The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-11


Words" an ugly paper; and II the grown
poonle think the articles not good enough,
LET them set to work and write some articies
for the children themselves. They lntemac"
To have, he said, "a little paper, Tor l'!lc
children. at little price, the board IN
tended to rcpublish all books OF value
which had been published during the war,
and would circulate lists OF the best OF
them. They would also, rs soon rs possible
arpoint Sabbath school visitors for every
State. to cooperate with the missionaries
and Sabbath school uperintcndents. n
work would also be published showing how
"a organize Sabbath school, and how
best 10 carry it on. There was general
idea that the school children must be
plcascd and Interested, rs well rs IN
structcd this was all very well, but each
must be kept in its proper proportion, ana
the system of amusement must not, rs has
been the case in too many instances, be
carried to excess. One great reason why
Sabbath school superintendent do not
succeed better is they do not ,rorh nara
rpO,nyh. He also said that the circulation
of Hind Words was about seven thousand
five hundred,
Both reports were then unanimously
adoptcd.
The Rev. J. b. Taylor, Jr., then offered
the following, which was adopted
Resorcd. That the large number of con-
versions in proportion TO thu number OF
Sabbath schools reported illustrates that
o'' Io .i ,'1"r C"JI r. winninr
to" 80 Ia r, - An c'rnI,J
W ~ N''' 80 - 7r.,.,,..
Inc htF. y ID ! "'."oA'C'' u 1l'''''A'
then offered il@ borrowing
Lc51L-1'. That II Is = sacred anu lmp"f-
taut dU'y 10 cSt"1hah wherever PI'''lc"-
bic Sunday schools f.! our Cu.Orcl popu-
Iatiou, and that we af-cuuNatcly urge our
brethren l. prompt and persistent attcn-
ton to ills duty.
Mr.. Poiulcxtur spoke Ill some lcugth
upuu the relation between the wLitc and
the NEGRO. He explained the responsible
lity which rested upon the white 10 care
for the black, now more dependent upon
him than ever before, aud SAID that theE
were far more easily taught by tlicF lot
mcr masters than by those who dId not M
dcrstund them and their manners. He
said that II Black Walnut, Halifax, Nj.
- Craddock had proposed To open Il
calorrd sabbath school. II vas opposed
bv nearly everybody, but the brother per-
severed, aud in two or three weeks had
two hundred and fifty intelligent, atten-
tive, and Hcll-hchavcd colorcd scholars.
He wished that all our people would 90 10
work and teach the negroes, and We should
all be saved from trouble, and raise up
amongst lis a class OF people VINO might
become true Christians and good aud faith
full laborcrs.
Mr.. \. 7. Abel then described the Sab
bath school for colorcd children at Char
lottrsyilIc. which las five hundred Scho-
lars--all intelligent, earnest, and "cil-he-
Lavcd. When they Hr>t commenced learn
ing. scarcely any ot the scholars could read,
scarcely any even knew their alphabet ;
and now thrcr-tonrth> ct the entire school
can read at least little. Let lis, then,
he said. do the work ourselves, 10 prevent
others who are not qualified from attempt
inr 70 do il. We have not higher or
nohIcr duty than that Of teaching our
former slaves; and We must not allow any
one else IL do this work for Us.
Rev. W. Y. Parish, of Charlottesville,
ajlud,d to The efforts that had been made
10 instruct the cmancDAtcd negro, and said
that hi, grandchildren cvcnswcrc hu>ilv
engaged in teaching the servants upon hi,
nIantation. He said that the negro had
even more >vInpathv with lis now than
they had when they were slaves, aud he
felt sure that they were now more devoted
and industrious than ever.
Rev. X. Rvlaud Described his connection
with the First African Church, and stated
,ha, il wa. orr dutv a. Christian, 10 teach