DIorthrn Right
Volume 4
Unalaklt.et. Alaska, April Ini 7
Number 35
THE ETHICAL tIDE ALSO
Thomas A. Power
Several articles have recently ap
peared in different papers,relative to
the education of the Eskimo. The
development of the Eskimo as a
whole is an interesting study,as it* is
but a few years ago he was groping
in the darkness of barbarism, and
now he is confronted with the sun
shine of our civilisation,tl t light cf
which dazzles him and he does not
know how to direct his step; some
will tell him go to church, listen to
the Gospel Truthls and all will 1 »e
well; some will tell him go to school
and acquire knowledge, that is all
you need, the rest will come. And
others say learn a trade and then
you will l>e able to make a good liv
ing for yourself and family.
The Eskimo is probably confused
foy the different advices, not realizing
that they are all good and if followed
in full or in part will help. But if not
based upon an ethical education or
the education that should be given
to children by their parents it will be
a failure.
The fo nidation of our highest civili
zation is laid in achristain home with
the parents as teacheis, where tlie
parents can impart to their children
by precept and example the educa
tion that is seldom forgotten, and with
oat it, the church and the school can
not do their part. The children may
grow up to !>e apparently a success,
but lacking ethical knowledge, are
largely a failure.
The sins of the children are hut the
reflex of ignorant or guilty parents.
Sometimes moral cancers will settle
in a healthy community, and the
parents thru ignorance will suffer
the growth to spread; its growth is
insidious and not until the whole
body is inoculated with its noxious
poison will the;e be an effort to rid
itself of the disease,and then it may
l>e too late.
Rid yourself of noxious parasites
that have a tendency to teach evil;
for evil, as well as good can be learned
by precept and e .ample.
SPLURGE
Some one deeply interested in
Unalakleet has written to one cfour
most prominent citizens concering
the recent revival. We understand
he -v;itesthat he is broad minded enuf
to appteciate tlie work done, but in
timates that he hopes it was not
splurge.
Sad to say there are many who
hold the same broad minded oppin
oins of religious awakenings, but
when it conies to political rallies and
other wordly gatherings, often these
s i ne b' \t t ninict fellows will yell
themselves hoarse hurrahing with
the throng. Not so,however, when
it comes to warning sinners of their
impending doom;they have but little
zeal for that. Its perfectly decorous
for a drowning man to yell loudly for
help. But to preach with enuf pep to
awaken a sinner is out of order, and
for the sinner to call for help above
a respectable tone of voice is riglif
disrespectful. page 4.