, 1862-11-06

yorablc for it's production, and yet 1t will r.
pen aid he will have a fair crop.
Our Hfi1slon Sunday Schools.
Chicago is said to have more children In
Sunday schools, according to Its population,
than any other city in the United States e1-
cept one. This fact, Of Itself. furnishes 8
comment upon the kind Of Chriatiauty that
sesks to mould the pnblie morals In Chicago,
AID Is attributable to the mission work,
gathering In the children Of the poor who
have no church connections. We give below
schools, thinking It may interest our numer~
Gus resdcre, and stimulate Others to engage |
in like Efforts to shape the destiny Of the |
rising generation
The SUCCESS of this school has been, In q |
1zrge measure, due to the earnest daily lahors |
Of D. L. Moody, the untizing missionary Of |
the Young Mems Christian Association.
FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF TIE NORTH AAH~ |
RET MISSION SUNDAY SCHOOL.
In presenting our annual report to the pub |
lie, OF an enterprise which in it's inception |
was attended with many serious obstacles.
Which seemed to render its permanent exist
e1 ce problem, We teel assured that W are
assuming nothing when We say that time aud
a Kind Providence has solved the problem,
and the North MARKET Mission Sunday School
merely, but IL its bene1icent fruits-not be-
c.use Of human wisdom or human energy,
but bt cause the Master has smiled upon 1t,
and gone forth with those who have given
their time, their hearts aud their means in its.
sui port
teachers, and By s vote Of the Young Mems
C1Iistials Association, the school has been
connected w:tn tue assori ftion, as a part Of
their work, net relying, ho seyer, upon the
association tor any pecunia1y aid Our scaool
| being supported By ali denominations Of
| Christians, aud not BY any particular church,
this esep sesmed to b= devoted By tae same
| spirit which directs the Union Of al hearts for
| tue great work OF saving souls
| Death has visited us aud removed two Of
thv older scholars, Miss Siblev aud Mss 4Ezy
{ P.ase, and eight little onee from the infant
| eltse. The great teacher has promoted them
f1tln the 1uisslou school to q membership in
the eounsl IS throng of those..of whom he said,
t'Ot such is the Kingdom Of heavea."
Three weekly prayer meettDgs have been
regularly maintained, and upon tusse are
placed our great reliance In making etfecsaa1
the labors OF the teachers In the Classes.
k-Twenty-four have stven good evidence Of q
change OF heast during the year, without which
the muster has eaid it Is Impossible to enter
, ! the klnEd dom Of ueaSen; and We therefore en-
deavoriug constantly to present thfs greAt
truth, aud then ask God to seal it upon th!
. hearts Of the echolais.
The largest attendance during the year was
! | Z he smallest :" ' -. %.
Average attendance OF scholars during the year -
Avt1st,e Attendance Of t:a@hers = a. d
-ArGsayr Attendance LIST quarter - 81
: Average attendance Sd quarter .* u - q
: Aye.aze Attendance 4th quarter I" ~ 30
:, I: will be seen that the last quarter show
the least Average attendance. This will bt
l rvaGily accounted for, when we state that fifty
: eight Of Cur numocr have gone to the var
+ mostly e1pce the last cali was issued for vol
uuleers. Two of them are captains in tae Is
Board OF Trade regiment, in which they stan.
Il in Llgh estimation, both With the officers an
b men. We feel confident that all Of them vii
!. u1ke better eolcitrs Tor having been mem
bers Of a Mission Sabbath School.
Mott OF ttvss volunteers listened to fe'
e ea,utst ind we'll causen remarks from Pres
Z dcnt Lincoln, s2on after his election, tetor
,f he tad any expectation ol being the cnis
- commander Of million soldi.rs. H. visite
q CUR school By invitation, sad perhaps some
: them may have been lnauced to enlist By tni
E.srk Of espect from the chief magistrate {
TIE ua.ion-Ior this kind Of eftor. 1or bette
- iu.. The condition OF Our feflOW-Men-
d Uurlbg Ez 1uolIhs OF the yelr Uo3 person
" A;.sv yi=iiSd the .caoo', H:icE indicates til
= the L isslon is at.TAc7lEg- the attention 1T
galt:rG lie hearts OF the Christian pcbic
ls tire most potent means OF .eacaiaS tile n1s.t
Il With tlr !, svcl OF l'=-ace ana s1va:lon.
" Perhaps it is entirely sale to SAY that r
:. SO. Ecy is accomplishing - much compart
~ with The :iiuoult If lneans and energies &
:, pended in carrying it for ward
er Our expraultuIes for the legitimate e
ba peuscs vi the school itself during the ye
Lave been III the aggr"gate in cash tor book
~ paIsrs, rrnt o. prayer meeting room. ett
to Si:333 !!:;. District from the above amount Il
u, sewing epcie.r Of Inc sctpol hay. diserlpur,
G34 gsrzucnte OF different kinds, among tho
~ wlio y Gle ctHutc ciGd With the school. ~
of huucred pairs Of boots and shoes were d
ch | 1r,nuied. Tie school has assisted eight fdl
bo iaies 10 pay t1.lr rent during the Wlut
n.uuths-
Tire means for sustaining the sewing sos
nd e11's lato ors Iave bern gathered BY the 'rieu
he OF tie sthool-Most:y in old clothes to
=, niade over. L vast amount OF suffering
ho b. Tn slleviated, and many made ID appear
ey, | orr scnocl wLo otherwise could not have
Ugh t. snded by the agency Of 1hls society.
act Two evenings in each week during
so1 xirter months, a school for teaching the co
In n..n English branches and aIitlmetic,
AXE been held in our prayer meeting room un
had tile dir c1ion Of one Of our teachers with r
- satisfactory II suits.
'ar. In concluding our reports wc have to ret'
ehy our bt az,t.1t thanks 10 the friends Of
leir school, whose kind s5mpathie5 m-nlt:sted
70. different ways have encouraged US to eulsiy
'e' tnis correr Of the grea., harvest, field Of
'es- world, in which the iaborers are SO few. WI
uc still look TO Him wll1 said ''Wltaout
azia Sc can do nothing We would also press
cky Chr:o;;sn Un .,rhI;c more ,,rsen11V than eyrr
the fore, as each gear develops more powerfi
by it, importance. in preparing the foundat1
ON o. our clF!l, soclal auo tGhgaous Noeltlee
900 +nSe onr H.. IN ne ac,i1e duties Of lie
tro- While 1e send our buEdreds Of thous,
OF dollars to India, China, Africa and
+a1, Is1aEds Of the sea, let us not forget those
'o1- are famishine for lack Of knowledge.
csa- Walk 1eneatlI The shadov OF our O IN do u
las "a c. H. MORSE, Ssc'
der
II ia The following is the complete vote In
80. Davenport district for Congress, bet'