, 1870-05-28
tFRok oUR OWN coRxtspornp.-,

they were unable TO read, wEits and cipher y
eoaoahe 70 liked standard, they we're not CO,
sloefed to be educated in : manner enttGu
saem 10 State nd. Religious instruction misl
oea Pvt 81 The Programmed tbs schoo! whic
ottatued hetp from the public treasnrv[ Int a
ses az tssahsnent enjoined th.t no child shonI
pe tauEot any religious doctrine against th
*.sa o. its paEants- ~h.s is known ~ :. con
scaenee Clause es1po #cred parents to 6orhit
teachers from inculcatlng in the children re1iQ
.ous Frecepts which ran counter to the reIio
ious profession Of the parents Still. thouT}
much las been doue, and large eums of mope,
have been contributed BY the s.ate in further
form and national asylum has been Yet sdopt.
ed and enforced. That be would INTRIGUED !,
aeheme Of rational education tss one Of ftf
PROMISES made by Nr. Gladstone at the begin
ming OF the prcscnt session OF pa1lisment,
~ THE CONVENIENT EDUCATION BuL
Nos q 1nany 2 weets attez Parliament met, Mr
". +. Foster, within whose sphere the ques
ton fslls, AZ a member o1 Tie rorerumen,
ard of the House Of Commons, introduced /
nnl AHich HAH drawn up with . view to redeem
tue pledge given by tho Ministry. STATED
pr1edrs It Eas measure to provide for Ii.
election q a School Board in every distric
throughout Engiand1 to &utho1ize the board t
IVY an educational rate, aud to decide IL IL
whether the edncatio1 within their respective
DISTRICTS should be compulsory or not, Nont
o. these provisions have excited much aissne.
sion. II they are altered, the changes viii tt
N matters Of detail rather than Il those q
panc1ple: bus another provision has given
nke to fierce cuntroversy. This mas TO tht
elect that these School Boards were to deter.
NINE what religious training ehould h. o; 70,
N The schools over which they had fnrSs5;n
tlon, OF to decide whether religion shoui3 h.
tarGht At all 1t h1nt, this bill was hailed by
many persons as satisfsctory solution Of al
intr1cate problem. NotAinc seemed fairer .},sn -,
the arrangement which put it il The power Of
the tate-payers to elect ranreEentstives rim
should impose IN educational rate rnd snnars
wise the rate supported schools. Dut Il was
argued that in some districts wherein The
1nafo1ity. the Dissenter1 WouId be nnfsir1v
dealt witt, while, in other cases, the conve1se
wha possible. A tHo-fp}d Agitation bsran
against the main provisions OF the government
DILL
pEs:ANDs Or THE NATIONAL EpucAr1os 1kAouE-
through England formed \ league, with view
to advance the cause of nationnl edncat;nn
The wstchword Of the league vaa counnnlsorv
and SECULAR education, the desicu bein1 ia
eusure that eve.y child in the land shnnf1 he
at the public cost according TO tfe Religions
theories OF any sect Some Of the rnoet 3ota-
bic men in the country were sctiye members ~
the league; in proof Of this. suffice Il tn In.1,-
ton brf one na1ue-tdat Of John Strsrt Mil
With the measure Of the eoyerumeut he
league was naturally diesatiaded. That it was
an honest, and i wel1-intentioaed measure-a
ekilful compromise to satisfy suta1onistie
wishes-a measure OF which the fr4mework
Mas good, and which had CAPACITY for reca;yinr
satisfactory amendments, was heartily ana
gladly conceded. The religious diffculty.
hoHeser, had not been solved, but evaded by
its framers. The league desired to e1Duuce
from the bill ali the provisions which governed
the teaching Of religion, and to make tho edu-
cation Of the children purely SECULAR one.
At public meeting held to discuss the matter,
Ar; Mill ctnphaticaliy protested againtt en-
ablinS the religion Of + part to be t1ught BY
ts.aton Of The whole. He aaid that ~ meas
ure enbodsing this bad principle could not be
satisfactory to any but persons OF the domin-
ant creed, nor to impArtiM persona Of anv
creed" He proclaimed that nothing but
purely secular education would have his entire
spproyA aad his warm advocacy, and
in taking this course he has had
the support Of the t1uest md most nd
vnnced of English Liberals, But there was
another view to 10 advanced smother side to
be heard. The prosessed champions OF reh-
E1on aud the declared fneuds Of the clergy
had their speeches to deliver and resolutions
to pass.
