"Truth, Wisdom, Virtue--the eternal three,
Great moral agents of the universe--
Shall yet reform and beautify the world,
And render it fit residence for Him
In whom these glorious attributes combined,
To render perfect manhood one with God!"
S.M.
There is no calculating the immense benefit which the will colony will derive from the present liberal provision made for the education of the rising generation.
A few years ago schools were so far apart, and the tuition of children so expensive, that none but the very better class could scrape money enough together to send their children to be instructed. Under the present system, every idle ragged child in the streets, by washing his face and hands, and presenting himself to the free school of his ward, can receive the same benefit as the rest.
What an inestimable blessing is this, and how greatly will this education of her population tend to increase the wealth and prosperity of the province! It is a certain means of a calling out and making available all the talent in the colony; and as, thanks be to God, genius never was confined to any class, the poor will be more benefited by this wise and munificent arrangement than the rich.