Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-11-30
Correspondence Of tho watchman.
National Education.
MARLBoRo' HoTEL, I

Boston, NOV lS, 1910,
An address was delivered this week by Elk
Governor Slade, OF Vermont, in one ct the larry
est churches Of this city, on the subject OF popu
lar education.
After olludng 10 the necessity OF universal
education, embracing religious element, MS 'he
conservative power needed 10 regulate the
mighty impulses now moving the world, he es
peclally urged The Importance OF concentrating
the energies OF patriotism and hencvolenco VI on
the children OF our country, aud the paramount
duty OF enllsting the best minds Tor securing TO
the rising millions OF this Republic, the infuen.
ces OF Christian education.
10 the inquiry: Who shall be the principal
educator? he replied Woman. lie spoke OF
her ndoptcdncss to become the instructor of the
rising race, from The peculiar character OF her
mind; especially her power to gain the conf
dence and affection OF chlldren-a power essen.
,ial To their instruction and government.
For Introducing the religious lcnent which
he considered Indispensable in the proper edr-
cation OF human soul, woman had peculiar nd.
vantages' tie regarded her MS nan'iesily de-
signed by me creator To mould and guide IRON
It's infancy the moral character OF the human
iunlly.
The Instruments needed to accomplish this
grand WORK, nc SAN, were not mere literary,
seh''meh'"', drawing room Iauies, ont 'nose o;
uuy Visorous' ehGtge'c minus anu ehIarsed
ntd''s, IT, sou''n oo"'es'-"tGu W lie ste'h 'ca'-
lues OF ne, seh-dehyhg, seII-sacr'nc'ng' earnest
ana ready ior every station u WHICH rIoviuence
n.h, eau meW'
ipneeu' twas ,'me' ne sa'u, mat epeTyoody
SHOUT" NC e"'"eSt ~ 'hc "oth OF uolhS goo1 -as
earnest as men j" l'e pursuit Vi "ea'th anu Po'
'''i ~ 'n'vres's'
ne spoke OF me vast importance o, our own
county IN Tvs ieIa.'ons 10 .ne worIn-o. .ne
"eoo,'" " our 'ns''u"o"s' US ""PaF''ns o." CIV
cry 70 lne eon,non hi"1, n'en'y 'nVo'ao'e 10
'n'e,iectua' improvements out eeu'ahu'ng eI..'
nehuy 'nc oonse.s"t.to po|e' Oh OlI'9uan P''"-
wy l" eu'uo II !" sue o''u ""PPy rs, no,
WI Wv" eou"t' j. ne ea'"' s"orr" ue n''t ~
our efforts as IL Is h'st III our "i'cuons-ano
the west especla'Iy' should De looked 10 oy
Patr'o's ana p',i'ah''r"p's's' as oelh@ 'ne pros
Pe0'He SEA. vi v,"p"c' i"'o 'hi' 'ee"'i, ne
ureeu, mat ne" Ehgianu owed " 10 heTsel' ana
70 ,'e ,a''on' 10 seho 'he hea''h'u' influences
"n nc hau inaue ''er "na' sue was;
me origin ana oplects 81 tne board OF VA
sp'a' ropuiar Eluoa'i"h, o, winch poVe,no'
'aue' u S,,"u'eou'y' Is .'e Corresponding o.o
'e'a'y ana othera' Aeeh', were mere p'ese".co
ana lis operation explained nc boaru CONSISTS
Oh twenty hVc members; IN Governor Morro"
OF ONO, President; Judge Mclean and Judge
Lane, Vice Presidents. Through appropriate
agencies 1t explores the Wesi, for the RAISING W
Schools and making arrangements for the rccep
ton and competent support OF female teachers
while 1t receives applications TOR supplies, invites
such teachers from the East, collects companies
OF them, seml.annually, at Hartford, Conn.
where 1t carries them through II SIX weeks spe
cial trahing--a sort OF Teachers Institute -