The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-01
TIE sUNDAP-soH0OL OAOsE.

THE sUNDAP-SOHOOL OA0sE.
Importan, Meeting Of the South Cnro-
lima Sunday-School Union.
A meeting of the South Carolina Sunday
school Union was held last Monday evening az
the rooms Of the Young Mems Christian Assocls-
lion, with the president, MI S. K. Nelson, III Ine
chair and Mr.. g. E. Chichester acting as secretary.
The meeting was opened with prayer by the KeV.
John McOullagh, OF Kentucky, superihts noen6 VI
the Southern department OF the American Jun
dsy school Union, who also addressed ING mee''
,no giving detailed account OF its operations
during the past half century In destitute porllons
of the country. They have organized over nlty-
two thousand Bible unday.schools, out Oh WHICH
two thousand churches have grown. III 1ne
sau,h they have established more tnan seven
thousand Sunday schools, with hfty tnoussnu
,eachers. and seven hundred and hfty Thousand
acho,ars. Over ak hundred and fifty churcnes
nove GROWN ont OF these. In South Carollna
o,one over one hundred Bible Sunday scneols
have been organized during the past year. oy
Raw r. n. Legare, who has been laooring 1or
asveral wears In this cause. Owing TO the extent
or territory and the destItutlon existing In Var-
ons portions OF our state the necessity exists TOT
an additional lsborer. providing the requisite
mesns can be procured. All moneys contrloue-
cd In this city will be expended within the
bounds or South Carolina.
Rev. Mr.. Legare also addressed the meeting,
Giving An account OF his abors in this hs native
state. He endeavors TO organize schools wherever
mn denomination schools already exist, or where
an Union school would be more likely to succeed
than several denomination schools. very le"
persons have any idea Of the desttutlon anu lgno-
rance now exlstIng In some portions OF this state'
He knew OF children who could give no idea OF q
savIonr. but who spend the Sabbath IN qsnlng
| and shooting, and 1t was to improve and-ssSe
these DOOR children that the American Sunday
school Union was laboring. r,
The secretary read extracts from letters written
| nv some of the ost prominent ministers IN tne
south, OF various denominations, giving encour.
ao.ment and hearty endorsement to the sun
dsv.school Union, and commencing 1t to the
kndness and assistance OF the Christian men and
women OF the South. These endorsements are
from such men us Rev. Richard Fuller, D. D., Bap-
t,ur. Rev. Thomas Smythe D. D., Presby terlan;
Rev H. Y. D. Johns, D. D., Episcopal; Rev. VIM.
Ia pumer. D. D., Presby torian; Rev. N. b. Lee,
| q. D., Methodist; Rev. Robert Boyd, d. D., Bap.
t,a.. Rev. stuart Robinson, D. D., PresbJ terian,
| and others.
On motion OF G. s. Cooke, Esq, 1t was
peso,,ed, That all moneys now In the treasury,
uot Including certain bonds, oe Sontflouteu w w
| ~" americsn' Sunday-School Union, through
Pow r. q. Legare, to aid In establishing bloie
Sunday. schools 10 destitute portions IN SCUM
Mr Leuare was requested to report to this
Union as often as he established ten new SCHOOLS.
Mr., ohIsolm moved that ,he president inquire
vna,her the bonds belonging to the society were
Given with or without reservation, to report at .
subsequent meeting.
| Mr.. Louis Sheriesee was elected secretary, to
All the vacancy occasIoned by the resignation OF
| Rev. o. F. Gregory.
Mr. N. Robson presented the following pre-
.mb,e and resolutions. which were unanimously
adopted:
whereas the South Carolina Sunday School
Union has heard the statements OF tae hgY, sh
/ Messrs. McCullagh and LegaIe relative 10 Inc
destitution and want Of Sunday SCHOOLS IN various
nortlons OF this STATE and the va liable services
which The American Sunday School Union mas
rendering past years Dx .se
south Carolina, therefore be II it.,. q, j..
Resolued That this Union hereby contributes the
amount OF S2ou to aid In employing another mis-.
sionsry in this stare, under & ,ae auspices ol 'he
Resolved, That we cordially recommend messrs;
Muuullagh and Legare TO the community Oh
Charleston IS earnest Christian workers 10 tne
Sunday school cause, worthy OF any assistance
| they may feel disposed to give them, and we
would urge them To contribute Ioerally OF tnelr
means towards the fur,herance OF this object.
on motion, the meeting adjourned with bene.
dctlon by Rev. Mr.. Mcoullsgh.
Christmas TestivIties at tho Lower
Mission Sunday-School.
For more than year Sunday school designed
for the instruction OF the humber ass in life
has been in active operation at the Mariners
| Bethel, In Church street, and the friends the
school having determined to observe the Christ
| mas season in the true orthodox fashion, nave
been for some days past ousily engaged In pre-
pairing Christmas tree for the little ones. Last
Monday evening the scholars, with their parents
and friends, met at the church. and after singing
and some preliminary remarks by the superin.
tendent, the curtain that obscured the tree from
view was drawn, and the dazzling effect OF The
sudden illumination produced murmur OF ap-
plause that was only allayed by the distribution
of the gifts that hung in tempting profusion.
| There was q present for each ohild, and even
those that were u avoldably absent were not for.
gotten. After the distribution the school united
in singing, and wers then dismissed by the
superintendent.
This school has been in operation little over
wear, and already numbers nearly one hundred
scholars, with an average attendance Of sixty.
Besides the religious instruction given every Sun.
day afternoon, the children are taught both sew
,ng and singing on different evenings during the
week. The superintendent, Mr.. Warren, and his
ass ssants, have labored assIduously to make the
school success, and deserve merited "well
done.n
A Young CHARLESTON POET.