The Sun.
London, England, 1817-04-21 00:00:00

No. VII.

kno‘,.:v vcitiolla tti instruct ttie POor; in
things pertaining to the vast desigh
d cmpr ion •by the Sari' of Clod ! For
learn 'd by.gt ace ii!vine, will make Min happy in
the lowest sphere will Make him faithful to
trust, as 'conscious that tt, God lie owcs a strict
ticcouut at list of his lime and all, his work.
'l'ht Chrhti:ta servant i, ki pI i s indeed; and
they
Who his value •by the mitt; glatllY use
‘,.
this Meittis to multiply the rase so thinly sown
preient tky. As one, coOvin'ed by roiig e.x-
Periettea a • the likeliest means; I'd hige on
thase who've entertaio'd the thriught, n sinedif
well-digested plati fiirthis important Mid not ei-
petodee ohject—UoiVersal ILdueation I tiitruded oti
the noble baiis of religibni principles. All tither
measures are lust airy, castles Of a' day.,.'aiioOli
destroyed as raistl. tread a pOrtititi of the
Scripture's good; but id apply, explain; and
bring tlic teiid.er Mind to yield a doe obedienceto
its holy Latvi, is beiteifar, and more import-
ant—hence the.heed tif Teachers iti whoSe hearts
'and lives the holy essence Of•the Bible shines.
And where can these he fjund; it not.amongst
the. Pastors of the Church Establisli'd here ? lhe
children of the poor do form a part of their pe-
culiar charge ; and since it) school the seed of
truth or error must be sawn; 'tis safest, best, and
most conducive to the general good; that they
who stand commissicitCd from hO high to feed the
Hock, should be the foremost in, ti general plan, to
teach the infant poor the way to virtue and the
ways of God—Nor think the labour mean or
_low
for such enlighten'd men. The, silver moon, the
glittering stars, the glorious orb of day, di) ne'er
disdain to shed their various lights on lowly
or on dreary.beath. The. Lord himself, has not
refused the humble beggar'isuppliant.plea,but did
appeal, in proof of his Divine Messiahship, to this
peculiar mark, "to the .pour the Gospel is
preached."—Thc faithful servant of the 'King of
Kings, respects the souls ut all alike, nor studies
out ward' rank or.shew. The school-roontsforni'd,
the., ehil4re” find the teachers

ready ; but observe,- the Sabath worship is the
great inipeditnent to any plan, fur Publics teaching
of the infant poor—NO plate for paupers- can be
found. •apt eharch, or if fOr 'Children, while they
learn at school, thure's none for those ,who've
grown to riper years. Tire scitocil-rooms then
should 1.411.61 for poor adults; a place of worskip
on the Sabbath days, the Master, licensed at the
Bishop's will, to preach and pray, for which no
other than a clergyman yaw be rightly fix'd
pastor of .this double Rock.
The schente's not novel quite, for two import.
antSehools.are carded on for- :nitre than 19.06
children of the pool, the one a chapel and a
school, the (aimr s.ehOui us chapel us"). And on
the Sabboth day, the parents hear, and dray, and
sing,.where in the Week their children learn to
know and sing: their Maker's praise.* Such c 36.
amides are, like stublnyn facts, of more avail
than fifty arguments, to prove the plan. Within the
reach of your authority ! Then do not linger,
sour are precious, and a/c hand of death con-
signs .a multitude to endless woe from lack of wk.
dons in the noble science of our Holy Lord: nor
fear the vast expence, the ~poor themselves, it
wisely led, will do the cleiefest part, {supply sub-
sistence) to the hand that gives their children
bread of nobler worth, In cities, chapels ; and in
`conntry, barns; may well supply the proper

schools. A thousand children may be taught fur
less than 80 on the cononon plan, and add to
this, their parents for the some expence, be
train'd in wholesome paths of true religion.—
The object's vast,- impFtant, and of all that oc-
cupies your minds and thOughts, by far the safest
for the common weal ; an antidote, thOugh slow
yet sure 'gaittst poisonous trash and vile example.
intrrat your pardon, royal, sage, rt.ul re-,
vered rulers of our Church and State, f it this in-
trusion, and so :ace my leave, till call'd by cir-
cumstances to write again.
A -PROTtSTANT.

• West -st t Cll,tpcl ;:even nud Nl' tcclanuel School
Itu den.

On Friday week, a dirision of the 9-.2d
ment of foot, Or Gordon Highlanders, arrived at
Dumfries, and departed next morning on their
way to Ireland. Two other divisions have since
followed the satne route.

A GREAT Mona poi. to auntTs.—When the
rapid rise in the FitutlX is mentioned, peopitt
having no looney there, say, 11 %%that is :that to
?" forgettipl hote.every holder or_ a Lottery
Share is ailvant,age.l by it ; so pinch so, that if
CAurott, No. S, Clotting Cims, Omni& sell, (a
im'ost prohable evvni), the Ttvo 20,0001. Stock
Prizes, he win have to give each holder or a Six-
teeittli nearly a I-Itnithed Pounds wore than it'
Stocks had tiotristtn. Is not this a good reason
for looking at both CARTiIeS parugrapli and the
rice of Stocks ?