Arthur Whitefield Spalding : a Study of His Life and Contributions to Family-Life Education in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
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Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Dissertations Graduate Research 1995 Arthur Whitefield Spalding : A Study of His Life and Contributions to Family-Life Education in the Seventh-day Adventist Church Allan William Freed Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations Part of the Education Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, and the Religion Commons Recommended Citation Freed, Allan William, "Arthur Whitefield Spalding : A Study of His Life and Contributions to Family-Life Education in the Seventh-day Adventist Church" (1995). Dissertations. 378. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/378 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. 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Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Andrews University School of Education ARTHUR WHITEFIELD SPALDING: A STUDY OF HIS LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO FAMILY-LIFE EDUCATION IN THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy by Allan William Freed July 1995 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: 9600307 Copyright 1995 by Freed, Allan William All rights reserved. □MI Microfora 9600307 Copyright 1995, by UMI Coapany. All rights reserved. This aicrofora edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. UMI 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. © Copyright by Allan William Freed 1995 All Rights Reserved Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ARTHUR WHITEFIELD SPALDING: A STUDY OF HIS LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO FAMILY-LIFE EDUCATION IN THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH A dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy by Allan William Freed APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE: ] cQ~ ^ _________________________ Ch,Air: JohnfB. Ydilngbprg Director}, Graduate Programs V I Jerome'y. Thayer Member: Ri ard n./Schwarz Dean, School of Education Warren E. Minder Member: Da/id S. Penner _______0 7 / 9 ' / ? ^ External: Brian Date approved Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. To my wife Shirley, who believed in me; to my children, Nels, Janine and Darren; and to all who wish to train their children for God. iii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS................................ ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................... xi Chapter I. INTRODUCTION ................................... 1 Background to the Problem ................. 1 Purpose of the Study ........................ 6 Methodology ................................ 8 Major Sources .............................. 9 Correspondence .......................... 9 Manuscripts .............................. 10 Records and Reports ..................... 11 Periodicals.............................. 11 Books and Pamphlets ..................... 11 Miscellaneous ............................ 12 Definition of T e r m s ........................ 13 Design of the S t u d y ........................ 14 II. CHANGING SOCIETY AND PARENT EDUCATION ........ 16 Patriarchalism .............................. 17 Generalizations Across Social Classes . 25 Social Sciences and the Family ............. 27 Individualism and the Family ............... 29 The Development of the Democratic Family . 31 Condition of Seventh-day Adventist Families 33 A Child-Saving E r a .......................... 35 Parent Education and the Family ........... 37 Notable Organizations Relating to Parent and Family-Life Education ................... 39 Child Study Association of America . 40 The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial . 41 The American Association of University W o m e n ................................ 42 The National Congress of Parents and T e a c h e r s .............................. 42 The American Home Economics Association . 43 Universities and Child Study Centers . 43 The Children's Bureau ................... 44 iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. The Decline of Parent and Family-Life E d u c a t i o n ................................ 44 S u m m a r y ....................................... 46 III. SELECTED EVENTS IN SPALDING'S LIFE LEADING TO HIS APPOINTMENT AS SECRETARY OF THE HOME COMMISSION ..................................... 48 Spalding's Personal Background ............. 49 Early Childhood .......................... 49 Education and Life Experiences ......... 50 Family Connections ...................... 55 Spalding's Career in Education ............. 56 Denominational W o r k ...................... 56 Self-Supporting W o r k ................... 60 Problems in Self-Supporting Work . 61 School government ................. 64 F i n a n c e ............................ 68 P a n t h e i s m .......................... 69 Separation from Naples ............... 71 Spalding's Early Concern for Parent E d u c a t i o n ................................ 74 Ellen G. White Encourages Spalding in Parent E d u c a t i o n ................................ 75 From Educator to E d i t o r ................... 81 Spalding Becomes Secretary of the Home C o m m i s s i o n .............................. 82 S u m m a r y ..................................... 84 IV. SPALDING'S PHILOSOPHY, MANDATE, AND GOALS FOR PARENT AND FAMILY-LIFE EDUCATION ............. 86 Spalding's Philosophical Framework ......... 87 Metaphysics ................................. 8 7 O n t o l o g y .............................. 88 T h e o l o g y .............................. 89 C o s m o l o g y ............................ 91 Anthropology .......................... 92 Epistemology ............................ 94 A x i o l o g y ................................ 97 E t h i c s ................................ 97 A e s t h e t i c s ............................ 98 Spalding's Philosophy of Pedagogics .... 99 Five Principles............................ 102 I n c e n t i v e s ................................ 104 Nature of the Learner ...................... 105 The Integration of Faith and Learning . 108 C u r r i c u l u m ................................ 109 B i b l e ................................... 109 M u s i c ................................ 110 Speech, Grammar, and Literature . Ill Physiology and Hygiene ................. 112 v Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Agriculture .......................... 112 O p p o s i t i o n .............................. 113 Spalding Compares Parent and Family-Life Education to the Work of Elijah ........ 113 The Mission .............................. 114 The Message .............................. 115 The S p i r i t .............................. 116 The P o w e r ................................ 117 The P e r s o n .............................. 118 Spalding's Family-Life Paradigm in Relation to the Counsels of Ellen G. White .... 119 Spalding's Philosophical Construct of Family-Life Education in Relation to