Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-12

uoraiRg SeSsion.-Upon the conclusion Of
At, ueJiltons address, which be was engaged
=. delfvering when our report closed yesterday,
~. .,tisfaction of the audience was expressed by
,ou,d Of applause, and, on motion, the Conven-
,ip ,-ndered the customary thanks to the speaker,
S VI Ye,s ni.y 10, r.pd
.out,Uing a series Of questions upon common
,sinrs'i connected with the subject OF education.
Tbe CONVENTION ,oen ensagea N brief and
fore thea TO be transacted during the meeting
Connected with a proposed trip on this (Friday)
fern.on To Mount Vernon. Finally, upon mo-
ton the whole subject was laid over Informally.
and the Convention adjourned for the purpose of
c,IIinl upon the President of the United States at
the Executive Mansion
THE vIsIr TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
The Associaton at the hour designated visited
~, Executive Mansion, and were ushcred into
the East Room.
Kickoff. President Of the Association, and lady
approached him. and were Introduced by one Of
the teachers of this city. After exchanging a
shake Of the hand, Mr.. Kickoff addr ;ed the
Mr. President ] am requested In behalf of those
composing the National Teachers Association.
who are assembled here this afternoon to express
tb- great pleasure that we feel in having this op-
portInity of paying respects to you, the Chief
Magistrate of our nation; and we hope that at no
v-ry distant day. in scEle department. other of
ynrir government. You may become connected
with the great cause Of education for the purpose
Of cndeaSo-ing 10 advance which, through the
s,.ncy of united effort. has been the occasion of
cur visiting this beatful city at this time.
The President, in response, said:
am very happy to receive a visit from this AS
ISOLATION, and 20 give them cordial welcome to
the White House, They richly deserve it. and
they deserve all the honor that can be conferred
npon them. Ours is a free Governments; here the
people possess all the power, and If there be any
portlOn Of power which they have not secured
th,.y certainly will acquire it. The only safe
guard is TO elevate them by having them Become
thoroughly educated; by communicating sound
knowledge to them in youth; and, above all, tn
bless that knowledge by instruction in regard to
the principles of true religion. Without that reli
glen there can be no prosperity, there can be no
liberty. there can be no advancement in real
knowledge You. then have the most important
functions to perform, and have no doubt they are
Performed wisely and well, and w sh YOU ali the
success You can have, and certainly not more than
you deserve.
The President then introduced separately
o. all in the room.
EVENING SESSION
On coming to order pursuant to adjournment
the Chair read communication from Prof. s. l..
l.0HnlS, author OF a new normal arithmetic, in
which ne presented each member of the as socia-
uOH with copy of the same.
On motion, the thanks of the association were
rendered 10 the donor.
On motion, copy of the paper read by Mr.
Stewart II the morning session was requested for
publication.
Mr.. Cruikshank moved that the vote by which
the report Of In" committee the subject Of the
"NetOnal Teacher be recons!dered rs he had
an amendment TO offer; carried
Mr e. then stated his amendment, that that nor
ton which prescribes the form and price of "A d
paper be stricken out and 50 amended rs TO make
The sld Journal paper Of sixteen quarto pages to
De lSsued monthly. or eight pages to be published
editors, and that the price OF tie same be rast
from 81 cents to a annually, in advance
Nj Turner, OF Florida, advocated the proposed
amendment He preferred the sixteen page form,
as being more likely 10 be preserved for reference
The amendment was adopted unanimously; and
the committees report was then readopted
The hour having arrived for the special order
Of the evening, il was called for and the resoIu-
ton offered by Mr.. Stark during the morning srs-
sion, which had been tabled for discussion To-
Hghf, was taken mp and read, as follows:
EssO'ced, That the incubation of the Cbristi,n
re- zion IS necessary to the happiness of the people
ari toe Perpetuity Of our Institutions; and we
broad land imbued with its spirit; but we would
not shut the doors of school houses upon ouali-
h-d ana apt teachers not possessing or protesting
this religion.
