Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-09-27

is large part who cannot read or write
Illinois 3 per cent, Massachusett
2 per cent, Maryland 10 per cent
Maine 3 per cent, Delaware 10 pc
cent, Pennsylvania per cent, Ar
kansas 80 per cent, Canada l3 pc
cent, Florida 80 per cent, Soutl
Carolina 35 per cent, (Mr Butle
lives in South Carolina, Mr. Miller il
Pennsylvania Mississippi 80 PEI
cent, Georgia 80 per cent, Virginia
80 per cent. Now there is the litter
acy. Congress proposes by differen
bills, to appropriate a sum of money
to be made in proportion to the litter
acy of these States, and also in proper.
tion to the illiteracy of the territories,
so that when the appropriation is
made, as | believe it will be made, Mr.
Miller l suppose l may say that when
the appropriation is made, Ger.
tain number of dollars is to be appro
priated in proportion to the illiteracy
of the States. The Secretary of the
Interior wrote very excellent letter
to this National Educational Assem-
bly, at Ocean Grove in which he says,
that if this appropriation is made for
ten years the people VIII have received
such an impulse from this encourage
ment of the nation as to need no
further aid of the national money.
Well now, if this be true, what grand
time it will be 10 years hence when
this deplorable illiteracy shall be re-
duced, and the American Republic
will go forward in greater prosperity.
| cannot speak long upon this subject
of common schools.
| hear one talk about the higher
schools of education These higher
schools are just as essential as the
lower ones. But they must have
support. There are few State
Universities quite we'll endowed, but q
great majority of our colleges in the
country are supported and maintained
by the different Evangelic Churches
Over here in Watkins Glen there had
been held convention called the Lib
erals, the Convention of Liberals.
This lot of Free Thinkers or Liberals
as they are called, passed resolutions
against the churches, against Christian
and against all Christian
Universities Well l cannot conceive
of the reason why Chaplain McCabe
sent telegram to that recent conven-
tion. He commences in, | am told
did not read it have this from Mr..
Miller, by saying: "All hail the power
of Jesus name," and then he said,
"We are building one church per day
in the Methodist Episcopal church,
throughout the country and we expect
soon to be able to build two churches
per day." Well / do not apprehend
that this Liberal or Antagonistic con-
vention stop fighting against these
churches, and Christian schools and
colleges But now a word about popu-
lar education in connection With the
work of the higher schools. There is
a danger that these higher schools
shall continue to hold to the old courses
of study, the courses that were popular
and efficient ten or fifteen years ago.
But, tell you my friends the times
are progressing, and there must be
great advance in the courses of study.
Now then if this State demands for in-
stance, to illustrate, more education in
the English language than has been
provided for in these colleges, this
language that is spoken by hundred
million people, this English language,
the great language of the Christian
world, the most perfect language and
the most happy language in the world,
but if more education, more instruction,
with more Greek, then | say there
ought to be more Latin, more theoreti-
cal mathematics.
Let us bring more modern languages
in their education. One word further.
Now | must speak to some of you to-
day who are members of the Chautau-
qua Literary and Scientific Circle l
want to say that there are 80, 900 men,
bers of this Circle in this country, and
a few abroad. Every State in this
land has one or more circles in active
operation, pursuing the course prepar-
ed for four years At the end of four
years the examination papers are sent
to every member throughout the land.
When the year closes they see how
many have finished this course, how
many are entitled to graduation. Over
500 were graduated at Chautauqua
this year There are many men and
women who were deprived of educa-
tion when they were young people,
they could not get to college, but they
join the Chautauqua Circle and they
pursue course of study and
obtain an education through the in
strumentality of this recent modern
educational movement of the age
Now then | must close by saying all
this education depends on the COM
mon schools, on the seminary, on the
academy, on the college, on the Chau-
tauqua Circle. All this education de-
pends on these for the destruction of
this illiteracy of the land, and for the
coming of the day in which every
child shall be educated from Maine to
Texas, and from California to some
where. 1t will come and you are to
help it on, and this one Educational
Convention must help it on, and this
good school at Pine Grove will help
on this good work of education. am
q christian man and christian minis
ter, and / believe that unless these
children are imbuded with the Spirit
of Christ, unless they are led to see
Jesus in the forgiveness of their sins,
they cannot reach, and never will
reach the highest type of man or of
study, and this country will never
reach this greatness unless christianity
shall stand firm and steadfast and un-
movable in the midst of this republic.
KALAMAZOO, MICH, Feb. 2. 1889.
/ know Hop Bitters will bear re-
commentator honestly. All who use