New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-12
SUNDAY-SCHOOL MEETING IN BROOK
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A mass mesticg Of the friends Of Slnds sy Schools
was he'd at the Copgrs gatota Church. Clintoa ave-
eIus, last evening. The mestiog vas well sf.esd-
ed. The excIoi,es we're opened With sins,og asd en
approJ riate prayer by tbs Rev. MIR. WHITING VI sne
Parker Paronsge Gnu ch.
The Rev. X. u WEsTIooR OF Phisdelphis made
the oretipg address. tie said the Aneficao Saodsy-
School UDon more prosperou than at pess-
ent. Wb.t ,st wanted II the West vas nissloe-
sres to orgaoi,e Sunday Schoo,s He gave An istar.
esrg Of the hfe Of Mr. Stpbeo Paxsoa OF I'm
uois of the mission aries proseut. bo sSted tass
Mr. Paxsor was yer east f the Aleeaoy Mcuataias
IN iii the pvesont tine. HE education va, almost co.
tirey at Sunday School. IL has beca tn.tru-
menhl 10 organizing 9l3 Soodsy School, In the Wes'
Mr. Paxsos commenced by urging the inportsnce
Of sending missionaries to the West He gave nus
tory of tie progress of Sunday schools IN lhsois.
The Surdsy School he said, the pioneer OF the
Church. No sooLsr Vas Sund y.Sehooi estaohsneo,
than q prayer U Getting fol- WED, which soon beosme
the pucicns Of a ChnIch organization Efdcst'en,
paiticnsrly religious, Is generally neglected. ,oks
are scarce. TIE children 1T the West are quick -
learn degree not generally fopod in more fsvofeA
life. sbo .ir the difficulties Of the ,nday School mls.
si,nsries lie ias tTave'ed over 36 000 miles, asl
orgar,ed 9l3 schools He thought that tae Wsx
afforded vast field for missionary sbH. missioe-
cry, he tad could be sent out for abo $t0, and 10
could orga6ize 20 tchool with at esst OuG scholars
in q verv II ort time, at different poio's.
Tie Rev. Is w. CHIDLAw of Ohio Vas the neKt
aker. lie landed Ia this coon ry years ago, hea
River. lie proceed to give account OF the vcis-
situds and difficulties Of Diooeer life the Western
border. He was early converted, and the priooi.
pal in organising the fret Sunday School 10 that
eiop. Soon ser h. felt desir. to beco mioistey.
lie was poor but aged to get IN college, b
sustained bimsef on 80 cents pr week. Al er he wss
ordained he organized several inday-S ,hoOs. tie
spoke rclby Of ssty Of augmeotiog the mis-
sonary force in the West. The Heterogeneous popula-
ti,n Of that region was difficult 10 deal with,
quired uutirpg psrevsrauce the part of missiosa
Ies. Ignorance and pti-rer CO have 70 be conbssd.
Great oiiicni,ies encountered 10 reschiaS The
people spsr.ely settled over large racs Il t-rit'y
wan, Of me ans, books, &c. The Sabbatb-Schoo oar.
res with il onl' religious nstru on but 1t ra,sse
the hopes and e,cites the ambition 81 the sevlsrs N
establish s,hool. for secular o'ucstoo. In lediaes
and Ohio for the p-st year ne bad organized aided By
IL missionaries, .52 Sunday Schools, having ,5oo
teachers ard II 900 sohosr,.
The reverend gentleman concluded with stirftcg
appeal TO the Coris,,n Chorc1 t. AID 10 the great
worh OF extend Dg tbs cause Mt the Wes.
At the cloee If the meeting working man 10 the
audie Ice presented Mr. PoKson with q handsome
qlarto Bible, ard g il money to procure Iestaueots,
btb 10 be presented to Sanday.school he may ss-
tabiish a. the West.