New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-30

samuel Hc.slrE ESQ C, Gso1sr Raynols
+. ;. Winston, esq, Horare II. Day. 80
Jldse Van Co,..
H.s.p psaeier. \. s Hu'tei
John I. rllGp,. Taom,, lIsys-
Jsrles He.on Apcrex Rogers
=. H.ncocs, Dr. s seoheld.
fSaq b.n.i Ti''P5 Paaa. iSs Taoas. X wSe, SIo'o'
s r Taorn. ". fl s,iac.srhos
Tho. seward Abrsrn Lent,
iirisrd y sseir, S~molr 4. Bunce,
Iohu ". Heap. Jane. SIC Hil!ey.
David Msi.hee', Ma,
{ Y. Gii. r.lerse, Geo W Ihetouf
Isbsp c still, Cornelius Wbitsse-
DIR. Dousltee, Clark hfsfp
The President, Mr.. GERARD, then said:
Had been selected Ia preside at this meeting upon
the idea that | would aid any party To ride uto power
on the back OF the Bible, those who selected me would
have been mistaken in their mat Il, on the otoer
hand have been selected 10 preside over this meet
ing q meeting neutral IN every respect Neutral III nd
tio1aity neutral politics and Neutral Ia it, religious
clarsoitr il em called upon to AID such body ot TEL
los -ctz.ns With any experience may nave that may
produce the fleet OF retaining the Bible IN our Public
schools then will heartily give them su the aid IN
my power, and | thank them for having houored
ne on such an occasion. APplause.l AIN
neither a politician, nor bigut. For years past
bave RETAINED from taking auy part 10 the political
squabbles of the day. Any time tna have had to
spare rom my business have dey tied - pa Die edu-
cation, and hope that | may be blessed with years
OF health and strength to pursue tie honorable work.
TEN indeed. Its grandeur and lis character are CON.
pretended but by few. We live in a city the second
in the world in point OF commercial prosperity. the
third in poPniation, and hone i2r peIps Oh al c7'
drep to our public schools aim is to elevate tbe
morally and Intellectually, thai hereafter they may
repay b, becoming good citizens OF THIS tree hepu-
he here M pubic schoc. buildings 10 this city al
which attend 900 boys and girls, from the age OF
to 90 There are 30 900 every lay in actual attend
ance There are 100 teachers, about 600 OF whom
are Of the gentler sex, ara more worthy SCI 0.
women than the iemaie teachers Of THIS cty 10 not
ess, upon the face Of the earth. APPLAUSE lave
said more than once that there are TWO classes ot
women whom never pass by without touchlog at tire
same tiue my heart ara my hat 70 them The hrst Is
the Sisters Charity. never them but nay heart
yearns 10 them they 60 on ier blessed erranis.
And Wten | see the school-teaoher 10 tue morning.
going e. her ix hours labor hail her as an lnel'
bursed in our public schcoliannusily, is sun larger
than TIE c,vil!st Of the State Of New-iotk, and
larger than the civil lst Of all the hes-EusIand
States. You, who hesr me- aud thou-ands who Do n1t
hear p have, out Of your hard substance, contrib
uted 81 lts oGO last year to the wants of pubic eil-
cation aic fcr tie year 70 come, understand That
they will lie Increased by 500 900 more vast SUM-
capa Die ofgeat good, II wei. ehgnIeu M az, 90.
