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KINGSTON.  ONTARIO 


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Fergus     Si   Andrew's  Church 

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anal, 


Portsmouth  M 

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?  Church, 

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1821 
18S1 


1848 
1881 

IH47 


DIGEST    OF    RETURNS 


Received  by  the  Committee  on  Sabbath  Schools,  appointed  by  the  Synod  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Canada  in  connection  with  the  Church  of  Scotland,     Prepared  in  accordance  with  the  order  of  the  Synod,  made  at  its  Meeting  n,  May,  1587 


Tucnxns. 


Sri-LH1T»'i 


Robert  Wutso 
James  Henry. 
John  Blmr 

Archil. 


-   oool 

1 


1 

N.IH, 
I 


Hall  .'Ir 
•  ••w  Legal 
A.  Voa 
l857John  «•:■-«*•- 

:-,.  Fraser 
II  |0  Uil  I  i'  I 


1834 


1880 

I8fl 


!?.',; 


Ale  under  Moi 
A    ''    U 
Vacant. 

Minuter 

Willi;.  ID 

Minuter. 


Avg'c 
Male  Fcm  Atten- 
dance. 


bur. 

2.  Bcamrvillc 
iliarnou 

4    Ben. 

-  Witt. 


Ko 


Avg'c 
dance. 


COMPARED  Wirn   l*8T  Y«iR,  IS   TOTO   SenOOi. 

PnosrxBOCS  7 


I'. 

80 

to 

[06 

08 

•10 

1  H'> 
80 

to 

,.,; 

80 

17 


Yes 
Yc«. 

No  material  increase  or  decrease. 


N,.  chinge. 

No. 

81igbt  decrease  in  attendance. 

Prosperous. 

Prosperous. 

Prosperous. 


Qabl  I  m  interest  and  prosperity. 

I  tous. 
No  change. 
rous ;  nearly  trebled 

Yes. 
Ye  i. 


Stationery 


DM 


Ye.. 

Slight  decrease 


Want  of  Femalo  Teachers  and  more  life. 

Distance. 

(  Frequont    changes    of    teachers,   nod 
\     removal  of  children  from  town. 

No. 


Is  School  scrrsBDin  moil  art  cstse  7 


No.  of 

Huoki 


Ko. 

Dislaoco  of  children  from  school  and 

bad  roads. 

No. 

Lack  of  Teachers. 

No. 

Union  School,  and  from  distance. 


No 
Distance  from  town. 


No 


No,  except  bad  roads  spring  and  fall. 

Children  of  wealthier  families  in  gene 
n.i  >io  nol  attend 


No 


i,  Difficulty  in  gettinc  o  sufficient  number 
\  of  qualified  teachers. 

Wan!  ol  Ministerial  visitation. 
Boys  sent  to  Quebec  or  Montreal  to  school 


150 

200 

100 

Large 

200 

100 
139 
416 
100 
300 

138 

',50 
ISO 


100 

l.-o 


215 
IIS 
130 

162 
175 


Character  of  Volumes ;  whenco  obtained  7 


From  Britain  and  America. 

American  Sabbath  School  Union. 

Britain  and  Ami 
U  .  ii  selected  British  and  American. 
(  London  Tract  Society,  American  Sab.  Un. 
I      Mass.  Sab.  Un.,  American  Tract  Society, 
an  Sunday  School  Union,  and  Reli- 
gious Tract  Socioty,  London. 
Kcliiri.M,         American. 

!j  Am   Sab   t'nion,  and  Prcs.  Board,  Philo 
J  Rcl.T.Soc,  and  Carter  Bros.  Selected. 

Religious  Riogrophy      American. 

Two-thirds  English  ;  ono-third  American. 

Children  German. 


American  Sunday  Union  and  Tract  Society. 
American  Sunday  Union  &  London  Tract  Soc. 


A  Library  British  and  American 
American  S.  S   Union 

America. 


,  London  Tract  Society  and  Union  Depositary 
I  m  Montreal.    Good  selection. 

No  Lil 
Loodon  Tract  Society     Very  few  American 


Good  Library. 

