The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-04
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The Lglchbarg Baptist Sabbath School,
presented Iih Of .lprii, iB26.
! The snperintendant-, in resigning 10
| the Socirt, the trust committed Ia their
| carr, are compelled III do ~ with mingled
emotions. HI Utility, gralltude, cou6-
denct aud despair, have alternately agila-
| ted h,.u bpsums. While they reflect IN
] The immensr Aggregate of good done by
means al sabbath Schools. every year,
the, are dispos 10 bow the knee hrlutr
the Father ri Nercics but when the,
iecoilctt what SIN III shhfr th,y have had
IA lis accomplishment, Ihe} are humbIed.
When they remember that lie II strong
aud faithful who hath sad, "rasi thy
bread upna the "ater-. and It sAall he
found after many days their confidence
| is inspired, bat when they discover that
their lahonis have mdar 81 little impress
preston on the mental, aud far less on
the moral waste around thrm, they are al.
most, At tunes, tempted To despair. But
despair is an enemy Ia every good Thug.
ADD It must not he cherished. Conduc-
tors Of Sabbath Schools have discourage
ments peculiarly III II own, 4 ~ ih,s place
those ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have, hitbcrto had
their full effect We speak not ol the
want of funds % / ruish mateil.ls To-
the Sehool These have b en supple
by generous public, whenever solicited.
The henr,olcnce Of the Ladies, too. has
clothed lhr mot needy OF the objects ot
our charge. Neither can we with Justice
compl,in It the want of teachers ; for
several of ouI young friends, III holn seNes,
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severdr ia leading The neglected mind III
the paths of mental cultivation aud molal
Improvement. The feet Il, the sabbath Is
sacred day, aud Sabbath instructions
should beaI Immediately on the worth a.
the soul 4 The desinlr5 Of ETERNITY They
should constantly b'ng IL view the gull
ofthr sinner and the glory of the Saviour:
III short, II should he the highest aim ot
the Sunday School teacher 10 tprn the
sinner from the error ri his way aud save
lis soul from death. Blu. alas ON
teachers never having appteelalcd the va
ne oftheir own souls, how can they hr
expected 10 set a proper value on IA.
souls Of others? But they have door
what they could, and lh"y AZ, enutItd to
our gratitude. May the great Head of
Tue SbDn 5Pllu uDh u ne klllUlA III !
noeHCes of his spirit on the inhabitants of
our town, both young AID Oh !, that botp
teachers and scholars may share IN lis 1,
saving benefits Upon the whole. thu ~
perIntendants reCo amend 10 the Society
not 10 be weary in well doing, briag rs.
surrd thai Ia due time we shall rap II "
FAINT not. TINS School has brcn ~ oper-
il lon one yea. II IS uaa ihe NAV .e-
ment of three supernten ants, WIN act
also as visiting committee. | had, nj lls
commencement, seven teachers, who had
under Their care aboul thirty scholar.
II has since experienced the increase aud
dlmInullons incident Ia these sorts Of es-
tabliehmenis. TIL highest number on
The book may be computed at about fifty.
Al rresttl il bias seven teachers, tnrer
male and fou female, and on the iasl
Sabbath there attended the -chool thirty
SIX scholars. On the ~ lies IL read III
the bible, IN the spelling book aud Their
are IN the alphabet. Oh the females, 9
read IN the testament, IN the spelling
hook, and there are d IN their alphabet
fnlM SO TIE School has been contluu
ed throughout thu year 90 the morning
ard afternoon ofevefy Lords day, add IL
now rather GA the increase. There has
been collecting during the year, lo' the usr
% the Schoul 3 of winch s have
becnexpendrd for tickets, books & prem-
nms; leaving bal'nrr on hand of )
JOHN REFS
JOHN WlGHTMAN,
COR. ~GuENtK.
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