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THE WISDOM CF BECOMING
EDUCATED.
Education is the process of mak
ing the most <>lll of niiman person
a|itv. The wisdom of it i .therefore
apparent at a glance. It ’ uman life
ia worth while at all. it deserves
the fullest growth that can he giv
<*n to it. If roan is worthy to exist
it is reasonable that he should he
brought up to the highest possibi
lities of existence.
We slill put care and labor upon
fruits, flowers, vegetables, grains
and dumb creatures, 1 at w* mav
grow them greater and greater. It
is more than euriosity that drives
ns 11 us to deal with the inanimate
plant and the dumb animal. At the
root, of stieli effort lies the convic
tion 1 hat we arc entitled to see all
lhat adorns this world and that
serves dnd pleases man broiiglU to
its fullest measure. If this is true
with respect to the vegetable and
animal kingdom, how iriueli more
does it apply to tnan!
Society has recognized the wis
dom of (du'-ation by the munebr
of agencies established 1o prodm*e
if and the price it is willing to pay
for it. The public school system
gives every hoy and girl the op
portunity for an education, and
not only so, Init in many stales lln
attendance at a satisfactory school
is made compulsory hy law. Ibis
is rigid because il saves children
from being robbed <d their main
chance in life, helps parents who
have careless, indifferent, unman
ageable children to keep them ill
stfhaol. and it prevents sallow, im
mature, and inexperienced hoys
and girls from throwing away
life’s most golden opportunity.
Many thousands of people and
many millions of dollars are used
annually in the work <T education
because we know lhat only an edu
cated democracy is sale tor the
world.
Education is essential to happi
ness because i1 gives one under
standing and mastery of the lile
about him and adapts him to the
society of Ids kind. Il teaches hii 1
Ilic range and limits of Ids own lib
erty and onv< donees him of the
iblerly and rights of others. Il also
gives insight into the beauties of
the world and the meaning of all
jfics.
Even if one is to perforin the
wo’li usuuJJv described as menial,
lie v 'll he able to get a degree of
happiness out of it, for real edu
cation makes one superior to
earthly and material things. Only
trained souls can do the tasks nec
es.sury to make the world a beauti
ful and til plaee in which to live.
Kdueation makes science, inven
tion, literature, government and
art possible.
Sometimes it is said that men
may lie educated beyond their
means, their condition or their
place in life, but this is impossible
if the education is of the right
kind. When our kingdom is a cul
tivated mind and a cleansed and
disciplined heart, poverty is miti
gated. sickness and misfortune are
uncomplainingly home. ami.
without travel or a large circle of
friends, out may draw to himself
all the best visions and highest
comforts of lime and eternity.
If these thoughts arc considered
too ideal, we make haste to say
that education is more of a neces
sity today than ever, and in a little
while it alone w ill keen the head of
a man above water. The remark is
so familiar as to be almost hack
neyed. that there are tremendous
questions to be settled in ibis great
new era of reconstruction and
readjustments. \cw starts are
being made in nearly all life's cal
lings and the race for the goal de
mands men u lm have lie. u physi
cally, mentally, morally, and reli
giously disciplined. Those who
venture out into leading or impor
tant places in the swift, broad
stream of life today without pro
per preparation will be like a man
ignorant of oar and wave who
tries to shoot ihe rapids. Nothing
but disaster awaits him. t’lmrch
and state can not be guided today
nor tn the future hy uneducated or
half-educated leaders.
These reflections, which we con
sider axiomatic, urge uupon par
ents and young people, upon
cl urch and community leaders,
several important things.
One of them is the duly of
vonng people to attend school, col
lege. and. it possible, the univer
sity. There will he many tempta
tions to lure them into business.
Everywhere are open doors and
for the immediate moment liberal
salaries. But those who go into
business today without a good
foundation wilJ soon rind themsel
ves outstripped, and they will al
ways be lied down to small cleri
cal positions. Life will become for
them a dull routine or daily grind,
while they will he the saddest of
all spectacles in this world, —ar-
rested development.
