Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-05-20
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Union.
Tie Board Of Managers of the BerkeIe,
aa Jefferson Sunday School Union in ne
a.a.r5 this, their third annual report. woulc
&C al acknowledge their obligations %
. Tor the smiles OF His Providence in di-
Ting they trust, all their deliberations
sud rians, directing and prospecting their
measures raising up friends to the Union and
So th. cause Of Sabbath Schools, and blcssln z
their andeavers to DO something towards the
sp.ritusl welfare Of the rising generation, sad
tie advancement Of the Redeemcrs kingdom
The number of Schools ia Union at tbs
time is -, ten Of which are 10 jefferson,
namely, Slatehill, Smithfeld, Hampers Ferry.
CharIc5town, Philo. Shepherdst0wS. Fair
Mount Bnmyers, New Hope, end Wosd-
grove: and in Berkeley, namely Martins
burs .Gerrardstown, Tusearora. Pleasant Val
irv. Ash Spring, Gano Town, Failing Waters
< Mount Zion. These Schools are uuder the
management and direction Of PRO Teachers,
and the whole number OF Scholars connected
with and attached to, these Schools collect
lively. il 1900; of this number, 10 IRE males,
and 80 females, and about three Gttns OF
the whole number of scholars attached 10
these schools are reading, aud the remaining
rs, Httls are in a state OF progressive IN
pgavemeat.
Seventeen Of these schools have libraries
pad the whole number of volumes conts'Bed
~ these libraries collectively, Is 500. These
Lgti, Volumes have been the means, through
fhs blessing oil God, ofeonyeyag - 40
Youthful mind much Of useful know edge
oad instruction, and have been m@d.
tle acknowledged instrument IN Ia, hands OF
e1, h,cniug the mind, aud leading to the
Point Of Peace They have not only been
beneficial and instructive TO the young, but
L. 4 ,,tt. md q l.ty
t.,ola who are advanced IN lie. Parents
hsr. collected books from these libraries tiro
mir children, and some have acknowledged
tdat they have been much benefited as well
as instructed by the psrusal Of these vol
tines.
Those schools from which encouraging
reports have been received. speak q. tho
fNlhlulness of teachers, the regularity of
tter attendance, and thatltey are improving
- those things which viii qualify Them ior
bscoming more acceptable a. t1deat1s, aad
taat many OF the children are attentive 10,
aud interested in the instruction giyea, and
those schools from which di-coaeae'aG re-
ports have been received, speak 81 the un-
i.;hfalness and careJess9es- Of teachers, as
vel as their irreguiart7 u Attendance, bgt Of
the children they report, that thay ars r1Il-
jagand anxious to attend aud 10 be instruct
CT, bat there j. none to impart instruction to
taen.
At the second anniversary needing Of this
Jnion, which was held IN MararshurR IT
tpr last, scheme was proposed by Mr.
4 ha Doll for raising the sum q $3.50 for the
use and benefit ofthe Union. hlr. Doll bound
iii.uselr to contribute to ths iuads OF the
fierson and Berkeley sunday School Union
tae sum of 80, on the dlaon ta2t loFty-
ninc other persons beGalhe responsible Tor the.
payment OF thelikc aura. There arc now az
RESPONSIBLE persons who stand pledged topay
the sam of 50 so soon is hity persons On ALL
shall agree to pay the Ike sum. There -
vet wanting the names of twenty three per
sons 10 close and secure this scheme. and IL
therefore rests and remains with th3 iTende
81 the Redeemer, the friends OF tho Union,
and the friends of Sabbath Schools, to declare
whether this scheme shall s'tccesG oTJa4.
During the early part OF the last summer
an agent (AIr LocbridGcJ was employed to
labor in the bounds Of this Union; his time
was spent in visiting schools, and forming
and reviving otber., also Ia collecting funds
for the purpose of enabljng those schools to
procure Libraries And Il IS CRAFTY ing to
state that his labofs amongst Us were not
spent in vain Through him, by kind Prov
idence, prejudice were dlspelIed. friends
were raised up, the FAINT hearted IN the cause
were strengthened, ala lne lusleWarm rey4-
we'd "IJc vss j.iudt, received aud promptly
aided bytLa f9els, a.. b0f, .anuof the cause
OF Sabbath rcuoa.st wherever he went. lie
raet with but tt4 eeregas Sat Wera 0ppga.f
10 Sabbath Schools Got ha met with M@lF
who take but It.a. interest IN tine subject, fnd
many Of these ttD ta.lr susue) were probes
sors Of rel zion, WHO have taken ana At
distance Sc sea 1r.s. an result nay BE-"
9'herc has nasu received into tac Treasury