Chapter 15—The Educational Journal
Exalt the Greatest Teacher—The editors of the Christian Educa-
tor [
our initial educational journal, published at Battle Creek, Michi-
gan, from July, 1897, to the summer of 1899.
] should carefully con-
sider the character of the subjects which they place before their readers.
Why has the Christian Educator presented to its large list of readers
the pictures and the works of men? The exaltation of these supposedly
learned men, in the Educator and the Instructor, [
reference is here
made to the Youth’s Instructor.
] does not reflect glory to God. Is it the
purpose of your papers to recommend the men, the methods, and the
books to which you refer? If so, what has this to do with Christian
education? The subject which should be kept before the people is not
the lives and the achievements of men engaged in educational work,
but it is the education which comes from the greatest Teacher that the
world ever knew, and which is found in the word of God.
With this instruction before us, so unlike the teaching of the popular
schools of today, we have no need to hold up before the people the
names of educators who are not conversant with, and obedient to, the
word of the living God. These men may suppose that they are teaching
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the principles of Christianity, but have we not unquestionable evidence
that they are teaching for doctrine the commandments of men? Are
they not far behind in the education most important for this time? Has
the Lord given to us the work of presenting in our periodicals the
pictures of these men, and their history?
The True Authorities—The true higher education is but dimly
understood by those who have charge of the Christian Educator. I see
no light in calling for money to sustain this paper. We have higher
authorities to study. There is One who has written excellent things
in regard to the principles underlying education. The apostle Peter
says, “We have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made
known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but
were eyewitnesses of His majesty; for He received from God the
Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to Him from the
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