Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-02-01

teWliR tle SCHOOL were ABOUT %, many OF
which made hattering progress. Not less
than 10000 verses, in the two years, should be
placed to their account Books and Tracts,
have been literally distributed for their en-
enlargement.
ID. Fhe.st. Charles Sunday school exhibit
the following report.
Superintendents .
Teachers
No. of reciting scholars 81
Whole number OF scholars 65
Texts of scripture, verses Of hymns,
and questions IN the catechism rect
of which Mary Lewis recited 4,642
Eliza Jacoby ALL
l13 verses of hymns and ga texts Of scrip
ture, were reciled by one scholar at one lesson
This school opened the first sabbath ID June
and closed the first sabbath in November.
Sd. Pike county, 3 schools of 80 scholars
each, the amount of recitation not known
Besides these it is known there has been one
school in Howard county, one or two schools,
about Madison county, or ST. Francois, and
probably several others in different parts of
the state, which may justify the supposion of
10 schools,
800 scholars, and
$4,000 verses recited in the state.
On the whole, the friends of Sunday
school instruction have the most abun-
dant reason to rejoice in the success oil
their partial attempts to improve the
minds OF the rising generation in morals,
and scriptural knowledge and most am
| pie encourageme 10 commence their
" labours of love" on more extensive
aud systematic scale upon the opening
offspring. As system, combination, and
Union are the " life and soul "oi all bust
ness, bat little can be done in the works
OF public utility and benevolence, with
out concentration of effort and the inhu-
ence of public opinion, it is respectfully
suggested that a public meeting be held
in ST. Louis early in the spring, to Gen.
csrt measures of operation, and form a
General Sunday schooi Uaion for Mis-
souri, and Illinois, as an auxiliary 10 u.
AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION .
--ln several states such auxiha4ies
have already been formed, and Sunday
schools are multiplying and extending
throughout the United States, and
throughout the world. The objects of
such a Union would be gained, by bring
ing into existence county societies, which
in turn would organize schools in the
different settlements lin keeping up a
correspondence and communicating IN
telhgence to such notwithstanding s,
publishing reports from all these schools
lin supplying each society wrh the re-
Guiste furniture for the schools, as tick
cts, class papers, books and prin ers
tor rewards to the scholars, and in Civ
ing energy and life to every part OF
the system. In this business, s.. Louis
would be toe centre of gravity 10 the
two states. A IL supplies from the Ameri-
can Sunday school Union must come
| through This place, and from its land
aud water communications diverge To
every part of the surrounding country
on both sides OF the Mississippi.
The vast utility of Sunday schools is
| unques tionable, were we to Sc, aside all
their advantages in forming the morals
OF yoath-ali religious tru;hs they &C.
qure from The Book Of COP while read
ing and committing it to memorial
the mischief prevented by beng occupi
ed in schooi-the bad effects OF idleness
contracted by their Sabbath exercises
the disposition produced by their instIln-
tons to promote weekday schools, Sand
every moral and religious improvement,
and contemplate their Sabbath exercises
as an improvement Of the me mory alone
the effects would be grand and striking
| II is notorious fact that whoever has
been in the habit of memorisng in child.
| hood and youth, possesses taste forreod.
ing, habits OF thinking, and where taste
for reading, and habns of thinking have
been acquired. the standard OF human
character has been raised to vast ex-
tent, and foundation laid for extensive
future Improvement
If9 PHILOPAIDOS.
Ct Editors in Illinois and Missouri, are re.
quested to give tile above Communication an
insertion in their respective papers. r.