The message of intimate alliance between religion and good education?

The Intimate Alliance Between Religion and EducationTranslator unknown

As the climbing ivy over lofty elmCreeps tortuously, together the adornmentOf the verdant plain, embellishingEach other and together growing,But should the kindly elm refuse its aidThe ivy would impotent and friendless wither;So is Education to ReligionBy spiritual alliance firmly bound.Through Religion, Education gains renown, andWoe to the impious mind that blindly spurningThe sapient teachings of Religion, thisUnpolluted fountainhead forsakes.

As the sprout, growing from the pompous vine,Proudly offers us its honeyed clustersWhile the generous and fresh'ning watersOf celestial virtue give new lifeTo Education true, sheddingOn it warmth and light; because of themThe vine smells sweet and gives delicious fruit.

Without Religion, Human EducationIs like unto a vessel struck by windsWhich, sore beset, is of its helm deprivedBy the roaring blows and buffets of the dreadTempestuous Boreas [The north wind], who fiercely wieldsHis power until he proudly sends her downInto the deep abysses of the angered sea.As heaven's dew the meadow feeds and strengthensSo that blooming flowers all the earthEmbroider in the days of spring; so alsoIf Religion holy nourishesEducation with its doctrines, sheShall walk in joy and generosityToward the Good, and everywhere bestrewThe fragrant and luxuriant fruits of Virtue.