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Rh, are not confined to the poor man and his family; they extend to the parish, and prevent its being burthened with a heavy poor's rate; and to the community at large, from the children, of the lower classes of the people, being educated in habits of industry, and of good order; and having, at an early age, a spirit and energy infused into them by the examples of their parents; which teach them that their best and surest dependence, in future life, will be on their own exertions and good conduct, for the maintenance and welfare of themselves and their families.

3d Nov. 1797.