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constant cast wind of the wrath of God. Whereas, we who do, amidst our manifold errors and contradictions daily in* creasing, maintain ihc national and parental co- venant in a. certain measure of force, have been and blecced m a woodcfful cnaiiner, yi Doibin^ to what we woald hare been, had we kept tiic corcnaDts of our Others, aiKl not wi fthipped The god« of silver and ^Icl, &dored thi gods of oar own reason, am) paid a certain reaped to the ^ods of the natiotu; from whence bate coini corrosion in the Mro&g and Ititty limbs of the body politic, corruption near the heart, coofusioa in tbe hemd, and aJarm and dismay throug;hDiit the whole, though no man caa tcU bis nci^bour why or wherefore- Oh thai my country would fear God ! oh that all the people would agree to praise bim I then would the earth yield her ia> crease, and God, even our God, woald bless us. I take it. therefore^ to be established upon brond doctrinal principles, that it is a solecism in aCbriatian govermnent to aulhome, and in Chris- tian parcnu to patronise, any school for youth, be the subject taught in it what it may, when that subject IS not taught with a view to the glory of God, the eternal salvation of the aouI, and the ChriHliaD well-being of the laiul. \ow, if any one say, ' Oh but we cannot trust the religion of our children to be under the tuition of those whom the church and state/ or as it should rather bo •aid, whom the believing nation, ' hath approved for that end ;' the answer is. No one obligcth tbee to delegate thy child's education to any ooe : it is thine own act to do so. Thou art the guardian oC tlie spirit of thy child : do that which seemetb uiUo thee good. But do not ttiou hinder others from having the ad^'antagc which they may need : ncitlier do thou si*t up such an anomaly and sole- cism in n Chrrstian land as education without the acknowledgment of God s propriety iu the bodica^ L] OK r.vvcAriGs. 807 aod minds of the children, who arc bis creatures, and by baptLfim bis redeemed creatures. And if a sectarian spirit amon^t religionists hinder their nnioo in tfaia matter, it is not to hinder a Chria- tian government from fiilfilling its dutie?^ unto the lx>rd« hy |iroviiliiig Christian eflucatiou for the children of the people, takt.* udv&ntiigc of it who will, and lose the advantage who will. And that 5pint therefore which is said and sun^ in eo many various forms. ' Oh yes,; but religion is too sacred a thing to be meddled with, mens minds arc so diverse in it; tberi^foic leave it to ever