The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-14

s For il they take them six and keep them till they
eighteen period OF twelve years will be expended in
this college, which much than third part of the
average OF human existence These children then, are
be discharged about the time that enter on the active
business oil lie At SIX many do not know their alpha
six old and his mother then took him on her lap
and taught him his alphabet at single lesson And this
sns iase avn with majority Of and many m
into the mind of child at that early age is little
better than labor thrown away:
bear In mind-that Mr. Grard seemed to have in view
was these orphans this very tender age to
hhssS them within his walls until they were entering man
never in the whole Of my life listened with
delight than to the remarks Of my learned
friend who opened this the character
oil true charity agree with every word he said that
happily what his mind Conceived 10 clearly and correctly
He is right when he speaks Of it emanation of the
Christian religion He right when he says that has
that was unknown through all the globe till the first
dawn OF Christianity. He Is right prseminently right
his thoughts and feelings the subject
And maintain, that in any institution where the au
thory ofGod disowned and the duties of Christianity
derded and despsed and its ministers shut from all
participation in its proceedings, there be
charity-found to exist than evil spring
out of the Bible spring of the bosom Of truth
hatred and animosity come forth from the bosom OF per
No, Sir No, Sir If charity denies its birth and pa
rentsge turns ndel to the great doctrines of the
Christian religion-f it turns unbeeverit is no longer
charity 1t is contradiction in terms There is
charity either in Christian in the of ju
prudence For separates itself from the fountain Of
There is nothing in the history of the Christian re
gion-there is nothing in the history of human laws
no such thing a school of instruction from which the
Christian religion is excluded And is because Of this
connection between the charity Of school Of instruction
and Chrstianity for that that the charity is
be regarded as entitled to peculiar privileges in courts
Of law And without this adjunct, it is not charity
| m areu n
stand by
ton in which there is positive provision Tor the Chris
tan religion But do say and do insist that there is
such thing in the history of religion such thing
the history Of human law-as charity-a school Of in
ruction from which the Christian religion and Christian
teachers excluded It is deprived of that vitality
which causes to be regarded charity; and by
Of which it entitled to the special favor of the courts
of law.
This is the vital question which has to be decided by
this Court vital to the understanding sof what the
law is-it is vital to the validity of this devise
If history be true-if there be no charity in
that which opposes Christianity-then it goes far de.
eide this
take that this Court in looking at this subject will
| see the important bearing of this point upon 1t.
The learned counsel said that the sate Pennsylvania
not infdel State It true that she is not
6del State She has Christian origina Christian code
Of hws-a system of Legislation founded nothing else,
many Of lis important bearings upon human society
than the belief Of the people of Pennsyl vana-her 6r
and sincere belief in the divine authority great mpor-
lance Of he truths of the Christian religion. And she
should the more carefully seek to preserve them pure
Now let look the condition and prospects these
tender children that are to be submitted to Il ia expert.
ment Of instruction without christianity In the first place
they are orphans-have no parents to guide or instruct
them in the way in which they should gon that
whose ways are peasantness and all her paths
father doting mother to lead them to the pure ount
Of Christianity-t are orphans!
Ithey were only poor there would be somebody bound
by the ties Of human affection to look after their spiritual
weare-to that they mbbed opinions
the subject Of religion that they into excessive
mpropriees of belief well as conductthe child would
have its father mother teach it to lisp the OF
its Creator in prayer, or hymn HIS praise.
But in this experimental school of Instruction if tn
children have any friends connexions able to look after
their welfare ii shuts them out. liz made the duty the
governors Of the institution on taking the child, to
make out the indentures of apprenticeship to keep
from after interference in its welfare the part
guardians relativesto keep these from Withdrawing
| whilst they are in the school.
The school college be surrounded by high walls
there to be two gates in these walls. and more
they to be of iron within and ironbound covered
without-thus answering more to the description of
These children are to thus guarded
for twelveYyears in this do not to SAY prison
nor do mean to say that this exactly close
ment but il is much more much closer Confinement than
ordinarily is met with under the rules Of any institution
at present and has resemblance to the monasc nsta
Of past ages rather than SCHOOL, for instruction
| of enlightened period.
Alis to be within great enclosure all that done
for the bodily mental welfare Of the child is to be done
within this enclosure 1t has been said that the children
could attend spublic worship elsewhere Where is the
proof Of this There is such provision in the devise
there is nothing said about it in any part Of Mr. Grrds
Will end shall show presently that any such thing
was ls as adverse to Mr. Grard whos as II
the walls of the college
These children then are TAX en- before thew know the
and then sent ont into he world 10 enter upon liz
scenes Bv This time his charac ter will have been stamp
ed For there is anv truth in the Bible: if there il any
truth in those oracles which soar above ali human
tvin this first third of human life the Character is
formed And what sort of character is it likely to be
made by this this system of
toni
have read the two provisions ofMr Girards Will in re-
0f
Christian religion and all its ministers from his ais The
second explains the whole principles uron which he
poses TO conduct his school, II was 20 try an expermen.
in education never before known to the Christian world
II had been recommended often enough among those who
lid not belong to the Christian world But L was
known TO exist amonpneyer adopted by am body even
| protesting Connection W ith Christianity,
And Icant do better in order TO show the tendency and
object of this ipstjtuon than To read from naner nv
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