New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-06
WORK OF THE SUNDAR-SCHOOL.
A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.

| ADDRESSES BY DR.. s. IRENEUs PRIME, DIR
| RUFUS W. CLARK, DR. ]. P. NEWMAN, THE HON.
JOHN JOY AND OTHERS.
The Sunday-school system was organized IN
England In $780, by Robert Raes, OF Gloucester, and
the Foreign Sundayschoo Association Of New York yes
terday held a meeting in Madison Square Presbyterian
Church to celebrate the past century Of Sundayschoo
work. and TO take for It's wider extension
There were three sessions, two or three prominent
gentlemen in sympathy with the Sunday-schOol move
men being called upon TO speak at each session. They
we're all we'll attended and at the evening session the
church filed. Among those who attended during
the day were DR.. Z. B. Garfield, the Rev. RUFUS
Wendell ALBANY, the Rev. ]. c. Mobiles, William E
Dodge David N. stiger, Dr. Altman, Dr. Phillip schaf
the Rev. 5. IrenBus Prime, D. D., the Rev. Rufus W.
Clark d. d. the Rev. Thomas Armitage d. D., the Rev
Charles s. Robinson, D. D., the Rev. R. 5. storrs'
d. D.. the Hon. John Jay, Albert Woodruff Ralph
Wells A. P. We;more, the Rev. c. c. Goss J. W. s.
Lversedge. w. Flee. the Rev. Howard Beeoe and T. B.
Ely Notes Of regret being unable to attend were re-
ceived from President Hayes Professor Hopkins. Dr.
WoOl,ey and Secretary Evarts.
Albert Woodruff president of the Foreign Sunday
School Association presided at the morning session ana
the business Of the meeting brief speech
In which he said
There has scarcely been a day since the days Of
Christ-if except that Of Marin Luther-more Tor-
Ruikes, whose institution mas done 80 much ~
improve the Christian aTInor ane in[misn ~ ~;
for future CONQUEST. 1ue ntlOIlhhilOh VI
Luther was rather Of the head. that Of kakes one
of the heart Ills called forth the best Affections that
love and sympathy which puts these hearts OF ours IN
beating sympathy with Cht whole human race
THE PRESS AND TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL
lie then introduced the first speaker, the Rev. s..
Irenaus Prime D. D., as the apostolic Of the
great Robert Raikes In Christian journalism. Dr.
Prime said in the course OF his address
The greatness OF results cannot be estimated by their
begunlngs and the man who first gathered TIE group
OF little ragged children on sunday. 10 give
other day, hid not anticipate tbai the gram OF
rea in t hc shn %G q %hcS would be GATHERED
the children OF the whole Christian world: that many
pagan nations wouldlfel ~ power as one U t1o s
am r%gucsted to speak 10 The relations OF the Press
to The Sunday school," These relations are very lntl-
mate and have been from the beginning, from the time
when Mr. Rakrs's Gloucester Journal began TO commend
the plan to the public down TO this hour, thr
newspaper press has gwen TO 1t consistent UNIFORM
tho system should lead development OF literature
specially contyed to engage the nGn nd 0l Tive
that dcncs figures to represent 1t ana ns
il a marvel that the greatness OF the demand for the
now ana entertaining and executing and popular 80 Ut
tie rather than much clHn II 1Onnd III inc "heHI
that IS garnered for the food OF the young.
sUNDAY-sCHOOL MISSION WORK.
Tho Rev. Rufus W. Clark, ID. D., Of Albany, spoke
on the topic "WLat the Foreign sund"y-school
Association has accomplished III the past, ana
tho necessity OF an advanced movement
Britain and America to establish snnday-schools
throughout the world" The Sunday-schOOl," be
sald has become tho greatest theological seminary IN
chi Istondom. 1 see here theological institute
capable q indefinite enlargement. As an assistance
missionary enterprise the Sunday has done
great work. ard also in establishing and sustaining sun
day schools In localities and remote regions But
We claim that the hour has when great advance
movement should be made hy every Sundhy-sehOol IN
our land and Great Britain. ono cent year
from each teacher and SCHOLAR In the
Sunday schools OF our land would yield more than
$4,000; one cent a month would yield Ss4OO0O'
and cent week would give total IN m
school has already done much. and has extended
itself over many lands. By this plan the blessings Of
the Gospel may be- borne 10 children now vipg under
heather darkness or corrupt forms OF Christianity
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND CIVIL LIBERTY.
