Litchfield enquirer., 1837-01-19
EDUCATION SOCIETY.

EDUCATION SOCIETY.
 The undersigned, Secretary of the Auxiliary Edu. cation Society of tch6ed County, begs leave to call the attention of Ministers and Churches in this Coun- ty to the following facts:
 In 1885, both Consociatons assigned particular months in the year for the special benefit of some one benevolent institution. Thus January and February were assigned to the cause of Foreign Missions March and April to the Bible Society; May and June to Home Missions; July and August to Sunday Schools; September and October to the Education Society; and November and December to the Tract cause. This arrangement was made in order to en. sure unanimty and harmony in action, and to prevent the Agents of different Societies from meeting the same ground at the time. But since this assign mcnt, the county meeting for Foreign Missions has been taken out of January and February and placed in October, and this renders it expcdicnt that the cause of Foreign Missions should take up September and October and that the Education cause should occupy the ground wi.;ch was occupied by Foreign Missions, viz. January ant February. This was the sense of the Society expressed at their anniversary in October at Ltchlield. And, dear brethren, the good Providence of God has already pught us with in the limits assigned for our action in thu cause ot Education Little need be sad, trust, at this t'e to enlist the feelings and secure the cooperation all who love our Lord Jesus Christ. If each individual will give to this cause half hours candid reAec- tOn. and in the time offer the larn,,i's n,- vent prayer Lord ,rhat ,oit thou harc me to do? we shall rise prepared for action. We have all become familiar with the truth that there is great deficiency in the number of laborers in the field of Christ The deficiency is increasing every year in these United IL -r ' compared with the number of souls to be taught and saved. Whoever our Agents are, whether they come to us from the Foreign Board, Bible Society, Home Missions, Sunday Schools, or Tract Society, they all carry to the result, and show us that every department is embarrassed for want of aborers; and the pressure is felt more and more every year. And unless greater number of recruits we'll prepared for the service be brough, into the field annually tho time is not far distant when but small portion of the inhabitants of these United States will enjoy the la. bors of competent Teachers in the Gospel. The re. suit of such state of things in this nation we may readily perceive.
 have not taken into this statement the claim which the hcathen world has upon us for Gospel Teachers, although cannot but feel it's justice and its impe. rative nature. Now, will Brethren in inc Minis try. and Brethren in Christi reflect upon this momen- 1 tous subject? Will they feel themselves morally bound to devise and execute better plan for ncrea. sing the number of well educated Ministers than the American Education Society has adopted, or to pouse the one they have adopted7 We solicit but one hafhours serious meditation and prayer upon this subject before action, and if we can obtain this, we shall not fear the result. We earnestly recommend to every Minister of the Gospel, holding spiritual charge in this County, either to preach this subjec. before his church and congregation, procure ad dress from of his Brethren, before the expiration of next month, taking up collection, and transmitting | Esq. of Etch6eld.
 In the endearng and sacred bonds of Gospel fellow ship, subscribe Yours,
 Goshen, Jan. ,. 1887.
 N B. It is humbling consideration that for num- of the Agents of the Parent Society have col lected funds in Massachusetts, New-Hampshire and Vermont, to support own benefciaries within this State.
 DedA of Black Haapk The Galena (Ilnois) Ad. yertiser saye that the celebrated Indian Warrior, Black Hawk, was recently drowned in the Iowa riv. er by the upsettng of his canoe. when returning from