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MISCEILAN
To TiE FRi. Nd. .,p susp,Y
SCHOOLS ~ NtucINla.

Eacogrsgsi BY the interest that "a, y,
ksH ia the SgGasy Sskooi Cotys uiioa held
ia this eiIy Ia, year, aud bJ the s,imu
iasi 10 The coed work which issged ltem
that neeiipS. The fIisrds ia tlIs siiy har-
seeded S'thngt disseuiiHg voice 90 ell
another CepyeatioR. 10 be teid w. Rich
SoHi on The %Sih &c Nay neat We Lsv,
teen aFPsiutrA \ committee % sddrss veu
tsf- i'euisr ga ,sr ..tjre' ofttr rener
- esysStS oi ta.s asssi,ig We hsEe Saly IL
ssy, a. uls 90 appropriately aud coua ?teson
lively said ~ tHe eiregar of last wear. tia.
they -Sill be - collect facts ia regard 10 ,h q
present state q Sunday School i1s;ruction
taroaseost tbs Stale To asesr,aia the q.
mount Of desttatiOu, ihs various methods
adapted % useet ,hss. de>titution. aud the
respective success attending each method: 10
Obtain the plans aud modes of conducting
SaRdsy Schools under different eireumstsu.
ces that have been mos, sasee.sful. aud
compare aud discuss then To hear facts
aud statements Of inieresttrom eolpottear.
missionaries aud Others 90 discuss tbs
great principles that uadrtlie tii, in.ti,a
ton, With ttriT nscliipled results 20 listen
To addresses from distinguished friends of
the ea1,s !Eom tsIs Aad other States. who
are expected 20 be prsscnt. and 20 Anouse
- lar a. possible 4 SsrPer interest in tue
religious destruction of the youas amony
parents, teachers and Others so that An in,
pulse may be given TO Sandsy. School el.
tOFts throughout the State
No argument il needed 20 establish the
imPortanee Of saei CouveniiJu, aud We
are sure that ths bare siaieusnt will be .uf
heient 20 ensure hearty co operation f.otu
yOa- We doubt not that abe meeting uill
be highly interesting, and that nought but
good can hOw from it With the view Of
adding TO the Interest Of il. aud enabling
it 20 act upon facts, permit Us TO urge yoa.
frst to appoint lat onee) delegates TO thi,
Convention, either from your respective
churches Sunday Schools or neishsorhooas.
as may be most convenient 20 YOU The
number u delegates we leave 20 your deei.
sloa let your celegahens be large. and
urge their sitsudaSee. .Sseosaly, TO eallre,
all the fscts you eaa bearing on this sabjsct.
aud transmit them to the Convention Ts
every Sunday School in tbe State will Be
sent b!sSk form VI report, which ve des 70
ths schools TO 6il up aud return 10 Hugh
Blair, Esq the Secretary Of oar ioiai coon
mittee, IN Rieamond Let them ts forward
ed BY the l<t OF May so that the statistic.
eau Re aggregated in . Teport to the Con.
veation-
At meeting Of our City Convention. the
following resolution was unaaiu,ousiy adep-
ted, aud We we're instructed to Inform YOU
oft:
.R>SOicef. That the Sabbath School Cen.
yehtiSB Of Richmond shd Manehe.ter ex.
tends a cordial Invitation TO all the friep :
Of Sabeaih-schools ia the State, to attend
the State Convection which is to be held in
Richmond on the 2sth ef May next, with
the assurAree that our houses viii be open
to receive them We trust that our brsth.
ern in this cause will cone, that we may
bold counsel aHd encourage one another in
the great work ia which we are engaged
Friends aud delegates who sHpcci 20 ct.
tend will please inform Sir 7 u Price, Of
. Rlehmoad. tthe ehairwaa Of the mni-teu
OF rseepliODj of 5bv fSog. By the 2Gib of Asy,
so that Suitable places may be secarcd asd
assigned 90 them Whep they reseh Riob.
mond they will please report thrasslyvs a,
the Methods, book CoseerB, the book store
Of Mr. Il Priea, OF the bookstore Of
Aessrs Wortham a. Ca,urll, ali oa Nlsiu
street, where they viii 6ud committees q
conduct them 30 ths homes assigned.
Very truly,
va y TAYLOR,
THOS J EVANS
Riehmond, March 80 81.