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    " Why was he slain by a lion ?—Because he was " Who say 9 there is a lion without ?—Proverbs xxii . 13 . " Who are bold as a lion?—Proverbs xxviii . 1 . " Who killed a lion and a bear ?—1 Samuel xvii . 32—38 . " In whose strength did David trust ? " What does the Bible say the young lions may lack and suffer ? - — Psalms xxxiv . 10 . " If we trust in the we shall not any good any thing that is good for ......

    " the liok . The lion is the king of beasts ; He noble is and strong ; His face is broad , his eyes are tierce ; His mane is rough and long .

    We never saw a lion wild , But we , though children , know , That like one roaring , Satan doth Continually go .

    O may we , in our infant days , Be kept from Satan ' s power ; For he is ever trying how He may us all devour . "

    " Q . Is there any prayer expressed in this hymn ? " What is the prayer ? That we may be kept from " Who can keep us from Satan ' s power ?"—p . 103 , 104 , What terms of sufficient strength can be used in execration of such a lesson as this ? The poor children who have learnt

    it , have been imbued with feelings of superstitious terror , revenge , and savage cruelty ; they have been taught to attribute the two last to God ; their ideas of right and wrong have been utterly confused ; and they have received bigotted , intolerant , self-sufficient notions . Little children so taught are not those of whom Christ said , " Of such is the kingdom of

    heaven . " These children are taught that the " eye of God is continually upon them , and therefore they fear ever to do wrong . " vVe do not doubt it . They live under the appalling impression that a terrible being is everlastingly about them , whose power they dread , and are unable to escape . Children suffer more acutely from religious terrors than many people believe , and any amount of obedience may be insured oy fostering such terrors .

    We repeat , that infant education conducted in such a spirit will become one of the most potent instruments of evil that has ever been put into operation . M *

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1836, page 649, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2662/page/61/