The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-11-03

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storm 10 morning session wAs heid In tha a.
tsrneon ihero Was reiy good attendance. $ A
WhiPple vas President pro iom., Anl T. A. Ca,
Secretary The Treasurer reported i balance a
s8l a in Treasury. The Corresponding soereta
ry's report, b. yoseof the Uuien IL given below
, Addresses sore made by s e. Scott, Deaos "
p HAWKE and Norman Bottum. These, uith rec
itatioas and singing by the Sabbath schools pros
enl, and blackboard exercises. furnished a YER,
pleasant entertainment
The following are The officers Cor DC year Gu
suing; Vim. b Burton. Manchester. President
=. Field, East Dorsei, Rev G Parker No. Ben.
nington and II, II Harwood, Bennington Centre
Viz e-iresidentsi }. y. White, Bennington, Re.
cording Secretary; Bgv VIM. H. Rugg, shahs-
bury, Corresponding Secretary aud Treasurer. r.
g. White bennington, and Theodore swim, Man
chester, Members o. the Board
The Onion voted 10 hold a semi animal meeting
AZ south powual, % the second "Wednesday IL
June, 1869, and the next annual meeting at Man.
chester. Thanks were voted to the Trustee. o.
the church in which the Union met for their
eouFiesy, after which the Union adjourned.
REroET or rHE ooEREsPoNpIRo SECRETARY.
! The Board q the Bennington County sunday
school would submit the following report.
Nothing unusual has occurred IN the history of
the Union during the past year The last annu-
81 meeting was held at East Dorset, "Wednesday.
Oct 80, 1861. 10 consequence Of the stormy
weather, the attendance was not large vet the
meeting was Interesting and profitable.
| The semi-annual meeting was held at Wost
Dorset tho second Wednesday in June. 1868. BY
reason Of a temporary illness, your Correspond.
/ ing Secretary Was unable 70 be present. He has
been informed however, by the pastor Of the
church with which the Onion met, that Tho gath
ering left blessing behind It, New interest was
awakened in the sunday School cause, and some
were led 70 feel that they ought to be doing mo
in the line Of sunday School effort. Two district
Sabbath Schools were established, which have
continued during the summer. Much was added
TO the interes Of the meeting BY the presence and
help OF y. shute, agent Of the American Sunday
School Union, and Mr. Pratt both Of Boston.
The Board have held no meetings during the
year Their circumstances have been such that
they could not conveniently do so. But they
have correspondent with each other, and copyert
ed whenever they have happened to meet. upon
matters pertaining 10 the work of the Union. and
thus have accomplished what they would have
done by Board meetings, at much less expense.
Some correspondence was held during the sum
mer with persons connected with the American
Sabbath School Union, with reference 10 The EN-.
ployment OF an agent for the purpose Of canvass
ing The County and establishing schools In des-
utute neghborhoods; but as the season was 40
tar advanced when the correspondence was held
vac hhAi! eoheinded 70 postpone Ihe matter
PREVIOUS To the somi-annual meeting your Sec
rotary sent blanks 70 the schools in the north
shire Of The county, and within few weeks he
has furnished them to the schools in the south
shire. OF the thirty-eight blanks thus sent out
those received by the following schools have been
returned, viz. \. NJ. q. A., Ma nehestor: Union
School Woodford; Methodist Schools at Bond
vile, Fast Arlington and Bennington. Congreea-
tional Schools at Dorset East Dorset. Benpinp
lon De nhington Guide Roard, bennington Gem
ire and North Bennington; Baptist Schools at No
Bennington and SALISBURY, aud School at No
Dorset These schools report total Of 1863 ay-
erage attendance ll62 number of pupils who are
church members eos, or a little more than d Nor
cent; male teachers 60; female teachers Il2: teach
ers who are not protesting Christians 70; CONVEX
sions ~; deaths IL; volumes in libraries 1859:
Sabbath School papers taken $50; contributed for
various purposes ss05,20; nearly all contnue
throughout the year Your Secretary regrets. a,
doubtless do all others who are interested in the
work Of the Union, that 40 few reports have been
made from the whole County. He has taken. an
be believes, al the pains necessary on his part
10 secure reports from all the echools Of which he
had any knowledge. II Is true that 1t u A work
Which reguircs some painstaking 70 prcparc care.
fully The statistics ~ any one achoo but # mld
b. zenrce II great qualification To the friends Of
the Uuon could they BE- ablo - obtain the siatis-
ues = eycsS school ~ the Ceumy. Ii some re-
sPeets, rtatistics are dry, and TO some persons
they are more - tiaao 20 otber. In many re- |
sPecls they arc exceedingly interesting. Ifearo
fully and truthfully prepared they are suggestive
and Instructive. They represent hcts--snndar
School statistics represent Sunday School facts
aud every Sunday school fact every INIT which
representa- aSunday School fact should possess an
interest for every true lover OF Christ and the /
souls Of men. The existence Of . Sunday school |
10 any community an index o. the existence of |
q love for the word d God The prosperity and |
progress o. tho Sunday Schools arc signs Of the /
prosperity and progress Of the church militant.
The sunday school is often the forerunner Of the 4
church, saying Repent ye for the kingdom oil
heaven is at hand
One Of the objects Of this County Union il 10 sc.
enre and impart a comprehensive knowledgc Of
the condition u the sabbath schools 10 the Coun-
~. lie meetings furnish means for the spread d
this knoSleage, and opportunities Cor sunday
School workers 20 compare noscs. 10 give and re.
eciFe suggestions concerning their duties
While every Sunday School worker should
feel the greatest interest in his own fed while il
should be for the mosl part The obIecs u bis e.
forte and his prayers, be ought 10 be Interested
70 some eHtent Ia other aelds. From the stats.
aes which have been received, Of which sumna-
y has bscn presented in this report, encourage
mont mar b. derived on the one hand ,h{le aa
he ether hand they suggest questions deserving
our candid AMI pEaysrfai attention.. Ga the one
lAna a s good 70 bear from 1883 por-ons Who