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given you to learn, you may perhaps hard, but never mind, I think I can thought you could not learn it, you w and be very sad.

When you bid your mothers good on coming to school, you do it cheer say, in the evening we shall meet our d if you had not this feeling how misera

You all wish to walk abroad and pla think how you would feel when shu with strong stone walls and iron-bou you could not get out, and only saw one small grated window. Yet, if y let out in a month, a year, or any fixe still live in hope. Perhaps you might hard to be so long in this dark, cold ce happy I shall be when the day come breathe the fresh air again." Think, t prisoners who have been shut in for of liberty. Oh! how sad their fate no change, no hope in this world! way to despair, and even gone mad i Others have trusted in God, and bo placing their hope on a better world. dear children, what a blessing hope is; thoughts it gives us; how cheerful much we can do, if we have a hopeful feeling our faces are bright, our hear our hands are active and busy; so let hope and never despond or despair.

The foregoing are merely given to subjects should be simplified to suit little children. It is a good plan fo they intend giving a lesson of this b beforehand an outline of the manner mean to treat the subject. We give ar to show how this should be done.

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In treating this subject, the first leading idea to be brought out is love to God for all his boundless goodness to us, and for his infinite perfections. Next, love to parents as a duty commanded, as a return for their unbought care and affection, and for constant benefits. The ties of relationship should then be dwelt upon; the duty of brotherly love and of general union in families, with simple anecdotes illustrative of the happiness and beauty of family union. Then duties of humanity in general, and of kindness and hospitality to strangers; with such narratives as Abraham entertaining the angels; the parable of the merciful Samaritan; the story of Mungo Park entertained by the poor African women; the Divine command to love our enemies, and to overcome evil with good, illustrated by the example of the Saviour praying for his murderers.

The foregoing principles may be contrasted with examples of the dreadful effects of hatred, and of the misery of quarrelling and anger. Inculcate, also, kindness to animals, and frequently show their uses both to man and in the scheme of creation. Also show the cruelty and cowardice of giving pain to weak and helpless things, which are placed by Divine Providence under our protection. Try to cultivate a love for natural objects generally; flowers, trees, and so forth. As children come to perceive and admire the beauty and order of creation, a feeling of love extends itself to every natural object, as exhibiting the power and goodness of God.

FEAR.

Show the evil and folly of indulging in unnecessary alarm at common dangers or mere appearances. Try to strengthen the minds of children to meet dangers, by directing them how they should act in such

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ordinary occurrences as may excite what is meant by moral courage, and generally accompanied by guilt, and th the best feeling of security. Try to dependence on Divine protection. feeling of fear or insecurity in darknes sical causes, such as the impossibility step, and show how the blind overcom

ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS FOR MORA

On the continual support of all Power.

Time. Our experience and knowled duties of the present, and our ignoranc The design and wisdom shown in th tion.

The starry heavens; the idea of dis The stages of life, and their mu duties: infancy; youth; maturity; ag

On the various ranks and occupation their mutual usefulness and support. Love to God-to parents and rela nions-strangers and enemies. Fear.-Physical and moral.

Truth and justice in our words and Falsehood, dissimulation, and evil sp Obedience. Explain the difference obedience and forced obedience.

Contentment, and submission to una Patience and perseverance under dif Gentleness both in word and action. Selfishness contrasted with self-denia others.

Industry and diligence.vi

Self-control-in sudden alarm or cas

Generosity

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The tendency of one fault to give rise to another. Respect due to parents-to age-to good and great characters-to office and to rank.

The evil of ridicule. Forbearance and sympathy due to misfortune and deformity.

Punctuality.

Destructiveness.

Loyalty and love of country.

Order. Honesty.

SACRED HISTORY.

The elder classes in an Infant School are capable of reading portions of Scripture, and of obtaining a knowledge of sacred history in a systematic and continuous form; but even those who cannot yet read may have related to them, in simple language, the great events recorded in the Old and New Testaments. Such lessons as the following will be listened to with interest by very young children, and may be further assisted by pictures and questions.

THE TRIAL OF ABRAHAM'S FAITH.

Should you like to hear about Abraham and his son Isaac? If you will be quiet and attentive, I will try and tell you. Abraham had a wife named Sarah; they lived in tents, and they were both very old, and had no child. One day Abraham was sitting at the tent door; it was the middle of the day and very hot; and when he looked up, he saw three men coming towards him. He immediately rose up and ran to meet them, and bowed himself to them, and asked them to stay and refresh themselves; and the men said they would. Then Abraham went to the tent to his wife Sarah, and told her to make some cakes quickly and bake them; he then ran to the herd and took a calf,

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tender and good, and gave it to his When all was ready, Abraham took and the calf that he had dressed, and under a tree; and he stood by them, Who do you think these strangers we angels! Then one of the angels aske Sarah his wife was, and he said, " Then he told him that in a short ti have a little son. Sarah heard th inside the tent door, and she lau The angel said, "Why did Sarah certainly have a son." At last Go baby which he had promised to Ab and they called his name Isaac, which They loved him very much, and he obedient child. One day when Isaac a young man, God said to Abraha thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom go into the land of Moriah and offe burnt-offering, upon one of the mounta show thee." Did not this seem a dreadf you think Abraham did as God bid hi he loved Isaac very dearly, he loved C had perfect faith in the assurance that of Isaac should inherit the promised bles early in the morning and saddled his a him two of his young men, and cut burnt-offering, and came to the place o spoken to him. And he said to the yo ye here with the ass, and I and the you der and worship. Then Abraham to the burnt-offering and laid it upon Isa he took fire in his hand, and a knife, both of them together. Isaac said t father, behold the fire and the wood, b lamb for the burnt-offering? Abraha God will provide himself a lamb for a

And they came to the place which

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