, 1873-11-09
RELIGIOUS NEWS,
Mission Sunday-schoo1 Work
In tho Northwest.
DR.. Ryder on UnivorBalism and tho
Evangelical Alliance,
Tho Baptist Centennial Campaign Baptist
Ministerial Association.

Matters Discussed by the Religious Press
..-Rome Literary Lectures.
The Baptist Convention ut Amboy, nl."-s
Personal and Other Notes.
Programme Of Services In Tho Churches To-
. Day...caiondar for tho Hook.
TIE x1ss1os suNpAy-souoo1 WORE m TIE NORTH
Tho Huudsy-school ia, without question, ono
OF tho most effective and economical branches
Of Christian work. Il reaches tho young At tho
most favorable, time In their lives for religious
truth to make permanent Impressions upon thoir
minds and lead them to bocorno Christians.
There Is, howovor, a branch OF tho Sunday
school work which Is quietly and wisely carried
on, that Is not as often brought boforo tho
benevolent public ha its real merits dcaerve.v
For nearly fifty years tho American Sunday
School Union, has beon prosecuting this
work In the pioneer settlements and destitute
places Of tho land, until 1t las organized 6l,0o0
ounaay'eonoola.
Inc method OF dong en's "o1a 10 10 hsnu .o'o'
potent men to tho settlements where they have
no sundsy-acnools, anut to1 'ne l1os' pats' W
preaching, and dsnominational effort dooa not
roach the people, aud provide for them and
then to organize Union sunday-sohoois. Those
missionaries remain upon their fold during tho
year, and watch over anu aid tho acnools illus
orgnntzod until they become aen-Saa'oln1ns VI
gro" into cntfchcs, go tnas eue
work fB not ephemeraa, hns peI~
manent. II Ia economical oooause II ennss7
all tho people In tts support "heh oonon''na'
tioual schools could not be aupported or proaoh-
does 1--we, aud iH' 'solf-sustaoing, requiring only
-. " 80 ~ ~ ~ ra1ar+ ~ or.
the ont'ay necessary 70 pay ,ne ,eaaasy :*uo ~
ponees OF the missionary, anu often Only amall
donation Of books or papers to help TITO people
e wh;i1e ito ' tho nnoat,on ia hetno r,saa In m.nv
"mne 'ne qoesslon oe"e tasee seaa,!a.,a:s ~ %ss
minus no" fho "o1A OF home-eSanseA@aslon
may be conducted so as to Teduoe tue annual
Boards. NAV It not bo that hero is one very prao-
.;s..as, ~ ,ro.. ta1ttv that In n
'''eaa AA."efs Aae ato@s .nos1nl.4ou' 'Iss -
accomplish the reformation OF inc 1', wollo mo
the elevation OF mankind Ia the Bible and
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all tile people In studying 1t. Whloh the Union
sunday-school does, and In auch manner that
the people sustain the chief expense OF 1t them-
so,ses' eAeep. ~. ~. 'Ds' - AN' 'AA'7A'"@' "140
enlls'5 tnon IN II nm
The Onion has organized 819 now Sunday
schools in the Northwest during tho year
ending Nov. 1. and aided 4o2 other SCHOOLS,
~ ..S;o,, thora vora o7a ta,chera and
"a WINCH tno'e ".,o ~ , ,'"" ,.''..,,'.a. aa
Sl, lou Hcholafs. oes'oss snas ~ nas a'ssfiousea
some 5000 Bibles aud TcstamentR. Such work
cannot fail to have q great and good influence
.nnon tha f,tnro Of tho interior. i ia not, how.
wv .a,.' sne 49, orort nv o,o .aor n IL ra,-
ever, mefe.s 30 enoss loi wv sei ~ - ps.e
ststentiy fol1Wea +hp up year rs a1tep '1
1878, It organized wing" aenoo.s ID sn5 aePass PAL
en aaea 14 81 sohon9s
The society 70 natlona! Mnao .' such sa gloas
NJ to III of
try, and last Jear II os8An!zoI on8 a,oo2 nuhuas
schoos Hd and aiaea o6 2s1y, os u wnon 'nofe eee
Il s5o teaenefs ana 1o2,@oo nehaa seho.a'9. T rs,,
Among ltS c14Ce1H Rf1 Auoeft AblluoA Dull