, 1880-05-15

tinN e!nrgc 81 M2nMt ,tWenty eliiusen. LII, III"
II teatier-tlio l'est sct1ular Manally--to earli
sm'llIng, GM( l''ok tho leginner through tho
es sSs in Nfrs ss saps sFS teTsS Sods * % eoS n{s,
si!oes," Or other artlcles Of wear. Tho nnr,''
advanced scholars were taught to rcatl tho
Now Testatnellt nnl committed 70 ~ n'nGtTn9ry, Tay,
hymns. The sclluol met .again IN tho aitgr-
nom. In tins tho prnctEcG 0btalned of tnk-
f ssffyIee. ice ss's :. '.s'.' ,.D.,. ~ w.
wns prodlgio,ls.. Tho streets Of Gloucester
heea1ilo tuIet and peaceablg on Sundays, md
tho same change for the bettsr w'ls eitectetl
throughout thu county. In l7so tug 0innces-
clnrlng tint" tl.s beneilt Of Suns!ay.s:itools
to tic morals of the rising generation y too
evident not to merit tllg rEcn1nit1uti 1t the
bench a!nl the thanks of ,tlle con'tnunlty, 10
thenl." III l7E', atter three years' experience,
lsnikes veMtl,red to speak VI the schop1s Iii
Ills paper. Inquiries for Information beHall
to n9a5 td II y S n, l tao s st1sfs II '. fSy
zinc, THO Euroijctl,l, Aagazinc, anl Wesley's
auii,or 11oi' 81 a'e i Wss!tl q Sas!ss" Wis 20 ss
Ss seSns 9te.ssS n T a tS as ssy iyonss Is ts 9s
effect elanEs of manners with equal enss
andsln!p!iclty slnec tho dsysof tic Apostles"
John Wesley thought t!icre was n,oro III
faee nd wr"to i II ,is je',s'ai u rsrhaps
ess e %ra wv n"tS "{h shops ] nolce 'i a Iii ii
their charges to thy clergy. reacIil,le poor
Eyr1l tic Qnee,,, wife of George ILL.,, srnt
lnr Robert Nulkrs, WHEN lle ctlallcesl to be ut
Windsor. II learn froi! bis owa lips Of liis
wnrk Among tie poor. S!!e wished to know
10 II ',ei' bei,ciit to to iowrr or.isrs Il people
o. esatsl ts to lis nina" f}le rapity Si!h
Which the idea WAS ndopte4 y nnu Of tho
Leetts, III one year after the first notice
published Ii, the Gloucester .Iournul.
there were twenty.six schools md 2,o'N
scholars. III. Manchester tllero were very
and tic tcucliers were pnid. Without orgnil-
ized support, nlld dependent un0!t paid labur,
the snndny,sGliooi innst IT, a ,iy tsW yenrMs M have
correspondent Ut Robert, lalkcs, md n few
asspcl;ltes formed the "Soeipty for the Es-
tablishMent nnd Support of sAl!!ay,,Sstf2viss !, f +
throughout the Kingdom Of lreat britaln."
mnte one nf the Organizing Committee, md
( Robert Raikes MI honorary member. A.
source Of supply for the funds needed wns
now provided. IN fourteen years: from 11si
paymont Of tcacllers. \ long continuance
uf the policy OF payment would have Grip
pied the institution. THO suggestion OF US
Ing the services OF nrpuid teachers Is said to
| llave originated Among tho Weslcyans. by
Tbs several schools Wure managed On this
| plan. The ldcn was not adopted. however,
| In Gloucester TIL 1910, q yenr befnro 1salkes'
death, Tho go0l pllilnntllr0plst lived to SEQ
tho adoption Of this modification OF Ills orig
ina1 thought.
ut Is botAniztng IN humnn nature" wrote
Robert 1saikes to il friend Of the discoveries
hu often lnatlo ot genius a1d good dispDA-
tions n,long tho little uigeasts uf society. Ne
| found flowers nn!0lig the weetls-nay, proved
that sonic OF thu weeds were flowers, could
they bu but cultured. Full ut ll0nors, after
repUstnE for eight years fr0tll tho tIlls ul
business, Rol,Crt RnEkea died lit 1911, having
reached tlle rlnc asc Of Is. !lo cftllrectf0tls
tint Ills Su1ltlay-sc!t0Ol children sionll fol.
low him to the grave ntld that cncil Of thon!
should receive n shilling ind Il pEuln-cake." "
Tllp coltl,cNIoraton Of the centenary OF the
establishment Vt Sllldny.scllo0lS IN London,
June ~ and the following days, IL planned oll
n targu sCplc. There will bo gatherings [ll
St. paul's md tho Guildhat, PROFESSIONS, aid
tho unvetltng OF statue placed Oh the
TllAmes EMbanknlont. Perhaps tho finest
culOEy that Gull tu then pronounced will bl
tho rgcitul ut the !nserlpttU. oil Ills grnvG IL
Gloucester: "Wllen tic cur ltGnril me, tllbIi
it blessed nc; when tlle cyl. saw me, It gnye
witness to mo; becaliso delivered thu 1,0ul
TINT CRIED, alld the fatilorluss md htl.l thu
had none to llelp lin. TA blessing Ut lln
tint wits ready to perish ca,na upon me; N1lt
caused the Widows heart tn sing for JOY
| GEORGE II. GnOOifK.