Excerpt from The Christian Orator, or a Collection of Speeches, Delivered on Public Occasions Before Religious Benevolent Societies: To Which Is Prefixed an Abridgment of Walker's Elements of Elocution; Designed for Use of Colleges, Academies, and Schools It is worthy of consideration, whether changes of this auspicious character may not be extend cd. Every one, Who has examined the collee tions of speeches in the Reading books, com monly put into the hands of children at our academies and common schools, must have oh served, that they contain many, which breathe unhallowed feelings; a spirit of pride and re. Venge, of ambition and War; a spirit Wholly opposed to the gentleness and humility of the Gospel. How incongruous is this With the temper of these times While the emperors of the earth are laying aside their laurels, arid ieaguing together to put an end to war, the chil dren of Christian parents are taught to glow in unholy admiration of heroes and conquerors. While thousands are contributing to diffuse the precepts of the Gospel among the distant heath en, our own children are learning the maxims and sentiments of heathen orators and moralists. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.