THE branch of the Society established in the Bahamas has issued a proposal to build, on a plot of land near St. Agnes Church, at Nassau, a house suitable for a Sunday school,-a plain, wooden building with a thatched roof, estimated to cost £150. The children are now taught in the church, except the infants, who go to a school-house at a considerable distance from it; and it is hoped, if all the Sunday scholars could be brought together, under the inspection of the Curate, that the efficiency of the teaching may be greatly increased, and the reverence of scholars in the house of God promoted.

To carry out this desirable object,

the appeal is made, in the first instance to the Christian liberality of the locality; but as this alone will not be sufficient, it is hoped that friends of the Sunday school at home, whom God hath blessed with means to scatter far and near, may be induced to aid this effort for the improvement of the same good work in one of our distant colonies.

Subscriptions will be thankfully received by the Rev. F. H. Fisher, the Curate of St. Agnes, Nassau, Bahamas ; or by the Secretaries of the Sunday School Institute in London, on his behalf.

A PUBLIC MEETING in behalf of the Institute was held in the Concert Hall, on Monday evening, the 8th of October, under the presidency of the Rev. H. Powell, the vicar; there were also present, the Rev. W. Stothert, Emanuel; Rev. J. Lowe, Holy Trinity; Rev. W. Haslam, of the Grammar School; Rev. S. Wallace, St. Paul's; Rev. R. C. W. Croft, Walmsley; Rev. Thomas Moore, M.A., of St. Stephen the Martyr's, Liverpool; and F. NORTON, Esq., Honorary Finance Secretary. A large number of persons were present, who appeared to take great interest in the various addresses.

After the Rev. T. S. WALLACE had offered up prayer, the Rev. the VICAR observed that they were assembled in support of a Society entirely new to the town of Bolton, this being its first meeting here. The Church of England Sunday School Institute was established by a number of superintendents and teachers in London, in 1843,-one who

took much interest in it being the Rev. Dr. Harding, Lord Bishop of Bombay; since which period it had been doing a great deal of good. The objects of the Society were, briefly, to render the Sunday school system more effectual, by improving the qualifications of the teachers, and devising the best means of imparting instruction to the children; such an institution must, therefore, be productive of good. The Sunday school system in England was large and rami fied; the schools in connection with the Church of England alone having above 1,000,000 scholars, of whom not less than 450,000 were supposed to receive no other instruction. He thanked God that we in Bolton were not altogether ignorant of the blessings of Sunday schools, for they had been the means of giving to very many the only instruction they ever received; their benefits, indeed, had been almost beyond what we could either calculate or conceive. With respect to the Sunday School In

stitute, he looked at its general aims and objects, and thought it was calculated to render Sabbath schools more efficient; it was taken up by the noblest, greatest, and best of our land; amongst its patrons were the two archbishops, no less than thirteen bishops, the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Chichester, Lord Calthorp, and many others. He also held in his hand a letter in its favour from the Archbishop of Canter. bury. Under all circumstances, therefore, they might be encouraged to proceed in their work of faith and labour of love. He then called upon

The Rev. THOMAS MOORE, of Liverpool. He alluded to the necessity of having Sunday schools, and combated the arguments of those who considered that these institutions occupied a false position, inasmuch as they interfered with the proper duty of parents. Others, again, supposed that the money given by Government for educational purposes ought to be sufficient, and that our national schools were suitable to supply every want. Not in the least to underrate the influence of our national schools, it might be said that in some respects they instructed the head, and over-educated the people. But the Sunday school was a school of the highest kind, and established for the noblest objects. They were not only a necessity, but more and more a necessity every day. Indeed, the Sunday schools of the Church of England educated three-fourths of the children of England. The speaker then proceeded to expatiate on the management and constitution of Sunday schools, the duties of superintendents and teachers, what a teacher should be, and how he should try to teach, enforcing the necessity of personal piety exemplified in their lives; and concluded by urging the higher motives which ought to influence teachers in the performance of their peculiar duties. The Sunday School Institute contained within itself all the elements calculated to render it

valuable as an auxiliary, and therefore he recommended it to the notice of the meeting, and the town generally.

The CHAIRMAN next called uponThe Rev. W.STOTHERT, of Emanuel, who said that he had received very valuable assistance from the Sunday School Institute and the, Rev. S. E. Bond, lately one of its secretaries. With respect to methods of education, he expressed himself in favour of the catechetical method, as best calculated to exercise the attention, memory, and judgment of the scholars; but above all, he agreed with the previous speaker that the first and highest qualification in a teacher ought to be, his own personal piety and deep impression of the value of souls.

The Rev. CHAIRMAN here introduced a number of apposite anecdotes, illustra tive of the singular notions entertained by children, and the extraordinary replies they sometimes gave to the questions put to them by their teachers or examiners; he then called upon

FREDERICK NORTON, Esq., the Honorary Finance Secretary of the Institute, who alluded in his opening remarks to the establishment of the society, and its objects. He contended that Sunday schools were yet imperatively necessary, and had to perform a high, grand, and difficult work. They came not into competition with the national schools, but yet required very great advances to keep up with them. It was an argument with some, that Sunday schools were a necessary evil; but such was not the case; and Sunday schools would not cease to be good and useful until they had qualified the whole of one generation to take their place as teachers of the next. To make Sunday schools more efficient was the object of their society, and the means by which they proposed to do this were, by their publications, by public meetings, and by the establishment of training classes. He then adverted to the advantages generally of Sunday schools identifying

themselves with the Institute, in having a regular course of systematic teaching. Passing then to a notice of the terms of subscription, and the privileges enjoyed by persons who became members of the society, the speaker concluded by earnestly invoking interest and help; all could do something to help forward the cause, by co-operating with the society in its publications, and writing for their magazines,-by pecuniary donations and subscriptions,-by

speaking of and recommending the society in their home circles,—and above all, by remembering it in their prayers.

