Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-05

couraged more active spirit of encouragement to-
ward the young proposing entrance upon the minis
try Dr. Anderson's paper was then referred to the
committee on the christian ministry.
Rev, Alvuh Hovey, d. D., president of Newton
theological institute, then delivered his essay on
oThe education of women" He asked for the edu-
cation ofwoman not that she might take the place
of by. entrance upon the political or any other
nublic arena profession, but that she might
more appropriately fill her sphere in life. To
what extent and in what method women should
cultivate their minds, the points dwelt upon
The best part of their moral and intellectual culture
should be gained at home. The nature of education
sought was the same for both sexes While they
differed in spiritual organization their intellects
were similar, and demanded similar food. High
intellectual culture would indeed make her no less
woman, any more than It would make him less man.
Equal opportunity should be granted to BOTH for
liberal education IN such branches tine difference
of taste and popularity of temperament may prefer
and no iron rule should debar her from the investl-
CATION of whatever branches of scientific or cassl.
cal culture she may desire. The social conditions
of woman's life might modify the extent to which
certain intellectual pursuits should be carried but
| well trained understanding and a well furnished
mind were as great an ornament to her as to man,
and would no more interfere with the delightful
joys of domestic life or household affairs than do
any pursuits of man with the development and en-.
| joyment OF his finer sensibilities and relations.
An important question was how these opportuni-
| ties OF education to women are to be furnished,
whether in the same or In separate institutions. The
arguments In favor of both plans considered,
and the advantages of the mingling Of the in
academies and colleges, as well as In the public
| schools, recommended, as mutually advantageous.
The experiment, at least, he thought worth full
and impartial trial. and he hoped would result in
the benefit of both sexes and of the world The OBJ
jections to the plan the of improper social
| influence or contact, were answered.
Rev. DR.. Gardner Of Charlestown endorsed the
views of the essay that the fullest scope of educa
ton should be open to women, but was unwilling
to confne such education to those seeking to quail
fly themselves for profession. He would have lib
eral culture open to all, unrestricted He however
questioned the wisdom of the plan of mingling the
| sexes.
| Rev. DR.. Upham of Boston, as the result of ex-
tended experience gave his reasons for favoring the
mingling of the sexes in educational institutions
| Rev. DR.. Champin of Waterville college, Maine,
| did not think so favorably of it.
Rev. Or. Anderson, of Newton, favored the sug-
gestions of the essay on this point saying the in
| huence on both sexes. where the experiment had
| been tried, was most sautary. The difficulties
| alleged were all imaginary, and would soon dis
appear, on trial. Both sexes should be admitted on
the same footing, and the same field of education
| should be open to both.
Rev. Lemuel Moss, d. d. of Philadelphia, editor
of the National Baptist, followed in similar strain,
and said he wished for the establishment of Bap-
fist college where both sexes could be admitted on
| the same footing.
| Rev. DR.. Caldwell, of Brown university, saw in
superable moral objections to thespracticability of
the minging of the sexes in educational institu-
/ tions. There should be separate institutions or
schools where they could pursue the same of
/ study.
Prof. John L. Lincoln of Brown university was
enthusiastic in endorsement of DIR. Anderson's sug-
| gestions on these points. He answered the Objec-
| lions which had been raised. He said the expert
ment had been successfully tried, not only in this
| country but in England, where college for both
| sexes was in full operation, the same scale OF
| study as the university of Cambridge or Oxford.
Rev. Heman Lincoln, D. D., of Newton theologi-
cal institution thought the separation of the sexes
in educational institutions had bad tendency. The
moral effect of proper social relations most sal
| utary, in the young well as in the older.
Rev. j. d. Fulton spoke against the views of the
essay a sad instance of "NewtOn radicalism." He
made ultra radical speech the opposite side OF
| the question, bewailing the views which had been
| advanced as tending toward "infdelity"
| The paper was then referred to the committee on
coeges,s and the convention adjourned till after
| noon.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was not so largely attended
| as the other sessions of the meeting had been
owing to the fact that some of the delegates had
| gone to their homes and the heavy rain kept PEG
pie of the city at their homes who would otherwise
| have attended.
At halfpast two the convention was called to or
| der. The hymn, "Jesus shall reign where'er the
SUM-" was sung, after which prayer was offered by
| Rev. DR.. Ives of Suffeld, Conn.
