The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-22

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A meeting to consider the cause, otedun1
lion, was held last night addr osed by DE-
A. q. Haywood aud Others.
Or dAYGOoD's ADDRESS.
DR.. Uaygood spoke on the general sub
iect of christian education. lie antSS)-
niZed the idea that common schools, CON
Quoted by state authority lca"s to unbe-
lief Higher education without Christ,
does breed a race ut inhdCls The history
of education confirms the statement. IT. Is
not in the teaching Of The the "tbrec RE-
that there is opportunity for teaching eilher
religious or unbelief; this opportunity
comes when the student enters ethics, met
aphyscs and history. It, G rmany niidel'
iiy did not arise in the common schools,
but in the gymnasium and university. Az
this time / am not discussing the state uni
sity but the duty OF the church
to establish Thoroughly uni
true OF subjects not discussed here tonight.
this is trne beyond question Higher edu.
cation without Christ, does breed a race OF
intidels. The church should net oppose
common schools supported by the state.
For, FIRST, the church has no substitute for
the state system; second, the state system
i, thd American system, and it has come
facts by theories; the common
school is here and the church
should make the most o it. The speaker
said that he had been charged with incon-
sistency in that ten years ago be had MADE
n speech opposing the common schools
Such critici-uss ae ofsmsll moment; many
things he once believed to be true he does
not nov believe. A man who thinks and
recognizes facts must modify many opin-
ions. His platform nov is: A system of
public schools that provides opportunity
for primary education for every child OF
every race in the lepubiic; as to questions
incidental, Ms the reading ofthe Bible in the
public schools, let them be determined by 10.
cal authorities. There is more danger OF
Capitalization at the state capitoIs In their
elation to municipalities than of centrsli-
ration at Washington IN relation to state
governmental Let the church provide
college and university education and keep
the state in The better establishments OF
tho common schools. The church wsnts
colleges rot TO rear up preachers, but preach
ers, teachers, lawyers doctors, farmers. ar
tisans. The speaker congratulated Texas on
her opportunity to make grand system OF
public schools and the Texas conferences
on their harmony of views as to the South
we tern University. He expressed his
qualification that the system of co-educa.
ton had been adopted at Georgetown, and
expscted the best results.
The address OF his eloquent speaker was
frequently interrupted by applause.
THE JOHN SLATER FUND.
Mr.. John F. Slater, OF Norwich, Connect |
cut. about two years ago gave one million |
dollars, the interest OF which is to be used |
10 forward the "Chris'::an education OF the
Lately emancipated people Of the southern
states" The words inQuotation are taken |
from Mr.. Slater's deed of gift OF this
fund. which yields about $50 600 per an
mum, Rev. DR. Atlicu, G. H.vyosd, presi-
dent of Emory College, Oxford, Geor-
sis, 10 the general agent While |
In Texas he will visit the
leading schools for the education of the
colored people. The great object OF this
state fund is to prepare teachers among the |
coor.d people for their own race. The
board oftrus' cor hurs its appropriations to
institutions thst couple Industrial training
with education IN books. Senator Coquitt,
of Georgia, ard Rev. DR.. Boyce, Leading
Baptist minister of Kentucky, are the
members OF the board of trust.