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The printed answers to these questions do not always coment of the judicious; but, on the whole, they are satisfactory, especially e consider that opinions of just what constitutes a lady or a gentle the best authorities
Thus, the old English social doctrine was that a gentleraft the gentlee
Our own Ades of training and education were needed to entlemanliness is an acquired art; and so the famous, but profoundly ih he considered good blood essential also
Steele, in the ”Tatler,” observed that the appellation of ”gentleman” is never to be affixed to a man's circumstances, but to his behavior in theentil dedes”
The outside likeness to a gentleman or lady amounts to little, unless there is a kind heart behind it, for affectation and insincerity are in themselves bad htfulness for others, generosity, entleuished frooes by that nah his own manners were harshly criticized by soentleenerous, to be wise, and, possessing all these qualities, to exercise theraceful manner”
There are lahich forbid us to teach in our schools any particular religion, but there are no laws, as has already been said in this book, against the teaching ofwords: ”Morals should be systeht in our schools, and not left for merely casual and occasional mention”
Few text-books in morals are as yet supplied in our public schools, and little time is provided in the daily schedules for lectures upon the and attain hour at intervals, and, as Miss McCracken and her co-laborers have proved, patriotism and every other virtue can be deeply impressed upon the youthful mind by stories
For instance, one of theand noble personality is courage Now courage is notafraid, as Miss McCracken shows, and asahead and doing your duty, even when you are afraid,--as aler Every onethe innumerable war-stories in our books and periodicals, how many times the soldier confesses, ”My whole fraht on,”--and in several such cases we are told that so but determined man, which earned for hio forward, no e This advice is especially needed by our girls Upon woirls have fallen reatthe other inspiring words of Robert Gair are some to fit these new circumstances
”Most of you have more quality than you know,” he said ”Do not fear to put your ability to the test”
Governor White, quoted these beautiful words of Phillips Brooks, ”Do not pray for easy lives Pray to be stronger Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers Pray for powers equal to your tasks”
Our great task is to preserve this nation and its splendid ideals, so sacredly handed down to us by reat, whether peace or war befall us, but that God can ie to perform it, and hand it down unimpaired to their descendants
Frederick the Great was brought up to be courageous, but his was chiefly the courage of battle
”Frederick the Great,” said Mr James W Gerard, our late Ambassador to Germany, in a recent address, ”is the hero andof Ger philosophers, has built up that ideal of force and doreat nation This ideal must be entirely demolished before they can ever resuifts and attainments entitle thenant to the soul of America
We may not all be Christians, but the claim that we are a Christian nation is justified by the fact that our ideals are the ideals of Christianity,--of justice toward all, of the love of mercy, of equality of opportunity for all, and of fraternity arandest things on earth; but, as Dean Howard Robbins reminds us, it is only a dom of God If war is required for this end, then we must for a time sacrifice peace
CHAPTER IX
THE PATRIOT'S RELIGION AND IDEALS
Who seeks and loves the co thee, unaware Take on their likeness
--PRESIDENT SAMUEL V COLE
THE Venerable Bede wrote of a king of Northu whether the eory should be allowed to present to their people the Christian faith A gray-haired Chief told of a little bird, which on a stor-hall It was a sweet s were unnatural He was frightened, and presently out he flew into the storain
”He came out of the dark, and into the dark he returned,” said the old Chief ”Thus it is with human life We come we know not whence We depart we know not whither If anybody can tell us anything about it, in God's name, let us hear him”
And thus caious nation
Our religious journals have discussed froious nation A forion is especially forbidden us We all admit this to be wise, and that Church and State should be separate Yet there are few thoughtful people who do not realize that each individual has his spiritual part, which must be fed and nourished, and that this cannot be done by culture alone When a series of sex-fil whetherwho flocked to see thee alone will never make men virtuous,”--and no truer as ever spoken, as the spectacle of highly educated Germany amply proves