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Un des symboles suivants apparaftra sur la dernlAre image de cheque microfiche, seion Ie cas: ie symbols — ► signifie "A SUIVRE", Ie symbols V signifie "FIN". Maps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent 6tre fllmte d des taux de reduction diffArents. Lorsque ie document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seul clichA, ii est fllmA A partir de I'angle supArieur gauche, de gauche A droits, et de haut en bas, en prenant Ie nombre d'images nAcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants lllustrent la mAthode. 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 / 6 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Name. Brockville, Buckingham : St. Andrew's Church, Chatham, C. E., (Argenteuil) Cornwall : St. John's Church Clifton : St. Andrew's Church, Cumberland, ; Dundee, (no name) Fergus : St. Andrew's Church, Gait : St. Andrew's Church, Hamilton . St. Andrew's Congregational, " Mission School, . St. John's Church, Huntly. No School. Kingston : St. Andrew's Church, Portsmouth Mission, Wolfe Island " I? 1853 185'? 1827 1857 1846 1857 1837 1847 1834 1856 1857 1828 1854 SCPKRINTJ Robert Watsor James Henry. John Blair. Minister and El Minister. Archibald Petri Lucy Baker. Minister and EI Robert MalcolM Matthew Legatll Goorge A. You| John Catto. Minister. John Paton. *■ "* ' *.:• !«n 'r%^ii \\ o< c 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 IG 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 no 31 32 33 34 Name. Brockvilie, Buckingham : St. Andrew's Churcli, Chatham, C. E., (Argenteuil) Cornwall : St. John's Church, Clifton : St. Andrew's Church, Cumberland, Dundee, (no name) Fergus ; St. Andrew's Church, Gait : St. Andrew's Church, Hamiltoh : St. Andrew's Congregational, " " Mission School, . " St. John's Church, Huntly. No School. Kingston : St. Andrew's Church,. . . " Portsmouth Mission,. . . . " Wolfe Island '< Lochiel : St. Andrew's Cluirch, .... Lanark Sabbath School, L'Orignal : St. Andrew's Church, . . Martintown : St. Andrew's Church, Mono. No School. Montreal : St. Andrew's Church, . . . " Mission at Pointe St. Charles, St. Paul's Church, r, n 1853 1857 1827 1857 1846 1857 1837 1847 1834 1856 1857 1828 1854 SUPBRINTS LNT Beceived hy the Committee on 1854 1827 1S40 1817 1857 1834 Mount Forest. No School. New-market. No School. Ottawa : St. Andrew's Church, Pakenhani. No School. Perth : St. Andrew's Church, Scott Presbyterian Sabbath School, . Three Rivers: St. Andrew's Church, Williams. No School. Williamstown, Woodstock : St. Andrew's Church,. . 1830 1856 Robert Watsor James Henry. John Blair. Minister and E Minister. Archibald Petr Lucy Baker. Minister and El Robert Malcol Matthew Legatji Goorge A. You| John Catto. TsAcnERB. Male Minister. John Futon. Minister. Messrs. Fraser [\ Mason. Minister. Minister. Alexander Mori (Elder). W. C. Menzics.,, Vacant. Minister. Minister. William Sinclai Minister. k 1857 Minister. Fem A.vg'e Atten- dance Ni 2 2 2 5 Fo 10 ne 14 4 8 3 4 9 10 4 6 ur 8 18 4 12 5 2 3 4 3 12 7 2 3 4 7 3 15 18 Scholars. No. Avg'e Atten- dance 80 30 35 45 67 25 32 85 48 146 140 7 47 26 230 9 110 , , 230 9 87 4 40 11-50 95 15 100 6 26 12 106 •• 146 U 98 3i 40 3 26 4 , , • • 30 65 17 35 38 36 15 30 50 40 106 98 40 180 80 61 40 66 80 17 73 Compared with last Year, is tour School Prosperous ? Yes. Yes. • Yes. No material Increase or decrease. No change. No. Slight decrease in attendance. Prosperous. Prosperous. Prosperous. Gained in interest and prosperity Prosperous. No change. Prosperous ; nearly trebled. Yes. Yes. Stationary. 60 30 20 31 20 Yes. Slight decrease. Inc. Dec. 25 15 40 11 20 12 15 10 Is SC£ Dista Unic Want ol Frequ rem No, c: Child Diffic W Boys se 1. Arthur. 2. Beamsville. " Beauharnois. ^ . Beach Ridge. 5. Beckwith. 6. Belleville. 7. Brock Reach and Mariposa. 8. Camden. 9. Chatham, C. W. 10. Chinguacoucy. 11. Clarke and Hope. 12. Cote St. George, 13. Coteau du Lac. 14. Dalhousie Mills. 15. Darlington. 16. Dundas and Ancastcr. 17. Eldon. 18. Esquesing. DIGEST OF RE f hy the Committee on Sabbath Schools, appointed by the Synod of the Fresbyterian Chmch of Canada in connection with thi BT Yhab, la YOUR School )SPBRO03 ? Inc. Dec 36 or decrease. age. a attendance, •ous. •0U3. 'OUS. and prosperity. :ous. nge. arly trebled. 25 7 ary. I. crease. 