principle of Pinnock's Catechisms, or the Rev. Mr. Ironmonger's rules; such books, however, ought not to be admitted into the schools.

§ 3. We now proceed to treat of a course of instruction suited for the next class, for which the children will have been somewhat prepared.

PART I.

God did make man.

We must learn to read the Word of God.

The Word of God will make us wise.

God loves good boys and girls.

We are not our own, we are bought with a price.
Christ did die for us.

We must pray to Christ to make us his.
Christ will bless us, and keep us, if we pray.
We must pray when we go to bed, and when

we get up.

We must pray for all men.

&c. &c. &c.

PART II.

God made the heavens and the earth;

He made also the sun, the moon, and all the stars; He made the birds, the fishes, and every thing that hath life.

The Sabbath-day must be kept holy.

We must rest from all our labour on that day.
Abel was righteous, and Cain wicked.

Cain slew his brother Abel.

The earth became corrupt.

God brought a flood upon the earth.

Noah builded an ark of Gopher wood.

Noah and his family were saved in the ark.

&c. &c. &c.

PART III.

My son, forget not my law. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart.

Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings: I have taught thee in the way of wisdom. Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go; keep her, for she is thy life.

Enter not into the path of the wicked; avoid it, pass not by it.

Say unto wisdom thou art my sister; forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee.*

&c. &c. &c.

In this way, the child would be led on step by step,

* In these lessons, if care be taken in the arrangement, abundant matter will be found for catechetical instruction. We may descant upon creation and all its beauties-the fall and sinfulness of man-the laws of God and the duty of his creatures-the judgments and the mercy of the Most High-the Promise and the Advent of the Saviour, &c. &c. To carry this plan into effect, place three hundred or any number of children in a gallery; put the teacher in front of them, and let him catechise from these lessons. If duly qualified, it is astonishing what information he may convey, e. g., Who made man?-God. Who did God make?-Man. What did God make besides man?—Heavens, earth, sea, sun, moon, stars, birds, fishes, &c. &c. It will be here observed how much may be treated upon that is both interesting and instructive to a child. The various elements and their properties—animals and their distinctions-the greater luminaries and their use-God's laws and their importance.

so as to be prepared by such lessons as the foregoing, combined with catechetical instruction and examinations, to pass into a more advanced class. The foregoing specimens of lessons, become more and more difficult as the child advances; every sentence is intended to catechise upon, and is, therefore, complete in itself.

To carry out scriptural instruction, we must have something to speak upon. A child should be permitted to take a copy of each work home with him, and encouraged to get it up by heart;-more would be done. by these means in one week, than in a month according to the ordinary mode of instruction. Besides, it must be borne in mind, that many children are early removed from school, which should shew us the necessity of forwarding them as rapidly as possible.

§ 4. In addition to the Prayer Book, Psalter, and Church Catechism, the Bible should be used by the higher classes; each child in which should be furnished with a copy, not only to read, but to refer to when under catechetical instruction. Never let it be said that the Bible is excluded from our schools, even if, for convenience sake, we use portions of it in teaching. Some persons sapiently object to its use in schools, because, they say, it becomes common. Such individuals, I venture to predicate, will never be found to use it very commonly themselves. (Vide Deut. vi. 5-9.)

There is another class of books intended to aid and assist in the acquirement of religious and biblical knowledge. They are of four kinds,

*

*These works are intended for the different classes as they advance

I. Holy narratives, consisting of a selection of the most interesting and important portions of Scripture, in two parts, but one volume; drawn up in due order from the Old and New Testaments.

II. Historical facts, drawn from the same source and in the same order.

III. Doctrinal statements, so arranged as to comprise a little body of divinity.*

IV. Collateral and illustrative information, gathered from the most approved sources, and intended to establish as well as illustrate the authenticity of God's word.†

SPECIMENS.

I. Holy Narratives.†

Cain and Abel.

1. And Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him-ending with-Cain said unto the Lord, my punishment is greater than I can bear.-Gen. iv. 8-13.

in the present order in which they are here given, viz.-"Holy Narratives" for the 3d; "Historical Facts" 4th; "Doctrinal Statements" 5th; and "Illustrative Information" for the 6th.

* There is an excellent little work called "Faith and Duty," abridged from Bishop Gastrell's Institutes, by the late Rev. Basil Woodd. If this work was improved in size, order, and arrangement, it would answer the purpose admirably.

These portions are so arranged as not to interfere with each other; and although every part will be complete in itself, the parts taken collectively will form a beautiful epitome of the word of God, so complete, and yet so brief, that every child may commit it to memory; at least the first three parts.

D

Jacob's Vision.

2. And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went towards Haran, and he lighted upon a certain placeending with-this is none other but the House of God, and this is the gate of Heaven.—Gen. xxviii. 10—17.

Jacob wrestling with an Angel.

3. And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day-ending with-for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.-Gen. xxxii. 24-30.

Joseph betrayed by his Brethren.

4. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him—ending with—thus his father wept for him. -Gen. xxxvii. 17-35.

Joseph making himself known to his Brethren.

5. And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live?-ending with-after that, his brethren talked with him.-Gen. xlv. 3—15.

Job afflicted.

6. There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking-ending with the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.-Job. i. 1, 2; 13--21.*

*This subject is taken in chronological order, Job having been contemporary, or nearly so, with Moses.