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August 25, 1909.
NOTHING BU'
An American visiting Gla
Scotch guide to be shown tl
there was nothing to see in
The same traveler, when
way and the distance to Rv
ply : "What do you want to
nothing to see there but a
Nothing but a school; b
ant a thing the school has c(
in which the young are tra
future in its carc. Much of 1
of the best of men are give
the past. But the teacher
y^ars that are yet to come.
In olden times the boys ai
were sent to some old dan
kept and perhaps be taught
now the old dame's school
and many Universities. II
whole science and art of <
enterprise! How lofty and
gather the youth in its gr
use tne lew years of grow
shaping character, and pre
measured benefaction to yoi
in which that life will be s
Education has become a
has been given that the hi
the noblest minds and larg
women, are given to this n
effort. If "education has bei
and has many departments
the wide scope of its undert
of human knowledge is broi
the schools.
Great wealth is expende
revenues and personal gifts
the schools of the land. N<
that for education, and no
ever given so willingly. I
many kinds, are housed in 1
buildings, monuments of tl
erous benefaction of our ti
Criticisms there are and
this instruction and trainin
mensely important, for the
result for the generation t
be kept under the eye and
all be deeply interested an
the welfare of the school a
tion. And let criticism be
heard and weighed, that n
and better ways be found.
Sometimes we think th<
take too much, that too man
rudiments and simple thing
not so much needed in life,
felt, is that for the intellect!
moral is neglected, and w<
the Ten Commandments we
al lesson, and "the fear of
ning of Wisdom." Widesj
that some of the Universit
THE PRESBYTERIA
r A SCHOOL.
sgow University asked his
ie library. The guide said
that but a lot of "bukes."
in England, inquired the
lgby, and received this refvn
tn Rlicrhv fnr 2 Tliprp'e
o- ~~ *v" *"v*v u
school."
ut how great and importune
to be! It is the school
lined for life, that has the
:hc skill and effort of many
n to repairing the evils of
is working to improve the
nd girls too young to work
ne too old to.work, to be
some simple things. And
Has prown to be a College
ow great has become the
:ducation ! How vast the
generous the purpose! To
eat marching column, and
th and opening mind, and
pare it for life, is an unuth
itself, and to the world
spent.
science to which the best
iman mind has. Many of
jest hearts, both men and
oble department of human
rome large it is also broad
and steadily increases in
aking. All the wide range
ight into the curriculum of
d every year, vast public
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d taxation is as popular as
private contributions are
nstitutions of learning, of
Lhe most stately and costly
le enlightenment and genmes.
no doubt should be. All
g of the young are so im:
young life itself, and its
o come, that they should
scrutiny of all men. Let
d constantly watchful for
nd all the work of educafreely
made and patiently
listakes may be corrected,
: common schools undery
studies are required, that
r,s are neglected for things
A great fear, very widely
lal and the ornamental, the
i wish for the time when
re the first and fundamentthe
Lord was the begin5read
is the apprehension
ies have become poisoned
N OF THE SOUTH.
springs, and "too much learn
Both in the high places of
humble and remote of comm
sonal character of the teacln
cal point. The responsibility
?1~ 1 1- *1- -
uudius <iiiu uniuiais, inai ins
every kind, be men and won
the young', in reverence and
life. No learning or accom
cepted where there is not r
which is the foundation of al
Let parents and all friends <
school and college officials,
youth and build them up in
Our sympathy goes out to
children of remote sections i
leys. It were surely wise ;
noble endeavor used in tow
sections were extended in tl
and difficult kind.
SUNDAY OPENING AT
In a very large proportion
the United States Governme
post-offices for at least an ho
day.
This can hardly be justifl
cessity. If necessity were th
in London, the largest city ;
centre, the post-office is not <
The doing of business at tl
fluence in weakening the res
laws of the States, especially
Sabbath labor.
It puts temptation before 1
1-1 : 1? -- >' t
iu wuui improperly on rne L
It invites God's chastiseme
hemiah 13:17, we read this t<
hath work: "Did not your i
Sabbath) and did not our (
His reference is to the desti
Nebuchadnezzar, and he ch
fanation of the Sabbath. Fr<
a lesson.
Gipsy Smith, the English 1
home by a great meeting in
which Rev. Campbell Morg
gelist spoke very kindly anc
flip rpppntinn \xrVn/*V? rnni
- li\. 1 v'v-'
people of this land. He sai
tion of what America and its
get amongst them and their
never saw such crowds of i
in the work?real genuine
America is ripe for the great
the world has ever known. 1
for meetings in Chicago an
McNeil expressed the hope t
something to pay back the
America for the unforgetta
Sankey.
Life is something while the sent
Life Is nothing when our grosser
% ^Se .
7
ing has made men mad."
learning and in the most
on schools, it is the perer
that is the most criti
is very great with school
tructors of the young, of
len who shall live before
I integrity and purity of
plishment should be acespect
for the religion
1 that is strong and good,
if the young support the
who aim to protect our
moral character.
> the neglected, forgotten
uid far off mountain valand
kind if some of the
n and favored, populous
lie schools of the remote
THE POST OFFICE.
of our cities and towns,
nt opens the doors of its
ur or more every Sabbath
(
ed on any ground of nee
plea, the answer is that
ind the greatest business
opened.
le post-office has great inpect
of the people for the
/ for the laws forbidding
ihe postmaster and clerks
.ord's day.
nt on our nation. In Nejstimonv
concerning Sabathers
thus fnrofnrm the
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3od bring all this evil?"
-uction of the Temple by
arges it upon their pro3m
this, let America learn
evangelist, was welcomed
i Westminster Chapel, at
;an presided. The evanl
warmly of America and
eived from the Christian
d, "You have no concepi
people are like until you
big cities." ' He said, "I
men so deeply interested
enthusiasm." He thinks
est evangelistic campaign
3e is to return in October
d Cincinnati. Rev. John
hat Gipsy Smith is doing
; debt England owes to
ble work of Moody and
168 heed the spirit's call;
need engulfs It all.