The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-04

reSoyIcFlhu uTauCu vi tut cuurcu, (tuc
first Protestant church edi6ce in the white
settlement,) and in that was contained a
Sunday School, on the: basis of the Ameri>
can Sunday School Union. In one of the
newspapers of 1849 we find the following
communication
ga few weeks ago II pleased the wise and
kind "Father in Heaven to call away from
earth a promising boy four years of age. As
the last act of short but beautiful life, he
bequeathed the little he had saved, to do good.
In pursuance of the childs request, the be.
reaved father has forwarded to a gentleman Of
this place library Of Sunday School books.
These publications have been carefully revised
| by committee of members of the Baptist,
Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian and Re-
formed Dutch branches Of the church.
A school, called the ''Lttle Childs Sunday
School," is about to be established in the lee
ture room near the American House. 1t will
meet every Sunday morning at 9 O'Clock, and
| the teaching will be confined to the simple
truths the Bible. 1t is hoped that every citi.
zen interested in the moral teaching Of the
young, will sustain. the school by becoming
teachers, or by sending their children to school
! to be instructed. i... .-.. 3D. ..4.--,at
Many an individual has lived to three.score
years and ten, and not benefited the world
| half so much as this little boy, who has fur
nished the children of St. Panl, with a library
Of instructive, moral and catholic reading.
'.Lermy last act be like his for r''by it, be-
ing dead, he yet speaketh.'
Early in the winter of 1880, the
friends OF common schools met and resolved
to have three public schools one to be
taught by the Rev. Mr.. Hobart, in the
Methodist Church on Market street, which
was nearly finished; one to be taught by
Miss Sc06eld, in the school house on Saint
Anthony street; and one to be taught by
Miss Bishop, in new building to be erected
on jackson street. 4-
A few weeks after, in January 1850, a
Conference of the Methodist, Baptist, and
Presbyterian ministers, then preaching in
ST. Paul, was held at the residence of the
Baptist minister, and it was thought best
for the cause of Christianity, that each
denomination should begin to work in its
own way.
TO accomplish this end without violence,
it was resolved that instead of single
Union prayer meeting, which had hitherto
been held, there should be three, under the
charge of different minister, and in the
papers the following notice was published:
| We, the undersigned, Protestant ministers of
|
ter there will be Prayer meeting on Wednes.
| day evenings in the lecture room of the Pres
| byterian Church, on Thursday evenings in the
Methodist Church, and on Friday evenings in
the new school house Con Jackson street), and
we cordially invite all who may feel inclined
| to attend. j. S. PARSONS, Gn
|.... e. CHAUNCEY HOBART,
E. ID. NELL 80
JANUARY 10, 1850. Il 1laa fsa 9-B
From that time each denomination un-
furled its banner, and separate schools were
organized.
10 trace the history of all the schools
since that time is Unnecessary.
In December, 1865, the school whose
Fifth Anniversary we celebrate, was organ.
lied as an auxiliary of the American Sunday
School Union, the Rev. Richard Walker,
OF the Methodist Church, and Missionary of
the Sunday School Union. assisting in the
services. -''.-
Two OF the female teachers, Miss Fanny
Banning, now Mrs. Henry j. Horn, and
Mrs. Alexander Ramsey, who assisted in
the school during the first winter are present
this morning, and still remain among the
most active and devoted of the present
goodly band of teachers.
Inc grown or the school has been steady
from the day of its commencement, and the
report just read by Mr.. Knox, shows that
it was never so prosperous as at present.
For this we would be humble, thank God,
and take courage. aH -sR..
After the school had sung another song,
Rev. Mr.. Erdman, the pastor, made short
and eloquent address to the children.
Then came the distribution of books to
those most deserving for punctual attend
ance, &C., and bountiful supply of con-
fectionery to all, and thus closed one of the
most interesting celebrations of the kind we
ever attended.