The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-04
RELIGIOUS.


Services To-Day.
The Right Rev. Bishop Littejonn VIII preach this
evening In -. Thomas church, Fifth avenue.
Rev Merrill Richardson VIII preach this morning
and evening in Inc New England Congregational
church, Madison avenue and Forty-seventh street.
Subject OF the morning DISCOURSE" Sowing and
Reaping."
Rev. oscar Hugo breaches on the Bible question
this morning IN the Wiilett street Methodist Epis-
eopai church, Ia the afternoon IN the Spring street
Presbyterian church, ana in the evening IN Calvary
Baptist church.
Rcv. Frederick Evans dlscourses this morning In
the Central Baptist church, West Forty-seco
street, on Goods Heroes" Services VIII alss be
held III the evening.
Rev. Abbott Brown VIII preach this morning ana
evening III the Church OF the Reformation Fiftietb
street
Morning and evening services wiz be held In the
Evangelical Church OF the Holy Light, Rev. G. L.
Krotei pastor.
At the English Lutheran Church Of st. James,
East Fntieth street. Rev. A. c. Wedekind viii preach
this morning ana evening.
Rev. DR.. wescott win preach tins morning In
Plymouth Baptist church on "The Power Of Con-
SCIENCE" and in the evening his subject will BIO
"Alone, and yet am not Aione.u
Rev. DR.. Ever Will preach IN Christ church, Fifth
avenue, morning and evening"
AT the Church OF The Holy Light Rev. william $.
Boardman VIII preach this morning and Rev. DIR.
McVickar In the afternoon.
Goods Life and Mans Lfle win be the subject or
Rev. George ii. hepworth's discourse in the Church
Of the Messiah this evening. Services also in the
morning.
Bev. Dr. Robinson, late or Paris. pastor elect,
will occupy the pulpit OF the Eleventh Presbyterian
church, Fifty fifth street, this morning and evening.
Rev. G. Ii. Houghton VIII preach this evening In
the Free Church OF Our Lord, Eighth avenue and
Thirty seventh street.
Rev. J. 4. Searles this evening breaches special
sermon to women In the Twenty street
church, between Second and Third avenues.
Rev. J. NJ. Pullman win preach in the Church OF
Our Saviour this morning and evening.
Rev. Charles f. Lee viii preach In Plimpton
Building this morning ON "Universasm and Chris
tianily.n
Rev. F. G. sweetzer viii preach this evening In
the church corner OF Blocker and Downing streets
on "The Universasts' Idea OF Hell.n
lecture on How They Live and What They Do
In Heaven" will be delivered this evening In stein
way Hall by Rev. 3. +. Barrett.
Rev. Chauncey Giles will lecture this evening In
the Church Of the New Jerusalem. Brooklyn, on
Natural Death an Orderly Step In Mans Eternal
Progress
Rev. Thomas s. Preston win deliver lecture this
evening in St. AIMS church, Eighth street on ..Au-
ricular Confession"
Mrs. Cora l.. " Tappan win speak before the
Society OF Spiritualiss in Apollo Hall thus morning
and evening.
Our Educational Systcm-Defects in tho Pub
lie School Systom and How Remedy
Observation-Disclosures by Temperanaenrs.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
That our system OF popular education IL defective
ana unsatisfactory Is not only charged by persons OF
reflective minds, but is admitted by some OF the
most prominent among our educationists, Reform
is necessary; but where to introduce reform seems
difficulty.
Having given the subject an especial attention.
and embodied my views In work entitled ute
Scientific Basis OF Educatlon,n now purpose TO
popuarze those views and prepare the genera
mind for adaptation OF the scheme there elabo-
rated.
The failure OF our system to secure success Is
mainly due TO the absence OF scientific classification
In our schools. Instead OF grouping tAe various
tempcraments INTO classes, and, through those TEN.
peraments gaining access to the minds OF the chill
dren in our primary schools, and thereby giving 10
each q marked individuality to carry TO the next
higher grade our system approaches the child
through the perceptve faculties giving to each the
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same Inducements and the same warnings and the
result Is that OF every hundred children so treated
not more than ten receive the Kind OF mental
nourishment needed and they not in such quaint
ties as to secure harmonious development OF the
organization, while in the remaining ninety che
characteristics either hopeessly dwarled or In.
iuriously expressed.
ANY teacher OF ordinary attainments may make
the classification required. The nervous tempera-
ment viii be recognized by the clear wilderness OF
the ska, and the quckness ana sharpness Of move
ment impaired TO the mental manifestations; the
sanguine by the brilliant red Of the skin and the
fiery expression; the Emphatic by the torpid lead
ike tlnge oil white IN the skin, and the bilious
by the tnges OF black. These crlter1a will be
sufficient for all ordinary purposes. The skillful
teacher viii readydetect which OF the tenn
peraments In combination, predominates, and
VIII be guided accordingly. Now, these tenn
peraments are The indexes 10 our natural
incnationS and tendencies. They point out TO the
teacher the avenues by which the sympathies may be
gained; and IN sympathy lies the secret OF his sue
ton OF the temperaments, with and under the facul-
ties OF tho mind because, ike the intellectual fac
uities, they AFFECT both the mind ana tine body and
are affected by both the body and The mind.
The mind OF the teacher should be largely In sym
patty with that OF the child His temperament will
not DC. naturally, in harmony with every one In the
class before him. IT, therefore, becomes his study as
IL IL his duty 10 subordinate his expressions and his
department to the temperamentai demands OF his
pupils, IN order That chord may De struck In every
nature that will vibrate through tho whole, and a
disposition be prepared to receive what IS to be I'M
parted. The affection gained, attention viii the
more readily be centred upon the immediate exer-
cises. Bat to fix the attention and TO keep 1t Inte
gently alive TO the dues the nature OF the
child must be cnaracteristlcally addressed. The
mind OF the sangulne Is excited by vivacious gestl
cuaop that OF the nervous by viyidness OF thought
and language; the bilious are influenced by scdate
and persistent application while the Emphatic need
"A sharp and spicy method.
Now, sir were even modified classification &C
cording TO temperament introduced into schools,
were our teachers thoroughly cenversant with their
own peCuliariteS ana consclentlously alive TO tho
responsibilities deYoved upon them, the changes
erected by few months application would open up
the way TO such a system OF popular education az
would prove in the highest degree acceptable, and
crown with success the fondest hopes OF people.
One great requirement. In an educational system,
to be sue cessfu is recognition OF the striking dis