Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-15
CITY AND COUNTY


SABBAru ScHooL ANNivERsARr.-A semi
annual meeting of the sabbath school connected
with the Universaiist church in this city, was
held last evening. The superintendent of the
school, AIR. William Mecorney, presided, and
after singing by the children, and prayer by
Rev Mr. Miner of Boston, submitted his semi
annual report. He said the whole number
now connected with the school was 266 The
average attendance from Jan. LIST to April LIST
was 1873, 2S of whom were teachers; and from
April LIST to July LIST 1853, q Of whom were
teachers. During the first garter of the
present year the average attendance was
larger than at any previous time The
attendance has somewhat diminished dur
ing the past month or two. owing in
part to the unfavorable weather, and to the
temporary illness and absence of the pastor.
1t was expected the worthy pastor, Rev. Mr..
Burlington, who has ever manifested great in
terest in the school, would be present on this
occasion, but the rain prevented. There had
been but one death in the school since the last
meeting, that of young VIM. j. Stamp, who
was drowned in Scituate.
Rev. DIR, Hill was then introduced, and
made some interesting remarks 10 the children,
suggested in part by recent stirring events in
this country, and enforced 10y "reminiscences Of
the past in other countries, relative TO tie inn
porance of rightly training the young mind,
which were well received. He dwelt upon the
value of the bible and the advantage OF tie
quentiy perusing it, and engraving its great
truths upon our hearts, for its influence on
our character here, and our destiny hereafter.
Rev. Mr.. Elmer of Boston was the next
speaker. He said he esteemed it a privilege
TO be present, in order to add his testimony to
the flung remarks of the previous speaker, as
to the value of the Bible. He was glad TO
learn, by the report of the excellent superin-
tendent, that the school was in 50 prosperous
a condition. The sabbath school was an in
stitution of great value, not merely to the chill
dren but also to the teachers, for the benefit
was mutual. The speaker en- arged upon the
advantage of the sabbath school as the train
ing place for the young mind, and related
many interesting incidents and cited beautiful
examples illustrative of the benefit of correctly
training the young. He showed how the
school might he largely increased, by inviting
into it the poor and i'll clad boys from the
| street who were not in the habit of attending
| church. 1t was 10 save such that Christ
| came
Rev. Mr.. WayIand Of the Third Baptist
| church was then introduced. His remarks,
enforcing the necessity of an earnest study
and thorough practice OF the precepts con-
tanned in the word OF God, for the temporal
and spiritual welfare OF all, were appropriate
and wel.timed.
Mr.. Mecorney expressed his tlankfulness,
ia behalf of the school, for the good words
which had been said by the several speakers,
from different denominations i'll religion. He
said it was his wish to have the ragged boys
and girls invited in, and he hoped they might
be induced to come in and partake OF the
blessings of sabbath school instruction there.
Mr.. Thomas Tucker il endorsing what had
been so well said in reference 10 the means OF
increasing the sabbath school,, offered to pre-
sent, through the superintendent, copy OF
the Bible to such member OF the school as
shall be instrumental in inducing the largest
number ofnew members 10 come into it, This
generous offer the superintendent gladly ac.
cepted
Singing by lhe children, and benediction,
closed the exercises of the evening
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