to your captain," who beheld him coming. As soon as he knew the apostle, he was struck with shame, and fled. The aged apostle following him, cried, "My son why flyest thou from thy father unarmed and old? Fear not, as yet there remaineth hope of salvation. Believe ine, Christ hath sent me." Hearing this, the young man stood still, trembled, and wept bitterly. John prayed, exhorted, and brought him back to the society of christians, nor did he leave him till he found him fully restored by Divine grace., 1041 DEAF AND DUMB CURED. The following very interesting article, is taken from the Christian Observer, of September, 1816." Messrs. Wright and Son, surgeon-aurists of Bristol, have succeeded in restoring the faculty of hearing to several persons born totally deaf and dumb. These persons having now acquired the possession of distinguishing sounds, are daily improving in the power of conversing. These gentlemen intend to receive a limited number of persons of respectability labouring under these infirmities, into an establishment in the neighbourhood of that healthy situation, Clifton." AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. The Treasurer of the American Bible Society lately acknowledged the receipt of the following sums of money, paid into the Treasury between the 3d April and 5th May instant, viz. From the Female Auxiliary Bible Society of Cincinnati, by Clarissa C. Davies, $ 150 the Franklin Bible Society, Penn., by M. St. Clair 100 the Female Benevolent Society of South Orange, the Lynchburg Auxiliary Bible Society, Virg., by the Hampden Bible Society, Mass., by W. Shelden, :10 250 200 500 the Female Auxiliary Bible Society of Boston, by Dr. Romeyn, 200 the Bible Society of Greene County, N. Ya, by 250 the Female Bible Society of Kingston, Ulster Coun- 34 the Female Auxiliary Bible Society of Detroit, 146 120 Major General Clarkson, to constitute his three 450 128 American Bible Society, From several ladies of the Presbyterian Church in Cedar- pastor and friend, the Rev. Dr. John B. Romeyn, From several Societies and individuals, to constitute the following pastors members for life: The Rev. Nathaniel W. Taylor, by the ladies of the first Congregational Society in New Haven, Connecticut, The Rev. Samuel Merwin, by the ladies of the Congregational United Society in New Haven, Connecticut, The Rev. Elijah Wheeler, by the Female Charitable Society of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, The Rev. Bezaliel Pinnso, pastor of the first Church in Milford, by the Branch Bible Society of Milford, Conn. The Rev. Erastus Serantow, pastor of the Church in North Milford, by the same, Rev. James Culbertson, by a number of ladies of the United Congregations of Zanesville and Putnam, (Obio,) Rev. Dr. Isaac Lewis, by several gentlemen and ladies of Greenwich Connecticut, Rev. Caleb J. Tenney, of Weathersfield, by a friend, From the following individuals, as members for life: Rev. Samuel Worcester, of Salem, Mass.; Theodore Sedgwick, Esq. of Albany; Messrs Samuel Baldwin and Jonathan Little, of New-York; Samuel Bayard, Esq., of Princeton, N. Y.-each 30 Dollars, From Mrs. Maria Banyar, of N. Y. Mr. Jonathan Seymour of N. Y. Mr. Zenos Baldwin, of South Orange, N. J. P. M'Cartee, Esq., and others, collected in the Dr. Rodgers and Mr. G. P. Shipman, collected in Mr. N. Willis of Boston, for his son, Edward Pay- $ 150 Further donations to the Biblical Library of the A. B. S. By Messrs A. Paul and Daniel Hitt-The Numbers, as far as published, of the quarto edition of Dr. Adam Clarke's Bible, with a commentary and critical notes. By Mr. James Eastburn-Owen's History of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 8vo. New-York, re-printed, 1817. *** By a late alteration in the Constitution of the American Bible Society, the stated meetings of the Board of Managers are t● be held on the first THURSDAY of every month. THE CHRISTIAN HERALD. VOL. III.] Saturday, May 24, 1817. [No. 9. THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY. We are indebted to an obliging friend for THE REPORT of that valuable Institution, made at a General Meeting held in London the 12th December last. The benevolent work of imparting useful knowledge to the illiterate poor, in which Great Britain has for many years past exhibited a bright example for other nations, appears to be still going on with increasing activity and system. Some of the principal neighbouring governments on the continent have begun to open their eyes on the advantages resulting from these undertakings, both in a political and moral point of view, and have recently manifested a disposition liberally to patronize them, and to promote an extensive diffusion of the means of elementary education throughout their respective realms. The following details, extracted from the above mentioned Report, will exhibit a pleasing evidence of the extensive interest which this subject has awakened in various parts of Continental Europe. The hope which your Committee ventured to express in the last Report, concerning the preservation and progress of popular education in France, and the influence of the introduction of the British System, has been realized to its fullest extent. At the pe riod when the last Report which your Committee have received from that country was printed, seventy-eight schools had been formed on the new plan, while many others were in progress. It has been ingeniously and very successfully adapted to village schools, as well as to the grammar schools of the towns; and, under the express sanction of the Royal Commission for public instruction, has overcome in a great degree the obstacles which ignorance and prejudice had put into the way of its progress. The Committee of Paris have also directed their attention to the establishment of girls schools, and schools of industry, on the same plan; of the former, four have already been opened in Paris. That Committee have expressed in a letter to your Committee, their warmest wish for the prosperity of your Society, and their desire of co-operating with you in the accomplishment of the same object: the sincerity of which they prove by a regular_communication of their Reports and other publications. Your