RELIGION IN SCHOOL, 201

_ French gentleman at our boarding-house at N ewport,
who said, at table, that he did not believe the stories
about Jesus and the apostles were true; or that there
were ever any such people as Christ and the apostles.

Several boys. Oh, dreadful !

Mr, Mill. Yes, indeed ; dreadful impiety, and dread-
ful folly. French infidelity of this sort used to be
more in fashion than it is now.

Christopher. But there are infidels now—are there
not, sir ?

Mr, Mil, Yes, there are; but the fashion of infi-
delity changes. So foolish and ignorant are the op-
posers of God’s truth, that they are always confuted.
But, as fast as one kind of infidelity is answered, an-
other kind is invented. Volney had his day, and several
after him; but the New Testament still abides.

Barry. Can any boy remember the figure which al-
ludes to this, in last week’s poetry-lesson ?

George Mulligan. The rock beaten by the waves.

Barry. Right. Who can apply it?

George Mulligan. The waves continually come and
break against the rock in the sea; one wave comes and
dashes, and is driven away, and another and another
follow; but the rock is unhurt. I imagine the rock
is Holy Scripture, and the angry waves are the differ-
ent sets of infidels,

Mr Mill. Very well said. With Mr. Barry’s leave,
I will give you this for a theme.