, 1864-02-28
THE cNllnREM 0E TO-DAY.
GRACE GREENWOOD 1T. bRYAH NALL.
|; Lecture for The AcneGt or the Fund
f0r the. EDUCATION OF Sol.
dterss Orphans. =

Tho announcement In tho Ta1HuaE OF yesterday
morning, that Mrs.tLlpplneo.t, better known undcr
the no.a eplasn,f OF Grace Gsceuwood4 would lcc-
turc at E1yan Hall last evening for the benefit Of
the edt cationa tnteresta Of tho sodlcrs orphsns,
created quito q Jrsurs' among the lecture loving
portion Of tho community, Long, before the hour
for the commencement Of tho lecture, Bryan Hall
was filed with large, Approciatlvc and intclec-
tual audience, who frequently during The coursc
at the lecture manifested their appreciation ;br.
loud and long continued applause. The subject Of
her lecture last evening. was hauHad in mastorly
stvte, uet description Of tho mothers Of celebrated
authors eeeiug in their children the dawnfag rays
of brjl]iaucy, was lna effort, studded with ideas
ahoundlnc In poetic exprcsAionb. Tho children OF
,hn ncc both in this country and Ia England, With
tbeir different charactoristlca ID the result Of Cd
ucaiion, were finely pictured. Young AmeEiea,Who
additionally calls hfs fatl,cr ''goYernor" and
old mnn," and Tho younE 1aalas who sail around
in tho height Of fsahion, denylne n maternal con-
tro], received wi.beslng rcbuko, while at tho
aau,c time the parenta who permit themselves TO
be rorcrned by their children, were made the sub.
tecI Of considerable dcrision. Severity, in the
eneske.s opinion should not be rcsogted to, unless
a. the laat effort. in order to maintain parental
euucr1oriiy, but the parent hhoull enforce obe-
dteucc through lore, mingled With good aeasc. II
he pay corporcal punishment let It be administered,
md 90 rot tell tho child what Will be done, and at
the sarne time omit to do it. Children should be
taueht to make home happy; the true spirit %
bosnttalfty and 4 lore for flowers. a respect for
humanity ought to be fnculcated; no matter how
dInercpt the ontaide OF humanity, It is the
eamc Inside. Children shoald tc brought mp
IN love their country and to abhor and dcspfse ali
who would eudcayor to destroy It. They should
he taught to respect Themselves, for In doing 90
they Win rcspect othcrs, and to fear Its loss more
thuu fhe severest punishment. They ought to
chow kindness 10 the brute creation, and III the
speakera opinion tho eo-colled moral exhibitions
Of trained antnn1s should bo 1iscorntenanccd, as
being extremely dangerous In their influence
Their physical education should not be neglected
American girls ought to be able to break horses a.
we'll nB hearts, and to walk rs well az waltz,
There shonld be more cricket matches and less
prize fighting. The reading matter to be put in
the hands OF children is a subject that requires
great discrimination, ard although many authotz
have tired their hnnds at writing for the children,
only very few baye succeeded. They should
have works Of history, biography and poetry o.
the highest order, and in addition, faIry tales
Children a.e naturally reltgIoua, and what to The
minds Of grown up people Ia a, theological qucs
tlon Is to their rnfnda vivid certainty. For tht.
reaeou parents should be very careful In the rclI
Eious training Of their children. a
The y1sta OF the fnture OF tie children and th,
results they may accomplish werc described In
glowing manner. The feelings aud sayings Of th'
children ten ycars hence. were graphically dc
scrIbed. One VIII say, my fathe1 fought al Get
tyshusr. another will sadly eay my father was
rebel, while third, bnrying his head in anguisl
Of despair, will ear, my iathez was coppeshead
The speaker here passed beautiful cu1ogy on on
Garden Ctr, her mammoth grain elevators, be
commercial prosperity, her enterprise, aad til
absenes Of hard 1fm<s. except That which come
upon 1t daily. The lecture was concluded amlds
great applause. BY IN eloquent appeal in favor G
the, humane and benevolent work for which til
| lecture had been delivered.