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Lorsque le document est trop grand pour §tre reproduit en un seul clichd, il est film6 d partir de Tangle sup6rieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n^cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thode. rata ) elure. J 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 • « r :4\ ELEMENTS OF RELIGION AND MORALITY, , 5 IN THE FOEM OF ^ O-A-TECHIISIS^ HALIFAX, N. S. PRINTED BY JAMES BOWES AND SONS. mmmmm lii«l»l*»V ^ •4 This little book is printed under the direction of the Vestry of the " Church of the Redeemer," for use in the Sunday School and families of the Church. It is, with a few sli ■ •■/.-.■■•.- — . ■ • ■ ■] ..'■' ■ .« \ . Q, How mnst you feel towards God ? A, 1. I mnst often think of God as my Father in Heaven, and mnst regard everything I enjoy as his gift. 2. I mnst love Him better than I love any other being, and be happy to please and obey Him. --■ ' ' 3. I mnst fear nothing so much as to offend Him. 4. I mnst never speak of Him in a careless manner, or take His name in vain. 5. I mnst pray to Him for wdiat I need, especially in the morning and at ni^^ht. 6. I mnst thank Him for what I receive, though it be not all that I wish. 7. I mnst bear patiently, and try to be better for the sickness and pain which He sees fit to bring upon me. • Q, How mnst you feel and act toward those around you? A. \. \ must love and obey my parents, and be thankful to them for the tender care they take of me. 2. I must treat with respect those who are older than myself. 3. t must love my brothers and sisters, aiul must be generous and affectionate to my companions. 4. I must forgive those who have injured me ; and if I have injured any, I must ask their for i . 8. 1 must not be cruel, and must not willingly give pain to anything which has life. 9. I must try to make all around me happy ; God has given to all the power of doing good in some way or other. vr. Q. What i\ce your duties to yourself? A. 1. I must be active and industrious. 2. I must be ready and happy to learn. 3 I must be contented and cheerful, even when I cannot liave vvhat I want. " 4. I must not be fretful, wilful or passionate 6. I must not be proud or vain of anything which I have, but be modest and humble. 6. I must loarn to iiivc up and avoid cvervthini]' which will dc me hurt ; I must be governed by reason and con- science, and not by my wishes. ..., • . VII. Q. What gt)od do yo i hope for by doinnj what is right ? ^. 1. I shall have peace in my own mind. 2. I shall not be ashamed or afraid to have my actions known. r «■ 3. I shall grow better and happier as I grow ol<]er. ' 4. IMy parents and friends will love nic, and will look on me with pleasure and hope. 5. Above all, my Father in Heaven will h)vo me, and deliglit to make me happy, VIII. ^ Q. What if you do wrong ? A, 1. I shall feel pain, and fear, and shame, at thinking I have done Avrong. 2. I shall grow worse as I grow older. 3. TMy parents and friends will be displeased with me, and will look on mo with sorrow. 4. Above all, God will be offended with me, and He will punish me unless I repent. IX. Q. What do you mean by sinning against God ? A. To sin against God is to do anything which God for- bids me, or not to do what God commands me. X. Q. Have you ever sinned against God ? A. Yes I feel that I have sinned — I have done wliat I have known to be wrong. XI. Q, How should you feel and act when you are S'ensil)le you have sinned ? A. 1. I should remember my evil conduct with sorrow; and, as far as I can, I should repair it, and resolve and strive to do so no more. 2. I hIiouW ImniKly coiifcss my sins to God, and .slioiild pniy to Iliin tIirou;r|i Jesus Clirist to forgive me, and to assist mc in doing better. Q. Who is Jt'sus Clirist ? A. He is the well-hehived son of (jod, whom His Father sent into the woi'Id to save lis fi'(Mn error and sin, death and misery. XIII. Q. Can yon i*epcat some of the principal instructioiis of Jesns Chjist ? A. 1. lie taught us the eliaracter of God ; that He is the most holy aiid merciful, the greatest, and wisest, and best of beings. 2. lie taught ns that we should love God with all our hearts ; that we should love all our fellow-creatures, and do unto others as we should wish and expect them to do to us. 3. He promised to ns that when we believe in him, and confess and forsake our sins, and obey his instructions, we shall be forgiven, and live forever in heaven. » f XIV. Q. Can you give some iiccount of the life and example of Christ ? A, 1. He was perfectly good. He was holy, harmless and nndefiled 2. He grew up obeying his parents, and remembered his mother with tenderness in his dying moments. 3. He constantly thought of God, and prayed to Him; and it was his joy to do the will of his Heavenly Fatlier. a '4. He went about doing good ; heeling tlie sick ; opening tlie eyes of the blind ; raising the dead ; and teaching the Ignorant and poor. 5. He washed the feet of his disciples to teach them to be linmble. He took little children in his arms and blessed them He V IS full of compassion for the miserable, and even prayed i ir liis murderers on the cross. XV. Q, What did Jesus Christ suffer for us ? A, 1 . For our sakes he became poor and led a life of toil and hardship. 2. He was reviled, mocked and scoui-ged by wicked men. 3. He was nailed to the cross, and shod his blood for the forgiveness of our sins. ; XVI. Q. What became of Jesus after this cruol death ? A. 1. He was buried, and, as he told his disciples before his death, he was restored to life, and rose again on the third day. 2. He ascended to Heaven where he still lives to pray for us, and continually performs kind offices for us. .•V- • "- ,-.:.- ■ ■: : .V:'-:- XVH. ■- < — — :■■•' Q. What do you learn by the resurrection of Christ from the dead ? . • A. That I and all men shall in like manner live again in another world. XVIIT. Q. Sluill yon ever see Jesus Clirist ? A. Yes; he is appointed to raise me from tlie dead, and will ever be my most loving and faithful friend. XIX. Q. What may you hope in another world if you are good ? A. 1. I shall be welcomed into Heaven by my Saviour, and shall be ever under his care. 2. I shall have no sickness, nor sorrow, nor pain ; but shall have rest and joy forever. - . 3. I shall be like the angels in heaven, and shall have the friendship and love of all good beings. 4. I shall enjoy the presence and favor of God, and shall be always learning to love and serve Him better. XX. Q, But what if you are wicked? A. I can then never be happy. The wicked must always be miserable. 2. I shall not be received into the light and joy of heaven* 3. God will leave me to the punishment which my sins deserve ; and not till I repent and forsake my sins can I enjoy his presence, or find rest or happiness anywhere. XXL ' Q. What means must you use to become good and happy in this life and the life to come? rrmr ■:.:V;''>i'iT*'i •.« :5 !0 ^. 1. I must pray to God, without whose blessing I can ilo nothing, for his assistance and direction. 2. I must recollect at night what I have done, and thought, and felt through the day. 3. I must often think that God sees me. 4. I must shun wicked companions and try to obtain the friendship of the good. 5. I must set the example of Jesus Christ continually before me. "'■■"■ 6. I must make a good use of the Lord's day, I must be serious and attentive at church, and must receive with gra- titude the instruction of riiy parents at home. 7. When I am old enoi'gh I must partake of the Lord's Supper, which is designed to bring to my remembrance Jesus Christ dying for me. 8. I must often read and meditate upon the Bible, that best of books, in which God teaches us by His will and his infinite mercy through Jesus Christ. / 'V