Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06
MISCELLANY.
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v. NATIONAL EDUcArIoE SOCIETY
Sc After the report Of the proceedings Of the So-
cety during The year, had been read DIT the,r last
| anniversary meeting, the Archbishop of Canterbury
addressed the meeting, and congratulated them up
on the vast progress which the National society had
made in every part OF EngIand. Ii appeared by the
report, that since their last anniversary Isl schools
had oeen united to the body, which had made The
whole number Of schools under their patronage and
superintendance SS1 that in those ~ schools
22, 20 chdren received thei eduoation which, to.
gcthcr with those who attended the old schools,
formed aggregate OF SO 90 throughout Elsiand
under the protection vi the National oocietyp
These schools are open 10 the whole nation OF
the children OF disseaters well vi churchnen.
All are admissible without any reference to their
sect or denomination.
vi. SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF or POOR PIoUs
CLERGYMBN.
'' fae sum distributed by this Society in the year
1915, was l. iTJ5
A nllber OF letters from different clergyinea,
shes the need Of such relief. Oae writes that hi.
salary clears abuut 50 aud ,hat he is IN debt 81
that he had lately buried his eldest son, who died
at some distance, and that he should have gone t.
see his .o1r body deposited IN the grave, bat had
neither money, nor clothes TT for the journey. Cur
daughter said he .'bess of us to take the children
and mere they and likely 10 be, we do not know
how long"
Another in the 10Th year Of his age writes that
he has three churches TO serve every sunday two OF
which are distant from each othef seven miles; and
that on the i5th November last. has vile was roi
to bed Of her toeyih child. His annual income ex-
elusive Of his own small Independence is l. "a.
Another whose income is |. % has ten children
Another, but it is needless to mention them all
they have large families aud small salaries--yet
though poor, they rich in good works.
. rejoice greatly" says one of them, lin the
midst OF my affection, because the word oil the Lord
runs and is glorifed in the salvation OF SINNERS"
VII. NAVAL AND MILITARY EIBLE SOCIETY.
Erirdct.--" About |. 500 were rased ON the
day OF Thanks giving in January last, and this sun
enabled the Society after meeting the various de-
mands upon them, to invest l. 5000 in Exchequer
bills. The distribution of the Scriptures to ships
and regiments, from Lady.day 1913 IL 9th MAY
1914, amounted 10 $40 iibIes, and sos Tesla.
nents."
The report, which was read in the presence of
the Duke of York aud Duke Of oIoacester, anu
many other Distinguished characters il interesting
The appendix contains extracts iroM several mill
tary commanders. One only will be gwen here.
The captain Of frisate " fites thus. " His Ma
jesty's ship nader ny command hasiag been
y pmmissioned with complement of $50 men,
ain induced to solicit from the Nava! and NJ itarv
Bible Society such proportion Of Bibles aud les
tanents as they may think proper to grant, that
the crew OF the A. may derive benefit from, an
institution founded on the purest and best princi-
pies OF religion aud morality, aud intended for the
promotion OF christian knowledge, and the practice
of piety among class of men whose lives NAV he
said TO pass away ia hourly jeopardy: but j, is to
be hoped the circulation Of the Holy scriptures win
awaken them To a sense of the necessity of being
good men and christians, and prepare them To meet
with composure and humble hope, that moment
which must arrive for ALL"
VIII. HIBBRNIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY.
" Great efforts are making TO promote the reii-
gious education OF the poor in Ireland. The pat
ronage which the Society has obtained is highly
respectable. In the two rst wears of the Society'
existence ~ schools had received assistance; rs
more had been added in the third year, making an
aggregate of 1T schools in which upwards of 1900
children were instructed. To those had been given
A36 Bibles, 1898 Testanlents, upwards of 1900
spelling books, $751; alphabets, &c. and l. 1o2 .
in money. Daring the fourth gear, 83 schools had
been assisted with 375 Bibles, 2A82 Testamcnts,
besides spelling books and alphabets. The number
Of schools in connection with the Society, was ia
April last 1914 f72, containing 2S,5@9 children
The last report Of the committee and the extracts
from the correspondence, Contained in The pppen-
dix, ara very interesting. The committee observe
" that whether the political civil or individual hap
piness of man be considered suuday-schooi insitu-
tons have powerful tendency to RESTRAIN or re-
move that moral turpitpde which uuses misery in
10 the the cup Of life and To establish the drm
basis of principle and early formed habit those dis
positions the offspring of which is peace Within aud
good will TO all around" They Sc, forth in very
handsome style the benefits of education, and The
extr acts tx ress the astonishing effect OF moral &
religious kind, which the exertioiS OF the society
had produced among the children who atteud these
Schools aud htrou,s them. upon many OF their par
ents.
Several particular instances might be mentioned.
For want OF room, the writer viii only give graad
view as it is she~n ia the close oil of the letters
from that Island.
"Of the happy effects of Sunday schools every
one employed in attending them must have the full
est conviction how pleasing to a benevolent mind
must it be to see the children OF the poor who would
be spending their sundays in idieness, ard perhaps
acquiring, among evil companions, habits of pro-
faneness and vice, learning to read the precious
Word Of God, acq nring taste for cleanliness, at
tention and pety, thu, training them up to become
useful members OF society here, and, under Diviac
Grace, preparing to be heirs Of glory hereafter"