The New England Primer: (Forgotten Books)

Book Description:

"This was a standard reader in New England in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was apparently used in both public and Sunday (religious) schools. At that time children of all ages studied in the same classroom, so it has portions oriented towards younger and older students.

Besides instruction in the alphabet, the New England Primer also served to indoctrinate young minds in the stern and somewhat morbid Protestantism of that time and place. Depending on your viewpoint, it is either yet another example of how religion has been excised from the public schools in the United States, or a quaint sample of what our forefathers considered acceptable as 'moral education'.

The New England Primer also has examples of religious intolerance, specifically anti-Catholic and anti-Semitic statements, which reflect then-contemporary attitudes." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Frontispiece; Alphabet; The Creed; The Lord's Prayer; The Ten Commandments; Alphabet Poem; An Alphabet Of Lessons For Children; Morning Prayer For A Child; Evening Prayer For A Child; Agur's Prayer; Duty Of Children To Their Parents; Uncertainty Of Life; On Life And Death; The Infant's Grace Before And After Meat; The Sum Of The Ten Commandments; Our Savior's Golden Rule; Choice Sentences; The Dutiful Child's Promise; Instructive Questions And Answers; Dr. Watts's Cradle Hymn; Offices Of Humanity; The Burning Of Mr. John Rogers; Verses For Little Children; The Shorter Catechism; A Dialogue Between Christ, A Youth, And The Devil; Lessons For Children; Endnotes

About the Publisher:

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org

Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.