On comparing the present Report ith that of the preceding year, we bserve a difference in the arrangement f the details of the respective schools. wo new items have been introduced, om which the above summary has een taken; namely, the number of achers in each school who are churchembers, and the number of scholars Imitted into church-fellowship during e past year. These statistics are caldated to suggest various important "actical reflexions, some of which will > found in our leading article. lymouth Union. Third Annual Report. ERY ably drawn up, and records the foration of a mutual instruction class of achers; the regular visitation of schools the Committee; the establishment of ree new schools in the town; the deded increase of attendance of teachers nd children; the purchase of many new braries, and other things equally enuraging; still we ask, Where are the nversions? Our friends report, with mentation, that "Two hundred teachers ave laboured for the conversion of souls, d only two brought to the act of public id solemn dedication to God. Brethren id sisters, with whom is the fault in this atter? It must be with ourselves; in ar want of faith, of love, or of practical erseverance." And now for earnest and rayerful resolve. leveland Ragged School, Liverpool. First Annual Report. HE history of a truly philanthropic effort 1 favour of a most worthy cause. In the rst school, 320 obtained admission, and 00 were sent away. The report now tates: "The number who crowd the treet on Sunday evenings in hopes of aining admission, are immense; and unless a policeman be present, the teachers find great difficulty in getting in themLeeds will follow the noble example of selves.' We trust that Manchester and Liverpool, where sixteen Ragged Schools exist; and London, where 6000 children of the most destitute class are redeemed from the street, and, in many cases, from vicious habits. Birmingham Sunday-school Union. It very encouraging facts, and well arranged A THOROUGHLY practical document, with statistics, wanting only the totals. announces the publication of "The Birmingham Sunday-school Union Quarterly Record." We notice a singular fact, that in the Cannon-street, and Lombard-street schools, the average attendance in the morning is greater than that in the afternoon, while in many others the difference is very great. Glasgow Sabbath-school Union, in the United Presbyterian Church. Eleventh Most complete and well arranged: there are 521 schools, 2078 teachers, 29,569 scholars, 4956 unable to read, 4231 above fifteen years. We should like to know how many under five years. A trainingclass for teachers flourishes. Glasgow Sabbath-school Association. First Annual Report. IN connection with this institution there are 59 schools, 279 classes, 282 teachers, 3627 scholars in attendance. An interest ing report. Maghera Sunday-school Union. A MOST interesting report, read at the first annual meeting, at which there were present four ministers, 61 teachers, and 768 scholars, and a great many friends. The whole number in the Union is six schools, 78 teachers, and 854 children. OLD PAUL'S LETTER. MY DEAR CHILDREN,-Some years go I wrote you two or three letters about "A Missionary Society in the Coal Pit," and "a Little Girl who gathered wool from the hedges, and sold it, that she might give the money to the Missionaries." I dare say you have forgotten all about it, and about the writer, who called himself, "One who loved China when a very little boy. However, I intend to begin writing to you again; and that you may be inclined to read what I write, I have been thinking of a plan for interesting you very much. You You have never been to London, perhaps; but I live there. could tell me a great many things about the town you live in, because you see the houses and the people, and the market-place, every day; and so I can tell you about a great many things in this wonderful city in which I dwell. There are many sights here that I have never seen; but I shall sometimes take a holiday and go and see them, that I may tell you about them. You often hear about St. Paul's and Westminster Abbey, the Thames Tunnel, and the British Museum; and sometimes I dare say you wish you could see them. I wonder, if you had your choice, what you would like to see best in all London. Perhaps you would like to see the Queen. I saw her the other day, with the little princes and princesses, all dressed in black, for they are in mourning; and they were riding round the park close by the palace. But I must tell you about a visit I paid last week to a curious ship; it is called a "Junk," and comes from China. The Chinese Junk is called Keying, and is the first ship from that great empire