Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-10-28
For the PoRrLAsD GAzsrTE.
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THE initruaion of the riGng generation is a
iubjef which claims the attention Of all Every
effort to difFufe ufeful and chriaian knowledge
among the youth certainly merits the apProba-
ton Of every virtuous. humane, and benevolent
mind. He who employs his. time and talents
in Griving to Until, into the opening minds of
children, the principles of piery and ehritian
morality, mot aiIuredly deferves well of man.
kind, and is eRtitled TO rank among the mott
uleful cirizens. So much depends on giving the
young mind proper direction at hrtf that too
much cannot be done TO promote 10 important
an Object.
Though the world is full of books, yet fome
important fubie6ts are not generally treated IN
the belt manner. Authors and compilers, who
have prepared books for the improvement OF
youth, have after found il difficult TO defend 70
that piainneis and fimplicity of ayle beit adapt
ed to the understanding of children. They often
forget that babes are to be fed with milk and
inlfead of that they have ferved up for them
'Rrong meat. which their understandings are IN
abe TO digeh consequently they receive 40
nourihment but rather co1trad diirellfh tor
menfal fare. Perhaps no books are more defee-
tive in this point than thoie OF the eafseb1fiess
kind defgned TO lead young minds to an ac-
quaintance with moral and religious truths.
Books of this kind often abound with dark and
abfirule matter; with things which require
much labor and cloic reflection before they can
be digeaed By adult capacities things which,
10 youthful minis, Are utterly uninselligble.
Hence many parents who arc dapoied to IN
ilrud their sfspring in the principles OF virtue
and religion, for the want OF proper helps. labor
almoa in VAN az leaa they often load the menu
cries OF their children with tedious iet of words
and phrafcs which they themfelves do not I'M
derhand.
Haviag been fomewhat coaverfant with the
of yourh-often experiencing great
defects IN works of this kind, il gives me plea
fure to fee any work introduced 70 the public,
which is calculated to remedy this defeef-
which by fmplifying religious truths, or By
exprefing them in plain, eafy and familiar Ian
guage. renders the principles OF piety aud moral
iry inteligible 10 children-
Entertaining theie ientiments, was highly
gratihed TO lind, by an Advertisement N Jour
Gazette of the I4th infant, thar Mr.. PaSkarar
Caectif1 had made its way into the diitriet of
Maine and that the people IA this vicinity may
fgrniih thcmielves with % aerl9lrJ, 70 afsfn 10
ral.la5is work. On peruhng this little volume
it appears TO contain nuch important matter in
A FINAL compass. The author has treated the
great leading doctrines of our holy religion in 4
plain and familiar way IT'LL maiaraining iuch
concitenefs as not 10 burden the memory. He
has illuarated lie principles Of civil, focal and
religious duties, with that .irnPhcity and perfPi-
Guilty of language which the understanding OF
chi 1yru cannot bur comprehend
II is prefdnncd that no pcrion. who viii give
the work in queaion candsd Peruial, will he'll
tate TO declare, that il is well calculated 10 be
af.ful. That TOO many parents neglert to I'M
pref on the tender minds of their offspring,
proper regard to moral and religious truths, IS
obvious 10 every obfcrver; the above work
therefore, if pur into their hands, may ierve to
remind them of their neglea. and limulars
them TO the performance OF their duty. No
doubt there are many pious and devout heads OF
families, who may reap much advantage frou1
proper helps of tkis kind. who, while they maks
Greater progreis in inltrueting Their children,
NAV add 10 IAeir own took OF moral and religi-
Gus knowledge. That the work may have
an sxtenfive circulation IN this part OF the coun-
try-that IT may be found. by experiment. TO
anfwer the benevolent purpoies, tor which &c
was deG2ned-Jhat it may, ID uiefulnefs, er-
ceed the mott fangnine expectations OF It's au-
thor, is The fegvent and dsyoss with Of
LALOS-