Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-03-10

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US, and new one Is IN progress OF building.
This is one OF the many happy results Of
visit from a s 5. Missionary with a donation
of IS at his disposal. In the place Of 10 chill
dren attending the s. the sabbath, and
the rest desecratng its sacred hours, and form
ing evil habits, so are gathe. ed into the
and over ST. worth Of the Am 5. 5. Unions
volumes, adapted to meet, not only the wants
Of Juvenile but more mature minds are put in
to wide circulation.
The number Of reports from schools IS not
as large the committee was in hopes Of re-
ceiying, but most OF the 20 repor contain
facts of interest and encouragement to the
friends Of Sabbath schools TO peTsevere IN the
good work.
About two-thirds of the 20 schools report
ed, are connected, directly or indirectly with
Church or Churches, where the 5. :. Is held
and where there is preaching once or more
each Sabbath. One-third of these, report
their schools as Union Schools
The remaining % schools are Union Schools,
and in the most of the settlements where the
3. 5. IS located, they have preaching on an
average only once in SIC lceekS.
number Of these last named schools are
in communities where there are not known
TO be six Professors and the schools number
inr from ID 10 40 scholars.
One Superintendent reports sc scholars and
Teachers including himself, and closes by
saying, 1--WE want more help to instruct the
youth. Any one. that has missionary spIr-
it, let him come here into Washington coun-
ty.''
No. Of scholars reported in the 20
schools. 5000
No. Of conversions connected with
these schools within the year, 1870
Studying for the ministry, IL
Five only report the observance of the
monthly concert of prayer for sabbath schools.
Five have Youths Temperance Society.
. - 5. 5. Missionary Association.
No. of Volumes in Libraries IO, 529.
The committee in closing their report, would
here remind those interested in the early re-
ligious education of the children Of the great
valley of the West, that the labors Of the last
year AIDES new importance to the $. Home
Missionary work. This Is the agency TO
reach the 100, 900 children IN Wisconsin and
the millions in the West, that are TO eons;i-
tute the church of IS63 and 7O-and to be the
leading spirits in all the greater and lesser
posts of responsibility.
The 5. 5. Home Missionary work 10 behalf
of the 10000 children and youth in Wiscon-
sin, and 1000, 900 in the six Western States,
that are out of Sunday school ard growing up
in ignorance and sin, claims to be pre-emi-
nently a W ork of Bsneroiencc, and should
have a large place in the heart of every chris
tian and lover Of his country.
While il appeals to the christian In the
words of risen Savior, Feed my Lambs, :"
il comes to all heartslin the name of our COM
mon country, saying "what is done must be
done quickly" Il IL estimated that 500, 900
foreigners have arrived the past year in the
City of New York alone. Here we have a
population pouring IN upon us at one point, al
Il 81 b..
this State, and a large portion Of these and
the 500, 600 that are estimated 10 land at 9TH
er ports, all pressing TO the great point Of at
traction, the valley of the Mississippi. This
mass If mind is to be .lmericani-ed-to be
made acquainted with the Lar IF God, and
our System # g0UernmeHt, and thus prepared
to become useful citizens.
The 5 5. Home Missionary enterprise is
just suited to accomplish this end.
No one can object to it or condemn it, for It
belongs 10 no party or sect. 1t cITculateS the
Bible without uots or comment, and ). > vol
umes, illustrative of Bible truth.
Thus prejudice is disarmed-the child be-
comes interested In The meetings Of the Sun
day School. The parents catch the feeling
of the child, and the way is prepared for Wis
II from the man of God.
The cheapness Of the work lends it charm.
Six and quarter cents will furnish child
with a Testament. $40 will procure a hand
some library Of 100 volumes, and these books
may be read by hundreds of families. What
plan can be hit upon so simple In all lis de-
tails-so easily brought into action, and SO
sure and powerful in its results.
The simplicity and economy of this work is
the argument in its favor. For every - Civ
en- 10 this cause, Sunday School will be or
ganzed, and from SlOtoSl5 worth Of volumes,
expanding the mind ard cultiyating the heart
may be put into circulation.
The ) s. Home Missionary wo K appeals
70 US on the broad ground of Christian duty.
Here are 50, 600 children and youth in Wis
consin, 1000, 600 In the six western states,
out Of the Sabbath School bound to the same
eternity. They look TO Us as Christians. and
TO the older churches in this state for help,
yea they demand that We do as we have been
done by, or they perish for lack of the knowl-
edge of The way of life.
Neleaye the subject for your consideration,
BY asking If II Is not worthy Of your increased
sympathy, prayers and material aid.
The Sunday School Missionaries Of the
s. $. Union are in the field, laboTing with all
their strength, and they need not only your
sympathles and prayers, but the material aid,
which We pledged ourselves to give. They
expect We will put the implements into their
hands TO carry forward the work of planting
moral lighthouses IN every locality where
notwithstanding the old and the young to
the Bo0k q Books, and the priceless Sunday
School volumes, arousing the darkened mind
from its slumbeTs, and pursuits Of vicious
pleasures, 10 enquire after the paths Of Tenn
perance, Wisdom, and Holiness.
Which, on motion was adopted.
O. The Milwaukee Sentinel, journal
without superior IN the State, and of such
notoricty as to gain admittauce among the
great of the continent, very often gives fat
tering notices of the Western Wisconsin Lead
MineS-such as the following;
1--WE take leave TO suggest 70 New y ork
Capitalists that they would find the LBAD
DrGGINGs Of Wisconsin quite as profitable as
the Lake Superior Copper Mines, and much
more accessible. 1t needs bat the aid o: cap
ital to ensure rich return from the vast Min
eral deposits Of Western Wisconsin, and those
who soonest enter this productive field will
reap the largest and most valuable harvest"
MINING AND Mt.LTING.-Our Madison let
ter mentions the fact that the Assembly Com