THE LATE SECESSION. 171 vious that an unwillingness to be taught and an impatience to teach, mark the character of the present day. There is a scion from this presump- tuous stock, which perhaps has not had sufficient time to grow, in order to be- come generally known, but which is beginning to sprout up in certain pro- vincial towns and villages. There is a growing disposition in a few arrogant young men to read the Bible with their own glosses and interpretationsl and to aim at proselyting, and " taking captive" not only " silly women" but silly girls. Several of these persons, as soon as they began to open their eyes on the import- ance of religion, or rather before they were broad awake to its truths; have undertaken this gratuitous tuition. In- stead of taking time to promote their own advancement, instead of learning wis- dom by an increasing discoveryof their own ignorance ; instead of improving in Christian knowledge by the only legiti- mate methods, diligent study of the 2
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