The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-25
CONGREGATIONiLISTS.
Prof. MASSES Address al Today's
Session Of The Council.
The Tendencies Of Modern Elucaticn,
The Subject Discussed

Boston, sept 25,-Thc session OF tho
International Congregational Council
began with devotional exercises this
morning An invitation was received
10 hold the next international council
IN Sydney, Australia. An address On
THE Tendencies OF Modern Educa-
ton was delivered by Prof John Mas
sic Of Oxford England
This speaker referred II tendency
OF modern education which he claimed
would coordinate state duty with re-
ligious equality. anod said that equal
ity IN religion has been more fairly es-
tlbilshed i'm American than elsewhere
I England. he said is yet for from this
| ccasummatiJn where the shadow of
| church outrageous with state connec-
ton and social prestigle hangs over all
relations THIS shadow especially hangs
over educational interests ne contn. |
ued. ina 5000 parishes non-conf1rinlst
children are compelled TO attend |
Church Of England or Roman Catholic |
schools supported by the state. and hv |
10 maintained IL their monopoly The !
people are not at liberty TO have school
OF their own, even IL they are willing |
10 pay Tor them. Training colleges for
teachers are I'm the hands OF the dom.
nant church and in the main supporte1
By The state. The dominant erclesf-
astical influence prevents the establish.
nent or public training colleges al |
thoush there IS not room for the pupiI-
teachers who have gained oueen's
,. 55.cholafshlps emitting them TO training
- - ~ ~ WIute conslstence clauses" are |
prevent the admission OF a boy who's
@HSlon iS likely 20 cause trouble
IN th9se higher schools. even yVharo
ne pSpple are -conformist no uni
:, sly man OF that faith can be elect
= !, 90 itS hSduinaSter, no matter what his
uai 90. llCb'ions For teachers who have n
'hsclence forbidding them TO confor,,,
lere IS no career. whatever Their 4,
IeHslous service except that of tho
m ml'iIdnt church i'm the public schools
" IN the universities OF Oxford cam
Durnam or Dublin. Meanwhile
2 INFORMAL alliance between the An Z
lcah and Roman Catholic To lead ~ ,
nsHcdn church back to Rome is ,
IIndl alliance to prevent rhe co-ordi :
.ttloh or religious equality and civil Z
NY with the educational system :
We nave evidence as you here that {
~ OF Vhe Roman Catholic laity view :
IN alarm the prospect of the educa. ,
'n on thelr children under episconaI .
blIol WIZ u Catholics who have ova, | =
an lutdl university affirm that = | =
'iidh Oathollc University is a contra =
,'lon IN terms that the establishment +
I or public funds of a so-callel mi !,
lslty Tor any sect is opposed to the =
Iuehcles or modern education. iniu- r
us 20 ITon Ttse1f and d6struc tive -
phe brotherhood of ideal citizenshin -
asked American sympathy i'm the y
lding struggle =
~ was followed by Rev. James Hirst :,
Howell of RochdaIe. England secro ~
y OF the non-conformists politica, n
lncli OF Great BrMain and OF tho =,
rthern countries education league ON =,
same subject M
p the afternoon session Rev. Fre5l, ~
bic. ID. d.. of Chicago read a nanar VI VI
The influence Of our Public schools Hl sl
the caste SDirit" Rev L. d. Ravan : ~
H.. of the CONGREGATIONAL college Of ~ ~
toria. Melbourne Australia. also dis ~ -
sed the same subject. President w -
Fucker OF Dartmouth College smoke -
IN The Religious Motives i'm Fdu- -
ION as Illustrated in the History or ~
erican Colleges" ~