, 1880-05-15
ROBERT 12AINES.
Tho Founder Of au,,tiny-sehoo1s.


II Ro,nan CAMP and Is famous for It's cathe-
drnl, whose foundations were laid ns far
back ~ the eleventh century. During tile
civil wars 1t wns besiegcl by Charles the
First, md had then, rs now, sotilo foreign
trnue ntli tlu,lrisllinx factories. It Is noted
i'll nlore recent t!mrs rs the blrtla-place Of
Genrgu Whiteic1l, tho great preacher, ns
the sccnu pf ont of tho early experiments Df
John Howard In prison reform, and still
mare NJ tho btrtl..place and home OF Robert
Rallies, the founder OF Snntlay-schoofs.
Tho story Of tho origin Ut Sunlay-seho0ls
chi hardly ba told without I'LL account of
tho founding and growth of the Gloucester
Jour,lal, weekly paper established by
tho fatAor Of tho philanthroptst. Robert
Ralkes wns known nlnollg Ills nclglibors
as "1lailcs the printer" and tho gen
cral adoption Of the Sunday-scIlnol tslea WAS
ink". rs to his Christian sympathy for ,1ca:
lpctrtl Children. The JUHrHnt WIS fDl,ntlgtl
In l1s.. liaikcs tile elder was n SUCCESSFUL
gAtliercr Of lltws, u prosperous nun Of bust.
eatlses. ,ltis, sul, md na!,esakr. sho wns
bnrn under tlie snltUw ot the cntlletrnl u
It's, succeeded to the pr0prletofsl!lp ln 11h7.
TllUugh but - years. Of aRe, hc WIS fully
rccted With tho management Of tho paper
was 1t genera! printing business, which grew
under the ],u,ts Ut The ynllg master, 50 tint
through! lhe furco or ILLS eharncter and us
iilulitlal etlizcns of Gloucester. liz COLI
tLnueA 1t, bu1itess for forty five years, rettr-
Ing IN ls, Wt'!t grnsei,! st!f!ress to Ills
fiSrs s q Es u III assabc Sas; S
| Of tic Gloucester Journal hns 80 long been
tho earnest desire nt tho printer tliat |e cnEl-
mt suppress spontaneous desire t9r itS fut-
| Mre prosperity wslci, for the last timo lle Is
nt,oilt To subscribe himself as tho proprietor,
gari Eii ID ds tlies pNbIic." Raikes was not one Of
tho nngnlur mel WHOSE edgcs cut whomso-
yt,ld!Uus Of pleasing, antl continually on the
alert 10 promote goodwill Nl,l6ltg Ills letgli-
1ors. HIS vocation rs printer nntl editor
brought him into contact with all classes OF
society; sllrew'lncss Of observation WIS as
decided = trait OF Ills character As business
tact. .Wlthal, he was d tlcyout 1nentber Of
tic Church Of EAE'1iNl, and regular at
Ths hoasa ii IL wiilci! lia!kes did hts print
tng is still to be seen Iii Gloucester. II IL on
olio Of tho principal tlloronEhfarcs, nntl is
| described rs quaint, rooiny, with gable ehds
Ing over the lower. it Is sou1ld ulld II gootlt
condition, and IL NOW occupied by iirih Of
wine-mercllnats. Tho files 9f the Jonr,M1
| slIuw many specimens ut 0ld-fnshlDnuh cllt.
c0Hrles, ntlylce to correspondents, a'Hl other
| details which carry dn9 buck to tllo Ultlen
| time. Advertisements llntl to DO paid for In
y s%s w2e ss1y S!as sa s n sis asss e sess sscd
mat, s,ooA by IFS, readers. eyen though the
| advertisers crowded upon him cash Iii hailI.
liz was not An ctllt0r OF tile modern type by
any lltnMller Ut iIleal.B.
ua to sue Robrrt Katkes 1t, 1,fs busy daily lifo.
