Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-04-26
ICorre spondenoe Of the Free Prcssl
DIR. TYNG's SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
NEW YORK, April l2.

: NEW YORK, April l2.
The name of the Rev. DR.. Tying Of st. George
(EpiscopaD Church of this city is very wide
known, not only os eloquent preacher, but
one OF the most active, earnest and efficient labO
ers IN every department of christian actiyit,
5 The hearty "hand to hand" way in which he set
himself to whatever part of the great work of til
Church OF Christ on earth may present itself be
! fore him to be done, is much more likely to Civ
him credit among the commonalty Of mortals as
truo.."Suceessor of the Apostles" than any amour
OF divine unctIon transmitted down through tn,
ages by the laying on of any such "unwasben'
hands as were most undeniabIy those of the qrea
share of the Churches, Bishops and other Clergy.
during the middle or dar ker centuries Of her
history. Some Of The results of DIR. Tynr's labor.
in single department of Christian effort ftbe
Sabbath SCHOOL,, appeared ia the ANIMAL catherine
of the Glands of the flock in the Church on Stuv-
vesant Square last Sabbath afternoon. The en,iro
body of the large Church, including the middle
aisle and the space abaRtth altar, was completely
filled by the children. Of these 200 belonged to
the school immediately connected with the Church
HtVPOiJ JOV " tuc ulsslOn SclO0lS eStaD-
lished and carried on by the church. while sixty
belonged to mission school established by one of
these mission schools Themselves mission ola
mission. These the Doctor calls his "srandchiId-
rem"
The exercises we're singing by the children (2OOO
remember, and all keeping excellent time) prayer
and an address by DR.. Tyng-both extempora-
neous presentation of the missionary offerings
from the various schools-amounting in all for
the year to S3625 3d. little more than 81 so to
each scholar and distribution of bookstore to
each member of the several schooIs,-the whole
occupying little more than two hours and con-
stituting scene of exceeding great interest.
The subject of the address was from the 127th
Psalm-"Lo. children are an heritage Of the
Lord-as arrows are in the hand of mighty man.
Happy is the man that hath his qs.IUer fH of them"
The Doctor speaking in the first place of the
very great PRACTICAL dife there had been on
this point, and then illustrating in a familiar
way the truthfulness of the sentiment here ex-
pre-, sed, spoke among other things Of the |
mother Of Isaac Watts, who in her poverty and |
in her arms and sit day after day beneath the /
grated window of the prison where her husband
confined for preaching the Gospel, and who
was very great object Of pity to those who saw
her, especially on account of her "baby''-giying
the story without mentioning any name, and at
the end reading little piece of poetry which this
same "babyn Rad written at the age Of seven, the
,rt IL, g. -; Oh to
name and leaving it for the children to guess
its answer. lie referred in a similar way to the
early life Of other of eminent usefulness to
the church and the world, Robert Hall, Henry
Dlartyn - Williams, missionary to the South Seas,
&c, and in connection, to the fact thItd number
of missionaries now among the heathen had b cen
a few years ago members of their own Sabbath
school, as was also DR.. Tyngs present assistant,
Mr. Homans. The Doctor spoke also g ths fact
that though the Lord had seemed to deny him
somewhat in the matter Of children-as lie him
self had but e'cvm-he still felt in good degree
such state If things IN view of the
two thousand before him whom though not of his
own flesh and blood he nevertheless regarded as in
most important sense his children precious
heritage from the Lord-every one of whom he
hoped the Good Giver might make polished ar
row in his own mighty" hand.
The missionary offerings" were presented in
the me Of various societies" connected with
the different schools. The presentation was in
his wise The name Of each society, the amount {
contributed, together with some appropriate mot
70, were written a card or slip Of paper and 8
attached to basket or boquet Of flowers, each Of
which in turn was handed to Dr.. Tying, who stated
What was written on the card or paper, making in
'onaection any remarks which might be suggested.
These were some among the names Of these socie-
lies amounting in all to nearly sixty-"Children
# the Cross" "Little Travellers Zionwsrd,"
The Kings Cup Bearers "The Conies," ''The /
Lords Armour Bearers" "Mite Gatherers,"
Messengers of Light "Lillies..of the Valley"
'Llborcrs in the Harvest lambs of the Flock,
&C. &c
Then followed the distribution Of books 1000
'olumes, enough to stock ordinary book store.
The singing was Of hymn by the different classes,
and also one in German by one # the German :
choos, and finally, to the tune "Shining Shore" ;
n original Hymn beginning
'The years last song and then We part
Thus ended one of the scenes-happil not in
rcquent in these days Of Sabbath chool activity {
which so fill the Christian heart with gladness,
nd of which we may well believe angels are not
spectators. G.. c