Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-14

tral COMMITTEES, explaining the ~hoia plan
Of operations, snumerating tha eo1nles- n
the district asuiened 10 such member, and
uTgInS upon him the importance o
prompt attention 70 the matter o.
plocurInv some person IN each county Of the
/ dist,iot r. distribute the primary blanks Ia
the schools therein, and collect and condense
/ the retIirps in 6 county report, 10 be for
Warded by mail 70 your Committee ct OleVe-
land, Deeming this 10 be not sufficient
through tho liability 10 changes in the Cen
trail Committee, and their relations 10 the
work in the period Of nearly two years
which had elapsed from their appointment,
your committee procured list OF residents
In each county Of Ohio, believed to be
Christiau men Of influence IN their several
locations, and friends Of Sabbath Schools
In aciFcular ddressed specially to them their
personal influence and efforts were solicited
in aid of the members of the State Central
Committee, TO whom blanks for their county
had been sent, communicating the name
and residence Of such member Of the Gem
tral Committee, and urging the party thus
addressed in this last circular to see
personally that some one In his coun-
tv be appointed 10 take the blanks
from the member of the Central Com
mittee In his district and distribute
them to the Sabbath Schools in the county
and make up therefrom, and send TO Us al
Cleveland. a County Report. One or more
Of these circulars last specified was sent by
mail 10 each county in the stata.
In response to these arrangements for pro-
curing statistical knowledge Of the Sabbath
School cause in Ohio, your Committee regret
10 say that the returns have been 80 limited
as 70 leave the state of Sabbath Schools in
,f hn oorNraffaa Tuh0lIV IN
conjeeture. Out Of eighty-eight counties but
81 have reported, and in several Of even
these the returns are partial. Out Of over
twenty. one Congressional pistrScts butts
have reported in full. These sro the lst, I'd,
Sd, 18th, I4th, 18th and 1eth. Four Districts,
being the 9Th, 7th, eth and 2lst, have made
no return. In the remainder ofthe Districts
one or more of the counties in eacn are re-
ported. In many instanoss, doubtless the
members of the State Central Committee
have made every reasonable effort to secure
returns from counties which, owing to causes
beyond their control, hsYe remained silent.
As your Committee have put forth much
effort in this enterprise of obtsining statis-
tics, which as bread cast upon the waters
has not yet returned, so they are persuaded
that their associates and friends in the cause
who have been addressed, have likewise
AhuuLHA WIN y blllAAHL LooAAhs
In view of this your Committee submit
that the plan Of operations for obtaining
statistics adopted at the last Convention,
needs material amendment. They believe
many of the Districts to comprise too many
counties to be assigned TO one person. and
that in such cases more than on Q member
be named on the Central Committee for the
District, in no case putting more than three
counties in charge of one person. They
also suggest that In designating plurality
of mem bers Of the Central COMMITTEES in any
Congressional District, special counties
therein be named as in charge of each per-
son.
At the last State Convention IL vas made the
duty Of your Committee TO prepare and cir
culate through the State q circular urging
the Organization of County Sabbath School
Societies or Unions.
In fulhlIment of this duty q special
circular on this subject was prepared,
and a full supply for each county was
sent, with the other blanks and circu-
lars distributed to the State Committee
in the several Congressional Districts TO be
circulated in the several counties by the
parties taking in charge the other blanks
In many instances your Committee have
been apprised Of the formation Of County
Societies, and it is believed that the effort
will not cease to effect further results.
The acknowledgment of this Convention
are due to the - Express Company for
their generous and cheerful cooperation In
our cause by the gratuitous conveyance Of
the blanks issued BY the COMMITTEES.
Though the statistics herewith submitted
are very limited in their scope, as compared
with our whole territory, your committee
deem them of much value, not only in them
Selves but as suggestive of comparisons
which should stimulate to further effort
The results of returns obtained are as fol-
lows; Whole number Of children and youth
in the State of Ohio between the ages Of fiye
ana twenty-one ears, as obtained from the
returns to the Auditor Of State, e2l, 600
The last Convention imposed upon your
Committee the further duty of preparing an
address to the friends Of Sabbath Schools, to
be submitted to this Convention. Thisduty
has been assigned to A. G. Eropkinson, one
OF the Executive Committee, who will pre-
sent such address when called for BY the
Convention.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
The following exhibits the totals under
the several heads, as returned by the cOun-
ties above mentioned;