The Rev. C. A. to the Rev. Mr. Wylde.

MY DEAR SIR,

Jan. 18, 1813.

Your excellent and much wished for letter, richly deserves my humble thanks. The subject is one that this. neighbourhood loudly called for, as the pangs arising to parents, from the frequency and flagrancy of the violation of the Marriage Act, are increasing.

I have been resident in this parish (you know) but a short time, and therefore cannot give you many grievous examples. My predecessor, the Rev. Mr. P-e, doubtless can, for I have heard of them; but the applications from many respectable inhabitants of my parish, for the suppression of the present opportunity many indiscreet young persons now take to marry, have been numerous. I shall only relate one circumstance that has occurred since my short residence here, and conclude with sincerely hoping your laudable and praise-worthy exertions will be crowned with success.

About a month since, a young man and woman, both of age, left this parish (I believe) on a Friday; they returned the Monday following, the latter asserted they were married in Bristol, the former in the negative: they now live together, and the woman will soon be confined. The fathers of both I have seen within this hour; they are quite ignorant, even now, whether they are married or not, but do, I assure you, most grievously complain of their children's treatment, and fervently hope a speedy and effectual prohibition will take place.

In unison with their feelings, I have the honor to subscribe myself

Your sincere friend,

C. A.

The Editor will be happy to receive any new

communications relative to the subject of the pre

ceding Pamphlet, as the publication of additional

instances will tend to advance the laudable cause,

in which Mr. Wylde is engaged, and which will speedily come before Parliament.

THE NATIONAL RELIGION THE FOUNDATION

OF NATIONAL EDUCATION.

A

SERMON,

PREACHED IN THE

Cathedral Church of St. Paul's, London,

ON

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1811:

BEING THE TIME OF THE YEARLY MEETING OF THE CHILDREN EDUCATED IN THE CHARITY-SCHOOLS IN AND ABOUT THE CITIES OF LONDON AND WESTMINSTER.

TO WHICH IS ADDED,

A COLLECTION OF NOTES,

CONTAINING

PROOFS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

BY HERBERT MARSH, D.D. F.R.S.

MARGARET PROFESSOR OF DIVINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

ΙΕΡΑ ΤΑ ΠΑΤΡΙΑ ΤΙΜΗΣΩ.

A

SERMON,

&c.

PROVERBS XXII. 6.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and, when he is old he will not depart from it.

WHEN our religious Reformers had introduced the sys

tem of doctrine and discipline, which is now established in this kingdom, their next endeavour was to perpetuate that system by an education adapted to it; by training up the children in the way they should go, that, when they were old, they might not depart from it. Though convinced, on the one hand, that its tenets, as conformable with Scripture, therefore rested on a solid foundation, yet knowing on the other hand, that, if truth is not instilled

early age, its place will be occupied by error, they wisely determined to intermix with the first elements of education the principles of that faith, which they themselves believed to be true. Thus the prudent parent awaits not the age of maturity, that his child may determine for himself, but, as soon as reason begins to dawn, inculcates such principles of moral conduct, as, in the opinion of the parent, will best contribute to the happiness of the child.

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