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Reconstructive Tendencies of the Eighteenth Century. The Rise of Charity Schools in England. The Schools of the S. P. C. K. Other Charity Schools. The Charity Schools of the S. P. G. Charity Schools among the Pennsylvania Germans. The ‘Sunday School’ Movement in Great Britain. The ‘Sunday School’ Movement in the United States. Value of the Instruction in ‘Sunday Schools.’ The Schools of the Two Monitorial Societies. Value of the Monitorial System in England. Results of the Monitorial System in the United States. The ‘Infant Schools’ in France. The ‘Infant Schools’ in England. ‘Infant Schools’ in the United States. The Importance of Philanthropic Education.