The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-18
ChlIdren,s Centenary MOves
ment.

MR. EpIrol-In my short communication
last week, there are two typographical errors
which 1 desire corrected. In my reference to
the Rev. g. Leases sermon you make me
say: especially the Inirmary and Educa-
tionsl department" 1t tshould have been Mis-
sionary and Educational. Then, instead Of
$50, 90 as the children's contributions to the
Ohildren's Fund it was 5000.
The following information in reference
10 the Ohildrens Fund in our centenary
movements may be of interest.
The committee appointed by the General
Conference to make full arrangements for
the Centenary Celebrations came to the con-
clu,iou that the Children should have .
prominent place in their plans, hence they
adopted the following resolutions. l. That
Sunday School children's fund be establish.
ed for the following purposes and under the
following conditions, Wig: The fund to be
vested in and administered by the Board oil
Trustees already authorized to manage the
general educational fund. 2. The interest
of it to be beappropristed to assist meritorious
Sunday School scholars of either sex who
may need help in obtaining more advanced
education. 8: Each conference to share in
the annual proceeds of the fund proportion
ately to the number Of Sunday School chil-
dreu under its case. 4: That the beneiciar-
les within the bound of each annual confer
snce be elected in such manner as each con-
ference shall direct.
Q. Each Sunday School scholar who shall
contribute one dollar to the Children s Fund
and each one who shall collect five dollars
for the same, and pay the amount into the
treasury, shall be entitled to medal as here
after described.
Such are the provisions made to interest
the children of our Sunday Schools In the
centenary causes and to benefit those among
themselves who might need help, as provi-
ded. also to furnish them with a suitable
memorial Of the great occasion of the cele-
bration of the hundreth year OF the Church s
history. And the millions of children in oui
Sunday Schools will not be likely soon to
forget the excited interest of the centenary
year. II will lead thousands of them to g
more careful study of the history and doc.
trines Of the Church, and confirm and
strengthen them in their love to it and te
him who is the head over all things to the
church, Christ Jesus.
Up to this time we have no definite ipfor'
mat ons of the total amount, raised for this
fund, but it was anticipated that from $7OO,'
600 to 100000 would be the grand result o
this movement among the children the inter
est of which will amount to from $4,000 tc
A60, 600, to be annually distributed through
the church 70. the benefit of poor but meri'
orious Young men or women OF our s. s
scholars who may be struggling for an ad
yapced education, but. t..unable to receive j
without some assistance. 1t has been provided
also that the Children Fund, as well as tht
General Educational Fund, may be hereafter
increased by donations from benevolent per
sons who may choose this as their medium
of doing good. These funds togaiher will
no doubt, have their influence in strength
sning the connecting principle which is 81
prominent future in Methodism and espec
tslly in the NJ. z. Church, and our hope il
that it will only tend to make the church tn
more efficient in accomplishing the object o
Ter mission to lost world, its salvation from
ain J.W.