Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-06-17

POETRY.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

The establishment Of Sunday Schools, may with
justice be ranked among the nobest act, Of Chris
tian people, and the author Of them deserves not
only the highest encomums of the public, but the
benedictions Of Heaven. We are, from experience
sensible Of their benefits, and are deeply indebted
TO them for some Of our early acquirement'-and
when speaking of them we are fully sensible Of their
importance to society. and Gun add, that We know
too we'll their value to speak Of them in other
terms, than those of commendation and veneration
They are patronzed by all ranks OF Christian So
ce,y, and are attended by the children Of all class
es Of people. In their operations they beget feel
ings of pe,y and lessons of morality, and have fire.
qusntly the happy effect Of drawing from the
depths of misery and vice, unfortunates, who, but
Tor them, might be doomed to all the ills that man
is heir to- few days since we chanced to havea
moment conversation with lad, born in London,
and who reached TO the age Of puberty in that sink
Of iniquity and vice, St. Giles. lie was very in
tellgent, gave minute description Of the Getty on
the Thames" and even entered on somo critical
observations relative to the British writers. As
tonshed to find SO much intelligence in lad, who
had, from the obscurty Of his birth, and from the
misery that surrounded him, been deprived Of any
oppoi tunites Of acquiring even the lesser rudi-
ments oflearning, we inquired Of him how it hap
pened, that he possessed so much knowledge of our
language and Of men: to which he replied, Sir, al
though born in St. Giles and surrounded by vice,
received the benefits Of SUNDAY SCHOOLS and TO
I al nbt al far
whatever know" The reply was forcibly in ia.
vor Of these noble and philanthropic seminaries OF
education, and imbued u, with an additional fee
ling in their favor.
Let them be encourased-and why should they
not receive the patronage Of the aflluent?
These remarks have been elected by reading the
annexed effu.ion, extracted from Baldwins Euro.
pean Magazine
Group after group are gathering-Such sprest
Once to the Saviors arms, and gently laid
Their cherub heads upon his shielding breast,
Though sterner souls the fond approach forbade
Group after group glide on with no'seless tread
And round Jehovah's sacred altar meet,
Where holy thoughts in infant hearts ore bred,
And holy words their ruby lips repeat,
Oft with chastend glance in meditation sweet,
Yet some there are, upon whose childish brows,
Wan poverty hath done the work Of care,
Look up, ye sad ones.-'tis ysur Fathers house
Beneath whose consecrated dome you are;
More gorgeous robes ye see, and traPpngs rare,
And watch the gaudier forms that ,gaiy move,
And deem perchance, mistaken as you are
The 'coat OF many colors" proves His love
Whose sign is in the heart and whose reward abore'
And ye, blest laborers in this humble sphere,
To deeds Of saint-ke charity inclind,
Who from your cells Of meditation dear
Come forth to gird the weak, untutord mind;-
Yet ask no payment, save one smile refin'd
or grateful loye-one tear ofcontrite pain
Meekly ye forfeit to your mission kind
The rest of earthly Sabbaths. Be your gain
Sabbath without end, mid yon celestial plain.