Mr. Wight regretted that the mover OF the reso-
intion was not present this evening. as he should
hA- TO hear him speak upon il hrst that those
PRESENT lnl ght b. tue better prepared TO discuss It,
III regretted this the more a. there was manif,s,
ambiguity in the resolution which he should yery
niach Ike to have some one explain What did
.c mean by not shutting the doors to qualified
teachers not possessing or protesting religion, II
n" meant by this one who believes in God and
Ie.i-ion and inculcates in the minds of mis- putl |,
love aud yeneration for the author of ali oar he
.n-,u anu suen man may not be- technically
dhihS professor or possessor Of the Chri sta n
tiI5lOn,J then he apprehended there would h.
OK ilttIe difference Of opinion upon the lanpn,cs
seu IN The resolution, but if on the contrary, fe
haeaH one who does not believe in God and cal
v-uoh by redemption, a man who denied the
Sreat truths contained In the Scriptures: in f,ct
an ihndei, then be apprehended there would he /
", ue oin1fence OF opinion in respect OF the mat
MI Craig thought the resolution was calculated
instead many, and likely to lead to protracted
dhd tseIess discussion Ii was a subject on xvLic \
We speaker had thouy hit much and with VIII
hdd lad some practical experience as a t-ar ber
VI youth IL was the same old question however
s'i'I n' De Disguised, Of the Bible in the public
L.hs w nat did the gentleman mean by Chris
udnly, Did the lecturer who labored So nobIv
IH 'ne cause If Christian doctrine mean To on
lIe laea that necessarily to qualify oneself al
. ~ one must be prepared to teach pupls the
Sfeat doctrine Of atonementI IL So what r. 70 hs
u;ne wl1h the children Of the lew and the Cath
TIs,, N HIo certainly cannot be called fnhdeis /,
sr,{er n,''gI IA ch.istianity and practice it. The
ISHI could not think IL right or proper to force
Iuiei iA'O the precepts Of a doctrine whic n
Uey hlo oeen tiugh at home to question The
IIb,sii,;,, wss once engaged in teaching where
J'1LN Oh We pupils were the children of Cath
~. parents Id il would have been destructi We
sle interests Of the school to have INTRODUCED
I~soiT,iy.' OF religion rs coInpreheHded in this
H., a..IS,H. IS the man who Is prepared 10 teach
Pils the proper reverence and love for God
'I ue general precepts Of the Christian religion
th, IuIeu OUT or the schools because he IS not
sin1 oSI4J Christian. Suppose that in the
h. above above alluded to by the speaker, he had
- Cdiied nPon 10 read the Bible and cause the
s spa.s 70 read IL w hat would have been the
3 consequence The children Of the Catholic pa.
'H would have been driven into CathoIIc 81 hoeI,
w re they would have been taught the precert.
VI ne CatAolic b"licf alone, Did the Convention
'n advocate the si bl ishLnen: of the readin,r
tae Protestant Bible In all our publf; schools
u 80 u was shorts GIFTED and dangerous meas
are ahd would result in incaiculabls harm
MI y essierodc thought such a resolution az the
one uhdtr dIscusSInn ssht TO be amended so a, 20
20 iOIth u the world at large in such a form "a
,lAt the association could afford to stand by il
ia us present form it Nigh lead to endless dis
AI L. Thompson, of ID. c., seconded the
Ar. McJilton thought II W.. eer,aipIv CONAN
- 10 amend the resolution. as il was NIT,
- roarttsy 10 the mover to leave n oy.r ~ ,Ii
i'rm. Let II be amended IL possible 90 mat :,
my be presented to the public IN a NOR. rstoaat
form 'aHohai
Mr Turner moved 10 add t. tn. last claus. IN.
words Provided he does not reject the BibIr A.
'Ge rule Of faith and practice for man ~
hr Fsylcr thought this ameadmeat would sf