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up a child in the way he should go." It leads to a more 

 thorough knowledge of the Bible. The heathen are 

 devoted to their legends ; the Mahometan, to the Ko- 

 ran ; the Christian only neglects that book, which con- 

 tains the charter of his liberty. Sabbath Schools pro- 

 mote union of sects ; as they here have a common ob- 

 ject ; and cherish among them all a kinder and a better 

 spirit. 



Monuments of marble are too cold, to record the 

 blessedness, that shall follow these humble beginnings. 

 Warmer, more sensitive. Diviner monuments, the hearts 

 of' children, shall tell it to thousands, and millions on the 

 earth ; and the record shall be in Heaven. 



Third, The preaching of the Gospel, 



This is the appointed means of diffusing, and perpet- 

 uating the knowledge and practice of the Christian re- 

 ligion ; and deserves the support of every husbandman. 

 There can be no sound morality without religion, Wash- 

 ington said, " Both reason and experience forbid us to 

 expect ; that national morality can prevail, in exclusion 

 of religious principle,-^ 



Every patriot, as v/ell as Christian, will feel the ne- 

 cessity of religion, not only in his own heart ; but, in 

 the heart of his country. If our government shall con- 

 tinue ; it will be owing to the Christian religion. All 

 others, in principle like ours, have fallen. 



I am not advocating a national religion ; or sectarian 

 creed. My heart revolts from both. 1 would that all 

 Christians, who have the spirit of their profession, were 

 united ; not only in one commimion ; but in acts of kind- 

 ness and charity. 



The nineteenth century ought to iind no bitterness 

 of sect. The times of stern articles of faith have pas- 