Rev. G. B. Crane, ID. d. of Hartford, Conn, read
the paper of the afternoon, on "rhe duties to edu
cation of pastors in their own congregations" He
first spoke of the fact that most college professors
and those having charge of instruction in acade,
mics, are cergymen, and then passed to consider
alton of the signltcG zee in that fact The sugges
lions offered by history, he said showed that in
| all ages the best educated men had been preachers
Of the gospel the apostle who the trainer of the
church was acquainted with the science of his age
while in later years, from dreamy Asia to wakefu
Europe, these learned men went with the evangeli
front, and clergymen were also the custodans OF
the literature, Luther and Melanrthon, in theii
age, placed the open Bible in the hands of the peo
pie, and their teachings from it laid the founda
lion for an intelligence that showed itself in the
recent victories at Sedan and Paris. In 1860 John
Knox memorialzed the Christian religion by pro.
visions for that parochIa school system in Scotland
which was the admiration of the world; and in this
country the work of establishing education has
| ever been that OF clergymen For one hundred and
fifty years clergymen have controlled Yale, and
nave everywhere among us been teachers; and
what does not New England owe to education and
10 miuisterss To-day effort Is being made to de.
pose clergymen which, if 1t succeeds will give us
liberalism and rationaliSm with the deporable re-
uls but if the clergy are true to themselves there
is nothing to fear.
The professional education of clergymen, he
maintained, must necessarily be of the broadest
character-one which brings them to the threshold
of all branches of science which they can cross al
will; they are compelled to NEEDLE with all branches
what Huxley and Darwin driving at. 1t i.
Ignorance that camors for human priesthood anC
.eads to Romanism.
He then explained his view of the important re
lation between church and state, and the tendency
of revolt from God to lead to social anarchy, say
ing that where God is ignored eXtngulshed tn,
dethronement of conscience will follow. In view o
all the growing tendencies to disregard the Bible
and the true Christian religion he thought 1t time
chat the parish minister should be stalwart an(
accomplished athlete, to stand up and work for The
cause of Christianity and truth.
He thought ministers should prepare and preach
occasional sermons with view to stimulate menta
culture, always accept positions on school commit
tees and boards of education and in every way en-
courage schools. His library, he said was public
one, to which every member OF his parish had ac
cess, and he considered 1t duty to assist the young
in selecting proper books to read. He spoke, too
of the importance of educating girls with view to
the influence they will some day exert as mothers
al touched on many other matters coming in the
train of ideas suggested by the title of his paper.
His remarks were listened to with interest, and
at their close, much regret was expressed that nc
time could be given to a discussion Of them.
The reports of committees, to whom were re-
| fnrrnd thp road duriOo fha
pied the remainder of the session, nterspersed with
general remarks; The dropping out of delegates to
to the trains in the afternoon left thin house al
the close; but, taken as whole the convention
throughout has been one in which a larger amount
of work has been done than in any held in the city
for long time. Not moment has been unoccn
pied and each speaker, who took five minutes oil
half an hour as the case might be, used it in pro
mitigating a special idea in which all present were
interested.
just previous to the adjournment, resolution
was passed, thanking the Baptfts of Worcester fol
theiI hOspIable attentions; and also requesting
the Baptist papers of New England to publish thu
reports of committees.
The following resolutions were also passed by the
convention:
Resolved, that we, as New England convention
recommend to the Baptists of the New England
states seyeraly to to 1t that they have at leas
| one academy of high order in each state, that en-
dowments be raised therefor by applying not only
to men Of wealth but directly to the means of oul
| people; and that Baptist parents be urgently re
quested to consider the importance, a meansur,
of saetyIand justice to our denominational name o
sending their sons and daughters to Baptist lnstitu
lions of learning.
Resolved, that Alvah Hovey, Geo. B. Cow AM
| VIM. III. Eaton, in connection with Dr. Cutting, b.
a committee to inquire into the practicablity o
procuring the publication of the papers read to thi
convention, with power to this result in an
| way they may find best adapted for it.
| Resolved, that this convention regards as highly
desirable periodical publication, which shall b
at the same time the medium of educational discus
sions in the interest of the Baptist denomination
and repository of valuable information in respec
| to all our educational institutions, so aiding t,
bring our educational werk INTO unity, and in
creaslng its effectiveness, and which shall be mad,
| generally useful and popular by departments de
voted to literature, science and permanently valu
able religious and denOminational intelligence, con
| shutting thus journal between the Quarterly Re
view and the ordinary weekly newspapers, havin.
special mission among the most intelligent classe
| in congregations.
Resolved that this convention considers the worl
accomplished by the American Baptist educationa
commission SO successful and gratifying that it re
qulres the denomination to secure, through this o.
some other agency, continued prosecution OF 1t
and the hope is hereby expressed that it will not al
low itself to expire till 1t has gwen tue denomina
ton an opportunity to express its will in regard t
a more permanent organization in the service o
this great interest of education