the human
body was introduced into our
school books. When that gener-
alton came to the poles about
the first thing it did was to place
the rum traffic under ban. And
were it not for appetites formed
by men before they knew better,
and for the greed of gain suffi-
Gent in so many to overpower
all conviction, this~issue would not
be at all clouded today.
Bolshevism in Russia and. an
archy in Mexico are examples of
what ignorance in the masses. led
by fanatics with half-baked So
clal ideas, will do for peoples.
While the world devastated by
the great war is an example of
what materialistic education on a
purely scientific principle and de.
void of God will do. And of the
two. ignorance is the less harm
ful. But we do not have a choice
between education and ignorance.
People are going to learn--the
United States alone is spending
billion dollars yearly on edu-
cation. Our only choice is in the
KIND of an education. And the
great war shows that the kind of
am education is everything. Our
choice is whether education shall
be Christian or heather. And in
that choice we determine the well
fare or woe of the world.
Previous to 1914 Germany was
the schoolmaster of the world.
No greater distinction could be
given to our educators in our
hlgher institutions of learning
than that they had taken work
in Germany. If that situation had
continued a while longer. It seems
that the ethics of the jungJe
would have dominated the world,
III we may ever be thankful for
great calamity. let us thank
God that the dreadful war was
postponed no longer. The world
war will be worth infinitely more
than 1t cost If it teaches us ef-
fectively the one great lesson of
the power of education and
causes us to see that the TYNE
OF education of the future is en-
phatically and thoroughly Chris
tian.
Thou shalt teach them dill
gently unto thy children" Be-
loved, II we do not instil into
the minds and hearts of our chill.
dren something more than the
bulk of our youth today are re-
ceiVing today. tragedies such az
nave shocked our entire city these
last few days will continue and
continue to increase. These
crimes spring out of the depravity
OF the human heart--and onlv
God can deal with sin effectively.
What ought to be done can he
done, and by the grace of God
VIII be DONE" Christian educa-
ton is a necessity.