TIE public schools based upon tue one grand prin-
cple Of equality, -ooin, National and religious. Ion
will see upon the same seat the soI oi the lA"yef ana
III. son Of the wash e-woman there Is petalty Or'
f,e linen. Rags q us rfceive the same auertioG rs
the child Of the School OGicer, who may be supposed
to have soue influence 90 the prosperity OF the
teacher We never inquire whence they came or
what may be their mother tongue. have had nins
wears. experience IL tie schools and pledge myself
10 men II all crceds that chG's principles axe never
inquired II to- never known and no attempt Is made to
ir,' ,'ulca,e apy reg gious belief Iaere are jew aud
Gentle Christian ard lieathen, Cathode and Protest
ant NJ child If turned away, no matter iTon "uat
part Of tie woFd they may come OF what Is tue color
Of their skp. We have them from every quarter os tbe
globe except Iceland and Japan. l .oob upon the
Public Schools uill, the C.as--roons a. hopper,
in which We put in the foreign population and gnn,d
them cut good Americans. In yetr aferi lttlo
Cerr al 10y who IN the beginning dd nct kho"
word tf ELgisb you viii hear him telling yon h0w
Washington ioug III the battles Of Our country aud
in two years you would know that he was German
only BY his name. Tie fyst exercise Of ths Public
Schools was enc 0f the most beautiful thal could be
imagined. Nothing could give stranger 20 greet m
idea Of the magnitude Of city, A. the be. str ses
une il the morning. there is opened the Book OF lei
ard short chapter or few verse: ATE reeh Z, 0ov W
60 children whose g.istnrg eyes aud eager oosou'
take in every word read By the hool otcer or tne
Principal as comirg from tie Book Of Lie, silent,
calm aDd dgnied. Ar impression Is made there upon
those yOui minds thet viii last them oog att tney
leave that ,choo ro0m And 1T i1e toucn 0i oei
ycu VII see 600 children and iod thcI! han's III
prayer sui with down bent oounienance ana eye Joan
with their teechs cfioer 10 offering up tnahNs ict
the prc.ei alton during the night, and bless az On
the coming day. a. the hands OF the Little chudI-a ch
in the rImsr!es welded in the cir going tnrvuen
their uoniug oalisthenio>, il seems to ne "7 II Im
Translated INTO another sphere and have angel, "egs
lowering srcund ne. lCneers.l Then comes the
morning chant or hymn sung by sweet innocent VOICES
tha, have been dragged, mary OF them rom Voscu.
Is By the agency OF the school. They have an eA-
preston which shows that they feel what tney
say, and mark me, child that - aceustoineu "
pray 10 early life never will forget how 70 pray.
On the contrary hard will It be for the clld ,eal
has rot, to brig his heart srd hands TO pray
tel you mapy years viii pass by before 'no-T c..
dren forge, ;hst beautiful pfLGpe when 70 li'P'oosu
in Il EN- so early. II il Supposed by many lIat tIe
Bible is gh II tie Public ScLoo-taar 70 ,ye1'9.
There never Was grester mistake. ins m Z, ...,
never read by the children They never see H. .''eJ
Ieyer harce il, ard that teacher woulo cse MS p1
wto would dare 10 make single comment lpuu au,
thing which he might Lead. rave never Kho"u any
child, or ary parent Of any Child 10 ocect !" 80. .'
There has been perfect uuarimity IL ,egnII :"
Bn. IN a certain portion Of orr city ~ 'ae ~ tu itu
and Xiyth Wares, the reading OF the Scriptures mas
been omitted. Bat little Is yet done' bul i 'cnoo'
cot Of 200 are yihon, the Bible. But you ?pien.he
and ustly tha. there IL an enteits "en8o alu t na
l. rnay be ciiveu home; herce ycu nave come here
t. in.ls that il shal Lot b done: Len o.,
plau-e' Now, there is disease atd YOU wat
TO cure j. The opposition % TIE oloe uSe, NOV
proceed from poiticel or f.om fsHsleS.1 isel.ng
The evil lies n Pc whom the votes o tue PeoP"
have placed in the chairs cf the scnoo. eeet =, Tue
Wares. l. i. because the people Of Ne.-i ofh hase
hoer so so-getfa ss 10 place IN tno;e Sua IL 70
have no religion 20 quarrel atout What is me place
of tte diseese radius Of nai nile nom .ut rive
Points a. q csrtor. Ihe remedy IS 10 aI"ass Tue peo
Die of those Wards and upon ny soai O.ae'e lnef
vi, nut !, back again. TEE in.erna. set ot p"',ral'
ing vulyar-radr2 politicians have sore 'cs 20 e.c.o
az orposoa from he religious Il o'der u u-Se II pa
Iow,hv IN et.onge- cpposi.ino. sppe j - TIE
rrret.s VINO i've sjoui the FIVE Point; Il n.e5 W.
al - - ust..r : "a De 1cLe iu'-e--..4i.,' l