112 ENGLAND'S 13EST 110Pti- every truly Christian father will not fail to invoke, is all in all towards the re- storation, the elevation, the preservation of our national character. And let it never be forgotten, that it is the educa- tion of the rich which must finally deter- mine the fate, at once of rich and poor ; and by consequence; which must deter- mine the destiny of our country. Here then is Britain's last, best hope ; and when we consider the unparalleled advantages we possess in a learned and orthodox clergy, who instruct us in the sanctuary, and who preside over our public and private seminaries, why need we despair ? Why need we doubt, that the Christian religion, grafted on the sub- stantial stock of the genuine British character, and watered by the dews of heaven, may bring forth the noblest productions of which this lower world is capable ; though neither the security nor the triumph will be complete till these , Trees of Righteousness" are trans - planted into the paradise of God
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