The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-29

white Sunday schools amounts
10. ........,........ ......,.....xlS 81 W
One colored school ............... ),
County-not known. ..........
lotal ,...'............... 1854 81
The amount of money expended in
the white city schools for sun.
day school purposes is. $6l3 4;
-Four colored schools .......... 15S 6;
County-not known ..........
lotal ........,.......... fII2 II
No blackboards in use in city
SCHOOLS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
No. OF maps in use in city schools
Two white and two colored schools hold
teachers meetings. Fourteen from white
and nineteen from colored schools of the
city--total thirty-three-were received into
church from the Sunday school during
the past year. Five white and three color
ed schools Of the city review the lessons.
Most of the city schools hold occasional
| concerts.
No report upon the last six items from
country schools. Think they are wanting.
know of no devotional or social Sun.
day school meetings being held in the coun-
ty. OF the aggregate members of the Sun
day schools Of Alexander county, about
one-tourth are adults, tive-twelfths inter
mediate and tEree.eighths infant scholars.
1t will be observed by those long ac-
quainted with our county, that at no period
of its history has its Sunday schools been
more prosperous than at the present day
Their condition is progress i've; their eff
cheney is increasing, and gradually the i'm
portance of systematic Bible study is being
impressed more and more upon the masses,
As the faithful Sunday school workers la
Dor on Bible study will increase and their
persistent efforts will win
The members engaged in these Bible
schools, the valuable helps to study. and
facilities for gaining knowledge upon the
word and the thoroughness of preparation
and teaching are in marked contrast to
fifteen years ago, in this county; and in
that time deeper and more general inter
est in the work has grown into the hearts
OF the adults Of the church, until now the
sentiment is SO broadcned that those men,
bcrs OF the church who neglect to engage
or interest themselves in the study of
school are looked upon as rccreant to duty
The work used to be left in the hands and
care Of the few, but now we are content
with nothing less than all the church AS
co-laborcrs. and seek to embrace the mass
Of adults outside and gather all the
children in. Glorious sight if every man,
woman and child could be seen engaged in
studying the Bible at the same time. The
Sunday school influence is permcating and
drawing with that gathering force that
reaches to the circumference of society,
and already every ear hears the loud invi-
taiion and every hcart-string feels the
pulling toward the spots where Gods chill
dren meet to search His word and learn
His will. None can live in our city now
without experiencing fresh reminder
twice every Sabbath that there are places
and times appointed for thorough Bible
stud - when and where all are welcome.
Every tap Of the bells is an invitation to
come and in the country part of our county
SundOyschools are now so thickly
intcrspcrscd that none may live 80 far be-
yond their reach rs 10 have an excuse for
not entering IN Considering the wooded
and somewhat crude condition of the coun-
try, the number and efficiency of the
schools of this portion of our field, is per.
hops commensurate with the population
and development of the same; yet there is
room for much Improvement and n call for
help, to place them upon u basis where
they can work to better advantage. There
is need for better organization; and great
les,i,ution of teachers ard scholars, helps
papers books, etc, with which, we Of the
city are more favored.