Treasurer, from what he saw and heard while in France, bears testimony to the diligence and ardour of the Committee of Paris, who meet regularly twice in every 1,30 Report made at a General Meeting month, and at every meeting receive numerous applications for Masters from all parts of the country. Already do you peaceably and amicably cultivate the same ground with the Society in France; for one of the teachers instructed in the schools at Paris has been sent out, under the sanction of the French government and at their expense, to establish schools on the British System in Senegal. "If this mission succeeds," says the French Report, "who can foresee the important advantages likely to result from the instruction and civilization of Africa!" Several interesting extracts from the French Report will be given in the Appendix B ; as well as an account of Mr. Frossard's labours for the cause of education in Switzerland. From these, as well as from numerous other communications, it appears, that even in those parts of that country where the education of the people has long been very zealously attended to, the introduction of the British System is hailed as a most powerful instrument to facilitate the proper instruction of all classes of society; and Lausanne and Geneva, as well as several other places in Switzerland, already possess schools, from which the advantages which it affords are likely to be extended to many others. The Emperor Alexander, during his stay in this country, paid peculiar attention to the state of education, and the new systems adopted. His Imperial Majesty had conversation with some gentlemen on the British System, and acknowledged its importance. While at Paris, His Majesty directed two Russian officers to acquire a competent knowledge of the system; and they attended for that purpose at the Central school there. The Emperor has, in fulfilment of this important design, authorized Monsieur de Strandman (a gentleman formerly attached to the Russian embassy at London, and now united to the Russian embassy in Switzerland, whose object is to investigate the state of elementary education and agricultural improvements) to take the necessary measures for introducing the new mode of teaching in his native country. Four youths lately arrived in London (whose names are Alexander Abadovsky, Charles Svenske, Matthew Tymayoft, and Theodore Busse) they were selected from the Institution for training Schoolmasters at St. Petersburgh: they are under the immediate care of M. Strandman, and are at present studying the British System at the Borough road; and are afterwards also to study the Madras plan. Thus these youths will be qualified to make a proper esti mate of the comparative value of the two systems, and become the medium of communicating the most extensive blessings to a very large proportion of the globe. Your Committee observe with great satisfaction, that in the selection of these youths-two of whom are of the Greek Church, and two of the Lutheran,-the design is founded on that liberal principle which it is the glory of the British and Foreign School Society to have acted upon in all its undertakings. These youths are present at this meeting, and of the British and Foreign School Society. 131 will be able to communicate to their countrymen the harmony and unity of our proceedings. That most liberal and enlightened nobleman, Count Romanzoff, late Chancellor of Russia, whose endeavours to promote scientific improvements have induced him to search for knowledge throughout the world, and who has fitted out a ship for that purpose, at his own expense, has expressed his intention of introducing the British System on his extensive estates in Poland.* In Holland, where of late the efforts of government seem to have vied with those of private benevolence to improve the situation of the poor, by the establishment of schools for all, the labours of your Society have attracted considerable attention, and His Excellency the Dutch Ambassador at this Court, having considered the Borough Road School as worthy of his personal inspection and strict examination, has been pleased to express his high approbation of it. At Hamburgh, the establishment of a School on the principles and plan adopted by this Society, has for some time been under consideration, and appears to be retarded only by the apprehension of the expense attending the first arrangements. In that city an union of benevolent persons has been formed, for the purpose of providing proper instruction for the great number of children, who, since Hamburgh suffered so great calamities in the possession of a foreign power, were totally neglected. They have already, independently of the various charitable institutions previously existing, placed one thousand children in different schools, which they found already established, and suppose that an equal number are still remaining unprovided for, for whom schools on the British System would be a great benefit. Your Committee trust that so desirable an object will soon be accomplished. The last Report gave an account of an application for Schoolmasters from the government of Hayti. A young man fully competent to discharge the duties required, has since that time been sent out by your Committee to that important station, and another is waiting for an opportunity to follow him. At the next General Meeting your Committee hope to be able to communicate a satisfactory account of the commencement of their labours. From another part of St. Domingo, now under the presidency of Petion, a request has also been received for some persons to be sent out fully qualified to establish schools upon the British System; but the Committee have not yet had it in their power to comply with it.t * The Spanish Monarch has also appointed an officer of an Irish regiment in the service of Spain to acquire a thorough knowledge of the System, in order to extend its benefits to that country. † A Teacher, named Thomas Bosworth, lately arrived in this city from England, on his way to Port au Prince, where he is to introduce the Lancasterian System of instruction. He appears to be well qualified to fulfil the duties of that useful employment. [Ed. Chr. Herald |