II we ald tint i,fs form, WINS .portly, we may
pleturo him falriy well to tho minds rye.
eiani Il q To- to.tiay: II Futile s!ucation for tho
lover clnsscs scarcely yextstcd. Alnnufactures
woro growing. and producing, ~ they always
d9. 4 distinct clsss & Of ls'i,.lat!o1l. ~ , IVY
and crowded the debtors confined In them
Ind IN public provision for. their lnall,tt'-
l.nlce, and often died Uf neglect and staryN-
H skes fst Nor raste e s "peGs 9sst 81 81
the prisoners In the Gloucester Ialls. liz. was
before Howard in this Held, md used )Ils
/ paper effectively in appealing tor food al'!!
rs ile ellis thel,. Kaikos distributed the Ki1!s
OF tile charitable ilitrustutl to hlul With his
avn haiuis. 1;ut llo did mol, stop at this
point; llo ha.l tho muster !dea III his
culture Is tho gllef source Of criMc,-
tho Itluu wlltcl, Intur led him to organize Sll-
uay:scloals. lily supplied the prlhoners with
1oks. apponts t!le gst competent nnlnl,g|
tho readers to diligence By, Eratntl!es:, JOHN
Howard. wlen Il, l773 le. .vEslts. the Glouces-
Ter Guilty jntl, beArs this estllNunY to the
Mers iliais oGjecs inetsmait saIs mi aud
almost il,us|lctl, In December their appear
nllcu wns much uttered; Mr.. Ilaikes n'ltl
other gentlemen tapk pity IN tllenE, a;.tl gen;
clnthing Mr. lsnlkes eontlnues Ills unrenlt.
ting attention 10 tlle prts0ners.n
ltolert Rallies work u e,',arlty IN tho prlas'
ons Ut Gloucester prepared llin for lls grgnt.
est nehieyenIu,tt,-the f0,litlng OF Sunday
scl,o0ls, Ills own nccnnllt OF the first step
tnkuIl, ns given IN 4 lottGr to u friend, Is very
simple: "Sunu btsnlre lrltlnE Ine 0!,1 ln0 RI
lo~est of tie peoplv (who aro principally ysnl'
ployed IN thu pln lltai'ntactory) chiefly reside
l wins struck With col,Gern ut seDing D. gyOul
nt children, wrttclcdly ragged, ut play, III
tllese elildren belungge,A to ,tlat partt q, q
mss. All, sr,', snitl THO wonnn, could you
tako y vtew of tl.ls part Y tllo tbwn on
then tllo Street IL filled WITH! multitude Of
these. wretchrs, who spent thelr tine IN l.ols,
a,,4 riot, plAyl,lg at "chuck." nlld earsint
and swsarIiK III nmal@.i'sr @ 80 ii1rlla ~ IT. +
:: Inquired of tlgy wotlan II there were an,
i teeent, well-tllspnscl Women who keep
suets 'Ss to t5S S g tssa ts apppc III;
Mule ai. aKrceme'!t witt, tl,c,a 10 TeeetyG n
many children ~ should ss!!d, wlloEa the
wers f. :lstrSot y re'tllnE aiHl ti4o Chnrcl n
1, = SHILLING each for shcir days employment
.. 'rlss wo!!ien seemed petlse.l with the prro
lt,sal. thcn. waited nn the Clergyman, TIL
| ilpy, Mr.. Stuck, uni Impartial to hltM III,
, plum. lilo WIS so nancEl satlsnea with Til
.lta that lie Engaged tn ,lcntl his assistance
( by g0lnK rountt 10 tie schools on SuMtln,
aiteriiool,. to examine the progress that wa
: iiIR,lG, A!Mi to entnrcB Or.ler Rall !aecorul'
I ail,0,l9 sucI, n set Ut little llcatteti,n
/ Tnls WIS the germ Of tile Christian Sun
tlay.schoo systel,s, which ,as III ono Iluntlre!
] years spread over tile whole world. In =!
le did, Infkrs showed thy gotsl soIlso Of til
. llar.l-licMleA, prnctlca! EMgllslllnan. ih
. only condition of nslnl!ssIoii to tho selloel
D was cleanliness; "All that require" sAt
t tile phltanthluplat to parrnta, "are ellen!
i 10 xU,lu ulla vito tried tO beB of frou! nj
tsnance by tepllesl. ''1f yo, haze ~ @ elea =.
: ] s,ss of noiiier 10 n,lroitiy purified b. sas
3 lux. IT you can lo!1er ab1ut without shoet
y y anu In rugged coat, ynu may us vol CON