The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-11-06

day schools within This county, She
Corresponding Secretary seat Get forty
iws blank Grms fsr she purpase 0l Sc
curing RETURNS ffgm a. many schools.
vere there tbat gumber go the county.
They wenr sert into every town and
vers directed either Ca the Pastors OF
churches CT % Sgpruutea3eHts oi
Sunday schools Only twelve towns
have made returns, leaving Eve uarc-
ported Ibis csulot be because thetc
are 80 sunday schools 10 these towns,
tgt rather either because 1f a want Of
interest ia the County Uaiou or be-
cause tbc officers Of the uureported
schools lhiuk ID Of iittlc importance %
make tbe retams.
Having ao data al hand from which
+ o. leam the age oi this Union. and yet
knowing that it has been ia operation
siace 1904. wc are sure that with eli
e,cat working aud with a reasonable
corporation oa the part of supcriutjn-
deats aad Pastors. time enough has
elapsed within these niue years TO make
+ a better showing than we now do Aud
the m.r re- so because Of the thorough
/ exploration made last year. 10 the more
retired aud destitute part Of the county
/ boy Mr. Nescrye
For the sake of securing a large at
/ tendance at the semi ANNUAL Meeting
of May last. programmes Of the czer.
eiscs Of that gathering were sent into
each town
The labor doveloviug ON the Cores
/ pouding Secretary is greater than the
mcagre and partial returns made can
warrant, aud for two reasons viz: The
number of items called for is greater
than is needed or is Of any practical
utility greater than any ecclesiastical
body demands aud this demand is the
occasion Of greater irrcguIarty in the
returns made and Of unnecessary labor
on the part Of him who ongrosscs the
reports. We suggest, therefore, such
a revision Of the blanks "a that only the
important items shall be asked and re.
ported
The towns reported as follows:
Arlington, 2s2 scholars, average 1877 !;
Bennington 1927, average; 1888 Dorset,
1914 average 1871 ; Glastonbury, -.
average 30; Manchester. 2l5 average
1885, Peru 200 average 100 Pownal.
ITO, average 70 4; Rupert 90 average
6S Salisbury, 10, average 80 f;
stanford, so average 10; Winhall, so
average IS, Woodford g., average so.
daking the whole number in the towns
reporting 1881 with an average atten.
dance Of 1885. There have been SO
conversions II deaths. there are 1911
volumes in the several libraries and
1860 Sabbath school papers taken and
there has been $l475.2l contributed
for expenses and benevolent purposes
1t is to be regretted that the re-
sponses to the calls for statistics from
the schools in the several towns Of the
county, have been so few, and in some
cases very imperfect. Promptness and
iuIlness of reports are very desirable,
both for the completeness ofreturns by
which the towns and county NAV be
properly state l. and that the Cores
ponding Secretary may have his report
fully completed in time for the early
part of the anniversary exercises.
fifytwo members Of the several
schools are reported as having been
converted This is in addition to those
confirmed in the Protestant Episcopal
churches, and is fact of great moment
though bat a small showing for so
much labor Ey only eleven schools
are regular teachers meetings held for
careful study Of the lessons and com
parison of views wcnty-iour schools
continue their sessions during the year
aud four are reported as being held
from four TO six months. The Protes.
tant Episcopal church Of Manchester
and the Baptist church Of Stamford
made no reports
1t should be remembered that the
aggregate results oithe sunday school
efforts in any place are not visible nor
are they to be fully indicated 10y any
tabular Abatement which may be made.
We are encouraged to be unwcaried
in well doing, for we shall reap 10 due
season if we faint not Respectfully
presented
b HAwLn.
The following extract, from late
lecture by Henry Ward Beecher is
commended to the thoughtful readers