[Continued from second page of cover.] Middlesex North and Vicinity-Charitable Society, from Harvard Associa tion, per Dea. J. S. Adams, Manchester, England-From Wm. Courtis, to send the N. E. Primer to Charles A. Spring, per John Ball, Esq., 677 500 10.00 20.00 Mansfield.-From the Sab. School in Rev. Wm. Blake's Society, New Bedford.-From the Sab. school concert in Rev. Mr. Prentiss' Soc., 10 00 10 00 125 10 00 South Woburn. From the Sabbath school in Cong. Society, per Dea. N. 10 50 150 South Dunvers.-From the Sab. school in Rev. Mr. Field's Soc. per Jacob 21.00 36.00 10 10 00 10.00 Slatersville, R. 1-From a little boy to aid the "Gospel Kite," per Rev. Mr. Taylor, Townsend.-From the Ladies' Benevolent Society, per Rev. Mr. Sheldon, The Synod of Missouri. 576 Rev. J. T. Tucker, of Hannibal, Mo., clerk of the Synod of that State, under date of Dec. 4, 1845, thus writes: "REV. A. BULLARD,-Dear Sir-I am instructed, as stated clerk of the Synod of Missouri, to address the Mass. S. S. Society through you, presenting the thanks of our churches to that Society, for the donations of your library books, which have reached us during recent years. These donations have come at a time when peculiarly needed and useful in our schools. They have aided greatly in originating and sustaining them. Whatever additional favors of this kind you may be able to furnish us, will be gratefully acknowledged, for still our wants are many in every department of Christian effort." The letter contains the names of a Committee which the Synod has appointed in St. Louis, to receive and distribute all such donations that we may send them. Question Book on Acts. The Appleton Street Sabbath School, Lowell, have voted to adopt Mrs. Hopkins' Question Book on Acts, published by the MASS. S. S. SOCIETY. The committee of the school reported the following reasons why they should use it. 1. It contains a greater variety than any question book they had seen. 2. It was upon a portion of Scripture which was likely to be neglected, unless the attention was specially directed to it. 3. It is a work of female production. And female talent should be encouraged. "And I took the liberty," says the friend who communicated the above, "to add, 4. It was published by the Mass. S. S. Society. And every work published from its Depository, is aiding to maintain that institution, and enable it to stretch its arms, not only over Massachusetts, but also over the great West." Is published monthly at No. 13 CORNHILL, Boston. Terms, fifty cents per annum, in advance. When ordered from the Depository, to one address, every ninth copy gratis. THE WELL-SPRING Is published weekly, at No. 13 Cornhill, Boston. Terms at the Depository. Single copy, 35 cents; three copies to one address, $1; ten to one address, $3; twenty, or upwards, to one address, 25 cents a copy. From these terms there is no variation,-payable in all cases in advance. Agents must make their payments within six months, for both works, or they will be discontinued at the discretion of the Publisher. Payments to be made to C. C. DEAN, Treasurer. PARENTS, CHURCH MEMBERS, AND SABBATH SCHOOL TEACHERS. EDITED BY J. A. ALBRO AND ASA BULLARD. FEBRUARY, 1846. TERMS-FIFTY CENTS ON RECEIVING THE FIRST NUMBER. BOSTON: MASSACHUSETTS SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY. C. C. DEAN, TREASURER, No. 13 CORNHILL. 222. By payment of $10 and upwards, from Dec. 29 to Jan. 16. Acton.-Dea. Silas Hosmer, by Sab. school in Rev. Mr. Woodbury's Soc., Conway-Col. Austin Rice, by his Sabbath school class, Balance of Rev. Samuel Harris's membership, Haverhill.-David Marsh, by himself, Northfield, Ct.-Rev. J. Lyman Dickinson, by the Sab. school in his Soc., 10 00 10 60 3 35 - 10 00 10 00 . 8 00 DONATIONS TO THE SOCIETY, FOR ESTABLISHING AND SUSTAINING SABBATH SCHOOLS. From Dec. 29, to Jan. 16. 20 00 Albany, N. Y.-"A Freewill Offering," from the Sab. school, per Matthew From Wm. T. Eustis Oviatt, aged 19 months, being money left by Conway From the Sabbath school in Rev. Samuel Harris's society, Cambridge.-From a Friend, 100 300 Left by a little girl, in Centre Sabbath school, on her death-bed, Jaffrey, N. H.-From a friend, Dorchester.-From Miss H. S. Clapp's class in Old South Church, Danbury, N.H-From S. school in Rev. Mr. Pulsifer's Soc, per J.B. Nichols, 326 E. Boston-From Mary W. Wellington, Falmouth. From Young Misses Sewing Circle, per Rev. H. B. Hooker. Leominster.-New Year's Offering from a little girl, From Sab. school in Rev. Mr. Hubbard's Soc., per Leonard Battis, 10 84 Lowell-From the Sab. school in Rev. Mr. Burnap's Society, per S. B. Nantucket-From the North Sab, school, per J. Lawrence, Sup't, Also a package of second-hand books. Newton, E. Parish.-From the Sabbath school in Rev. Mr. Bushnell's Society, per Dea. E. F. Woodward, Norton-From the infant class in Congregational Sabbath school, From Miss H. Woodward's class, 2 87 100 From a friend, Pembroke, N. H.-From the Sabbath school and congregation of Rev. Mr. 15 00 Portland, Me-From two children, a brother and sister, Pittsfield.-From a class of little girls in the Sab. school in Cong'l Society, 100 Saugus. From two little boys, St. Johnsbury, Vt.-From Rev. L. Worcester, South Woburn.-From Mr. Eli Kendall's Sabbath school class. Taunton.-From Miss Abigail Williams' class in Sabbath school in Rev. Westboro'.-From Otis Brigham's class in Sab. school in Evangelical Soc,, 66 [Continued on third page of cover.] THE CONGREGATIONAL VISITER. NO. 2....FEBRUARY, 1846.....VOL. III. THE SABBATH SCHOOL CONCERT. THE SABBATH SCHOOL AS IT USED TO BE, AND NOW IS. BY MRS. H. C. KNIGHT. [Concluded from page 5.] VISIT that Sabbath school now, and behold the change. It is called the nursery of the church, and the church is watching over it, and praying for it, and gathering it under the wings of her love. The minister is there; men of piety and prayer are there, laboring unweariedly for the conversion of little children. Once it was thought they could understand nothing of the excellence of redemption,-that it was a great thing, beyond their comprehension,—a great thing, afar off, in which they had no part nor lot; now, as the stately distance between parent and child is shortened, and the young heart unfolds beneath a mother's sympathy, we find it does not always carol joyfully; it is sometimes weary and heavy laden, and ready to sink beneath the burden of sin; it sheds bitter and sorrowful tears; it feels its weakness and imperfection, and need of divine help; it yearns for a higher, better, unattained good. The messages of gospel love are then brought to little children, and they are tearfully 3 VOL. III. |