New-York tribune., 1870-04-21
THE BAPz1Sr EDUCATIONAL CONTENTION

SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGs-THE DENoMINA-
TIONAL PAPBRs-A NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL
COMMIsSIoN-EDUCATION IN THE SOUTHERN
STATES ETC.
The Convention assembled at o'clock a. m,
in the Pierrepontst. Baptist Church, Brooklyn The
Rev. Dr. Jeter of Virginia occupied the chair in the abb
sence of the Hon. VIM. Kelley After prayer by the Rev.
Dr. Babcock the Rev. ]. W. Omstead, d. d. OF Boston,
read paper on the relations Of UNCONVENTIONAL pa
pers the educational interests of denominations.
of the press and particularly the religious newspapers
Dr. Pondexter thought the religious press was doing
TO educate the people throughout the Land Than all
OF our colleges put together. A., , a.,
d. d. OF Philadelphia read paper on The Methods by
which education may be made specially and para
mount organized interest in our denominattonal act
vtes He gave the following statistics OF the Baptist
denomination: .
No Church Associations. 7,9 Church Membership. 22 ls
Colleges
No Ministers ......... 87S7 Theological semnsres.... Il
He recommended that some method be adopted OF CON
cen,ratng this body for the better employment Of
its powers in the work OF education.
Dr. Moss TO have a national bureau OF Education; he
thought it the most fruitful suggestion which had
national organization existed which could examine into
the condition OF institutions of learning it would pro
duce vast results There are many places now where
several colleges are struggling TO get along where 1t
would be better TO have only one of them, and such
change could be made more readily through national
Dr. Hague OF Chicago moved that the paper be referred
to tue Committee DenOminational Work III Educa-
ton. He said we have never had such gathering as
the with representatives from all OF
the country-frOm both Carolina and Massachusetts,
thank God-and this is guaranty OF unity and nation
The paper on Jesuit collegiate instruction as affect
ing present questions of education and society was
Washington D. G. He discussed the philosophy of educa-
ton various Of study and their effects in nculcat
schoomen the of the Jesut and the character
of their teachings and system Of education: He then
To consider the present influence OF the latter
in this country 1t tends to encourage secret and ex
elusive culture The attempt to exclude the reading of
f1as rirfu bp No of
fruits and il intended to check the spread Of nte-
The course of study pursued by the Jesus aims
to turn the mind from independent thought to the field
of poetry and art They encourage diaetics and not
discipline is like that Of prison or reformatory school
full of espionage favoritism and petty tyranny Inc
system seriously threatened the welfare of free nstruc
| ton in this country o..... -. 49,, A.
the Committee upon University Education, and the Con-
yention then adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The Hon. w. Kelley occupied the chair.
The attendance unusually large Dr. Curry Of Rich
mond College, announced TO read paper on "The con-
don and prospects of education in the Southern States
as affecting both races and the duties Of Baptsts as
thence arising" stated that he had not written the
nancr Int II accepable he would substitute few re-
marks The subject, announced is general and spe-
cia The chief reform that the Baptss ought to effect
GicaIty Of obtaining accurate information with refer.
10 education in The South Prior to the war there
was system OF common schools. Alabama had such a
| system. Academies and colleges ab0unded OF high
order Every state except Texas, Florida and Arkan
sas, had what was called a state University, well
| equipped and toerably well endowed. Some
! opposition existed TO this state system OF edn-
! cation. in which I did not share, as interfer-
ing with parental control, moding the youth after
prescribed model, and interfering with full deyel-
OF human personality The suspended schools,
academies. colleges, and universities. Il taught the
people the truth Of the French epigram War war"
rhey however, realized and accepted the situation.
The most sagaeOus men saw the indispensaby or re-
construction as 20 their material moral and mental ~.
sttutiOns Schools therefore opened and poverty
drew from the higher and better class OF citizens the
teachers Virginia h educational center. There
1000 young within the colleges OF that state.
IN Te1as Louisiana, Mississippi Alabama Georgia,
South and North CarOlinas Virginia, and Tennessee,
| there are Baptist colleges and academies Of "a
very high OrdeI-cqual 10 any in the Union
for the education OF girls and young women. am not
physiological anat0nst enough 10 tell what kind Of
animal q female college Is that hear 10 much about
The South has highly educated young ladies In pro-
portion 10 the young men than the North la Texas
LOU and other States there colleges for educa
ting young men, under Baptist control The KichnOnd
College has been reorganzcd. DR.. Poyndexter the In
deatigable agent has done much for IL In gathering
fu0aA u S organized Oh the eeen'e bEsteni IL has