New-York tribune., 1882-03-01
4 TALK ON EDUCATION BY DIR. HALL.

At the Welsh Presbyterian Church in Tbir-
teenth-st. entertainment, consisting OF vocal ana
instrumental music and talk Education" by the
Dr. John Hall. given last evening" IL being, as
the programme announced, ST. Davd's Eve After some
musical selections Dr. Hall introduced. He be
gan by saying that after the audience had
been listening to sweet music 1t was some
what embarrassing TO ask IL 10 listen to plain
talk that had nothing musical In it, but &c proposed 10
spea, in such plain and simple that all might
understand him. for the subject" Education was one OF
great Importance and which commended Itself 70 all
his hearers Dr. Hail began his address proper by taking
up the question of public schools and showing what ad
ventageswere pacedwith the reach Of all the peopeand
what pride on be felt in the wide dissemination OF the
common schools that everywhere within this country
the poorest and tho humbcst might begin fes iabors
with good common school education. The speaker then
alluded TO the moral side OF education and urged upon
parents leneccssy Of teaching children that tdcre are
things right and things wrong. and that God makes
right.
1T is incumbent upon you young friends" said DR..
Hail. remen that society does not decide what Is
right and what ia wrong" ave have within u.s." he
continued faculty called udgnl IT. conscience being
as it were the ght-boarer This faculty ofJndgmon is
one which needs great In its education Commonly
we think of education as representing process by
which knowledge Is put in the mind; but
the etymology shows us different Toeanlng
Ordinarily the process OF eacan% 20 on is % SLOW po @ II H. y nd
cation as the teacher and he who receives s the learn
er 1t s them process complex in Its nature. We usu
ally think the elements of education simple in their
nature 1t Is very easy for 10 that In society,"
the simple elements of education necessary In an
uncultIred state of society, that of Indians Oh the
plains these simple elements are unnecessary" Dr
Hall spoke OF the different sides OF education, and treat
ed at length OF the necessity and OF educating
each and all of the faculties, and showed
by illustration the effect Of faculties which had not been
cary trained in schools and homes. Haven't you
known" said he, "peOple who always agree with the
last epeaker who easily influenced, and whose Opn-
ions are constantly fuctuarg IOu say OF such per
son. He's good fellow but ne Is TOO easily led have
sometimes Thought that In these rcat cities there are
great many such examples and all growing ont OF the
NEGLECT OF an early education Of the will. Such pecp
have no will, no strength OF character; and many
career has been bghted by the lack OF this
education of the will. If the will had been
educated there would have been tenac Of purpose de
csion The education of the will determines in great
measure what shall do in life And this Is the way IN
which young made 10 overcome evil"
Dr Hall further said that he would not be understood
as saying that a these benefits Of education could be
obtained the schools. "There two other
sources" said he from which derive these benefits
the church and the family II is OF the distinctive
characteristics Of the church tDat It takes hold
of the affections and lifts them up"
DR. Hall alluded to the origin and the
Influence OF clubs and societies. and said that clubs cost
more than churches. Among the other insti utiOns
which educated tho speaker cited the sunday and
spoke of good eTeris in educating the minds OF chill
dren giving them thus early IN life principles essential TO
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