THK KEnUcH11oN r11os-
No sooner had the Educationl League
issued its programme than body vas consti-
tuted TO defeat its main object, while support
ing the CAUSE Of education. Their Educa-
ton Union WEE joined BY the noblen1en and
1aymen who are noted for their devotion to
the clergy For the most part these men arc
Tprlea are supporters of Church and State
in their conjoined relation; are opposed to
any action which might tend to render the
Church OF England simple church snd moth
ING more 1t is natural that these men sho1ld
Nd ~ A
people irrespective ct priestly help, aud to
draw distinct ina Of denatcation between
the schoolmsater md the Clergyman. Indeed.
the clergy Of the Church OF England hhse
hitherto been accustomed 70 regard 1t as their
privilege to educate the young. N the ao-
sence Of national system established BY law.
the work had to be done by v1luntsezs, aad It
is only fair to admit that the clergy hAye
shown gre1t eneEgy N d,sehAreanE what Was
Aself-imposed t2sk- botn II .S"o aaa coun-
try the titet care OF Clergyman has been
to establish school Ia bis PARISH Tor
Is to say, Of 10 school being previously in oper-
alton. To do this involved great labor in 30
Gcitiue Subscriptions. In many Cases the
clergy have contributed \ large share of the
fund.- out OF their own scanty resources. For
M this they merit thanks; set, even their con-
duct In these matters is not wholly disinter-
estei. Asa matter of course the attendants
~ school Here expected, il not en}oiued. to at-
4ert the parieh church Tins the school
hnrso w,s A sort Of recruiting ground for
.,rose,r+ss Eor wc7r tha cier1men n the
HEh,,s.t, ~ Fnr,snd sinpn1sr in fhis resnect-
Tha ,o;,,;sters ~ scverrI other ro1ipions bodies
atot ,a.1et, ~ +ha s.Tna +, ,s1;nn when fhev }sd
~ s>o orno-+n,;3r nteo ~ That s,cn,.r adnc.f;nn
.as ,1a X n,1rosad ,,r ih- c1er,y ia nndsT tSe
knunu ,ess ~ a9ss 1,.ya dot.;1ad e,,ct]v wh.f
e1!eanin.a u. soa., tn-asaan Tat {s5fhs c1e-rr
m'e1l Ie.o ~ an-,ns;t;n, wo,Id h.ra hasn
stooa a1otG, ne r., sia 4,stt,s ~ l.-rn.r sod
less IoImuan @ a-a[ ~ ~ dnuI,ttn1 II ina cn11n-
priest .ne E..,t ;esae 20 n ~ nra1rses Enr n
IT o. enneultis sno y e 5a,1,-sd 1r
Englana y tne Ies4t. ooe ~ 10 - K,o 1,.rt;.
dreaded Hnen l'e ioEss, t;n- mno f.e,k ~ 80 t.cca
sans o. p1eoa. An9 tcssaa1 ~ 5rsa.tas ~ ii.
WIN tne Lneils ~ Hno tnaa ,no ~. n he
Faneaoe VIII ne n1'eS 73ha-s7ls vTo
present case, seven oe' ~ M wLo
Ne menetts " ~ nsosItz s1ae xr,., "..u n.,+ I'D
nsse aeeu supposeo 10 pe Icy ~ htom a,o ~ 1ho
.9r nis;.,, na1 1a,a;o,, :. a., nasant;.I
psrt ~ 't,a scion1 ~. t,.,.n ~ H. -,'1n1 I'D
Int fic uat;ons, arhan'. ,.. ~. 49, ~, s1ca1.
~, r. tle -+,ln NJ @ A4sse 49, ~ nrstfpp-
t,an you are we'll .c,,n.;,tad " 14han,..
Hnrbae thc anthor ~ ssTnr,s n-..n - cat.ef
ma ia mau whnse n,ro :. haneeaS ns1pv, ~
A1erica. Be has been regarded rs y T;her.1 Il
of the most advanced tspe and thoroupb- -rn;n.
eharncter. Almost as matter of conrss SoS IL
nsme anpeared among the members of tha
Educatiopal League ~ ho drew back When @
the etr1rcle came, and declined to act nm n
lis rroiessions. At meeting held bv the