Litchfield enquirer., 1843-06-08
RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR EDUCA-
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TON.
 "Give to your children secular education without religious instruction, and you give them power without the principle to guide it. 1 give your children secular instruction with out religious instruction, and you send then, 1 forth to combat with all the difficulties of this world, with the name of chrlssaif war. riOrs. it is true, but you rob them of fhe shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, ana the sword of the spirit. Give your children se' cular instruction without religion, and ycu s nd them forth to tread the dark and drea' ry ways of this world, without that guide which is their own--which is given them tc be I" lamp to their feet" and ia light to their path ;"-you send them to dig in the mines of lead and of copper ore, while the rich vein of gold remains untouched you profess 10 educate them for usefulness in this world-to stand behind the counters of your shops, or at the stalls in your markets, but you forget to teach them, to your own cost and to thei. ruin, that "a false balance is an abomnation to the Lord" You educate your children in the wisdom of this world which must pass away, but you neglect to educate them in the wisdom of that world which must endure forever. He who advo- cates secular instruction without religion, 1 contend, begins at the wrong end. They say, "give secular instruction first" but we have higher authority which says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of fwisdon,' v the fear of the Lord is the beginning oi knowledge.
 "I CANNOT STAND THAT."-And what could not the sailor 'stand?' He had stood the beatings of many storm. Often had he mounted up to heaven, and gone down again into the depths. Many time had his soul been melted because of trouble. Yet he has rode out the storm; trod the bilIowy deep boldly and given his troubles to the winds.-- But now he meets something which he "can- not stand" Where is it? He can stand the perils of lee-shore. He can hear being a night and day in the deep He can but- fct the hardest gale that ever blew oil the "Horn." He can do and endure more severe labor and hardship than any other man :; but now he knocks under. It is the picture on the cover of a tract of a woman teaching a child. "O," said he,"I cannot stand that i; it reminds me of my poor dear mother; 1t IS ist the way she used 10 teach me but she is gone, !" and he burst into tears.
 Mother there are no human teachings like your own. Call your boy 10 your side, and give him instructions warm from moth- CTS heart. And should that boy break a. way from his home, and become rover on the deep. some little incident may recal the scenes of his early years. He, too, may be reminded of his "poor dear mother" who used to call him to her side and tell him a. bout Jesus Christ and the way D eternal life.
 D1eN1F1ED CoNDUcT OF YOUNG LADT.-E- liza, young Persian, resoluteiy dlscardeu a gentleman whom she was 10 have been married the next day, because he 'idlculed religion. Having given him gentle re-: proof. he replied, "That a man of the world would not be so old fashioned, as to regard God and religion" Eliza started, but quick ly recovering herself, said, :" from this mo- ment, then, sir, I cease to be yours. He who docs not love and honor God, can never love his wife constantly and sincerely."- The match was broken off.
 THE CHo1cE.-A quaker, Iisiding at Paris, was waited on by four workmen, in order 10 make their compliments, and asked for theIr usual new years gifts.
 Well, nay friend,' said the quaker, 'here are your gifts; choose fifteen francs or the Bi- ble' Il don't know how to read,' said the first, so take the fifteen francs
 q can read, said the second, 'but have pressing wan;s.' He took the fifteen francs. The third also made the same choice. He now came 10 :he fourth, lad of about thir- teen or fourteen. The quaker looked at him with an air of goodness.
 will you, too, take these peices, which you may attain at any time by your labor and indus,ry? ..
 AS you say the book is good, l will :ake il and read it to my mother,' replied the boy. He took the Bible, opened it, and found be- tween ,he leaves a gold peice offorty francs;
 The others hung down their heads, and the quaker told them he was sorry they had not made better choice.
 RE1Ic1oN.-IIow much religion have T. Jsut as much as you act out in practce.- Religion is not like bank stock, which can be locked except when needed for occasion al use. Yet many persons seem to consider it as something which can be kept in reserve laid away in the heart, or only 10 be dis- played on special occasions. What opinion should we form of the man who should ln- uuire, how much wisdom do possess !'- We should say just so much as you ex- hibit in practice. But he replies, "l use but little, it is true. My plans and conduct do not denote much, if any yet have a sup ply for occasional use.'' This would crown the evidence of his folly. But religion is as unlikely to be locked up as wisdom. Then how much religion do you act on That is all you have.-P. Tribune.
 TAXING THE WRONG BOTTLE. 4 Aludicrous circumstance occurred in this city, not long since, in the healing line. for the relation ot which, we trust the party concerned will take no offence, though we do bear little hard on his sickness and cure. IL seemed Q