that ever came to England; and hundreds of people go every day to see her and the curious Chinese sailors who are on board. ladies and gentlemen, went to Blackwall, where she lies; and when the Chinese heard she was coming, they covered over the deck of their ship with white satin, and laid crimson cloth all over the ground by the water side, that the Queen might walk on it; and the ship was ornamented with flowers, and looked most beautiful. When the Queen of England stepped on the deck of the Keying, the sailors made their salaam, falling down flat on their faces before her. The Queen at first looked rather frightened, but she soon learned what they meant, and she was pleased. There was an old man, a painter, on board, and he took a likeness of the Queen; which he showed to me afterwards, but it is not really like her. The company went all over the vessel and asked a great many questions through an interpreter; and having tasted the rice the Chinese feed upon, she made them a handsome present of money, and said she had been very much pleased. And so was I pleased, so much so, that I should like to give you an account of all I saw; and as there is not time now, I shall wait till nex month. Your old friend, Not long ago, the Queen and Correspondence. OLD PAUL CATECHETICAL INSTRUCTION. of faith and labour of love," SunDEAR SIRS,-One of your publica-day-school instruction. My eartions, entitled, the "Sunday-school nest prayer to Him, "from whom Magazine," was forwarded to me recently. It being the first time I had seen a periodical bearing such a title, I carefully perused it. I find that you are the organ of no particular sect or denomination, but recognise the humble efforts of all who are engaged in that "work cometh every good and perfect gift," is, that it may be circulated far and wide, that it may be effec tual to the breaking down of the partition wall, at present unhappily dividing those who profess and call themselves Christians. Allow me, sir, through the me m of your periodical to offer a verse belongs is immediately ascerhints to those of my poorer tained. To illustrate my meaning, thren (whose lot it is, "to rise I have selected a few verses from early and late take rest,") re- the 5th chapter of St. John's Goscting Sabbath-school instruc-pel, the answers to the questions will be met with in the references to be found in the margin : 1; in which delightful and beneent employment I know many them to be industriously ened. The small opportunity they e allowed them for the study of iminous works, elucidatory of iptures, I am sure will induce m to avail themselves of any a, which, on mature considera1, may be found to facilitate ir acquirement of a knowledge he "Scriptures, which are able nake them wise unto salvation, ough faith in Christ Jesus." order rightly and judiciously to ivide the word of truth;" in ler satisfactorily and faithfully to ninister the "sincere milk of the rd," that the lambs of Christ's d, entrusted to our care, may ow thereby "—it is not necessary at we weary ourselves with porover the learned theological quisitions which almost daily ue from the press, (though these, it admitted, are useful:) No! to poor be it told, "God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain." Having been for many years gaged in the religious education the I have tried many young, ans, and have resorted for help many learned works; but now ve as my opinion, that no work hich I have yet read has proved beneficial to me as a reference ible, in connection with "Cruen's Concordance:" the former is dispensable, as Scripture is the est expositor of Scripture; and by he aid of the latter, by only knowng one word in a verse, and finding hat word in the "Concordance,' he book and chapter to which the JOHN, CHAPTER V. Ver. 1. "A feast." To what "feast" does the evan- To whom was the injunction to Note. The questions on this head might be much lengthened, according to the time at the teacher's disposal. Ver. 4. Whosoever then "first," &c. Only the "first" that stepped into the pool was healedwhat similar characteristic must those who expect to find wisdom, possess? Prov. viii. 17. Why are those who wish to find wisdom, enjoined to seek it "early?" Eccles. ix. 10. If bodily infirmity cannot be removed without oftentimes having recourse to severe expedients-can the Christian expect to attain the "heavenly mansions," without labour and difficulty? Matt. xi. 12; Luke xvi. 16; Eph. vi. 11, 13. Where is the element, "water," figuratively used to represent the advantages of the gospel dispensation? Ezek. xlvii. 