A Comparative View of the New Plan of Education; Promulgated by Mr. Joseph Lancaster, in His Tracts Concerning the Instruction of the Children of the Labouring Part of the Community; - Mrs Trimmer

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1805 edition. Excerpt: ...subjects " from the purest motives; and that gracious common " Parent, who loves all his children alike, beholds with " approbation every one who worships him in sincerity. " Yet it cannot be reasonably expected that conscientious " men should promote a religious opinion directly con" trary to their own. A Presbyterian, Baptist, or f' Wakcr, In the conclusion of the paragraph from which the last extract was taken Mr. L. proceeds as follows: --" But the GRAND nasrs or CHxrsTiANrTY ALONE; " is broad enough for the whole bulk of mankind to. " stand upon, and join hands as children of one family. " This basis is " GLORY.ro Gon, and the increase of " peace and good-will amongst men." _ It is the duty of " every man to imitate the conduct of the good Sama" rit-an. Where is the fincere Churchman or Dissenter " that would not readily unite to ' pour the oil and " wine into the poor man's wounds P' Ah then! let ' the friends of youth, among every denomination of " Christians, oxalt the STANDARD or EDucATtoN, and " ralbv round it for tleir preservation; forgetting for a " while their private religious differences of opinion; " and pursuing two grand objects for the public good-I " the promotion of good morals, and the instruction of " youth in usesul learning, adapted to their respective " situations." ' i That the Glory of God and universal Charity are the two great objects jwhich Christians should always keep in' view, no one who knows what Christianity is can denysi Andfirnn GRAND BAsrs or CHRlSTlANlTY, comprizing' all the fundanzentals of the Christian religion, is certainly " broad enough for the whole bulk of...