15 40 11 20 12 8 15 la School sufprrino from ant causb ? No. Distance of children from school and bad roads. No. Lack of Teachers. No. Union School, and from distance. Want of Female Teachers and more life. Distance. C Frequent changes of teachers, and \ removal of children from town. No. No. Distance from town. 10 t ^ •-^-•^^••■^^t-i.aS^aasCiBlR-- No. No. No, except bad roads spring and fall. ( Children of wealthier families in gene^ \ ral do not attend. Library. No. of Books. No. No. 250 200 100 Large. 200 100 139 416 100 300 None. 135 550 250 100 150 600 365 C Difficulty in getting a sufficient number I of qualified teachers. Want of Ministerial visitation. Boys sent to Quebec or Montreal +0 school Character of Volumes ; whence obtained ? From Britain and America. American Sabbath School Union. Britain and America. Well selected British and American. < London Tract Society, American Sab. Un., I Mass. Sab. Un., American Tract Society. C American Sunday School Union, and Reli- \ gious Tract Society, London. Religious. American. C § Am. Sab. Union, and Pres. Board, Phila., \ i Kel. T. Soc, and Carter Bros. Selected. Religious Biography. American. Two-thirds English ; one-third American. Children German. American Sunday Union and Tract Society. American Sunday Union & London Tract Soc. 275 115 120 162 lt5 Any SERiALa DisTRiBUTEn? Juvenile Presbyterian. <( << Yes. Yes. Children's Paper, Tracts, and Juvenile Presbyterian. Juvenile Presbyterian. No. Juvenile Presbyterian and Children's Paper. No. Juvenile Presbyterian. No, because the children are German. No. Child's Paper, Children's Paper, and Juvenile Presbyterian. Siiorter " I Sil Shorter t'l ScrlptuI A Library British and American. American S. S. Union. America. ( London Tract Society and Union Depositary ( in Montreal. Good selection. No Library. London Tract Society. Very few American. Good Library. < London Tract Society, and Presbyterian I Board 0. S., America. Generally religious. Chiefly American. Religious. American Tract Society, Tracts and Juvenile Presbyterian. Juvenile Presbyterian. Juvenile Presbyterian and Children's Paper. Juvenile Presbyterian. Juvenile Presbyterian and Child's Paper. None regularly. Well Spring, Children's Paper, and Juvenile Presbyterian. No. Child's Paper, Children's Paper, and Juvenile Presbyterian. Sometimes. Juvenile Presbyterian and Children's Paper. 8hor| Bible l\ Catechi^ Edinbui Singinj. I Scriptuj Shi Edj No ScheJ No publ Les3on3 J Lessons ( aiil ( Reading 4 Reading i Reading -■■..t-A.. Motherg Yes. Tsuoriel The following places to which Circulars were sent havt 13. Coteau du Lac. [4. Dalhousie Mills. 15. Darlington. L6. Dundas and Ancastcr. 17. Bldon. 18. Esquesing. 19. Finch. 20. George Town. 21. Goderich. 22. Guelph. 23. Hemmingford. 24. Hornby. 25. Huntingdon. 26. Indian Lands. 27. King. 28. Kitley. 29. Lachine. 30. Laprairie. 31. Litchfield. 32. London. 33. Markham. 34. Macnab and Horton. 35. Melbourne. 36. Mulmur. 37. New RichmoJ 38. Niagara. 39. North DorcliJ 40. North EasthJ 41. NottawasagiJ 42. Ormstowi). RETUENS ^iDith the Church of Scotland, Freparcd in accordance icith the order of the Synod, made at its Meeting in May, 15? ExBUCiSBa : llow Condccted? Any Poblisiied Scukme of Lusaoxs? I priau. Shorter Catechism, Bible Lesson, Psalm or Paraphrase, comraitted to memory. No. II II << " No. Singing, reading and committing Scripture and Catechism to memory. Shorter Catechism, reading Scriptures, and committing Psalms & History to memory. C Scripture recited and read ; Psalms, Shorter Catechism, Gall's Sacred Songs and \ Catechism. No Scheme of Lessons. Shorter Catechism, Gall'j Exercises, Bible read, Psalms or Hymns repeated. Catechism, reading of Scriptures, Texts committed to memory. C Bible Lesson, Shorter Catechism, Doctrine proved, and Verse committed to memory. ) \ Bateman's Hymns, Singing and Missionary Address, once a month. \ t Catechism, Bible Lesson, and Paraphrase repeated. Scripture read, Doctrine proved. } No published Scheme of Lessons. \ Sabbath School Union Scries of Lessons, Bateman's Hymns, Watt's > J Catechism, Ist and 2nd Book of Lessons, > { Singing Hymns (Bateman's selection), Watt's Catechism, 1st and '2d Reading Books j \ of London S. S. Union. Reading in New Testament. \ Scripture reading and explanation. Shorter Catechism, Psalms and Hymns commit ted to memory. No published Scheme of Lessons. Shorter or Mothers' Catechism, a few Scripture verses. Psalms repeated. Edinburgh S. S. Union Series of Lessons. Prominence given to singing. Any Pbrio- DIOAL Examination? Brian C Edinburgh Read and explain verses in Bible and Shorter Catechism. No Scheme. Psalms or portions of Scripture repeated. Scripture read and explained. Scheme of Lessons lately published iu Juvenile