8, 9; Zech. xiii. 1. Ver. 5. Had an "infirmity." Why had he to sustain the infirmity so long? Probably, Luke viii. 43. Who, for wise purposes, is sometimes permitted by God to afflict man? Luke xiii. 16; see, also, Job i. 12. Ver. 6. "Knew." To whom does the attribute of omniscience belong? Ps. cxlii. 3. On what particular occasion did "Jesus" convincingly manifest his possession of this attribute? John i. 47, 48. What I have already advanced will suffice to show the comparative ease with which even the partially instructed may be able, by strict attention to the references, to furnish useful questions for the edifiIcation of their classes. Another important advantage arising from questions, deduced from the references, is a frequent allusion to the Old Testament, which is too often overlooked in our Sabbath-school instruction. I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, A BLACKBURN SUPERINTENDENT. ALTERNATE TEACHING. DEAR MR. EDITOR,-I have just seen, in your valuable "Sundayschool Magazine," a report of the Sunday-school Conference at Leeds, in which you represent me to have said, "that I had the misfortune, when a child, of being at school under half-day teachers." I am sorry to trouble you, but I feel it incumbent upon me to say, that the kind friend who furnished you with that report, has, I think, mistaken the spirit of my remarks. I said, that I was taken to the Sabbathschool in my fourth year. That was no misfortune; to have had such teachers is no misfortune; attend such a Sunday-school no misfortune. "I sometimes half-day teachers; I shall ever loo upon that as a misfortune." Th is what I said. I still say it. It a misfortune to any Sunday-schoo to have half-day teachers. Igran that they are better than none; I think the time has arrived, their places may be supplied whole-day teachers. I should have troubled you with this lette had I not known that some of m early Sunday-school friends re your Magazine, and thought, the report as it there stands, is ca culated to pain their minds. If y can find a corner for its inserti in your next Number, you greatly oblige, M One of the Originators of "The Sunday-school Magazine," THOS. HARRISON Manchester, June 9, 1848. [Our friend, whose explanatio looks at the Magazine again, we willingly insert, will see, if the exact words we use are, Harrison, of Salford, had the mi fortune, when a child, of being school, under half-day teacher and generally found that what on teacher effected the other destroy ed." We ought to have said "some times under, &c."--ED. S. S. MAG] THE CANTON DE VAUD. (From our Correspondent.) I HAVE just now received a letter from Switzerland, which contains further de tails of the Sunday-schools of that per secuted country. I told you in my last that a Sunday-school had been shut, by at St. Triphon. My correspondent says order of the Government Commissaries in a letter dated Lausanne, the 9th of May: "We have opened again our Sundayschool at St. Triphon, last Sunday, otwithstanding the defence of the Go- Mr. Jaulmes is a Wesleyan Methodist issionary, in the Canton de Vaud. dren, who came to see whether we Do not for Entelligence. At two o'clock they met; the chapel was crowded in every part; the aisles and windows were filled. All was attention while the minister gave out WHIT MONDAY IN LONDON.-As in | Hackney Schools. However, the parents did not object, the scenes as those now exhibiting, Sunday after Sunday; for whatever political feeling might do, the sanctity of the Sabbath would be held inviolate. And as it is, we believe these noble institutions have been the instruments in the hand of the Almighty of preserving our beloved country in peace and tranquillity. "Children of Jerusalem;" first verse of that beautiful hymn, when and all were engaged in singing the suddenly a loud shriek was heard; first one, then another, till the whole body of children were seen endeavouring to escape from the pews, screaming and It crying in a most terrific manner. was a fearful scene-so many little helpless, terrified ones, not knowing with fear and dread, rushing over one what was the matter, but overcome another in the aisle, and escaping by the doors. Fortunately a few only were hurt, and after ten minutes had elapsed, and the teachers had done all in their power to pacify the little multitude, the service was resumed. The cause of all this fright was the entrance of a poor half-witted man, who insisted upon The preaching to the children, but was prevented passing along the aisle by some teachers, one of whom he singled out as the object of his attack. blow aimed did not take effect upon THE CHILDREN'S PANIC. the teacher; but some of the children Dr. Alexander Fletcher was an- thinking that of course the Chartists nounced to address the children of the were forcing their way in to seize and |