TO THAT REVERED TEACHER, OF WHOSE LESSONS OF PROFOUND WISDOM, AND OF WHOSE ELEVATED SPIRIT, WHATEVER IS TRUE IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES IS BUT A FAINT REFLECTION, THIS ATTEMPT то SET FORTH THE PRINCIPLES OF A TRUE EDUCATION IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED, BY HIS EVER GRATEFUL PUPIL, THE AUTHOR. CONTENTS TO PART I. CHAPTER I. The Temple and its Scenery.-The History of the Temple.-Lord Ainsley's Character. His imperfections. His acquaintance with Marsden.-Marsden's influence over him.-Their religious and philanthropic zeal take the channel of education.--Discussion as to their preparatory work.-They perceive this is the study of Man.—The Physiology and Chemistry of the Mind.—They Study these INDUCTIVELY in the School-room.-The experimental preparation of Lessons.-The advantage of this Exercise to themselves.— How the Child instructs the Teacher.-Lord Ainsley erects Normal Schools, and a Cathedral, to embody his idea of culture and worship.—His defence of his Temple.—Various Courts.—1—16. CHAPTER II. The School and Parsonage.-Visit of Elwood to the Temple.-Arrival at the Parsonage.-Pleasure and conversation there.-Description of the Parsonage.-Appearance of the Cathedral.-Explanation of the idea.—The Temple a symbol of education, both as to aim and to method. The foundations of education should be large. The whole education religious, hence fitly symbolized by a religious Temple. What is meant by religion.-Education made religious, by making the facts on which its subjects repose have their bases in religious facts; and by letting the studies be prosecuted in feelings which, when developed, form religion.-Elwood, not understanding this, Mr. Marsden explains then, first, the intellectual aim of education.-Difference between building the mind and a human structure. The former built by living forces from within.-Hence can only be effected by the co-operation of the mind's own powers. -Therefore instruc-tion cannot go on without educ-ation.-Synthesis, the best method of first presenting ideas.—Its distinction from analysis.-Euclid's elements beautiful specimens of the synthetic method. All the faculties must be as much as possible employed, especially the imagination.-Elwood enquires how this is religious ་།, education.-Marsden calls attention to the principle, that the Pupil must really do the work of education, and cannot work without motives.-Room for making education religious, by making the motives for work religious.-How this can be done.-By interesting the higher feelings in the work of gaining knowledge.-The Child's mind must be first prepared for this.-Objection to the system of making knowledge too attractive.-Yet we must give it its native attractions, to afford the pupil any true healthy interest.-Relation of obedience among the motives for self-instruction. How obedience can be cultivated by the very process before described.— Obedience must be grounded on faith, and faith must be grounded on intelligence, as to the general aims and character of the teacher. -How the desire for knowledge, awakened as before, is converted into a MORAL motive.-How higher desires generally are converted into moral motives, by the conscience comparing them, and pronouncing their relative worth.-How the conscience may be led to compare with lower feelings the feelings excited towards knowledge, and convert the work of knowledge into moral work, and, finally, into a religious work.-How these motives are applied in practice.— Second mode in which education is made religious, by having its facts based on religious facts.—This effected, by teaching the phenomena of nature and mind as the acts of God.-The materialistic habit of thought which considers them as phenomena of the great world machine.-All study connected in the Temple with religious facts.-Effects in religionising the habit of thought.-Necessity of faithfulness in the Teacher.-Walk round the Village.-Visit to the School and Temple.-17-38. CHAPTER III. Suggestiveness of Gothic Architecture.-Meaning of the Arcade or outer Court.-All primary teaching must be in contact with facts, by observation.-Why the outer Courts open into the inner.— Because the noblest result of culture is religion.-Religion can be reached only from the contact of the soul with life and nature. -Religion is looking up to persons. Two kinds of reverence.How these are to be awakened.-Primary and secondary moral feelings.-Primary form-SYMPATHY and LOVE.-These can be kindled only by a view of their objects.-Common source of failure, neglect of this principle.-Green-house building, instead of placing the seed in simple contact with nature.-What are the objects of |