Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

The BIBLE is the BOOK of KNOWLEDGE.

It is observed by travellers. that no people in the world read the Bible so much as the inhabitants of New England : and that they are in general far superior to the people of other countries in knowledge. The former observation naturally accounts for the latter ; the Bible came from the fountain of wisdom, and therefore is a compendium of all knowledge, consequently they who study it with a good disposition and proper attention, will thereby gain spiritual and political wisdom. Whoever wishes well to mankind will promote the study of the Bible. for this will form the statesman as well as the divine a this opens a boundless field of knowledge; enlarges, animates and exalts the human mind; it at once forms the christian and the friend to liberty--But an angel's pen will fail to display the advantages of a temporal, as well as spiritual nature, which flow from this divine spring of knowledge.

I observe with pleasure, that the public reading of the scriptures in the religious assemblies in country towns, is more generally practised than it was some years ago ; and I ardently wish for many important reasons, that it may become universal. It is doing honor to the word of God to read it in public, and sets pious examples ; it teaches the more ignorant how to read the difficult passages with propriety; and as it requires o little time to read a chapter before sermon, and the advantages are numerous and great, I hope no assembly who meet to worship God will omit to read his word.

A PATRIOT.