Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-09-07
Effects OF Sunday Schools

day schools OF one OF the largest churches
in New \ ork, and when he saw the grea
number of children gathered in their sun.
day dresses, and each with d Bible in
hand, reading and reCiiing from lis pages,
and the large body Of intelligent teachers
explaining the Scriptures teaching hymns,
lending out books 10 be read and return
ed, and acting as spiritual parents of pas
tors TO the children, he Immediately took
the stalesmanlike view Of il, and exclaim-
ed, at must produce an immense inpres.
sion on The nalioaa character" Ii is
this view Of the Sunday school which We
now wish 10 take.
Il is one Of the cheapest systems Of re-
ligiOus instruction ever conceived. All
that il need cost is books, the solid SOFT Of
property which can be read one after an
other, without diminishing their value for
those who read afterwards. There are
no salaries, but esch teacher works from
love. Wherever there is : congregation,
and often where there i5 none other thai!
can be assembled, this work can anI does
90 on. All the circulation Of air aud wa
ter lha! keeps each of these from s!agna-
ting, operates upon the principle that heat
constantly tends 10 difuses Itself, and
those bodies which have more, 10 supply
those which have less. So, in every
community, some individuals possess
more piely, Intelligence and knowledge,
while others have less. Some have ripe
age and Xperiencc-o,hers are young
and need instruction. The SuUday
school rests simply on this basis, that i,
is the duty Of those who know more, free
ly to impart TO those who know less.
One man may not feel competent 10 take
charge Of class Of grown persons; he
he at least can teach children some relig-
ious truths they did not know before. II
really unable to DO Ibis, he can join BI.
bic class and learn.
But the fact is, that the very elior! TO
teach and improve others is the most Ger
tain way Of improving oneself. The pre-
paratiou, tho study Of the Bible, and of all
that improves his own mind for this work,
will make hin better, happier and more
na,omi ' ,,ho ,,,. .ssiInor,,', fo'Inws his ch;I.
Lran ,h,o,,oLon, ,,o y.rious stems or t,.eir
oInc,,'a, oi, '',H' Iii fnI h,s own knowIeJce
;no.o,soI and his or,n ednca,ion carried
C,.n,,r.I ,o.,'.. rov,rl uL,, Ic would At
Gro, r,yo concsiyei. There are yery few
,h;,,,, ,,,l;,L - ot;Ii onoh, +, Ioqrn ir,m
,",''7 ,"" ,'@r ..t;,h an Eli, wil roIJo.
Wv ',-a -a!, ~ .1nan,,no csooc;auv r 10 90
49, s'oIi 49,, - .na,t ',','s Of .;nar.r.,;nn and
Ir;s ".Jrs '"o ,iiab G' 40 ~ necassary ,o ro,n.
'n"njc,,e ,,,, rna,IoJon to ,Le voung. na.
rsTI's in,c,Iert,sI sn,c,;or.;y cannot be
rs,sinsJ if as soon IS he enters uaon ac.
i've bpsiue.s ho desjst from all effort alcr
;o,e,lec,uaI cultivation. and thus renders
mental intercourse between himself and
his children jmDossiblc." This mlelec-
,n,l and moral ,nIorcorrse b,lween old
aod vonoo. kent -, - +, Is in the Sunday
erbool : one of tho HIGHEST aIyaD,ace:,
bo,h inIiyidn,IIv and socia}lv. 70 all con.
oorrod I, tae1s The whole community
rnoyinr rorward ,oaeIbcr and is 70, ,heir
g,1-ol advancement yyhat DFruatual mo.
,ion yonI5 he Cor nbvsi,aI scieoce, 7,
can aJsn, Itself 10 any state O; society; !,
Lo.irs by ,ooch;nr i;yia chi1ircn ,o read
on5 ill., las Iocn carried Co-warJ amono ,heo.
ioC;n.I | s,nJsrts onJ ,rorcssors in the orio.
;o9t 30 ,ox,s ~ Snr:n,n,a IL, sys,em Of
,,a' ;N-,s,,o,;.n -, D., III orr r,;nis,ors -,
I'y ''.''. ~ 49, ~ % t,It onn,,h "a
sC'"o,' I -I Sa w. %",U "0' 80 "s sn,nI'. ,bo n;.
;,.i io@ ,r"1,s ~'1 ~ anm Joronins,;nn anJ
nroa 1a, ,,'o.nsro ,' 49,, L.rf na;I Pn, ,b;s
o,'.' ~. o.;',no j'U "o oa,,as 49, vol, # =
S;, ,,in;i,ar ~ r,aE r,r,Lo. anl ,ro
I."5,' NM. ,ro, ra,- ,tan, o,Io,n,iso
uu'o ''' 'No.o el.'t '"o" t, :, ',,o' ,o .,
"ou,u' h'eLy'h'"g "e ,escne' VIC 'Ios @
ih'eL''Geh' ana P!ous o' "l' IcaIe'.' .l5, "Iy Icy
IN 'o'h impress Oh "' MINUS u '"0
younses"
Many 'hinK Inc S"Toay sc"ooI :! s'e'I III
modern !Ano'ouon' ou' i ~ 'HI'P' i"
name one oi me most ancient anu sU'r
cessiuI parts OF me Chf!s!iaE system oI
teaching revived Ca'eehumcna were al
first largely composed OF adults; ou'' by
degrees, when the natives OF country