The Rcy. ]. p. Newman, d. D., was to have read pa
per on Religious Education the Safeguard OF CIVIL
Ibertv but was unable be present. and intrusted
lbs manuscript to the Rev. ]. J. Dean, pastor Of
the Twenty third Street Methodist Church. for delivery
The PAPER III substance, WAS fOlOws: After hun
cred years Of National lfe growth and prosperity we
may infer the future from tho past. Il" whit shall we
II il a trlr saving that knowedge is power. IL IL
power good or evil as II Is controlled 10y ae'ouS
,ducatuu, which Nils the mint with the no.
hcst l!cas of Cod OF persona, reSpnmSipii't G Si
II Iuurc state The battlefield .; ths Kepn ,2 Is Tue
mdu,Is secular education; fo wOuld nave MT
hcI,ef III God wIirh is the supreme reason virtuc
the nanst soIrnny protests against specialization
OF cdnrnon Dut protest is the interest OF error
stitto and spiritual slavery HIS bold prrielSUn is
that While tie STATE has rights she has them only in
aud by permission oi Il supreme al,horiY ana
that authority only DC expire SD through The Chrrh
cOuntetHct he inpIciy OF luhde educ tio ana the
political designs OF the papiSt te ian ptllol Of
fc.s cotry Tie Sun'ihy-SchOo Ihs l. the G'eat
source Of tnnt moral power when Will render secular
learning beneficial alike to IT. po>Se'Sor ana the County
at large. It i the abprnpriar snppSnent OF our pnonc
ganzation OF tine winch has peopieu this
with Chri-tians who arc tde PROMISE thnt our
TIE DUTY 10 POsTERTTY.
Tho Hon John jay presided ut the afternoon session,
and opened the proceedings with au address, in the
course Of which he said
beg express my deep sonse Of the honor OF beng
asked preside Tins memorable occasion. aud con-
gratulato you the opportunity Of assisting
fdcted inr by Since
by Robert Rallies at GleucGste s IN July; L7S9
ana also ON our side OF the wator in Penusylyanla
among the Baptists and IN virginia among the Artao
q system, that In 1889 the number ~ scholars III
Great Britain hnd T ts, TO "s9 nan STVpUo
little later, and II Is OF happy nuguIy Tor the Kepuhi'
GUS with the full adoption OF the National Constitution
Recalling wnat ancestors nave done Tor us remnds
looking to the ameorating effect sunday
morals and MANNERS, 70 Their tendency 10 ceHae our
becomes Gear that II Sunday schools Important
to the Republic when it founded they are yet more
the dam ers from political corruption and that for
cyn influence against which Washington So besetch'
ingly rntrcated us have increased arc increasing,
and ought to DO diminished. The socialism and
iutdeluy Of other lands, aud especially the
Jesuitisn,. whion has aroused the enmity OF
governments and people or all countries, aud
OF whatever faith are crOwdIug TO our shores.
H. with the view OF sti6ng thought anu manly indie
pondence aud Of educating as voters men VINO VIII D. IN
The hands of the Jrsus corpse lii The bands az
hOUl made propaganda of gnOI ance
of superstition and OF hate toward ali but Ronanist aud
OF OTHER un-Amercau ideas, multiplying the actual re-
suit pauper and dangerous classes, and replacing
the Chlslian culture Of the Republic Wl,h ,no IeGr"da,
ton Of the past agency better lifted 10 preserve
our people from tho influences aud dangers than
Sunday schools with tho open Bible Christianity will
Continue the beginning, part " our common law
and sunday II spread as theT SHOULD be spread
throughout lnnd, will prove he defence ~ once OF
Christianity aud the Republic.
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