Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-14

On Tuesday evening the Tabernacle was again
pretty well filed at the celebration Of the Ameri
can Sunday School Union anniversary. 1t was not
near so full the previous evening" but still there
were over two thousand persons present, three
fourths of whom were well dressed females. There
was great deal of unnecessary delay in getting on
with the preliminary proceedings, and it near
ly O'Clock, before tall man rose and in low,
Ineligible voice said that the Rev. Mr.. Somebody
would open the meeting in prayer.
At this, broad pale faced man, resembling Aid.
Potter, with spectacles on and forbidding features
rose and prayed in very repulsive tone of voice..
He jumped out his words unintelig bly and en-
phasized the conjunc tions abominably, delivering
all the in mumbing tone, that scarcely one in
the church could make out any thing he said. His
prayer souaded omething like this O-desire
of-and---and--
-by-for--a nd--now--an
as--and--in-for-- Amen"
round made, round faced good looking man,
with good delivery and an excellent voice, free
from ae ctation then read an abstract from the re-
port.
From the brief abstract read Of the report, it APP
pears that there are, within the scope of the socie
ty 81 schools; from 80 Of these, reports have been
received There are in the society $40 teachers,
S,454 boys and $3.50 girls; Of these 2l70 might be
called infants. Of the new scholars, 80 had pro-
essed religion and l26 of the teachers had done So
Besides this 20 teachers and pupils had prepared
for the ministry The report also stated that in one
of the schools, 455 souls had been converted from
sin.
great deal had been done to enlist the German
children as scholars, as well as the French, and to
teach them religion at the time that they were
learning the language. Great stress was laid upon
the practice of visiting children at home, adopted
by some teachers and all enjoined to do So as
immense deal of good resulted therefrom.
In the report of the Centre street school, it was
stated that some children, through the good man ge-
ment of their teacher, loved the Sabbath school
better than the day school Others 10 ed the
CIR better than their father The plan of visiting
children had been the means of converting many a
hardened parent. Great stress also laid upon
teachers being punctual in their attendance at
| school Two little girls had told their mother last
winter, that they had had great revival of reli-
| gion in their school. The mother afraid
that the children would get to the Kingdom Of Hea-
ven before her, that she came directly to church,
was converted, and went home and converted her
! husband
Much good had been done. IT was stated in the
| report, by the Juvenile Temperance Societies. One
| instance was stated, o; young girl named Fanny
-, who was very wicked; she was, under
stood, about II, very pretty and would take glass
of wine and then. She asked her teacher il eve
| ry one knew exactly when they became Christian
did not want to be christian; that she only came
| to Sunday school because she compelled to do
but that she longed for the time whe she should
| be free and reve in all the pleasures the world
could afford: the balls and concerts, and theatres
and other vices She to an enauiring meeting
and at the close of the week she was walking with
Jesus. The society look on Fanny - as a brand
plucked from the burning.
In one school alone, 45J souls had been turned to
salvation. One lad OF Is had relapsed four times.
but died christian at last, after illness Of two
Lord right away" Eight scholars in one class
| professel relis in one month. A grandmother in
London wrote TO thank teacher for the good he
| bad done her grandchildren at Sabbath schools. A
boy, taught in Sabbath school, went to sea, was
| gone 10 years, came home, preserved his school
book in his bosom, the seeds Of religion had brou gh
forth fruit; he made pilgri~age to his mothers
GLIDING with this stanza:-
God bless Thy weeping child
R. RG %af. holy %i n, .Srias grave
And may Wy, spirit undecided,
MD And may Che So, my God once gave.
The report concluded with stating that Sabbath
schools were never more prosperous than now, and
only wanted money icicnt to convert all the bad
children IN the city And during the past winter,
the immense number OF converts to Christ at the re-
vival meetings, had shown the benefits Of Sunday
schools as all that fruit sprung from seed by
| the Sabbath teacher.
The Rev. Mr.. Wells, Ia thin short, male faced
| sharp featured man, something like the Rev. Ben.
Butler, the u = Attorney then rose to move that
the report be accepted, printed and published Aye,
Sir, said he, and would add circulated ghout
the entire length and breadth Of this land and read
by every body, for il is most valuable. This socie-
ty sir does not pretend to muc like some socieiss
that will exhibit here this week. II il modest un-
ostcntatious, does good in silence, and bushes to
| find IL fsmc-N.t like some Of the great National
Societies that will make the city ring with the loud
paans OF their doings all the world tomorrow
and next day. But, sir, the last shall be first we
told, and it shall be with the Sabbath School
4 j would place the societies for usefulness in the
order in which they held this week that u.s. the
| Sunday School Union in the front rank. When the
youthful Of Jesse went out 10 battle with the
Philistne, he was despised because lac was small,
and had only sling and a stone and vet ne slew his
adversary, and became King of Israel So with our
society. And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though
thou be little among the sons Of Judah, vet of
thee shall come one that shall rule all the princes Of
the earth. So with schools. Our ehool strikes
| chord ~ every heart. We have only To name our
views, and the fruit appears. The hearts Of the
men, warm and the bosoms Of the beautiful women,
thrill towards US when we say what we desire and
the result is obtained Like the rock Of Moses the
instant the touch is given, the pure fluid gushes
forth to gladden. our hearts. Our aim is simply
teach youth on a Sabbath. We want TO cast the
young heart and mind and soul in the mould Of Divine
things that like Timothy, they may know the
Scriptures from their yeuth up that like Josiah
they may do that which is right in the sight Of the
Lord from eight years old and upwards; that like
dom and holiness, though not like tn depart from il
in after life. From the moment the divine concep-
ton Of starting Sunday Schools sprapg mp in the
mind OF Robert Raikes down to this hour, their
march has been onward To glory; and many have
DECIDED, Ike Csmaliel. to favor their growth lest