an understanding and delight in the forms and uses of prayer. "[T]hat they ought to pray daily and this with humility." Arcana Caelestia 5135: 3 The Church To foster in students a knowledge of the church and its role in their lives, and an understanding and appreciation for those of the universal church. "The Lord's Church is diffused through the whole world, but its inmost is where the Lord is known and acknowledged, and where the Word is." Apocalypse Explained 313: 3 Spreading the Good News To foster in students a desire and an ability to spread the Lord's Word. "[F]or what is the use of knowing, unless what is known to one be also known to others?" Influx 18 Trust in Providence To foster in students a sense of their place in the stream of Providence and an awareness of the Lord's continual provision of their needs. "Peace has confidence in the Lord in it, that He directs all things, and provides all things and that He leads to a good end." Arcana Caelestia 8455 History New Church people in Great Britain started the first schools to offer education which looked to the Lord in the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Heavenly Doctrine. Some of these were day schools and others were a variation of Sunday School but they all gave children instruction in reading, writing and arithmetic as well as religion. During the 1800s over thirty day schools were operating in England, offering a basic education but most of these closed in the early 1900s. Yet even as these schools were closing, there was a rededication to New Church education among those sympathetic with the goals of the Academy of the New Church. Schools opened in London and Colchester which continued to offer education in the light of New Church teachings for many years. Why did they carry on with New Church education? The answer lies in what was happening in the United States and Canada. As New Church ideas spread to North America, many congregations in the United States and in Canada started day schools as well as Sunday Schools. But as the quality of public education improved and it became more accessible, most congregations decided to focus on their Sunday School programs as a way to teach children about the Lord and His Word. There were others who felt strongly about the importance of