The Rev. J. Lowe, of Holy Trinity, was then called upon, and addressed the meeting briefly.

A vote of thanks to the Chairman brought the meeting to a close; the amount realized by the offerings of the audience being about £6.-Abridged from the Bolton Chronicle.

ON Tuesday, October 9th., the annual meeting of this Association was held in Hope Hall, Hope Street. The Rev. J. A. POWER occupied the chair, and there were also on the platform the Revs. J. Bardsley, W. R. Hunt, T. Moore, H. Postance, Leslie, W. Keer, J. W. Pocklington, and Mr. F. NORTON, Finance Secretary. The proceedings were opened by prayer, after which, the Rev. RICHARD OATES, the Local Secretary, read the Report, from which it appeared that the Committee had determined upon holding monthly meetings, in various parts of the town, during the ensuing winter. The CHAIRMAN then said, that the subject which was to engage their attention was one that could not be too highly valued. If they would give a little attention to the matter, they would discover, in the records of Sunday school exertions, much that would engage their attention and excite their zeal, and which would lead them to make great efforts in the

paths marked out for them in the institution of Sunday schools. Necessity was the mother of invention, and this he said, was the source of Sunday schools. Hitherto the efforts of Sunday school teachers had been crowned with success, in a social, domestic, and moral sense, and he augured still further benefits to be derived from the system of Sunday school teaching. Interesting addresses were afterwards delivered by the Rev. W. R. HUNT, on "The Necessity of Personal Piety in the Sunday School Teacher;" by Mr. F. NORTON, Honorary Finance Secretary of the Parent Institute, on "The Teacher's Aim;" by the Rev. J. BARDSLEY. on "The Necessity of making Sunday School Instruction Catechetical;" by the Rev. J. POCKLINGTON, incumbent of Trinity Church, Salford, on "The Influence of the Teacher out of School." The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman.-Liverpool Daily Paper.

A GENERAL MEETING of the clergy, superintendents, and teachers in connection with the Church of England in this town, was held on Wednesday evening, October 10th, in St. Paul's Upper School-room, Pole-street, for the purpose of hearing an address, and also

the giving of a "Model Lesson," by Mr. FREDERICK NORTON, Honorary Finance Secretary of the Institute.

The time for commencing proceedings was half-past seven, and by that time every available seat was occupied by our zealous and faithful Sunday school

teachers. In the unavoidable absence of the vicar, the Rev. JOHN MILLER, of St. Paul's, took the chair, and on the platform were the Rev. Thomas Clark, Christ Church; Revs. W. M. Farish and Atkinson, St. Peter's; Rev. George Alker, St. Mary's; Rev. J. W. Green, St. Paul's; Rev. W. Winlaw, St. Luke's; Rev. Mr. Gosling, Rev. W. S. Haines, together with a number of the rural clergy.

The Rev. CHAIRMAN, after opening the meeting in the usual manner, in a short address introduced Mr. Norton, who first gave a Model Lesson. He had a class of about twenty boys in the centre of the room, and he began by requesting the boys to read a certain portion of Scripture; this was succeeded by a number of instructive, yet simple and thoughtful questions, answers to which Mr. Norton seemed most determined to have. A true description of

this improved style of teaching we feel ourselves unable to give. Suffice it to say that the boys appeared to be deeply interested in the new mode which their teacher, pro. tem., had introduced. At the close of the lesson, which arrested the deep attention of all in the room, the second part of the 119th Psalm was sung, after which Mr. Norton ascended the platform and delivered a very interesting address on Sunday school teaching.

At the close of the address, the Rev. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of himself, his brother clergy, the superintendents and teachers present, thanked Mr. Norton for his instructive and most valuable address.

After the singing of the Doxology, a collection was made at the door on behalf of the Church of England Sunday School Institute.-Preston Herald.

a tea party and conference of Sunday school teachers, in connection with the Church of England schools of the vicinity, was held in the Old Church school room, under the presidency of the Rev. Dr. Carr; the Revs. H. E. F. Vallencey, A. A. Nunn, T. Whalley, J. Cheel, J. H. Ballard, and R. Nicoll were also present. About one hundred and thirty teachers and senior scholars, together with the clergy, sat down to a plentiful repast, after which, F. NORTON, Esq., honorary secretary of the Church of England Sunday School Institute, delivered a Model Lesson to a class of children. The lesson, which lasted forty-five

marked attention throughout, after which, Mr. NORTON gave a very instructive address, explanatory of the principles on which the questions upon a lesson should be framed. Subsequently, in reply to inquiries, effective modes were pointed out of preserving good order in a class, and, consequently, in a school-of teaching, both religiously and literally, those scholars beyond the age of infancy, and who cannot read at all, or only imperfectly, and of assisting, encouraging, and instructing young teachers. The meeting broke up at half-past ten o'clock, after an evening of united instruction and enjoyment.St. Helen's Intelligencer.

Two Meetings were held in this city, on Nov. the 7th, one in the room at Weymouth House, kindly lent by the Rev. C. Kemble, the rector of Bath;

and one at St. Michael's School-room. At the first meeting, under the presidency of the rector, Mr. J. G. FLEET gave a lesson to a class of children