Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-19


AFTERHOON sHssIoH, NAT 10.
The Con gention reasssmblsd at 2 O'Clock
P. NJ, and The exercises were opened with
singing, and prayer BY Rev. J, ". Osborn Of
Mansheld.
The Annual Repor. Of lhc tx cu'ivo Com
mitses was presented BY Its Chairman, J. n.
Aoyt, a. follOWa,
The Executive Committee Of the State Sabbath
School Convention for Ohio, beg leave to submit
the second Annual Report
The present Is the third meeting Of the Conven
tion IN cur state. Appointed 10 meet In NAV.
1881 II was deferred tll the present time in view
OF tns outoresk OF civil war In our country,
Wnich IRON the vital interests involved 40 ab-
soroed pubic attention necessarily to interrupt
ali arrangements which habit or necessity had
not made INDISPENSABLE Though this war still
continues, yet the Issues involved have become
80 clearly settled In the convictions Of the pubIio
MIND ana the result upon the basis OF the riQht
under the gracious disposal Of the Supreme
hHleri so vel assured, that we can return 10 the
efforts and duties of peace full life with zsai
/ heightened oy gratitude 70 God for our deliver.
anoe irom mighty perils, and by deeper cOnvio-
tlons that he who rules in Righteousness 10 make
even the wrath OF man TO praife Him, will give
love.
Early in the present year, in view Of tie meet.
ing OF tne convention, arrangements were made
by the Committee 70 send oIrcuIars and blsnLs to
eaeh county IN the State, preliminary to the pro-
eufrment Of statistics Of the Sabbath schools Of
ono, A blank for primary report from each
/ schooi, embracing the points on which Informa-
ton was sought upon the plan adopted At the last
Convention, was prepared and sent TO the several
members Of the State Central Committee, one be.
~ sAca y, congressional District, in sufficient
| humDers 70 iully supply all the Sabbath schools
/ IN 70 uhe State. Accompanying this was q blank
/ ior county report, to be made up from returns
| from the sabbath schools In the county reported
II NnffEn N nako l.. CT u
schools In the county, selected therein bv the
member of the Central Committee in whose DIs
triet the county was embraced. In connection
i with this also, was circular addressed ~ each
member OF the State Central CommIffee eSpjsin-
ing the whole plan OF operations. endmeFating
the counties in the, District assigned to such mem
Der, and urging upon him the Importance Of
prompt attention to the matter OF procuring some
person in each county of the District TO distribute
/ the primary blanks to the schools therein and
collect and eondense the returns In q county re-
port 10 be forwarded by mail to your Committee
| at Cleveland. Deeming this 10 be not sufficient
through the liability TO changes In the Central
Committee, and their relations TO the work in the
period Of nearly two years which had elapsed
rom their appointment your Committee proeur-
Cd list OF residents in each county Of Ohio be.
lieyed to be Christian men Of influence in their
several locations, and friends of Sabbath schools
In circular addressed specially TO them their
personal influence and efforts were solicited In
aid OF the members fthe State Central Commit
tee, to whom blanks for their county had been
1NuLf COMMUNICATING Nue name ana real0enee Of
such member of the Central Committee and urF-
ing the party thus addressed IN this last circular
70 see personally that soma one in his county be
appointed to take the blanks from the member Of
the Central COMMITTEES In his District and dis
tribute them to the Sabbath schools IN the county
and make up therefrom and send to US st Cleye-
lahd, County Report. One or more of these
circulars last sPeeihed was sent BY mail to each
county In the State.
In response to these Arrangements for procur-
ing statistical knowledge Of the Sabbath School
cause in Ohio, your Committee regret to say that
the returns have been so limited as to leave the
state Of Sabbath Schools In nearly two thirds Of
the counties wholly TO conjecture. Out Of
eighty eight counties but thrty-four have report
ed, and N several of even these the returns are
partial. Out ofour twenty one Congressional Dis
triots but seven have reported In full. These are
the 1st I'd, 3D., 18th, 14th, 18th, and 18th -Four
Districts, being the 9Th, 7th, 9th and aist, have
made no return. In the remainder Of the Districts
one or more Of the counties In each are reported
In many instances, doubtless, the members of the
State Central Committee have made every rea-
sonable effort to secure returns from counties
which, owing to causes beyond their control,
have remained silent
AS your Committee have put forth much effort
IN this enterprise Of obtaining statistics which
az bresd cast upon the waters, has not yet return
ed, 50 they are persuaded that their associates
and friends in the cause who have been address |
ed, have likewise labored With q similar result
In view Of this your Committee submit that the !
plan Of operations for obtaining statistics adopt
ed at the last Convention, needs material amend |
ment. They believe many Of the Districts to |
comprise too many counties to be RsgiFned 10 one
person, and that In such cases more than one |
member be named on the Central Committee for /
the District in no case putting more than three Il
counties IN charge Of one person. They also sug /
gest that IN designating q plurality of members /
Of the Central Committee In any Congressional |
District, special counties therein be named as iu
charge of each person.
At the last State Convention e was made the
duty Of your Collmittee 70 prepare aud circulate
through the State circular urging the organiza-
lion of County Sabbath School Societies or
Jnions
In fulallment of this duty q special circuIar
On this subject was prepared, and full supply
Tor each county was sent, with the other blanks
Ind circulars distributed to the State Committee
n the several Congressional Districts to be Cir
n e SiI I'D a. sfG7Pi tie hZ the parties tax.
,es your Committee have been apprissd OF the
formation of County Societies, and Il Is believed |
hat the effort will not cease to eject further re-
The acknowledgements of this Convention are
iue to the - Express Company for their gen
,rous and cheerful Cooperation in our cause by
ne gratuitous conveyance of the blanks Issued
The last convention imposed upon your CON-
n1ttee the further duty Of preparing an address
o the friends of Sabbath Schools to be submitted
o this convention. This duty has been assigned
o A. g. Hopkinson, one of the Executive Com
nlttee, who will present such address when called
or by the convention.
Though the statistics herewith submitted are
cry limited in their scope, as compared with our
Ehole territory, your COMMITTEES deem them of /
lueh value, not only in themselves, but as sug
estiVe of comparisons which should stimulate to /
urtheT effort. The results of returns obtained
re as follows: Whole number of Children and
Outh in the State of Ohio between the ages of
We and twenty one years, "a obtained from the |
sturns 70 the Auditor of Stats, e2I 600.
The following exhibits the totals under the
ayeral heads, as returned BY the counties above
ientiOned:
7hols number Of children between 8 and
n years Of ags, in counties reported, ac-
oofoing to returns IRON County Au-
ditto lOs 72
hole number OF Sabbath sohool6........... IlU7 1
oE many kept during only part Of the