The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-10
THE HERNBAPEIsTE EDyGATI0N-
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Hisnly interesting =Dissasslens:
lFnoM OUR OWN coRRRspoND8fr.

In Witnessing the deliberations sneka
body as this, one is-deeply impressed with the:
extreme ,nodesty which cterizes 4. the
highly educated, man. The school boy, who'
has buta ,.amattering". of Greek and; Latin,
often boasts Of his attafnmentsrr while the man,
who has drank deep: Of the fountain OF KneWl.
edge regards himself but, a1child in letters.
Within the pastfeW days, we have heard Old
men, who have devoted long lives; TO study,t
speak Of painfnl consci BUSINESS OF their igno.,
rance. TaR ordinary man; Is, not huInbled at.
such, things, then: bis vanity is only egualled
by his ignorance, -, ~
& Since my, last communicating. several topics;
of very great general interest hdve engaged
tie attention Of the convention. Prominent
among these.wa the suhjectot 80
.FEMALR EDUCATION, j.
upon which an able essay was read. The es:
sayIst proceeded to say that the "Woman;s'
Rlghtsd question had given difficulty to this
s;bssfto aa sowf as fha5 E2@aa
ments in letters as man, and that there are
good reasons for believing that with equal cui:
ture with the opposite sex she would rival
man. He insisted that more time should be
given. to the education OF, woman; tAats sne.
should begin her studies as early as sprachca-
Bic, and continue then*as long aseircnn.
This ,paper called forth amost eloquent nd
dress from Rev. tDf. Sears. he did not oelfeTe
that high culture would (ussaer Woman--ther
was q something about Aer-a feminine gsfsder
he>would call 1t, for lack OF some eetter deslg,
.nation--which no education could alter, ana
sooner;than have this. changed he would; OPP
nose higher education for the female sex.
Next came the subject Of 80. -.
THE Apy4NTAG @ Es,oF4 ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS
IN TIE PROMOTION Of KpuCATIoN d
This was free discussion lip which several
gentlemen participated. 4
Professor 81 g.. Green, I. D., OF Brown
University, did not believe that any method OF
|instructio1 could be sblindly f0llOwsds and
Thought that mutual conferences among edn-
Gators would reveal the best ways OF teaeh-
ing; gaey. DR.. Reynolds, of South Carolina,
thm,g,r That one good result orthIs assocla.
ton was the mlngling Of men from theltWo
GREAT sections of the country. They neither
knew nor understood each other. Education,
Hebeheyed, was the, hrst link that would unite
the people of the North and South
In the discussion of.thei topic OF 4.
METHoDs OF RELIGlous TEA AoHHJGIN u ACADEMIES
AND C0LLEGEs,. g Il
the idea was brought out that the best method
was not by direct means, bat by the teachers'
becoming hliying epistles known and read OF
Se0
ALWAYS to be, the conservator OF literature and
science, because Christianity and learning go
hand In hand, and mutually. strengthen eacn
other. .-...
The crownlng effort, however, of the con
vention was an address by Rev. DE. Hovey
on the ...SsssS- u.
RELATION OF SCIENCE TO COMPLETE EDUCATION.
The distinguished gentleman entered into
comparison as to their disciplinary and educa.
tional valneA- of the physical sciences on me me
one hand and the Greek and Latin languages
on the other. After examining some argu-
ments which are urged in favor of giving the
natural sciences the preference, ne pronounc-
ed decidedly In favor OF! the ancient languages,
assigning as reasons -
l. That language Is the natural organ and
means of thought; that great part OF educa,
ton Is to learn to think and speak wen, ana
that nothing can secure this END 80 Wen as tue
study of Latin and Greek.
2. That language is the great storeaouse OF
knowledge Of much knowledge con-
cerning the physical sciences. Hence ne VINO
would be we'll educated:must know the lan-
guages, especially the nncienes, 10 Whlcn tne
Eno,oledge of the anorld was SO long Locked ~.
s. That language reveals to us man. the
apsr of creation, and that there is no study
more important or interesting than that OF
man. - - ,o Gov
The best literature, thus inducing an acquaint.
ance with the best and5 5'noblest productions OF
man.
sics ought to have the first place In system
Of liberal studies. CT,
In remarks from gentlemen who followed
the speaker it was said that great attention
| must be given to the physical sciences, oe-
cause-society demands it; that we are 10 dan.
ger of overlooking the disciplinary eneGs o, Q,
Ihe sciences; and regret was expressed tnal a
the discussion had seemed to array tne eha. ~
quistIc and scientific studies against eaca o.lsa,
because there ls no necessary antagonis'h 70
| tween them. n.o,ooeor n u
Tow. D. D., Of South Carolina, on 9;
rHE INCREASE, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OF THf
MINISTRY. .b'::'
Asto itsiucrease. prayer was the only meant
roent ntioned. in The New Testament, but prayer
nnst he accompanied by suitable effort
: With regard to education the fullest possible
literary and theological training was desirable
but when young man could pursue only ont
of these he should prefer the literary, because
this general training puts him In condition I!
study theology and saves from the narrowing
effect of one study.
The support of the pastor should be ample