Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-14
Fer The Enquirer.
TO THE FRIENDS OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN
VIRGINIA

Encouraged by tie interest that was taken In the
Sunday School Convention, held in this city last year,
and by the stimulant to the good work which issued
from that meeting, the friend, in this city have deci
ded, without a dissenting voice, 10 call another Con
vention. to be held in Richmond on the 18th Of May
next. We have been appointed a committee 10 ad.
dress you this Circular on the subject. Of the gene.
raj objects OF this meeting we have only to cay, "a was
so appropriately aud oompr-heasively said In The
Circular of iast year, that they twill be to collect
facIs in regard to the present state OF Sunday School
instruction throughout the State TO ASCERTAIN ths
amount of dee,itution, the various methods adapted
10 meet this destituiion, and the respective success al.
tending each method; TO obtain the plans and modes
of conducting Sunday Schools under different cir
cumstancee that have been most successful, and com.
pare and discuss them: TO hear facts and atement
OF interest from CO! portsurs, missionaries and others;
TO discuss the great principles that underlie this IN.
s,i,uiiIn, with their multiplied results; 10 listen TO nd
dresses from distinguished fri-nds of the cause from
This and other States, who are eIr ected 10 BE- present,
and TO arouse, As far az possible, u deeper interest in
the religious instruction of the young among parents,
teschers aud others. So that an impulse may be given
10 Sunday School Efforts throughout the state"
No argument is needed TO establish The importance
Of euch g Convention, and we are surs that the bare
statement will be sufficient 10 ensure q hearty co ope-
ration from you. We doubt not that the meeting will
BE- highly interesting, and that nought bu; good can
flow iron it. With the view OF adding 10 the utter.
est vi ii, and enabling it to ac; upon facts, permit Us
to urge you, first To appuin: tat oncej delegates 10
this Convention, either from your respective church
~, Sunday Schools or neighborliocd'. rs may be most
convenient TO you. The humber OF delegates We
lea,e To your decision. Let our delegations be large,
and urge their attendance. Secondly, TO Collect all
the facts you Cali bearing ON this subject, and trans.
nit them 10 the Convention. To every Sunday.
School in the State sill be sent q blank form Of re
port. which We desire the schools TO hI up aud return
to Hugh Blair, E.q The Secretary Of our joint
onmIttee, in Richmond. LIT them be forwarded by
the Isl Of May, su that the Statistics can be aggrega'
ted IN a report to the Cunv- ntiun.
At n meeting of our City Convention, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted, aud We were III
slructed 10 inform you OF II:
"Re-olved, That the Sabbath School Convention
If Richmond and Manchester, extends a cords! in
vitaticu to oil The friend, Of the Sabbath Schools il
the State, 10 attend The State Convention which is 10
be held in Richmond on the 18th of May next, with
the as-urance thst our houss. vii! be open 10 receive
,hein. We trust that our brethren in this cause will
come, that W. may hold counsel aud encourage one
another in the greHt work in which VI are engaged ,
Friends and delegates who expect to attend will
please inform Dir. z. u. Price OF Richmond, tine
chairman of the committee OF r-ceprlop) If the tact,
oy the 2u.n of May, so that suitable places may be-
secured and assigned to them. When they reach
R.r!lm"nd, they viii piesse report themselves n; tie
NJ 'hodist Book Cunc-rn, the h0ok.st"ru Of NJ. =
Is. P.;c-. or the book store of Messrs. Workman &
Co,'rels all on Man street, where they will ind CON-
ul;iees IL conduct ;hrIn ~ their homes assigned.
Very truly, WIN. F. TAYLOR,
THOS. j. EVANS.