Religious Education of Poor Children Recommended; A Sermon Preached in the Parish-Church of Christ-Church, London, on Thursday May the 17th, 1759 by John Burton, to Which Is Annexed, an Account of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1759 Excerpt: ...M.A. Rector of Leverington, in the Isle of Ely. William Wright Esq; of Mottram Andrew, Chejhire. 1755.I Mr Thomas William/on of Alford, Lincolnshire. Mr Edward Wbinfield of New Windsor, Bucks. Rev. Mr Stephen Wbiffon, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. for. N. B. Such Ladies as become Annual Subscribers are entitled to Books upon the Terras of the Society. N II. THAT the Ct)arit?=aCljOOl0 might answer the true Purpose for which they were erected, this Society have, in their Circular Letters to their Correspondents, recommendedi that, with their Instructions in Religion and Piety, they should join all proper Methods of inuring the CVildren to Labour and Industry; and, in their Circular Letter A. D. 1712, they have these Words: "And because some have apprehended, that the Circular -- placing so many of them out Apprentices to Ma-Letter "nual Trades, as is now generally done, may oc-J712- - casion, in Time, a Want of Servants, especially "in Husbandry; the Society recommend it to your "Consideration, whether the bringing up the Chil-- dren to Husbandry, or putting them out to SerM vices, at Sea, or in sober Families, may not be u more useful to the Publick, and no less beneficial "to themselves. In the Year 17i9, they recommended the fame 1719. Thing to their Correspondents, in the following Words. "Next to improving the Minds of the Poor in all necessary Christian Knowledge, the Society "have desired, and do again earnestly intreat all their Correspondents, to use their utmost Endea"vours to get some kind of Labour added to the -- Instruction given to Children in the Charity I 2 "Schools j - Schools; as Husbandry in any of its Branches, M Spinning, Sewing, Knitting, o...