Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-16

If he is the right kind of a boy, shows to
his aged parents and the obedience
he renders to their will, if he has beon
properly trained. He told of how tho boy
respects and admires the decision of char
acter in his father that causes all his in
fantile Establishments to fail when tho
parental mind is once made up, and how
this same firmness causes the young fellow
to wonder whether his father, after he be.
came United States senator, would resign
if he couldn't have his own way every
time. The lecturer poked some good
natured fun at that class of people who.
under the inspiration of the "Stars and
Stripes" American Eagle" "COnstitu-
tion,' and SO forth, are disposed to per.
init their children to do pretty much as
they please, to stay away from church if
they don't feel like going. because they
fear that to compel them to 60 would be
returning to tho old "Puritan regime
This is all wrong, said the speaker.
The child needs parental authority
he lives and thrives upon it, and
as we'll might the fond mother comply
with her boys desire for fruit cake and
pound cake and sweetmeats, when what
he needs is bread AID meat, as to allow
him to have his way in staying from
church aud from school whenever he
wished to do 80. The ''Stars and Stripes"
"American Eagle" " Declaration Of In
dependence" Puritan regime" notion
is made to cover good deal of arrant
nonsense when it is carried SO far as that
by unthinking parents. The church, the
public school and tho home circle wero
indicated by the lecturer as the three most
potent institutions in shaping the life and
character Of tie boy who is the coming
man, and DR.. Vincent. after drawing a
beautiful picture of home life as it should
exist, pleaded against excluding tho boys
from the house because they might spoil
tile carpet or injuro the furniture, or make
4 noise. 1t is such i cnGrso Is this he ar
gued, that drives the boys out Of
doors and leads ultimately to their ruin.
That boy who has no homo life. or at best
one devoid Of the comforts that ,io So
much to make home pleasant and enjoy
able, was remembered, and the lecturer
urged that he be taken by the hand and
helped onward and upward. Within him
there are the grandest pOssibilities-but
day before Yesterday q ragged. barefoot
boy on the tOwpath, yesterday the presi-
the martyrs Of history. The speaker
S1OSCu Wy AOGAOAo W AO ssAA ~
their power to save that boy from the
it may be done by relating an incident
where rich merchant saved boy from
going to tho bad by inviting him up to his
and there showing him all the beautiful
things he mad, and treating him with SO
much kindness and thoughtfulness
In nj nc
mothers love that a new line
of thought suggested itself to tho boys
mind, and the whole course Of his life
changed from ore of threatened evil to
one for good. Tho speaker showed how
the moral of this applied itself to the op-
portunities that present themselves to
teachers. and reminded them of the blessed
promise t" Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto ono OF the least of these My breth-
rem, ye have done it unto Me-"
DIR. Vincent is a pleasing speaker, and
his lecture was prOiusely illustrated by
incidents in the life of the average boy
that appealed strongly to the sympathies
of his hearers. The humor in which it
abounded blended with softer vein Of
pathos that fitted tho subject which he
treated. and constituted the whole finished
and valuable lesson.
The lecture was followed by 4 solo and
quartet, "My Boy. Remember Me- by
Prof. Hall, Miss Sener, Messrs. Hciritsh
and Bausman, the solo part by Prof. Hall
being sung in his usua.sweet and express
i've manner.
Thursday Moraiag.-Opeaed with Al ell
rollment OF G3G--a much larger number
than ever before. The devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. Sylvanus
Stall, who read tho second Psalm, and
pronounced prayer.
Music" All Hail the Power oi .!esus'
Name.'
Culture Ut the Feelings
Superintendent T. NJ. Ballet. Of Carbon
county, spoke on Couture Of the Feel
ings." This embraces tho will, the
sensibilities, the intellect, and our
moral nature consist of tho feelings and
tho will. In our schools to too great Al
extent VIC educate the intellect and neglect
tho feelings. We neglect the heart in
cultivatiug the feelings. We lecture. for
instance, u child for not loving his father,
thus calling into play the intellect instead
of warming the heart.
The laws in the development OF the
feelings are:
/. The feelings develop by exercise.
?. Conscience develops like any other
faculty, hence III 4 primary school you
cannot govern BY appealing to the moral
faculties alone.
;. Every feeling involves au idea, e.g,
the idea Of danger calls up the feeling OF
fear.
). This idea must not be abstract. which
accounts for the fact that Pilgrims Pro-
gress has exerted greater influence on the
human race than any other book over
written.
s. Tho law Of displacement. {. q, the
feeling of laughter displaces tho feeling Of
anger.
G. Moral teaching must he positive. Get
our children to cultivate virtue. instead Of
having to tell them continually what they
must do. Cultivate virtue and the vices
will pass away.
Dr. HIsbeo's fkemarks.
State Superintendent Higboe remarked
that in tho body Of Lancaster county
teachers hero gathered together he found
encouragement, al! the more ~ it is indi-
cative of tho work being done by the 2e o.
600 teachers Throughout: the state.
have fancied what grand display our
commonwealth 1000 teachers, II, 900
directors and $4,000 school children,
all strung out in an immense
parade, intcrspersed with bands of
music, would make by dancing up and
down the state. How such a display would
impress our people, and yet it would not
take into consideration the work done.
This vast ar,nv of O5O OOO children which