e problem of inducing the peace of God and the
Kingdom of God into our "parish" is most likely to be solved by wise
and persevering work among the children. For in them lies the hope of
the future of this country, and their true education and upbringing to
fit them for wise citizenship have been cruelly neglected in this
"outpost of Empire."

Another menace to the future welfare of the coast has been the lack of
careful instruction and suitable opportunities for the development,
physical, mental, and spiritual, of its girls. Without an educated and
enlightened womanhood, no country, no matter how favored by material
prosperity, can hope to take its place as a factor in the progress of
the world. In our orphanage and educational work we have tried to keep
these two ideas constantly before us, and to offer incentives to and
opportunities for useful life-work in whatever branch, from the
humblest to the highest, a child showed aptitude.

Through the vision, ability, and devotion of Miss Storr, Miss
Spalding, and their helpers, in training the characters as well as the
bodies of the children at the Home, and by the generous support of
friends of children elsewhere, we have been able to turn out each year
from its walls young men and women better fitted to cope with the
difficult problems of this environment, and to offer to its service
that best of all gifts--useful and consecrated personalities.

CHAPTER XV

PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION

Every child should be washed. Every child should be educated. The only
question is how to get there. The "why's" of life interest chiefly the
academic mind. The "how's" interest every one. It is a pleasure
sometimes to be out in dirty weather on a lee shore; it permits you to
devote all your energies to accomplishing something. When secretary
for our hospital rowing club on the Thames, a fine cup was given for
competition by Sir Frederick Treves on terms symbolic of his attitude
to life. The race was to be in ordinary punts with a coxswain "in
order that every ounce of energy should be devoted to the progress of
the boat."

That is the whole trouble with the Newfoundland Labrador. All moneys
granted for education are handed to the churches for sectarian
schools. It is almost writing ourselves down as still living in the
Middle Ages, when the Clergy had a monopoly of polite learning. In
more densely populated countries this division of grants need not be
so disastrous. Here it mean