Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-06-17
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The SUNDAY School.

The Sunday School.
MEssRs. EpIToRs: The proceedings OF
our County Convention last week, clearly
brought out several things worthy the at.
tention of all Christian people, viz:
l. There are many places in Union
county destitute Of religious privileges,
where the children are suffered to grow up
in ignorance and vice.
2. That the duty of evangelizing those
dark corners rests on the Christians of the
county.
8. That the Sunday school is very i'm
portant and efficient instrumentality in the
prosecution of such a work and therefore
4. Steps should be taken without de-
lay, to establish one in every destitute
neighborhood.
All the Convention could do was to
point out the duty, and resolve that it
ought to be done. For the performance
of it, we mus. look to the fai,hfulness Of
individual Christians. But rhdt Chris.
tians ought to address themselves to this
work In answer to this question, we
we need only refer to several principles
evident to every intelligent christian
mind, viz: God calls people into his
kingdom for the very purpose of making
them instrumental in promoting the inter
ests Of that kingdom. In such work,
every Christian is bound to choose the
best means, and do all he can. The Sun
day school is means in which the fee
blest Christian may do something, either
as teacher or 4 scholar. And now, in
slucidation Of this last proposition, let me
refer to case in our own midst.
We have TOR a year, and more, kept up
a Sabbath evening meeting, attended by
the teachers and scholars of the Sabbath
school, together with the parents and
others, for praise and prayer, and the con-
sideration of subjects connected with the
Sabbath school. One, who was never alb
sent from these meetings, except from un-
avoidable necessity, was farmer, living
milo from town. man of little educa.
ton, unused to public speaking, and SO
timid that he could never be induced to
express his sentiments on subjects before
tho meeting. Some six or seven weeks
since, it was noticed that he had ceased to
come to the meetings. Where was he, and
what was he doing? In the capacity Of a
self-cOnstituted, unpaid Sunday School
Missionary, he was securing the dark and
destitute corners of the county, making
the very best practical use Of the truths
heard at the meeting. And what has been
the result? lie has already succeeded in
establishing four Sabbath schools in places
where they were very much needed.
Now lock at the nature Of such work.
This man, while faithfully engaging in it
himself, has at the same time called into
active service number Of co-workers, and
thus multiplied his own labers ten, twen-
ty, or ffty-fold, and sent throughout those
neighborhoods an influence unfelt before;
yea, he has thus become the fountain of
an influence whose stream shall be for
ever widening, and whose depth none can
fathom except that Spirit who alone
searches the deep things Of God.
Arouse, all ye sluggards in the vine
yard, and 60 and do likewise! AS.
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LIBERAL SUBsCRIPTIoNs.-Sinc tho
movement to purchase Mount Vernon was
started, more money has been subscribed
in Boston, for educational purposes, than
has been raised in the whole country for
securing the home and tomb of Wash
iugton. This amount is exclusive Of tho
large sums given in repouss to the ap-
peals weekly and daily made for various
objects, donations for moral and religious
enterprises, and contributions for the sup
port of local charities. The largest sub
.criptions have been for the Museum of
Natural History, advocated by Prof.
Agassiz, S120,000; Tufts College, $685.
600; Antioch College, S20,OCO.-BostOn
Transcript
SHAKESPEARE ON AUsTRIA.-Two cen.
turies and half ago, Shakespeare put the
following language in the mouth of Lady
Constance, in the play Of King John:
80 Austria, thou d0st shame
That bloody spoil! Thou slave thou wretch, thou
coward!
Thou little valiant. great in villany!
Thou ever strong upon the strongest sidel
Thou fortunes champion, that does never hghs
But hen her humorous lsdyship Is by