S  London   Tract  Society,  ond   Presbyterian 
Board  O.  S,  Amcriui 

Generally  religions. 
Chiefly  American 


Religious. 
American  Tract  Society. 


iutidi 


Juvenile  Presbyterian 

Yes 

i  Pnper,  Trad 

Jnvenile  Pr   byU 

So 
Jarenile  Presbyterian  ond  Cbildren'i  Ponei 

Ko 

Juvenile  Presbyten 

No,  because  the  children  ""'  ' 7.  rrrinii 

No. 

Child's  Paper,  Children's  Paper,  ami  Juvenile  Presbyterian 


Tracts  and  JuTenlli  Pro  bytcrlan. 
Juvenile  Presbyii  I 
Juvenile  i're-i.\  i.- nun  and  Ohildren  i  Papi  i 

JarenUi   Pn  i"  lerinn 


luvenile  Presbyterian  ond  Child'     I 
None  regularly 
Well  Spring,  Children.*  Paper,  and  Juvenile  Presbyterian 


Ohild's  Paper,  Cbildren'i  Paper,  and  Juvenile  Presbyterian. 


Juvenile  Presbyterian  and  Children's.  I'  tpi  i 


Exiboisis:   How  Commotio?    Asr  Published  Sorrem:  or  Li 


Shorter  Catechism,  Bible  Lesson,  1'  ttod  to  menOTj       So. 

No. 

.  i  reading  and 

1 milling  Pi  aim    1  Bl  toi 

SI 
i  atei  i"  ■',  of  Lessons.  ) 

shor'.  p  i  Psalm    -i  n> '" 

S  Bible  Li     on,  SI ■  ■  I                  Doctrine  proved,  and  Verse imittod  lo  moi  I 

man's  llymnn.  S  J 

Si  Bible  Lesion,  nnd  Paraphra  at  proved. I 

N'..  publish  i  uons,  J 

i 
I  •  and  Ind  ii J 

S-  Hooks 
i 
(  Scripture  reading  and  explanation    Bbortei  Oatechism,  P  alms  and  II 
(  ted  to  memory      No  publl  ol  I     -wis.  ] 

Shorter  or 

Edn  I  i(  Leuoni     Pi  ■■■ 

I'.i  ad  and  sxpls  Bib] i  Sboi ' 

No  Scheme.     P 

Scheme  "i  Li    ioi     lately  ] 
C  No  published  Scheme     To  k    ropoated;  Borlptm  md  explained  ] 

i    •  ' 

SLeiaons  conducted  on  "i  Im-iiii'  pr.  Innl       Utlu   close  ohildren  1 

ii r.  i  .  mini  'i  on  I 
I  Shorter  i 
|  i  publl  ibed  bj  I  I  < 

innalion  i 
-;ni.  ndn.nl  on  j 


C  Reading  S'-r.  ing  Scrlptoro  1  itecbism,  with 

}  examlnatli  i 

nig  Scriptures,  molting  portions  ol  Scripture,  Psnl m  I  li  i  bisra 

I 

i  Reading  Scripture-,  anil  coi  '  a  I  as,  Shorter 


Catechism      No  publlsbod  Scheme  ol  I 

id  Shorter  Catsobism  rlpture  re  id  and  ej>i 

ined      Wo  pnbli  hi  I  -■  I i  L(  -sous. 

iptme  .  ommltud  i"  men 


The  following  places  to  which  Circular!  were  sea!  have  not  sent  any  Report;— 


i.  Reach  and   U 
6.  Camden. 
9.  Chatham,  C.  V> 

10   Chlngnaooucy. 
-i.c  and  Hope 
I  ■  ■  orge 


13.  Colon  An  I. II 

Mill 

15.  Darlington. 

It).  Dundas  and  Ancastcr 

17.  Eldon. 

IB.  Esqncsing 


10.  Finrh. 

20.  George  Town 

11.  God. 

22,  Quelph. 

23,  Hemmlngfurd 
2*.  Hon 


18    llunlingilon. 

28.  Indian  Linds 
27    King. 

itler. 

