Show ARE PARENTS clars THE matter with religion W what the matter with our schools what a the matter with ith the world ith society and with civilization these questions heard on every hand and discussed from hundreds of pulpits and by hundreds of 0 scholars et balt satisfactory answer I 1 the most promising search for a satisfactory answer to these questions lies not in the mechanism of 0 institutions but in the moral field af human life motive did ind conduct our institutions are but reflection reflections of ourselves and nd the questions in reality become what is 13 the matter with the men aad and women of today to day what Is i the matter with ourselves men and women come to act as they do and ti j br bp what they are in a large degree through the experiences and contacts of life they develop habitual attitudes and reactions that we call chat character acter and the plastic period for character building is that of childhood and youth it the premises thus ba batly ay iy are not grossly in error it becomes reasonable to ask if the ills manifest throughout western civilization are in any degree the results of neglected or inadequate training of or Is it tre ile result of education ober ration opportunity and example in the early days the home and the church cooperated in the training of children and the basic aim was to mold and establish moral character it was the task of the church to give instruction to both parents and ch children ildrem and it was M the recognized duty of the home to apply this instruction to the dally life of the children but Is it not just possible that conditions have changed with such that the par ent of today Is more or less a back number in the estimation of the average high schoot or college student boy or girl the procession moves in home school and church do vae e keep step cr or a e we jut just trailers Is not the trouble with ourselves |