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at Raleigh. It is to be hoped that he will abate somewhat the sectarian spirit which animates this Commission.  It is not to be forgotten, here that [ all the schools of [[strikethrough]] this [[/strikethrough]] the Protestant Episcopal Commission bear the significant appellation of "parochial", and their teachers [[strikethrough]] in most cases  [[/strikethrough]] are often unwilling, & in some instances [[strikethrough]] certainly [[/strikethrough]] are forbidden, to unite themselves with the teachers, employed by other organizations, in forming Teachers-Associations.  Thus uniformity in the modes of discipline and instruction, and cordial and earnest cooperation, on the part of the teachers of the several Associations, are impracticable ] and the highest good of the children and the best interests of the people are but poorly conserved.  I  hope that my visit to North Carolina has not been without good results in this regard.  At all events, [ I succeeded in forming three Teachers-Associations, - one at Raleigh, another at New Berne, and a third at Wilmington.  Miss Swetland declined to attend the meetings of the Association at Raleigh.  Miss Taney attended the meeting at which the Association was organized, but could not say, that she would be able to attend thereafter. [ At New Berne Miss Chapin and Miss Hicks, teachers of the Episcopal schools, permitted our meeting