The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-04


TIM siBLs Arb tbs COMMON SCHOOLS.
preliminary messiag q vss BODY was held ~ esgal
ocaock last evening CoovensoG Hsn bets Besoxss
SOD Hoassos street,, for the purpcss OF ooaferring
tho Sest end most proper u having the b
stored u ~ oo0Dos schools Of The CITY. rhess YES
very large ssd Influential assent tsxs rus America "
Protestant Assoc Atos, me Ofser Of Untsd nescans
the American Copon sPd various lodges snd bs4sones
Of tho Assocss sos wwre SeprseD,ee cy dslessSs.
Before The meeting w~ s~sso.zsd, m vas soosueosd
ss an thsss Dot IN pssaessss Of the pass ~ord should
retire, ana they weaiA 10 again adaHsd " . few
N Duee.
Wbee the dssss wsrs sssls sp.asA--
Grnersi John lloyd ~.s oa nosss, elected ussx aa.,
ard Mr.. B. Conon, Secretary.
The lHARAAs ~Sbed 70 know wsss Was sh.* Ovavsa-
v0cs- TtAas what 70 want 10 know.
CHARAAS- an nos preParce " uiAks expAsasipn
mo gentleman sho should been 10 shs casir YES
eSsectea " explain Tho whole @stser
NJ SansoN BALDWIN sAio me Convention hsA peea cob
81 to ofoet 70 confer regard 60 ne excl asou Of ths
oie, and hs hAA supposed hs the ~noae toe Prose
ant pscpio would b ropEvssod there He would bcS
move resolution 70 the eEtcs tbat sove
called 70 coDsss Of o<sestea from eah prosest>ns
from tne CoOpc, five nom the Grand Lodge each
frOm sbe Others.
Dr BAIL said be would ike n he enlightened He We
epcrsEt Of ~hst psrer bad beeo called That ngnt
nor dlo b. snow the details Of tse ob3-os
Mr. DUoAnSx saso that he much ,urpfissd ~
largo . C0ns ~ cation present Ha nk
would be spy sbiog Of the sort when hs osas tnsrs
rc60lutt Was offered - tho last meeting
sr ecnys s ~. for sne .ppO.asness o. o'%1n,.s
pAsty should co operate With such bodies a. hal d
matter 10 baud. and ges puoac sessipg sor the II
pubbc sohoAa
Ag,oc cta o. sesultory discussion eosusd IS 70 vino
ther be n rent branches repret ented ~
deless,ee; At the ao'csioo OF .h,ch
MI BALDWIN sad tbss Of tins importance az tho objsct
bas had brought them sgsther there could os no Ter
eDco Of cppion The principles OF government
tO0poed upon The rtneous teachings Of sne Bn,o
There could be religion teaching upess they foosed
What is,d dow Bible. That VI the
lao Gown IN the rays or our forefstoe-s
tor which they sought thee shores and estA osh
cd tie n slituucns ~nch tbey 81 the p~esent a.y
were deter noeo 70 hsno n their p0utsfitv TAP
gsuse) A1 effort ban been cade, AID nAd been ar
n",lS ssul. the 8t'e from puoic
stt Il oid srise roo the authorities OF this
ccuptry but these Who sil,aspce foreign
poe male. (Cbeers Ire Order OF Unted amercsss
the res1pg The be in the pubic Schools amt tney
hso sppor ted committee TO carry out b.t rejoiu
la ocbsrge OF tnut nuts they had met sasre tnat uso
and action The ot the S,srd III
Edaraucn the previous nsht hsi not gooe far ugu
The matter. But sbey would DO saIlsdod vito
short the complete fulfment Ut tner desife. Ia,esn
az the resoiutip which Board OF Eoocsion passed.
recommending the reading u the Sbs taey should haze
made |.Sosory. 10 ms opisiOn soefe ooa DO no
the local bosr for the las expressly directea
do no che Law very strc, upon the subject. The
Board OF Educsu had the right, By law, " make AL
rui.s and reguaoos proper of conducting tne SCHOOLS
ard tho stu6s But tbs prescribed these should
IL therefore,
that hey shoa survey the ~ho'e ground aud be
the position they ehould before they decided
the question Hs hoped thst all the i'ns would
JOIN Sitb them IN tho work. for there could be but
septimept on the subject CHEERS
Or KIRBY san he opposed to conventions. He
thought they gave much intriguing politicians
Why appoint committee and when operation
let them call in ai the Americans 70 the Cooper inst
suss and oil Up , rssA'dsa the oo% oSsssSs
10 them regarded the trustees he had coof fence
IN them They we're incompetent Is veil Is tns
Nothing Where we're they 70 sos To tesir Lsgs
Is,ure, Wit 70 they had complicated, nxsd up mass
70 accomplsh-the very thing wbcn the CAsnoncs ~sos
cd DID the Inspectors nnderstand their duty? No
DIG The ormmssoners understand their dutyf No fosn
sbat they TO dor they must 60 70 toe Legislature
ano AK them-irom what they could understand from
grant their request aud hey briog all the
people 10 bear the question before the next electon
and Tire Coopers Iost.tue they would meet
got To rAse the Americans AIKEN them TO the sub
jsct They had nothing TO compare with the Jesuit
tell the truth (App'suse they hal nothing 70 do with
anything but American principles. (Cheers) Tneir
the question they we're sraid and some Of those pa
pcrs hao exracs them from tho Jesats Even their
own paper nai snown itsle of the milk and wAier
vocI-i would Ike 70 asK which N our own paperf
D.. Knar-weu, sir, I won't name IT, peeewed
Dr. This is DO. the time to exhbi. all the cream
Of our speeches, but thod decide taking
M BALDWIN Rid that II was possible the action taken
BY Commissioners Of Education msbt accomplish their
object he therefore considorod they were little
pre- mature He offered . resolution 70 the edect
thas This Convention stay further action until
they whether the action taken By the Board Of Educa
TIN would succeed spd that the Dc meet
again .oul announced In the newspspcrs
DR.. KIKBr said be hoped they would pan By tho Cou
missiouen Lei the Bible como back or not tbs thing
not right Il did come back The organisation OF he
Common Schools was wrong, and they must 90 to The
legislature He sueGestsd that there shoaid be com
mttee appo 70 call public meeting and tney would
respond toh
fbe cz.nAx was about 70 put Tho resol1aons offered
when
Mr. Hall called him 10 order, The ground that he
Was proceeding In supplementary manner.
A boisterous dhcussou and great confusion ensucd.
GENTLEMAN here rose and said that he Understood the
Sourci Of fweive had taken the question In hand
Dr. Kirby apparently much excited and moving 70
wards door)- bog pardon for tbs part have taken
In This meetDg and hope the council VIII attend 70 this
MATER themseives tConfuseu and cries Of "order,
orderly
Chalrnsn--wf gentlemen please be seated Let
have order, or We had better adjourn 1t once.
After . confused and wrapgliig discussion order
restored ard Dr. Halls resolution having boon put from
the Chair 80 voted on By The ds'ssass 'ausY'a, "a
b. HAu then called for the original motion, which
vas put and carried by 20 D4
resolution having been pot and carried for the Con-
ven,ion 70 meet saturday night week, The pro-
csedipgs Terminated.
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