Excerpt from Views of Christian Nurture: And of Subjects Adjacent Thereto As the attention of the public mind is now earnestly fixed on the great subject of Christian Nurture, it seems to be a matter of consequence, if not of justice, that those, who are anxious to know the merits of the question in debate, should have the means at their command. It was fortunately made a condition, when I gave up the manuscript of my "Discourses" to the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, that I should have the right to publish them myself, "with other things." Encountering, as I do, every day, the complaint that they cannot be had, I have at length concluded, after waiting a proper time for their emancipation, that it is my duty, both to the public and also to them as my children, to give them their liberty. There are many very important questions connected with this subject, which, as yet, have been scarcely touched in our discussion, and I would gladly have undertaken a new and complete work, covering the whole ground, if I had time and strength for such a labor. Perhaps some other, who is more competent, will assume the task. There are some advantages, however, in having the discussion which is already a matter of history and, in that shape, has its interest, preserve its historical form. I republish therefore the "Discourses" and the "Argument," in company with three or four other articles, which have a certain relation to the view maintained, and will therefore assist the public to come at a more thorough understanding of my general position. The associated reasons too, which give a truth its complement, are often necessary to a full and hearty conviction of its validity. Of course, it will sometimes occur, in such a collection, that a thought is repeated. 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.