Year: 1863

Mr. EDIToR:-My business calls to many portions of
this State and being professional tour in The South
west corner OF Gutord county, called upon and stopped
over night with friend of whom learned that there was


large Sabbath School kept up at quaker meeting house
IN that vicinity The nex day being the Sabbath and be-
a visit.


short walk brought me in view of Springfield meeting
mousse large and neatly constructed brick building ed
entirely by the Society of Friends which are quite numer
GUS IN this section The surrounding country gives
strong evidence OF industry wealth and intelligence which
always strikes the of the traveller he passes through


neighoorhood OF these quiet, nofensive people. The
pudlng IS situated ON high piece of ground surrounded
oy grove OF oak trees which, combined with the building
makes it beautiful spot Remote from the busy scenes
OF LIFE quiet retreat emblemacal of the people who as
senbie there to worship Him whom they saw if Worship
ped acceptaby must be worshpped spirit and in truth
About o'clock A NJ the school was openeI and about
one hundred and sixty boys and girls of all ages from five
10 years. assembled IN good order in their respec
tive classes 1t beautiful sight see SO many chill
dren all neatly clad under the corps of competent
eachers and superlntendents. Shortly after taking
seat IN this interesting assembly, the superinen-
dans took me around and politely introduced ME to the
different classes and their respective teachers found the
scholars well GdTanced in ScrptuTa knowledge and very
expert in exercising themaPs of the Holy land their
teachers explaining to them the location of those places
rendered memorable by miracles performed there BY


Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and his Apostles thus
derg the reading of the Scriptures more instructive the
young mind This system should be introduced into every
Sabbath School wherever taught


The teachers of this school polite genteel and in
duStouS IN mpartng goody share of Scriptura knowi
SuSe w Ol class. al CLOCK the
school dismissed The scholars and teachers all assem-
bling at spring two hundred yards dstan. in the
meeting house grove, they formed a procession and
marched in regular order into the meeting house for
ship believe this to be of the largest and best dis
cipned Sabbath schools in my knowledge and perhaps
in the State learn this school has operation


number of years. and growing interest is still manes-
ted by the Superintendent teachers and scholars
think of nothing better calculated cOuneract the decline
of civilization aud Christianity Unto WHICH fast ap-
proaching,) than Sabbath schools l think every neigh
borhOod village and town that has not already engaged
this benevolent and holy work. should once organize
Sabbath schools and follow the example of the good people
OfSpringfed Only think for moment of the desolaed
school houses and churches of twenty-five thousand
pbans and their numbers daily ncreasing-truy the har
vest is great and the laborers are few.


In conc uson permit me to give publicity to the
of one of the leaders in this schoOlA. U. ToMLsoS


am told is mainly by his exertions that the school has
been kept up for the last forty years. Although time has
played heavily upon him. and the hairs of his head
bleached with the frostS of winters his interest in
the welfare and right training of the minds of the children
of his nehbOrhOOd has but increased with the years that
have been heightened out him. 1t is pleasing sight
to that good every Sabbath morning vending his
way to the Sabbath school, cheerful and happy with kind
and pleasant word for every he meets and to hear his
advice and instructions to the children and the great
interest he takes in their welfare which cannot fail to
every little boy and girl in the school to love him
Every neghborhood should be proud to have such
in their midst. VISITOR.