It is possible to educate oneself
while engaged in work. There are
night schools of real value nearly
everyw here and hooks of knowled
ge and discipline are ' aecessible.
without money and without price,
flood lectures abound and enlight
ening current literature is always
tit hand.
But everyone w ho can should go
to college. This is the quickest and
last way In education. 'fTiere are
“self-made men;” we know a
number of them and honor them;
but we are not told l ow many
“self-ruined” men there are in the
ranks of those who have trusted tn
time and chance instead of laying
the foundations of life in broad
and careful training.
i t all that is written here it has
been assumed that no one would
think of education apart from re-
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JNO. S. CRAFT
ligion. In the highest sense this is
impossible. The only true educa
tion is Christian education. Tl l at
makes the most out of a man, body
soul and spirit. To develop a man’s
brain power alone and leave the
heart to atrophy islo send into the
world a dangerous person. There
are too many crooks in the world
already. The crook is usually a
man with a perverted education,
lie iias been made “sharp” but
left selfish.
It is Christian education that is
the hope of the world, and surely
there can be no Christian educa
tion without the doctrines, ideals
and influence of the Great Teach
er. The previous invitation to true
education is found in the words of
the Master. “Learn of me.” Boys
and girls must he sent to the
Christian college if we expect
them to remain Christians, to have
the Christian feeling and view
point of life—in a word to nave a
Christian education. To turn away
from the Christian college and
send our children to a wordly in
stitution looks painfully much like
denying Christ as the (treat Timeli
er and turning to the wisdom of
this world for light, culture and
mpe.—The Christian Evangelist.
Blunders.
We lire till given to making mis
takes. No one is wise enough to be
always right. But the person who
makes the same mistake twice has his
feet set straight for the goal of fail
ure. If you tire called down for mak
ing a blunder don’t get mad or dis
couraged. .fust make up your mind
then and there that you’ll not make
it again. Fix it well in your mind;
use it as a lesson and an inspiration.
It’s a perfectly good stopping-.it one,
and ought not to tie employed ns u
millstone to hang around your neck.
THE EOLL WEEVIL.
The scare that went thru the
minds of ihe farmers several years
ago when the boll weevil made its
first appearance is practically a
thing of the past. The farmers
have long ago learnev* to adapt
themselves to the invasion of this
pest to such an extent that the
gentleman finds it a hard road
travel.
The diversification of crops, the
learning how to raise so many
things that is profitable for the
fanner besides cotton, has made
the weevil a much less factor than
lie ever dreamed of being in Ibe
cotton section.
While many think the weevil
will hardly ever reach this section
of Georgia. In Ihe event he does
however, he is going to run in to
one of the wisest bunch of farmers
he lias ever come in contract with.
The report goes the round that
where the weevil has already in
vaded they are making more cot
-011 than ever before and 11 it* farm-'
■rs are more prosperous.
True Principle of Humanity.
Liberty, equality—had principles 1
The only true principle for humanity
is justice, and justice towards lln- fee
bin heroines necessarily protection or
kindness. —Aii.ivi.
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to bring back appetite and build up
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J. E. Clifton, of R. F. D. S, Lyons,
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Ziron and what a good tonic and
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All druggists sell or can get Ziron
for you. Get a bottle today. It la
guaranteed. ZN 2
\bur Blood Needs*
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(Not Incorporated l
AUBURN, GEORGIA
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $25,000.00
T. C. FLANIGAN, Pres. E. L. ROSS, Cashier
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maker, before it leaves our store. Therefore, we can guar
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pay.
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Elgin, Waltham,
Hamilton, South Bend.
Illinois, Howard,
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also some beautifully engraved, suitable for all walks of
life.
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JO E. Hunter Street. Atlanta, Ga..
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Only a few more of them on
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next will be four-inches narrower
track and bodies.
Get one of the regular width
before they are al! gone.
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WINDER. GEORGIA