dence, patience, mildness, resolution, and author How great a consolation is it to a master to be f persuaded, that Christ gives all these qualificati and grants them to the humble and persevering p tioner, and that he may say to him with the Prop Thou, O Lord, art my patience and my strength, t art my light and my conncil, thou subduest the l people under me whom thou hast committed to my ca Leave me not to myself one moment, but grant for the direction of others and my own salvation, spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spiri council and strength, the spirit of knowledge piety, and above all the spirit of the fear of the L

When a master has received this spirit, his wor done. This spirit is a master within, which dict to him and teaches him all that is requisite, and u every occasion points out to him his duty, and ma him practice it. One great mark of his having ceived it, is, that he finds in himself a great zeal the salvation of the children; that he is affected v their dangers, and touched with their faults; that frequently reflects upon the value of the innoce which they have received in baptism; how difficu is to recover it when once it is lost; what acco must he give to Christ, who has placed him as a ce nel to guard it, if the enemy carries off so prec a treasure, whilst he is asleep. A good master n apply to himself those words, which God was co nually repeating in the ears of Moses, the condu of his people, [u] " Carry them in thy bosom,

nurse beareth the sucking child." He must ex rience somewhat of the tenderness and concern of St. Paul for the Galatians, "for whom he felt pains of childbirth, till Christ was formed in then

I cannot avoid applying here to the masters s of the instructions, which are given in a [y] lette a superior upon her obligations, nor too earnestly

[u] Num. xi. 12. [x] Gal. iv. 19.

[y] Lettres de Morale & de chez la Veuve Estienne, tom. i.

ion. You are God's instrument towards these chil -n; you must therefore be strictly united to him. u are the channel, and therefore you should be ed. It is your part to draw down blessings upon ers; you must not therefore turn them aside from ing upon your own head.

2. The second means is not to expect fruit if you not labour in the name of Christ, that is, as he self laboured in the sanctification of men. [] He gan with being the example of all the virtues he has uired from them. His humility and gentleness re astonishing. He gave his life and blood for his eep. See here the example of shepherds and disn your own. Never take your eyes from this dine model. Bring forth thus, thus train up your ciples, who are now become your children. Think s of chiding them, than of obtaining their love; d think only of gaining their love, in order to plant e love of Christ in their hearts, and after that, if ssible, to blot you out of their minds. 3. The third means is to expect nothing from your n care, your own prudence, your own light and our, but only from the grace of God. He rarely esses those who are not humble. We speak in vain the ears, if he speaks not to the heart. We wa and plant in vain, unless he gives the increase. We think to do wonders by multiplying words. e think to soften the hardness of the heart by sharp' proaches, by humiliations and corrections. This ay be useful sometimes, but it must be the grace of od that makes it so; and when we rely too much pon these outward means, we lay a secret obstacle in

[x] He began to do and teach, Acts i. 1. Mighty in word and in

d. Luke xxiv. 19.

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the way of grace, which is justly refused to hur presumption and an haughty confidence.

4. If your discourse and cares have the blessin God, do not attribute the success of them to your Do not give ear to the secret voice of your he which applauds you for it. Hearken not to the c mendations of men, who mislead you. If your lab seems ineffectual, be not discouraged, nor despai ther of yourself or others; but still persist in your d The moments, which God has reserved to him are known only to him. He will give you in the m ing the reward of your labour in the night. It seemed unprofitable, but not through your fault; care was recommended to you, and not the succ

PARTICULAR DUTIES RELATING TO THE EDU TION OF YOUTH.

THE different duties I have to examine in second part, relate to the principal of the coll the regents, the parents, the preceptors, and schol

CHAP. L

OF THE DUTIES OF THE PRINCIPAL.

THE principal of a college is as the soul of what puts every thing in motion, and presides all. To him belongs the care of establishing g order, of maintaining discipline, of watching in ge ral over studies and manners. It is easy to comp hend how serviceable such an office is to the pul and at the same time how difficult to discharge. were to be wished, one would think, that he wh placed at the head of the professors should be the p cipal in every respect; that he might in every thing se as an adviser and pattern; that he should be a per

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lied by other qualifications, which are still more ential, and necessary. A house is happy, when it ases God to set over it a man, who has the spirit of ernment, an amicable and sociable disposition, asojudgment, an humble and prudent docility, and erfect disinterestedness; one who enters upon his ion only out of religious views, and not through carnal motives. The success is then infallible. we may truly say, without fear of being mistaken, experience has proved, that it is the merit of the cipal which contributes most to the reputation of ollege.

There are four or five things especially, which are object of the principal's pains and care; diet, studiscipline, education, and religion. I shall exin every one of these parts in particular, and with much brevity as I can.

ARTICLE I.

OF THE DIET OF THE STUDENTS.

A PRINCIPAL in a college is like a father in a ily. He must therefore have the attention and derness of a father, and employ his first cares upthe health of the children, which is the basis and ndation of all the rest. This depends very much on their diet, which joined to motion and exercise, ves to make the children grow, to strengthen them, give them a good constitution, and enable them to port the fatigues of the different stations to which vidence shall one day call them. To this end the t must be plain, but good, solid and regular. The means of having the food such as it should be,

me an essential principle in point of œconomy. is

to provide the best in every kind, the best bread best meat, the best oil, the best butter, &c. a have known by experience, that the expence w not be the greater; especially if care be taken to regularly for them, in which case we are sure t always well served.

One obstacle to the rule I here lay down, woul an earnest desire in the principal to heap up we But I should not suspect any body of a dispositio remote from the character of a man of learning honour, who knows better than any other, [a] th would be a disgrace to his office to exercise it o any mean views of interest, and to set a price his care in the education of youth. It is ver that the pains a man takes in this way, which the most irksome and troublesome part of the vernment of a college, should meet with a temp reward. A principal, in order to do things a ought, and behave with generosity, should wherewithal to live at his ease, but the way o taining it, as several have experienced, is to s nothing for the good entertainment of the stude

[b] It is not enough that the principal himself a disinterested and generous disposition; he mus spire the same sentiments into those, who unde name and in his stead are entrusted with the ac my, and set a strict watch over their conduct, for w he is answerable to the public. A sure sign, tha sincerely desires to discharge his duty in this poin the allowing the masters a full liberty of complai to him upon this article, as well as all the rest, to upon them publicly to do it, to declare that it wi a pleasure to him to have them behave in that man to receive their remonstrances so as to convince t

[a] Quis ignorat quid id longè sit honestissimum, ac liberalibus disciplinis, & illo quem exigimus animo dignissimum, non vendere operam, nec elevare tanti beneficii auctoritatem? Quint. lib. xii cap.7. [b] His in rebus jam te usus ipse

profectò erndivit. nequaquam satis

esse ipsum hasce habere vi sed circumspiciendum diliger in hac custodia, provincia unum sed omnes ministros i tui sociis & civibus, & reipu præstare videare. Cic. Ep lib. i. ad Quint. Fratr.