The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-03
Reply 40 Criticisms.

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,..,. # the Dispatch:
a:I'r aIY..r suptare1 10 the Dispatch ABOUT Two
900 an article giving some account OF q
'Tt s,i,ute recently held here, which
'.'1.,rrl r,e as being Unnecessary Sc
S'|S - in some parts entirely unca''ed 1or.
fe'<' '.,sare . seemed 10 me to be want OF
IN ~. s,,,y in the criticisms, some OF when
pFoi",s -, nv mind q Iittle-iust little-ln
w. taste. For instance: YOUR coriespona@
y. ~ cr,,ic;scs the English OF tne teacners'
IA c;yes examples OF bad grammar 90.
Voc tbese teachers doubtless met toss.ne' sc
~. ~. sincere and Iaudabie purpose o' lo~
". '.;,;,e- ;nta the best snd most en'cl''e nis-
r,. 0f instructing the youth OF our ianu,
for their o,cn Improvement. lhes uia
49,. a.. ,-nsc.s 10 be above and beyond lps1fuc>
~. ID II in their earnestDess and enthu"
w. mis- pursuit they were not absolutely
E,s.I S,.I,s. in language, would it not have oten
!'1s.. iau,s. - have taken no notice OF it! they
N'"- ". a. the most part, strangers IN our
49,, ord entitled TO the charity OF silence,
:" ~ mare, 50 long rs they were guilty OF no
.-sy,r nislemeanpr than careless trick
= .nescn: for / am quite certain tns'
,ra n the gentlemen who spoke in puolic
Go"n .be sessions of the Institute were al
w W :.ro.ant of their mother tongue; ana II
." 7,,nra !, Sas from csrelessness or inat'
!Ds3 vas present at these meetings,
.,,cb interested, and failed TO catch the
,nA'Iar va, ,hourn possessed OF sensitive ear
n'n,,ob ,birg. ordinarily. l did not fail,
,"-arcr ,o' n notice with pleasure the earnest
a0sirs manifested By nearly oil 10 arrlTe al
49, ruth, 10 acquire knowledge, ana 10 noo
NV, NV ,ha hcs, methods OF imparting it to those
WnI ',ndar,bsjr charge. There seemed to prevail
~ bones, spirit of investigation, which
.h,n1d ha encouraged and not criticised, and
".nr mink. in the ardor Of these discus
inc teachers were so actuated by SID
dn.irc 10 find out the best, and do II, as
- riv, ii,,Ia heed 10 tinely-turned periods or
b;rt. .,oupdipc sentences for the benefit oftbe
rr;,;c> who we're not supposed to be pres
eos. o,,o - how.
Your correspondent seems also 70 nave
urtplly nisapprehended some parts OF Fro
tS.or Ogeus's address. lie THINKS, TOT IN
sfsnre. that the Professor exalts the teacher
,hoye the preacher, when in reality ne only
drew beautiful snalogy between the tWo.
I "a, near the Professor and listened atten-
,iytly Il wonder il the critic did eitoer), ana
! vas deeply impressed with the truth ana
fitness Of the very passage which seemed SO
obnoxious 10 your correspondent.
His remarks, as we'll az | can remember,
wer.. substantially these "Thereis no posi-
ton more exalted asd dignitied than that OF
4 teacher. The clergy think their ONCE IS
more So In. such is not the case, because
Christ himself was often called the great
teacher, aud in that capacity he loved to con-
,emuI.,e him. No man could be a successful
preacher who was not good teacher.
preachers have more erdlted and diciner
M,rnsS. but were not otherwise occupying
more important places"
>urcy there is no harm ia dignlfylng the
theme and not the msn. The Professor
proved that preaching was simply teaching
aud The difference lay in the things taught
Where Is the obJectienal part Of this reason
ing:
Professor Owens impressed me as high
toned Christian gentleman of high culture
and modest, retiring manners, who Woule
shrink from saying disparaging things o.
sny one, much less Of the ministry and lts
sacred functions.
Thi: protest is somewhat tardy, l admit
but other engagements have prevented its
appearing earlier, aud only enter it now ir
The catl,e Of justice, which should be shown
10 all. and especially 10 the stranger within
our gates. II.
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