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chief end is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. " I shall attempt no elaborate exposition of this defi- nition. All, however, will at once acknowledge that man most effectually accomplishes the gj-eat end of his being, most fully glorifies God and enjoys him, when he is most completely obedient in heart and life to that law which enjoins love to God and love to man, when he is most nearly conformed to God in his moral cliara(?ter, and when being qualified there- for, he accomplishes the most in advancing the highest well-being of his fellow-men. In just so far as a man is eminently good and mighty in doing good, in so far does he accomplish the chief end of his being. All true education contemplates these ultimate ends and is adapted to secure them. Its special objects subordinate to this great end are — 1. The communication of useful knowledge. 2. The culture of the intellectual powers. 3. The formation of an elevated moral character. Any process of education that gains these ends to any good degree, so far qualifies its subject for ac- complishing the great end of his being. 84 A Busy Life. Let us now examine these special ends that we may ascertain how far the use of the Bible, as a text-

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