The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-01

who In London, In an address tending to sho W
ti tam This bishop, he said, used the following
words:-'The Roman Catholic clergy, refusing all
have seady gone on over the land
associate with them everything likely to make
them not only permanent and valuable, but also
THE YOUNG AND RISING GENERATION,
thus fulnhng ~ that way on their side the DUTY
,Hex owe 70 s ps51ps the Church
upon them.n The Bishop OF Tennessee be had
already referred to said that "there was Just no
United states. 1t was secular and took no notice
Of God or OF Christ or Of'the Church Of the living
Gods Holy Word. The intellect was stimulated to
the highest degree, but the heart and the directions
were left uncuItivated: The mere reading Of the
or the tactics without ever having any
lett the schools ready in figures, skifai with the
pen, well instructed in the anatomy Of the body
Of tSe prncpes Of asS
and honor, without knowing the Ten Command,
ments or the Apostles Creed, which fact added
remark TO him: Il came to your country to study
its geography, Its laws, It's institutions and ind
7Se reverena iatner 0 next Suosea rom state
ment made by the Rev. DR.. Cheever to the effect
s e the q the United
to show that the absence of religious instruction
as part Of the educational system was
people nowadays, he said, talking about edu-
tendency OF tue day was an excess education for
the masses, which Is always detrimental, as is an
IL FOX the @ the @
1t to commonwealth that its rogues should know
how to read, write or CIPHER; these requirements
to break into the sanctuary Of human society"
IA child" added the reverend father, lean be
lows and that industry in the world leads to pros
perity. 1t may be deferred from intemperance
as seIan Saa Just %ns tss 5
convinced were but feeble weapons against the
Of the human heart ana Its occasion oa
absolutely necessary. The reverend father then
laid down two principles, on which he dwelt at
to do what 1t can to meet the wants OF the people
with reference to non-regious instruction, the
education OF any class of Christians. The present
system Of education now so popular had, ne as,
sy which State w PERHAPS be
scious Of sooner than we.expect, and which 1t Will
find very hard, If able at all, finally to suppress The
about it that were admirable; but, notwithstand-
ing its merits, 1t had not prevented our schools
POLLUTED AND PoLLUTHN0 LITERATURE,
and this statement he backed up by quoting from
MeIrams speech where Il was
schools actually acted as agents for the distribu.
ton of bad books among the scholars The reverend
that far as it could be done without encroaching
upon any individual rights, care would be taken
the limits of our State ali that it should be under
secular and religious point OF view.
nj inc reading Of TINS paper was listened S to with
cussion ensued over it among the members Of the
convocatl0n. The way in which the subject was
not from any particular religious view-rather
startled some OF the more narrow minded mem.
m Of %U
willing TO agree with all the sentiments expressed
in it.
Appointment Of Standing C0mmittees-
Adjournment or tho COnvocatiOn.
In the C0nvOcation meeting this morning Mr.. c.
T. r. Smith read paper on Grammar as Natural
Science"
The following standing committees were ap.
pointed
Erecuisue comnaittee-Professor Edward North,
Of Hamilton College; President Joseph Alden, OF
the State Normal School; Principal +. Qqrtiss, Of
the sodus Academy Principal Aaron White, Of
Of Haverling Union School, Bath; Principal M. E.
Gate, Of the Albany Academy; University C0nvO:
HsSny EDWARD Of
ilton College; Professors u. s. Martin and A. Nj.
Rutgers, Of the Female college: ,o,.. -, po,,s >,
7eacne's-Alonzo FIack, Of Claverackj J: f. Brad,
ley, of the Albany Free Academy;. D. Brattle, Of
school; EDWARD Daniorth, Department Of
J. Z. King, Fort Edward; s. g. Love, jamestown
G. D. Mclean, Brockport Normal School; L. D.
Miller, Bath W. s. Smythe, Casanova; J. M.
Sprague, New Berlin : A. b. watkins Adams, Hun.
geriord College Institute; G.. Wright, Peekskill
Academy.
Resolutions were adopted looking to the ex-
change Of collections through the medium Of the
State Museum Of Natural History, and to the for
nation Of Teachers Scientific Institute, under the
charge OF the Regents.
The committee on application to the Legislature
for an increase of the literature fund was con.
tlnued without alteration
Mr.. LEWIS moved that the Regents Committee
on the State Cabinet be requested TO submit at
the next ConvocatOn plan for the connection of
the Cabinet with popular education. Adopted.
After some remarks by Vice Chancellor Benedict
on the Importance of the Conv0cation, an adjourn
ment was taken sine die.