en
bred up in the fear of the Lord, and she opposed it for the sake of
giving me a little paltry pleasure. For an idle holiday, I am now
brought to the gates of hell!' My dear women, which of you could
bear to see your darling child condemned to everlasting destruction?
Which of you could bear to hear him accuse you as the cause of it?
Is there any mother here present, who will venture to say, 'I will
doom the children I bore to sin and hell, rather than put them or
myself to a little present pain, by curtailing their evil
inclinations! I will let them spend the Sabbath in ignorance and
idleness, instead of rescuing them from vanity and sin, by sending
them to school?' If there are any such here present, let that mother
who values her child's pleasure more than his soul, now walk away,
while I set down in my list the names of all those who wish to bring
their young ones up in the way that leads to eternal life, instead
of indulging them in the pleasures of sin, which are but for a
moment."

When Mrs. Jones had done speaking, most of the women thanked her for
her good advice, and hoped that God would give them grace to follow
it; promising to send their children constantly. Others, who were
not so well-disposed, were yet afraid to refuse, after the sin of so
doing had been so plainly set before them. The worst of the women
had kept away from this meeting, resolving to set their faces
against the school. Most of those also who were present, as soon as
they got home, set about providing their children with what little
decent apparel they could raise. Many a willing mother lent her tall
daughter her hat, best cap, and white handkerchief; and many a
grateful father spared his linen waistcoat and bettermost hat, to
induce his grown up son to attend; for it is a rule with which Mrs.
Jones began, that she would not receive the younger children out of
any family who did not send their elder ones. Too many made excuses
that their shoes were old, or their hat worn out. But Mrs. Jones
told them not to bring any excuse to her which they could not bring
to the day of judgment; and among those excuses she would hardly
admit any except accidents, sickness or attendance on sick parents
or young children.

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Mrs. Jones, who had secured large subscriptions from the gentry, was
desirous of getting the help and countenance of the farmers and
trades-people, whose duty and interest she thought it was to support
a plan ca