Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-06-08
FOR THE SPECTATOR.
Origin, Progress, and advantages Of
SABBATH SCHOOLS.

THESE interesting institutions destined to
preserve many an unwary youth from the
snares OF vice, to dispel The shades of igno-
rance, enrich the mind with useful Knowledge,
and as fertillz,tg streams, tn lrrlgate future
generations, commenced England in 1882.
To the last moment of time, and through eve
~ age IN eternu,, the name of RoBERr RArKEs,
OF Gloucester, Eng. will be venera,ed as the
father and four. er of SABBATH ScaooLs. He
first commenced by establishing single school
IN his native town, the good effects of which
was soon manifest. .fhe result Was pub llshcd
IN the weekly papers. Other schools wer"
organized throughout tn rmtcd kla ll'N'
of Graf Britain, Scotland, aud Ireland. and so
rapidly did the fame spread, that beioFe his
death, which took place in lol /, he received
accounts Of schools established in various parts,
conprehending 10 less than THnEE HUNDRED
THOUSAND cHILpREv. The sys'emhas been IN
Operation in the United States aboutten Years.
and has Spread iiptn Maine TO Georgia. from
the Atlantic 10 the Missouri. 1t has extended
into France, Holland, Russia, and most Euro
pean countries, to Africa, Asia, and the
Islands of the sea, and more than million of
souls are enjoying the benefit Of this scheme
, of benevoence. Associations under the name
of Sunday School Unions are existing in most
countries The largest in the United States is
Us,ox ), which ,,on, e,,anJs lie benevolnnt
'-tt,,nts i,,n tl,,nee,, 1;a;,rant s+ates /, 1900
nc tr,;o, ,.,,hr,ced Aa9 scboo,s Aiaz te.rh.
ers and q 10Y le.,ners ,noonret the ,l;eerent
lanon,;,at;c,s ~ cst,s,3sns
-, H. n,,.o,. q ie95 :, o,,,,,.-s +b.,
tbe Snndav Scb,o} I1n;.,, IN tinyia "a embra-
49, ~ og, echnIars md !, nrono,1ionate Num-
Der of teachers, besides some thousands IN con-
nect,on win the Hethod;sts and other dissen-
ters not ,nch,Gpd in The renorts of the society.
| in scotland the Union embraces II. 500 lrari,-
ers In Ireland 1T3. 984. rhe PhilaAeIn,Ga
| ITp;onthe same wear embraced 81. POO scholars
| The New.york Union .,hout 1000. Inc Bos-
ton IJn,on about ,60o b,or children. besides
schools For others and the p,,slur,rh Union
oooo i, IN az. a'r,rra,r.,c ,,.,,,sr e g5l 900
Tha as n',r,ber nf M; ,nstt,tt,o,s and 10.
ah s.i,no,a that eY;st would .n,ell he ust IN
Inoo onn T., T,ss. institutions ,he era,uitons
iaan ~ no, lass than 1zs I'm, tracl,ers Is be.
.,on,ad AMI carsa,alv mot less Than fyp thou.
~ ,' - SI-n,rared as srnerotenacnts.
" L NAV he seen that from an individual
effort. small in lis beginning. has arisen an in
stimton. vast in its extent. snnle in It's means,
jpowertll in moral energy. and firm as Il e
hills of righteousness. What grand results e.,
In fuahe,1e one of the South Sea Islands. but a
few wears since inhabited nv a race of savares
as wild and uncnl,ivated as the Indians of our
western forests, there is now Sabbath School
of $50 bows and 10 Girls. taupht b, thirteen
native instructors. once ;unorant and savauc
heather. now Nous and nrofess;ng christians
The objects Of SUNDAY schools are-lear,-
ing to read--acouirinp moral habi,s-snend.
ms the time IN the sabbath in a nroner man
ner hut more n,rt;cu,ari,. com,n;tting the
scr;,,nres to ,nan,o,,, :, 3s,sohad ,,o.9;ons
|
,ha a,r',o',s /" H.. .a IL, e.;.;t -
sa,,,.;.,, ~, Larn. III ~ ~
sanity wy "'"t'' anu "n,Tn - a'.e " .,,'Ne
10 m''e "'''o ss',''"". nc uln''F y, 'hese
t's.i'u',o'iS are opVloos 'ron' ''e 'oi'ow'"s
'ac,s' hePe,ueu instances nave occurred ol
anu youth eohl'li,''"e W
wnoie rev eS'a'iIene ana eo.,siue''o'e ",
uons " '"e o''l = ',ooa'' .'I n,l a. ~
is'i, MASS, oPeneo III np,i', anl o.o'eu II ~
,oper' io~i. n''l So .ea,ne.s' "'u ~
iearners we" oop no, oo'".'eu W n,'I
repeated S2'ooo 'ersss Oh scripture a'1' ~
.,y''s. ''etn e"li''e" nav nv, Nv.
n n,an ivy VERSES eao''' anu '"o' '"o'e '"''
Souo each' n.
nc s'p'e S 6eal ~ i,e"- ,orN o"y' VIZ ~
SCHOOLS ana 9ooo iearhers' IN QUO VI 'ne
sohcois' se'rn feathers N"u e'sn. 'cict''
Poo,eSsea re,'s'on. ~ ,'Ve years. VIA, 10 lion
loio " io1i, o7,'Vo 'ear"e's i'a'i DC" "',,
iiuea' ana DIV nAti pro'esseo ren5ion. =
naS oeen ascer'a,pea '''a' IN 'ns Eo"l's "
sus.ice ~ t'ns.a .n;tsl nr;ro VI. ,, u t y
conslcti"m. So, IN, o''y wv" case
hao I'm @''lonss. ,,lose VINO mao en-
Joysa -, ,,a,lJ ' s, 'Snooi III
struction. IN Ireland the darkest par, of th'
nr,''sn .ep'le WIZ respec' 70 edncato1 an
vac most fruitful OF cnme' ana "fetheelnese
no. az ' e .. oapl'a h cow on mas &C
CURED IRON nose VINO had attended these
nIe1o AZ III: svs,em of p,' I