So, if a Roman Catholic is intrusted with the instruction of a common district school in a community composed of many Protestant denominations, it would be plainly his duty to avoid all influence, direct or indirect, over the minds of his pupils, except in those religious sentiments and opinions which are common to himself and all his employers.

I repeat the principle.

_He is employed for a specific purpose, and he has no right to wander from that purpose, except as far as he can go with the common consent of his employers._ Now the common ground on religious subjects in this country is very broad.

There are, indeed, many principles which are, in my view, essential parts of Christianity, which are subjects of active discussion among us.

But, setting these aside, there are other principles equally essential, in regard to which the whole community are agreed; or, at least, if there is a dissenting minority, it is so small that it is hardly to be considered.