New-York daily tribune., 1849-09-08
school. In the BackwoOd--A Protestant sis-
ter OF Charity.
C0rresQ1n1ence ~ IDe IIIl--E
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1ri.xel known through the country that Mss
Beecbsr sr,t undertook. and thss Gov. >lsde Of
Vermont finally embarked IN. the PhilsnthroPic
task % supplying New England teachers Tor the
a .derness oi the West. ! have thought ces-
c-p.ou ot one OF these schools, and the issA these
seyout Christians cave 70 undergo might not be
lliuterestils o. your re aders.
ON MY s-rivsl a, tbs pIace | found one OF these
Plotestaur >iste-s Cf Clsrlty engaged in littie
school Visiting her schoo. learned that when
s1e came here see i0lll schoO must be i1rmei
wholly new N vacant house or room could be
ootailed. A .arge sleI 0i a oli.dins without
doors 0r Windows standing upon crosspiied
blocks. about I'VE feet from the ground, intended
oy the builder ior tavern. was nuay selected
1- the school. some blocks were piled up ~ the
loor ior a. entrslce, anl the windows hsi boarded
u9 o. prevent the children from looking ogs bat
s.s open a. the TOP - .el IL the light. Unplaned
benches were put IA Tor seats, &c pine stool
usde tor the school-mlstress.
After visiting a. the different families IN the
ueighborhood. ls scholars were subscribed for
one from a negro family, i've hsli breeds children
wiki Indian mothers sad white fathers, TWO or
three mulsttos, And the remainder children OF
slustrers sld settlers. suc7 as & new country 10
lumber region would be likely % bring up. IL
nakes upon the whole a curious medley FIVE 10
Che school read pretty well lhe rest are mostly
. backa ard, many oi them being 10 . SD
> '-ds ot ihree syls3les. Many oi the children
4tser entered a schoO.-lOase before a. are auac-
qlaluted with the restraints that sveA-ortered
society imposes
DO there be one employment ou Gods earth
more honorable khan smother, surely tns stands AZ
The head Here sits caily a. her tousome duty
.sdy 600 miles from friends and home, and her
lalf-sava-r children taxing Aer mlnltest taculies
i0 teach the solug Iltutored mild oi the iofest-
The progress she makes equally astonishing
Strange 90 ssy the bait lldisn children earn fastest
and are much the most sgudi0us. Not only does
The task 90 teaching oesove upon her but y hat Is
attended Vlih more difficulty. that OF forming
ueighborh0Od assoc iatlJu both iOr herself sud Tor
ler scholars. Tbs task 5 arGu0us and difficult 10
che extreme, ss there - no minister. doctor, nor
church 0t suy KIND O. aid iu imposing proper re
straints snd Influences OUT OF SCHOOL. So important
go the progress Of the pupils. All IS eft 70 the
single miud oi this lone woman. How great ner
aoN ers Tor good or evil
Reader. having resi - Tar. psuse moment
-. fleet ou this womsus To, aud 10 yoI think 10
ari and tee. Inclined t1 do au-nt 30 alleviate D.,
ass zoe Pastor 90 She Church where you attend 10
rect sou g. som. 90 ihe Missionary headquarters
i. NrSkork TO there aud GEL. them OF our con-
1,ti % here a. tne Falls of -. CrDix ~itnou, a
shadow 90 preacbins0 %. any sind pie al wlin them
.lrcase. Interest them, possible, t9r as-ustive.
born AHerlcsn Shlfe men--ss much as tnef have
been '0r ars Interested i0f the Sandwch Island
.rs toe African, or the lndiao 0i our own and
Here We have lived HIts families tor seven long
wears ald 10 Missionary here.
There are some - families here and about u 80
g IS all tod. Sundays are spent by many play
inE ball, bshing hunting, frolic and iun. Most "
these youug men would attend Church u one were
here. Here IS sParched-up Christian ground, oocu-
pied by men moaning Tor the sospe, yet 20 " stlll,
small voice 70 whispered here.
We cannot support PIE acher Tor these reasons
Daily abor. sweat ffom the brow Is the only cspl.
"a. any one has From this his daily calls tor food
and raIment shelter tor his family. fence for his
field and stock for hs little farm, are permanent
oatlays. .or which be gets no return, and then
from the surplus you must school your children,
make Your rosds. buld your schOOl-house and
ueetiu. house fence in the graveyard, sc. &c.-
b. the time msn gets here, what between the
taverls railroads. steam boats suckers aud sharp
-rs be- ls penniess. the earth and the forest are
a' that Is leit hm. From them he supplies the
various wants above enumerated Hard indeed IS
-te lot of the husbsldman- The Red Sea OF bis
tr0lb'ss i before him az The start.
Think a moment, opuent m1ther-think mo
ment. Christian father think moment favored
child oi iortune-of the good 10 would 10 for al
tine 20 come, could you be the means OF sending
Is a missionary 20 preach Sunday, and dany, by
his example instruct rs IN the way oi ~eil-doing
81 Anthony Falls j, almost as bad oil As We
sre-n0t quite. Mqmm0u - there, bat 10 Drsach>r
Truly yours. LOoxGR-o>.
:. send this % The Ir7buH>, because IN
Minnesota Territory have seen 20 other New
York paper OF your W,ek.y, there comes here
weekly pile some two feet hlsh.
To the Friend. OF Universal Education and