29.  Lachine. 

30.  Laprairi.. 


11.  Litchfield. 
i  ondon. 

:     Mirkham. 
:4.  Mucnab  and  Horton. 
35,  Melbourne. 
3G.  Mulmur. 


uind. 
igara 

i  tb  Dorobestor 
ii.  Baatbopc 
•ii.  Nottawai 
42,  orinmown. 


«3.  Osuni 
IB    Pal 

lagenct. 

18,  l'liioi  Lot  i 


Aky  Pebio- 

dical 

Examixatiok7 


None. 

None. 
Occasional. 

Ko 

QuarUrl) 

Qnarteriy, 

No. 

Weekly 

Weekly 

• 

Uonthly. 
itonthlj 


No 


Not  yet. 


Anttiilsq  nosa  in  Sobooi.  roa  Missions? 


Supports  nn  Orphan. 

I2«.  Cd.  for  French  Mission 

No. 
Yes,  for  India. 

Nothing  as  yet. 

No 


Airy  TiacBxaa'  akin.ioa  1 


£6  0s.  2d.  in  1807  for  Orphan  and  Library  in  India. 

Yes. 

Support  two  Orphans  in  India 

No. 

Support  two  Orphans  in  India 
Support  Orphan  in  India  &  contribute  i„  School  in  Calcutta 

-Support  Orphan  In  [i 

Portion  for  Orphan  in  India 
Support  for  Orphan  in  India 

Yes 

<  Support  Orphan  and  Monitress  at  Bombay,  and  $30  to  ) 
I  Can.  School,  and  §2  for  Bibles.  ] 

[ouorj  Box     No  application  of  mondy  yet 

Support  two  Orphans  in  India 


Supports  Orphan  in  India,  and  contributes  to  Can  School 

nave  collected  enough  to  support  an  Orphan  trsl  year. 

Collected  nearly  enonch  to  support  Orplno. 

a—     '.    .. 


Occasionally  for  conference. 

None. 

No. 
None. 

No. 
No. 

No. 
Monlbh 
Monthly. 

Occasionally  for  conference. 
3  or  4  times  a  year 

u. 
Weekly 

Uonthly 
Monthly  for  prayer 

•lily 


REMARKS. 


District  large,  no  villoce,  and  people  Scattered 

I  C^lS^n^l"*0*'''        '  ' 80  CoD««(r»'ional  children. 

!       T-^ttertdtm?^^"  "  ^^^     UW  "^  "^  b>  *'  oon-.ttendance  of  those 


Teachers  attend  weekly  prayer  mcetinp  wben  practicable,  when  lesson  is 


gone  over 


^S^^^^^^a^XA^^Jt^^^ CM  ^* 8flh001 


j  ^wL?.  Teaf  Thir'ni/ry  !°,0?7nf  1*  **$"  j  Tl"  "'P™^**""  "*  »  teacher  vUit  each  family 
(      tw.ee  a  year.  AfaMBti  leachtr,  whose  duty  it  u  to  vUit  for  the  week.  Plan  works  admirably 

Teachers  meetings  for  study  of  lessor.'      Much  benefit  derived  from  them 
Devotional  eiercises  and  preparation  for  Sabbatb.     Happiest  resulU. 

Teachers  meet  for  conference  and  devotional  exercises.    Meetings  found  useful  and  encouraging  lo  Teachers 

(  Teachers  meet  for  com  Pound  to  increase  the  interest  of  teachers  in  the  work  and 

(  secure  more  regular  attendance  of  scholars.  ' 


The  number  of  scholars  is  exclusli 
There  i«  in  addition  a  Bible  Class. 


t<  of  fifty  who  attend  a  Bible  Class. 


49.  Qoel 

".i    Rlohmond. 

!  own. 
Uifleetand  Binbrook 
54,  St.  Eustace. 


Louis. 

5C    Scarborough 
57    Seymour. 
5H.  Siui 

69.  Smith's  Falls. 
GO.  South  Qowcr 


81.  Stirling. 
03.  Tborah. 
63.  Toronto. 
i.i.  Valeartisr, 
65.  Vankleek  Hill. 
06,  Vaaghon. 


67.  Wawanosb, 
C8.  Westminster 

II  Guilliauury. 
70.   Whitby. 

iliamsbur, 
72.  Woolwich. 


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