The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-06-22
Work of LAST Year.

= one thousand one hundred and ninety-four new
Sunday schools have been organized. and az, $50
chlIoren, mtherto neglected, placed under Bible
instruction Besides this. 1897 other schools,
most OF them poor in which were 245, 1913 children
nave been aided by grants OF books and periodi-
Gals published by the Society
twenty-five thousand six hundred and seventy
hVe families have beeL visited Tor religious con
Versatlon and prayer, and 1861 sermons and ad.
dresses have been delivered.
This work has reached destitute or frontier
places IN nea ~ all the STATES In New England
among the MI towns, where population has been
Inc missionary has f0Hnd WORK to do, and humid
ureds OF conversions are already reported from
the new schools in this department.
The Secretary OF the New York department re-
ports continued and increased interest In the va
rious phases Of Sunday school work
IWenty-hIne new schools have been establish
ed IN the pines OF Aew Jersey, from which very
many hopeful conversions are reported. A large
number III the destitute places Of Pennsylvania
have been brought in, and In Ohio and Indiana
the work OF the oociety has bee4 crowned with
encouraging success. Many have been led to
Christ, and new churches organized from the I'm
ion schools.
new era is daWnlug upon Michigan The
new settlers are being followed by railroads, and
Sunday chool missionary labor proves that the
Sunday-school is the first lever of church extern
sion
Three hundred and seventy five new schools
were organized in the Northwest illinois, Wis
consln. Iowa, Minnesota and Eebraska), and al
ready 10 churches have grown out of them, and
lage NUMBERS OF conversions are reported.
In Missouri and Arkansas 8.741 children have
been gathered into 49, new sunday schools, and
In the South 222 schools were started, and 697
others aided, anu multltudes of conversions are
reported as the first result
The work has extended to the Pacific Coast, and
AZ new schools nave been established.
The mission OF this society is one Of tho most
important and hopeful that can engage the labors
OF those who love the church and The nation. 1t
reaches the young and puts he Bible into their
hands, and teaches Them TO read it, and 1t does
this Tor those who unr' ached by any others.
1t Is The helper Of ali the churches and has laid
the foundation for thousands Of the selC-sustaiR-
ing and prosperous churches Of our great West.
1t has done a work that cannot be measured in
its result for good
work so catholic, 80 Oh istlike, and so much
needed that it cannot fail to command the conf
dence OF the Christian public It reaches those
whom Jesus hOn0r"d with His bleSstng-the
children-nnd it tea ch"- those Lom he came to
seek and to ravr-tas lost and elected ones
the word lite
All who love hri-t and hia cause, as we'll as all
who love theii cJuutry. Wil rejoice to know that
this great National Society 40 much hOnored and
blessed III the past 20 much needed in The pres
ent and the future hre ecently adopted means
calculated 10 increase aud RTtcId it's usefulness,
III the ever re&Sing settlements of
the far reaching Wet auu among the destitute
and elected ones Of h. N0uth bern states.
This noble Society is located at 1922 Chestnut
Street Philadelphia