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ctiargetb his office, and, if complaint he made, ready to arbitrate the matter, and see that justice bath its rights. But neither of Ibcse two a in a community are auSiciently en- 834 OS cpuCATroir. [Jim lightened in the chantcter and workiog of tba human spirit, in the fidd^ which it hath Sot culture, and the chamber* which it hath fur con- taining stores, to undertake to Euperiatead tho operetioD of cultivating and storing it. This can pertain ooly to rchf^on, which is wide and cxUnftive as thn human &iMiit, and carrie* tt« TJewa of hum&n well-being into the fttenaal, m well as the temporal, estate; which U soft, and ap- plieth itself with no outward terrorg, nor cotrt^ and outward gain^p but with the soft appliancet^ of love and afTectioin to every aouI, and seeketh lo^' nouriflhaiMlchcrish therein a spiritofholincflfi, and of wisdom, and of the fear of God, and nf the love of men. Our religion hath a^peiHAl application untd children, and contemplates them as the types of what a man should be udth all his ttrength and understanding about him. Their simplicity, their feith, their affection, their unworldliDcfts, do alt combine to make the human spirit, in its infancjr and childhood, tlie object of its belored oar«.- And when any motlier shews a care of her chil- dren, and acquires a power over thefn. you shall always find that religion is the instrument hy which she is workings upon them. Indeed 1 sea not bow any education, properly so called, cani proceed without religion: Ikecause, tliuugh ytm^ may teach the lc?;5on, how air yon to enforce the lesson ? The fear of school diRcipline is, to tbo Aoer parts of education, what the fear of law is lo the finer parts of society ; nerer touching, ncftf reaching them. There muni b(! an unnoticed dis-' eipline* an inviikihle Ma&ter> who is prevailing by his gracious influences, over the unnoticed and invisible workings of the soul within. Lessons cf li]i ^ OH JCDUCATIOX. 838 Icnowledge you may t£ach without the help of this inwarJ Minii^ier; but I<;?v40i}« of morality. Its- sons of houour, lessons of truth uad piety, lefisons of m^ly and noble character^ yoa never shall be able to teach. Do your best, unless you take rc- hgioQ to your aid, you shall but build the outward vnlls, and ruugb^cast your house; but you shall never get within ita threshold to furnish its in- terior, or direct the operation*, or preserve tbo peace and blc«&edncss of the household. Relif^ion is therefore, by its rety nature, the mistress and atrperintcodant of education. It ia wide u