. Orations, addresses and speeches of Chauncey M. Depew . tersociety never did and never will exist than that in New Englandfor its first 150 years, and its whole life was dominated by thefamily Bible. You are all familiar with the care and growth of and rewards have always been the elements of their educa-tion. From the first dawnings of intelligence they are taughtthat they will be punished if they do wrong, and benefited bothhere and hereafter if they do right. If this system were aban- >:.^ ?•;; friended in mi one of these g^r: sprungf d h as 1 frt iUl vvli; r who s ce,
. Orations, addresses and speeches of Chauncey M. Depew . tersociety never did and never will exist than that in New Englandfor its first 150 years, and its whole life was dominated by thefamily Bible. You are all familiar with the care and growth of and rewards have always been the elements of their educa-tion. From the first dawnings of intelligence they are taughtthat they will be punished if they do wrong, and benefited bothhere and hereafter if they do right. If this system were aban- >:.^ ?•;; friended in mi one of these g^r: sprungf d h as 1 frt iUl vvli; r who s ce, a gra: rk is . the missions, delicate nurture and imrr in London I er Abbey. )ns, the IKXIXG med i arrar, - the 1 the . and lence. No more was possible. Ai ach in its way, I which I ui V, 111 K-M .ill educa- associc , the V Ipless, u \ better society never v England for its first by thefamily Bi You ail ici viiildren. Fear and rewards 1 eir educa-tion. From the fr that they will be p • etited bothhere and hereafter if a were aban-. DEFENSE OF CHRISTIANITY 151 doned, and an effort made to find some higher nature, whichwould assert itself in a beautiful and reverent life, the boy wouldbreak the windows, smash the looking-glasses, maul his youngerbrothers and sisters, cut up your best pictures, and finally cutyour throat. The old-fashioned way of arousing fears and in-spiring hopes does not make these children hypocrites. A con-science is gradually reared within them. By its teachings theyact, because it is more gratifying in every sense to rightly live;and these boys and girls, instead of becoming broken or mean-spirited, are full of sensitive honor and pure aspirations. I con-fess I do not understand the evangels of free thought. They usea language of strange terms and beautiful generalities whichconvey no meaning to me. It is probably because my mind andeducation are both deficient. Here and elsewhere I have listenedwith the most earnest attention, but when
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