The Sunday School Repository; Or, Teachers' Magazine

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813. Excerpt: ... "2. Let all your instructions be grounded on religion. "3. Let all your instructions be conveyed in the accents of kindness and affection. ' 4. Study well (as far as time and circumstances will permit) the tempers and dispositions or' the children. ' 5. Permit us also to recommend to all of you, gentlemen, as well the superintendents as teachers, that you observe the greatest punctuality in your attendauce at the precise time for opening your respective Schools. In this way, your respective duties being well arranged and properly understood, all will proceed with exactness, harmony, and mutual good will. "6. We trust, gentlemen, that from your fair standings and characters in life, either as members in full communion, or regular attendance at some one of the many distinguished places of public worship in this favoured city, it is needless to present to your view, the propriety of a regular attendance at church, at least once on every Sunday. This is so important a duty, and so congenial with, your own practice, views, and feelings, as to require no observations from us. The subject is only mentioned, that the nature and obligations of public worship may not escape attention." The meeting was concluded with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Mortimer. Sabbath School Associations in Philadelphia. America. FROM extracts of two letters from a young lady in Philadelphia, and other sources, it appears, that almost every church in that city has a Sabbath School Association, for the instruction of poor children. In this laudable employment, the Methodists, Baptists, Episcopalians, and different denominations of Presbyterians, are all engaged. The Associations consist generally of pious young ladies, who form a constitution for themselves, and then seek the destitute and igno...