The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-03-14

We We're surprised 10 see 20 small al au
dience at Exchange street Church on We'd
nesday evening. Every body in the city must
have known that Rev. Dr.. Berry was an
nounced for lecture on Education, and ey-
cry body, especially the Methodists, were ac-
qualnted with his standing rs a man of emf
nent talent, learning, and eloquence Every
Que knew that q lecture bv him could not fail
10 be entertaining and instructive Ii was
natural to expect large audience. Yet
there was only mere handful present. Rath-
er discouraging show for a speaker. and
not rery complimentary to the intelligence
and cultivation Of our citizens. nor iniica-
tive Of very high degree of interest in the
all-important subject Of education.
Yet seemingly not at all discouraged. DR..
Berry proceeded to deliver an address
which any citizen might regret not having
heard. We would be pleased 10 present his
remarks at length, but our space limits US to
few prominent points. Most foreibly the
DIR. answered the question: Is it best for
denominations to educate, or shall education
be left 10 the State clearly showing the dis
astrous failure Of the State every where. as
i, has IN similar manner, failed il the
profitable construction of internal improve
ments, and for the same reason, to wit: that
the State cannot secure that integrity, fideli-
ty and responsibility which are necessary to
success, aud are secured in associated indi-
vdua enterprises. He presented many and
striking statistics proving the eminent success
OF denominatonal institutions. and their
great superiority over those of the State.
lie examined at length and refuted the no
ton that education is foreign to the OBJ
jeet and spirit of Methodism, alluded to the
high attainments of Wesley, Asburv, Fisk,
DIN, Bangs. and others, and their earnest
efforts to build up colleges and seminaries Of
the highest grade-ehorts which have result
ed IN establishing in this country, % colleges
ana % or 10 seminaries, all Of the first class
tie stated this Lot for glorlfcation, but TO
show what they We're doing. lie also very
amusingly exposed the vulgar notion that ed
ueation, properly understood, produces pride
vanity, and bombast; he knew u man who
thought eddieation put the devil in mems
hearts, for he had sent his son John to the
farming, and, in three days after lie got there
he stole horse and ran of
The DR.. spoke Of the Mt. Pleasant Institu-
ton, It's present prosperous condition, and
their design to raise an endowment Of one
"i'iI'es' Of dollars, and establish all the de-
pArtments and faculties Of a University. He
showed the beneficial effects Of SCHOLARSHIPS
IN furnishing education for the poor. &C..
and stated q peculiar feature of this Institu.
tlonto be, that Young Ladies are permitte
to study the same books, rec.te to the same
professors, and graduata with the same hon
or5 with young men. We pat in the hands
OF Young ladies Blair's Abridged Rhetoric
weaker than water Cruel, -lIedge's Logic
M more d system Of Logic than the Book Of
Mormon is the Bible,-and Mrs. BIS phjlos-
ophy, and after feeding them on such weak
and diluted trash, We presume to call them
the"weakcr yesses.' He thought il high
time to educate them prop rly.
The DR.. concluded with some eloquent re
mark. on the miserable failure Of that sys-
tenn which divorces oIacation and religion.
and sad all experience showed that it was
hisn time 70 marry them again, and educate
tne heart and soul as WI ~ the intellect.
Rev Mr.. Brooks followed with full state.
ment Of their financial plan, which Is 70 raise
an endowment Of one million Of dollars lat
5y donations o. out ana out gifts: oa "
sale Of one hundred dollar Scholarships. and
Sd. by purca se aud sale Of real estate with
money given exclusively for that purpose
Inc speaker illustrated his subject with his
characteristic energy and strong common
sense.
Col. Clagett, by request Of Mr.. Brooks
stepped forward and made some remarks on
female education, ana on the necessity Of ed
heating the heart as we'll as the head .
FURNISHING Bible influence a. a moral bash
for the cultivation III the Intellect. INSISTING
that without this education was only mis-.
chieyons, and that moral training withou,
education was infinitely better than tho cult;.
alton Of the intellect alone without relcio,
In his official capacity as trustee Of the Mt
Pleasant College, lie had been pleased /,
find, from tho testimony Of the neighbors
and from his own inspection, that the Col
lege was well conducted aud That the Chl,st
ian religion was taught 10 conjunction viii
education. IIe dyelt 4 some length ara
earnestly upon the importance Of thorough
religions education. and certified Tie higb
religious character q thu institution whose
claims had beer presented.