The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-25

10 promote the intellectual and moral elevation
Of society. In the Sunday School, with its
divine textbook, oral religious instruction, and
sound Christian literature, there IS simple but
effective power to educate the intellect and the
heart for life of usefulness and an eternity OF
bliss. Early and thorough religious culture is
greatly needed all over our wide land. Multi
tudes OF our youth are growing up entirely
neglected, and many are but imperiectly taught
the great principles which underlie gOol char
acter and true piety. Facts and illustrations OF
these ideas we're presented with force and clear
ness.
How the American Sunday School Union esa
bhsbes and encourages these Bible school, was
then exemplhed. 1t employs intelligent, quall-
TED, and devoted men; sends them 10 the VII
laCes, hamlets, and settlement, wnere their ser
vices are needed. BY exploration the destitu
tions and the feasibility OF an effort to establish
a Sunday School, are ascertained. On the Union
basis the heterogeneous population 9re united
IN a common etiolt TO organize and sustain II
Sunday School.
An incident was then related, which sho yed
the wonderful adaptation and ac'ical power
of these missionary efforts, and the good results
which follow in advancing the social, intellec-
tual, and religious Improvement OF those
brought under tie influence OF the Sunday
School, its appliances and associations.
The speaker also presented the work of the
Society in supplying new and feeble schools
with elementary books and libraries The
American Sunday School Union sent its dona-
tons OF books to the South. Among the white
and colored people its beneiactons were distri-
buted, gladly received, an6 highly appre.
ciated.
CHAPLAIN rRUMBULL's SPEECH.
Reverend IL. Clay Trumbull, Secretary Of the
New England Department of the Society, and
wen known as an army chaplain, was the next
speaker.
Although he represented favored section OF
the land, he said that there was yet work to be
done in his field IN organizing new schools IN
border districts or country townships, and IN
reviving and improving existing schools. In
view OF the influence of New England ideas, and
| the activity Of New England men over all the
| land, he believed that work among the children
of his field was likely TO prove beneficial to the
whole country.
| In illustration of the power and durableuess
of early impressions, he related q number of
pleasing incidents OF his army experience, show.
| ing that soldiers remembered and were lutu
| need by what they learned In their childhood
| homes.
| He believed that the good done in the Sunday
| Schools of New England would never be fully
| known or rightly estimated until the books OF
| God we're opened at the final Judgment; and in
| exemplitcation of the truth thai good seed long
| bur ed may Ultimately bring a rich harvest, he
/ gave touching narrative OF an interview with
dying soldier in prison hospital in the
South.
He spoke further of the value of the work OF
| the Sunday School Missionary In winning souis
by personal visits and eutreaty, illustrating the
| power OF kindness by an incident in his prison
| lie, and concluding with an appeal to all to
| ala III the WOtk OIL training JuOSe VINO
must be the custodlans OF the public welfare
| under republican Government claiming that
| no nation is safe except as its foundations are
laid in truth and Righteousness.
REV. MR.. MCULLAGH's SPEECH.
The Rev. John McCuagh, OF Kentucky, who
has labored in Kentucky and Tennessee rs
| Sunday School Missionary TOR twenty-siX years
spoke OF The American Sunday School Union a;
being at work beneath the surface on the
foundations of society, thus aiding to Law the
basis of structure that may in its order ARISE
massive, strong, permanent, and beautiful.
| This great national society is the child of the
| Church, born OF Christian love, sustained by
Christian effort, extended by CHRISTIAN benevo
lence 1t goes forth as a grand army of volun
teers to seek out, to elevate and to save tht
| growing up uneducated in divine things.
| He spoke specially of the work and the want
| in his own field. The Missionaries OF the Amer
| can Sunday School Union have organized ant
| aided in that district 1900 Sabbath Schools, nun
| bering 10000 teachers and 25S, 900 scholars, VIII
have been taught the story of salvation ant
many of them brought into the ark of refuge
One hundred and thirty-fye churches have grow
| directly out OF those Bible Schools.
He stated that the southern field was nov
! open 10 the American Sunday School Uni0n
| Twenty Sunday School missionaries could b
loca' ed there in month. He urged the friends
OF this great National Union to rally round it
and enable them to reach it at once. Tht
speaker related number OF thrilling facts
which he called Gods arguments, showing tina
the American Sunday School Unicn had accom-
plished grand and glorious work for tn,
Church and Tor the country, and urged all t
adopt the motto of the sainted Tying: "Stand vi
Tor JesnS."
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