Excerpt from A Vindication of Dr. Bell's System of Tuition, in a Series of Letters It is not my intention to enter again upon topics which I have already discuswd 1 my sole object at present is to vindicate Dr. Bell's system from'the aspersions, which Mr. Lancaster has lately cast on it. And I am the mo1e induced to undertake the task, because, as far as hac hitherto seen, the intended vindication has not yet been attempted; and because, if it is neglected, the 1epresentation thus given of Dr. 'bell's system will be more ...
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Excerpt from A Vindication of Dr. Bell's System of Tuition, in a Series of Letters It is not my intention to enter again upon topics which I have already discuswd 1 my sole object at present is to vindicate Dr. Bell's system from'the aspersions, which Mr. Lancaster has lately cast on it. And I am the mo1e induced to undertake the task, because, as far as hac hitherto seen, the intended vindication has not yet been attempted; and because, if it is neglected, the 1epresentation thus given of Dr. 'bell's system will be more inju rious, than all the other efforts which have been made against it. If the mechanism of the new system, as practised by Dr. Bell, is not inferior to the mechanism; as practised by Mr. Lancaster, the members of the Establishment can have no hesitation in preferring the former to the latter. They can have no hesi tatina, in the case assumed, of adapting its mechan ism, combined with such.religious instruction as accords with the doctrine of the church, in profa rence to that mechanism combined with such'ino struction, as (whether it be really christianity or not) is avowedly not the Christianity established in.this kingdom. This is the real state of the general question. Nor would our decision, in regard to this preference, be in any way altered, even if Mr. Lancaster were able to establish his present preten tions to priority of invention, or even if a third person 'should claim the honour from them both. When we have the choice of. Twosystems, we must regulate our judgment by their intrinsic excellence, and not by concomitant circumstances. Whatever merit Dr. Bell may possess on the score of innem tion, yet if the system, as now p'ractised by Mrs Lancaster, when taken in all its bearingts, has more to recommend it than the system as practised by Dr. Bell, the merit of invention neither Will not ought to turn the scale. On the other hand, what-5 ever merit Mr. Lancaster may possess in having brought the system into general circulation (and no' man is more disposed to acknowledge his merit in this respect than myself), yet if he practises the system in a manner more injurious than beneficial to this kingdom, he is entitled to no support from those who are attached to the present Constitution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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