The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-23 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL TEACHERS' SOCIETY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL 5T.4ND.,11:0.
Stet—As the Secretary of the Liverpool Teachers' Book
ciety I feel it my duty to rebut the erroneous statements vow:
cerning it, which appeared in your paper of yesterday;and I di)
so from a uelief that you have beets misled by exparte state-
ments.

In the first place it is stated that that society is composed eat=
elusively of dissenters,—this is not correct, for, on looking civer.
the list of its members, I find that the majority are alsii inem
bars of the establishment. In the second place, it is stated that
the society, whose interests you advocate, is honoured with the
patronage of our worthy rectors,—this, also, must he incorrect,
for I hold a letter from one of them in which he expr6ssly avows
his determination not to interfere with it, either directly or in-.
directly.
Now, sir, your informant must have been aware that his state-
ments to you were untrue, and as they may (if uncontradicted)
operate to the prejudice of the reverend gentleman above ab;.
luded to, I considered it my duty to •trouble you with this ex-
planation, in order that you might. have an opportunity or re.
tracting them.—l am, R:t!., JAMES STAPLES.
.3, Spring-street, 21.4 t September, 1836.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL sTANDAnn.
Stit,—A paragraph, from a correspondent, relative to the
Liverpool Teacher's Society appeaared in the Mail of Satin
day last. Perhaps you will allow a person who belonged to it
for some time to say a few words on the subject.
The society, in its origin, was intended to embrace the mas
tern of all the free schools in Liverpool; but in the outset it was
discovered that the society '(Which was merely a reading one)
was conducted in such a manner that very many respectable
teachers of church schools objected most decidedly to join it:
The consequence was, that those masters of church schools wild
had connected themselves with it found themselves in a minority.
Several works were introduced into the society of a nature whittt
had no reference to education; indeed it was never contem-
plated that such books should be pnrchased with money devoted
to educational purposes alone. I might mention IlevritQa
" History of Priestcruft," Pelham," and saute other of 1.311`1
wer's novels, together with periodicals avoedly advocating
Sociniau principles !
At length it was determined, by a few individuals, to en-
deavour to form a society, on the prgiciples of the Established
Church, and in which, of course, all the masters of the. Church
Schools in Liverpool could conscientiously unite. This itas
been accomplished, and a society has been instituted, tinder;
the patronage of the Rev. the Rectors, and the Church of
England School Society,
I could say much more with regard to the obseevetioni of Alie
correspondent of the Mail, hut I content myself with assertikigi
that no "-plans of tuition," have beau- communicated at tie
meeting, and that no " theories on education," have boon
cussed, and further, that .the experiment of bringing together
the teachers of different schools, by means of such a society,
has totally failed.—l am, sir, yours, Btc.

VERITAS.
P.S.—I may as well mention 3 That the masters of only seven
Church Schools were connected with the former society ;
whereas, there are' upwards of. twenty schools attached to the
Established Church iu Liverpool:
[We beg to refer our readers to an advertisement which ap-
pears in another column.—E.o. STA N DA Et D.]

In further illustration of this subject, we append the follow=
ing note from a correspondent
"The Secretary of the Liverpool Teachers' Book Society;
having heard, that for reasons which have already appeared in
the public pape►s, the Church Schoolmasters were about to ►n-
stitute another Reading Society, he intmediateLy wrote to Mr:
Campbell, requesting him to use h►s influence in putting it
down. Ti►e rev. gentleman rtAlused to do so, by stating that he
would not interfere either directly or indirectly.
The Church Schoolmaster? Reading Society has received.
the patronage and support of the Church of England School
Committee, of ►which the Rev. Rectors are members; hence the
patronage of the Rectors of Liverpool: B."