SPRING CREEK SCHOOL.

Marlborough Express, Volume IV, Issue 153, 16 January 1869, Page 4

SPRING CREEK SCHOOL.

To the Editor of the Marlborough Express. Sir, —Your correspondent, “A Friend to Education,” in a letter on “ Our Schools,” drags into public notice certain disgraceful proceedings in connection with the Spring Creek School, and the Sabbath service conducted there. He tries to defend the master for deliberately locking the door against a religious body by saying, “No notice of such service was given either to the Board of Education, the local Committee, or the master.” No notice to the local Committee was needed because they had already granted the free use of the school to all religious bodies. The master, however, I find, was made acquainted with it. Is not your correspondent aware that a notice of the service was posted up within the porch of the school at least a week before the intended service ? Is he not aware also that the master tore down the notice, and putting it in his pocket took it to the house of a certain member of the Committee, when it was made the subject of remark and something else ? Hoping your correspondent may become a friend to candour as well as education, 1 am, &c., Truth.

To the Editor of the Marlborough Express. Sir, — The hardest lesson man has to learn is, to know himself. Now, few there are who can see themselves as others see them; and with what boldness and assurance—a very narrow line from real impudence—some will rush into public print to justify their own private grievance, and expose themselves to folly and contempt. How much wiser and manly for a person, who considers himself to have been insulted, to have writen a private letter to the offender asking for an apology. This might have been done with Christian forbearance, especially among neighbors. But instead of this social method, a certain person signing himself, in last week’s issue, * ‘ A Friend to Education, ” (?) begins with abussing everybody, individually and socially—even the Government are requested to adopt his advice—just because my noble friend cannot exactly have his own way in everything. He must even traverse to Mahakipawa faultfinding ; better for him to coniine himself to his own narrow sphere ; he may find plenty of room for improvement, if its only to learn to speak the truth. Admitting the grievous word spoken in warm debate, my honest friend in no wise denies the charge to be undeservedly uttered ; let everything be called by its proper name—a spade, a spade. If the Government want any advice, I would recommend to enact a law inflicting the same punishment on him who will not admit the truth, equally so as on the vendor of base coins. Selecia.