The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-08-20

a e',ion, or TO promise more beneficial re
SUITS to the moral condition, and advance
meni of society at large. than the syster
OF sabbath School instruction, which. ha
fortunately been devised and matured b.
'he agepcyof the phlanthropic and virtu
GUS, and Is now rapidly advancing into sue
cessiui operation in our own town, as wei
as IN other places.
TOR my own part, confess that am, ant
h"'e oeen not little surprised, that 50
nuch opposition has been manifested. ant
,hat so many unfriendly shafts have beer
| 's'eHeu against an institution so important
ana truly benevolent and ! do not hesI.
'a'e 10 say, that this unjustIhabie repug.
"ahee' has arisen from a Theoretical, and
very mistaken view Of the nature OF the
institution, and not at allfrom a careful con
S,oerauon and thorough knowledge, either
VI IT'S real designer an unprejudiced etten,
tioii TO It's practical results. If il be dan
peroos (as the opponents have stated to
republican governments, to rational lber.
" ana individual freedom.to have the minds
OF those who are soon 10 become the or.
gahs, The representatives ard participants
IN such governments, liberty and freedom !:
H. say, IT be dangerous to have their
Wihds early imbued with the sacred and
more obvious principles of Morality and
Religion! theD, ] would ask-by what
system OF education, shall these boasled
privileges and valuable ACQUISITIONS be
maintained? Shall We suffer The minds n,
1t wers OF The embryo constituents and fu
lure functonaries of FREQ royernmcnt.
to run to barren waste. or 10 become the
SOL ond hot bed of briers and this'les p
n A
current OF childish passion and caprice
~i'npnt an anchor and without a guide p
Gnu" .hey ne permitted TO pursue their own
ho"ghtiess and wayward incinaiions, as
fegarus thelr moral actions and religious
worship! Or shall they be gathered with
parental tenderness and care, from our
streets and public highways; be dccently
II aIlude to the more wretched) &
properly instructed in those grand princi
ples,that plainly dictate TO them their duty
10 society, and TO their parents--to them.
selves and their Creator?
should any one entertain the least doubt.
Us 10 which course it would be most prop
er and useful to pursue, he can not fail |
Ihink, to have it at once dispersed if he will |
nst take tho trouble to observe a,tentively, !
he conduct ofthose chlldrenhe now meets |
with IN our streets and at places Of public |
worship, and to compare their present Ian |
guage and general department, with what |
hey we're previous 10 the more general
ioptlon ofthis useful system. He can no,
all think 10 recognize at once. its impor
ant beneficial results. and to become its
warm advocate and active supporter.
think also, that he cannot but wonder,
hat an institution ofthis kind. should have
'een so much opposed, and that too, tho
more especially by persons whose sacred
Professions, whose highly responsible sta
ions, and whose opportunities of informa
ION ought To have suggested 10 them a
'ourse OF conduct more prudent and phi I
anthropic.
had an opportunity on Sunday last, of
witnessing the annual examination of the
sunday School of Trinity Chnrch, and I
an assure you that it afforded me much
Measure and satisfaction. That should
ave been highly gratifed with such an
XhiDltIon is ln'no way surprising, since
eho that has spark OF sympathy for the
oorer and more neglected portion of his
elIow creatures. would not glow with sat
'laciion to behold a numerou. collection
y litlle children all assembled together in
nve, and as it were land really isl all of
he same family, without distinction of
ank, complexion or worldly circumstan
es all devoted to the requirements off
nc. most sacred. important and useful
and all Mt the same time under
he guardian care and protection Of pions.
Intelligent and most exemplary Teachers. Y
nose devoted attention and benevolent
Xertons in behalf of the classes commit
ed 10 their care, certainly do honor to hu
lanlty itself. and speak in the most forci.
le language, that they are actuaed by the
urost principles of piety and love. can
ot while writing these remarks however
eirhln from expressing my unfcigned re-
ret, that go interesting an exhibition
hould not have attracted greater mum {
er OF interested specta tors, who by their
tendance would have held ont an encour- {
cement TO the scholars Of the School. bv {
1us publicly maDlfesting to them that they
eally do possess an interest in their pro. Z
ress. and welfare. They would have had
n opportunity also, Of seeing what fine
rogress many Of them have already made, t
nd Of making themselves acquainted with ,
he amount Of zeal and cxertion exercised
n the part Of their praiseworihy aad benc-
olcnt nstructrcsscs, and instructors, and {
{ being both enlightened and gra,ified by b
le very able and appropriate observations $
iiered by one of the worthy superintend- ,
nts of the institution.
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RUN uORS.
Rumor says that the Jackson party in this :
tate are to run five candidates for our two