Presbyterian. < No published Scheme. Tasks repeated ; Scripture read by children, and explained ) \ by teachers ; then all examined by Superintend.ant. ^ C Lessons conducted on scheme prepared by Superiutendant. At the close children \ are examined on lesson or addressed. {, Psfil'ii" nnd Shorter Catechism comm. to memory ; reading and questions thereon. \ Use Sclieme of Lessons published by Edin. S. S. Union some years ago. C Lessons in Shorter Catechism, Psalms, Para, and Scripture passages. Examination ( and address by Minister or Superintendant on portion of Scripture read. terian. ( Reading Scriptures, repeating Scripture Psalms, Para, and Shorter Catechism, with ) examinations thereon. ( Reading Scriptures, reciting portions of Scripture, Psalms and Shorter Catechism. \ Reading again, with questions thereon. t Reading Scriptures, and committing to memory Scripture verses ; Psalms, Shorter \ Catechism. No published Scheme of Lessons. Mothers' and Shorter Catechism committed to memory ; Scripture read and ex- ( Motl • -■--- ■ -^m -Pi ft'^^^'n ^^ pubii snca iscneme ot Licssons. t'nui icr vja'iecKMiS^^SMms'ana scripture committed to memory, with iV'adlng, etc. None. None. Occasional. No. No. Quarterly. Quarterly. No. Yes. Weekly. Weekly. No. No. Monthly. Monthly. No. No. No. No. Not yet. Antthino donk in Soaooi. fob Missions? Supports an Orphan 12b. 6d. for French Mission. No. Yes, for India. Nothing as yet. No. Any Tk OccaBion £5 Os. 2d. in 1857 for Orphan and Library in India. Yes. Support two Orphans in India. No. No. Support two Orphans in India. Support Orphan in India h contribute to School in Calcutta. Support Orphan in India. Portion for Orphan in India. Support for Orphan in India. Yes. I Support Orphan and Monitress at Bombay, and $30 to \ Can. School, and $2 for Bibles. Missionary Box. No application of money yet. Support two Orphans in India. Supports Orphan in India, and contributes to Can. School Have collected enough to support an Orphr.a frst year. Collected nearly enoueh to support Orphan. Yes, Occasion; 3 or Moi *v3m\ ere sent have not sent any Report ;- |.t7. New Richmond. |38. Niagara. [39. North Dorchester. 1 40. North Easthope. i41. Nottawasaga. 42. Ormstown, 43. Osnabruck. 44. Peterborough. 45. Paisley. 46. Pickering. 47. Plantagenet. 48. Point Levi. 49. Quebec. 50. Ramsay. 51. Richmond. 52. Russel Town. 53. Saltfleet and Binbrook. 54. St. Eustace. 55. St. Louis. 56. Scarborough. 57. Seymour. 58. Simcoe. 59. Smith Falls. 60. South Gower. 6L 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. ? Meeting in Mwy^ 1587. roR Missions? Ant Tiaohbbs' Mketimos 7 REMARKS. ihan Occaiionallj for conference. Mission. None. (I. et. No. None. No. No. District large, no village, and people scattered. Several Union Schools attended by from 40 to SO Congregational children. ( Congregational children regular in Attendance. Low averages caused by the non-attendance of those ( in-gathered from streets. • • • and Library in India. No. No. No. Teachers attend weekly prayer meetings when practicable, when lesson is gone over. IS in India. IS in India. uto to School in Calcutta. n India. 1 in India. 1 in India. at Bombay, and I for Bibles. :ation of money yet. as in India. Monthly. Monthly. Yes, for conference. Occasionally for conference. 3 or 4 times a year. •i mtributes to Can. School No. Weekly. Weekly. Monthly. Monthly for prayer. Monthly. )rt an Orphan first year. to support Orplan. No. No. 'fSWISKBeXflii^i The teachers of both schools are organised under the name of the Saint Andrew's Church Sabbath School Society, and meet monthly for business, rehearsal of lesson, and prayer. ( Teachers' meetings held for conference and prayer. The superintendant and a teacher visit each family \ twice a year. Absentees visited by teacher, whose duty it is to visit for the week. Plan works admirably. Teachers' meetings for study of lessons. Much benefit derived from them. Devotional exercises and preparation for Sabbath. Happiest results. Teachers meet for conference and devotional exercises. Meetings found useful and encouraging to Teachers. ( Teachers meet for conference and prayer. Fo ^^. to increase the interest of teachers in the work, and \ secure more regular attendance of scholars. The number of scholars is exclusive of fifty who attend a Bible Class. There is in addition a Bible Class. s. ough. r. Falls, iower. 61. Stirling. 62. Thorah. 63. Toronto. 64. Valcartier. 65. Yankleek Hill. 66. Yaughan. 67. Wawanosh. 68. Westminster. 69. West Guillimbury. 70. Whitby. 71. Williamsburg. 72. Woolwich.