Secular education is the necessary reaction from the special theological training which arose in the dislike of one set of Christians to the teaching of another set; and as these antagonists will not agree how religion is to be taught, either there must be no teaching at all, or religion must be eliminated from the tuition." "That may do very well for some huge system of national education," said Sir Peter, "but it does not apply to Kenelm, as one of a family all of whose members belong to the Established Church.

He may be taught the creed of his forefathers without offending a Dissenter." "Which Established Church is he to belong to ?" asked Mr.Mivers,--"High Church, Low Church, Broad Church, Puseyite Church, Ritualistic Church, or any other Established Church that may be coming into fashion ?" "Pshaw!" said the Parson.

"That sneer is out of place.

You know very well that one merit of our Church is the spirit of toleration, which does not magnify every variety of opinion into a heresy or a schism.
But if Sir Peter sends his son at the age of sixteen to a tutor who eliminates the religion of Christianity from his teaching, he deserves to be thrashed within an inch of his life; and," continued the Parson, eying Sir Peter sternly, and mechanically turning up his cuffs, "I should _like_ to thrash him." "Gently, John," said Sir Peter, recoiling; "gently, my dear kinsman.

My heir shall not be educated as a heathen, and Mivers is only bantering us.