Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-13
oA1AIOsrE, 1854, WET SIDE.

Total number At Ten of these do not
report to the Union.
We have also brief histories of all the
schools now entered upon our records.
Thirty seven schools have reported for
the year 1864. Average attendance Of
Scholars, 1907, of Teachers, Gil.
The Secretary has not been furnish
ed for this occasion with returns for a full
statistical report. 1t has been our practice
to obtain these when we make up our
yearly report in April for the use Of the
State Board.
Our Local Board propose that hereafter
4 the Secretaries in our schools be furnished
each year with the latest form for full sta
tistical reports that shall have been adopt
ed by the State Sunday School Board.
These are to be filled out and handed to the
Secretary of the Union in time for use at
our Annual meeting. Copies Of those re-
ports will suffice for County and State Sun
day School purposes. They also wish TO
in our schools to the new plan OF
Library distribution, introduced the past
year with success in St. Pauls Church Sun
day School, by Mr.. H. Tuttle. This is the
box system of Mrs. J. B. and William Mer.
riam improved. 1t saves labor, time, noise,
loss of books, and gives equal privileges to
all. With library properly classified be-
fore distribution, it is we'll adapted to both
large and small schools.
Tne changes in our schools
in 1864 were mostly on the
West Side. The Evangelical German
Mission School, formerly located on Co.
lumbus street, llth Ward, was united with
the Evangelical Brethren School, on Penn
street, 9th Ward. The Methodist Episoo-
pal Mission School Tss also removed from
the IIth Ward and united with the West
Side Bethel School, corner Of York
and Bridge streets, 9Th Ward
They now report to MS as the York Street
Union. The Church edifce and ground
now occupied by this school, were recent
/ ly purchased by Mr.. James Lsnghorn, and
their use given to the Sunday School.
The North Brooklyn School was suspend
ed several months, in the early part of the
year, by reason of sickness in that district.
The Kinsman Street Evangelical School,
located at the conner of Kinsman and Perry
streets, East Side, was organized in April
last.
While our national troubles have drawn
away, to some extent, the hearts of old and
young from a lively, heartfelt interest in
our Sunday Sehools-partieularly the mis-
sion work-our Visiting Committee report
several of the schools as quite prosperous,
Others they have found suffering for the
want of good teachers. They further re-
port that, notwithstanding all they have
done to increase the number and efficiency
of Sabbath Schools, there arc orer ten Aox-
sand persons, bstIssen the ages of five and
tE9snty-oaeSyeGTS, IN tie city, qrko are not IL
oEr Sunday Schools.
It is said that many of the haunts of vice
and crime in our largo cities are, snd have
been, the neglected fields of the Sunday
Schools.
Let Us see to it in time that there be
found no plague spots TO mar the beauty of
our Cleveland home.
An open Bible was bequeathed to our
Fathers on the deck Of the Mayhower.
They have taught US its worth, and shall
we not make it known to others? nThe
fields are all ready to the harvest" We
have one reaper less to greet US tonight
Rev. DR.. 6. ". Adams, who has SO long
helped sustain these concerts with his
ardent prayers and exhortations. He died
on the eth day Of September, 1854, aged
fifty years. We miss him at this Union
Altar. May his death 50 quicken the hearts
Of all our pastors that they will come and
offer tho prevailing prayer to God for His
continued blessing on our Sunday Schools.
Let every heart join in the petition that all
our laborsrs henceforth, as pass the years
Of time, may have wisdom and grace to
gather into tho garner till Jesus shall pro-
claim the harvest home"
H. C. LUCE, sec'y.
From the above report our readers will
see that the objects of the Association are
closely allied to the best interests of our
city. To establish Sunday School in ev
cry part Of great city as a purifier, saw
ing multitudes from c career of vice and
crimsj to see that no nook or corner is
neglected; to know By statistical returns
the strength Of this purifying influence
and the amount of work that yet remains
to be done 10 unite Christians of all de- |
in a common effort to benefit !
our community, is noble work. Wewish !
all possible . ueeess to it.