described as "the basis of all politics," he explained that the
purpose of religion is to remind the poor

That their more lowly path has been allotted to them by the
hand of God; that it is their part faithfully to discharge
its duties, and contentedly to bear its inconveniences; that
the objects about which worldly men conflict so eagerly are
not worth the contest; that the peace of mind, which
Religion offers indiscriminately to all ranks, affords more
true satisfaction than all the expensive pleasures which are
beyond the poor man's reach; that in this view the poor have
the advantage; that if their superiors enjoy more abundant
comforts, they are also exposed to many temptations from
which the inferior classes are happily exempted; that,
"having food and raiment, they should be therewith content,"
since their situation in life, with all its evils, is better
than they have deserved at the hand of God; and finally,
that all human distinctions will soon be done away, and the
true followers of Christ will all, as children of the same
Father, be alike admitted to the possession of the same
heavenly inheritance. Such are the blessed effects of
Christianity on the temporal well-being of political
communities.

THE COURT CIRCULAR

The Anglican system of submission has been transplanted intact to the
soil of America. When King George the Third lost the sovereignty of
the colonies, the bishops of his divinely inspired church lost the
control of the clergy across the seas; but this revolution was purely