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the kindly feelings and to form good habits ( V ol. i. page -1")- 
The author proceeds to ask (Vol. i. page 220),“ above 200 years 
the education of the people has been under the control ot the- 
church, yet what are the results among the people ? Have they 
been led to sobriety, morality and peacefulness . 
Unfortunately it is not only among the lower classes that 
we meet with sordid views and aims and the want of a proper 
appreciation of what is true and right and good. I quote again 
from the same author as before (page 133), “ It is unfortunately 
but too true that except as to manner, the vices of the highest 
and thelo west classes have a close resemblance and the state ot 
mind in both, in the one from their power in the other from 
their numbers, opposes the greatest obstacle to the progress ot 
real civilization. ” 
The book I have quoted from which is one of the finest ever 
written should rather have been entitled “ Directions for the 
Guidance of the conduct of every community as regards social 
and moral relations.” It ought to be known to and read by 
every woman and every man also. Here is an extract from it 
which shows the principle on which Education should be based. 
“ When we represent Knowledge as one of the best means of 
moral Improvement we do not mean the knowledge of trifling facts 
or insignificant Adventures, however sanctioned by Antiquity ; 
nor a great .acquaintance. 
Stt thC°that are true and which it is important to know 
because of their .pptoWHty m^or our Conduct. ^Such 
are first all great and general 1 ^ 0 j see P mingtofoster in 
in itself gives growth and expansion to^, ^ another . 
this world the geim o routined sort which relate to our 
Secondly, the truths o a nu business which it is our lot to 
social condition and the P< j seventh book of the 
follow.”- (Vol. 1, W ^°,„1 «IK1 more 
Republic ot Plato.) it brought to take higher views, 
part of the community cmfid We niay hold 
we might he more hope But to take any and 
that to take a fair advantage ^ only to aim at one’s own 
every advantage howe'er u cons ideration for others is a far- 
aggrandizement and ease "i ()Ur education must be 
too-prevalent !l ! 1< , existing state of things it is very 
designed to correct, tii nm > « mogt serloU s import. A 
hard to get at the evil which i with compulsory attend- 
systen, of secular education con b.ned ^ ou t effect the 
ance at school wouldno f a sptem which wilt encourage 
bject. W 
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