No. IV.

NATIONAL SOCIETY.

PLAN of UNION.

February 1812.

THE GENERAL COMMITTEE of the NATIONAL SOCIETY having taken into their consideration, this day, a Plan of Union between the Diocesan and District Committees or Schools and the Parent Society, came to the following RESOLUTIONS :

That, whereas the establishment of such Committees and Schools is the principal mean, by which the SOCIETY purposes and hopes to carry into effect the great end and design for which it has been formed, the SoCIETY is desirous of forwarding the progress of them by connecting them with itself, and by such assistance as its present means will allow.

That the foundation of this union between Diocesan and District Committees and Schools, with the Parent Society, being understood to be a general conformity, on their part, with the principles on which the SOCIETY itself is constituted;

Therefore, for the purpose of giving assurance of such conformity, the Plan of such Committees and Schools shall be, in the first instance, transmitted to the Diocesan, or District Committee, if there be any, and from thence to this SOCIETY through its Secretary; or immediately to this SOCIETY where there shall be no Diocesan or District Committee; and that afterwards annual, or, if desired, more frequent communications be made, in like manner, of their state and progress.

That in such Dioceses as have already, in conformity with the designs of the Society, formed Central Committees, under the superintendance of the respective Bishops, with which subordinate Schools correspond, it is recommended that the communications to this

Society respecting the state and progress, as well of the Central as the subordinate Schools, be made from such Central Committees only; and that the same course and order be observed in every other Diocese, in which a Central Committee may be formed, subsequent to the establishment of local Schools.

That it be also recommended, that wherever funds for the establishment of Schools are provided, or, in the way of being provided, such Schools be formed without delay.

That it is the wish and intention of the NATIONAL SOCIETY to render, from time to time, pecuniary aid to the Diocesan and District Societies, and Schools, as far as may be in its power.

That it will also assist them in procuring Books, and a Master for their Central School, at its first establishment; recommending, at the same time, that all Diocesan and District Societies once established, shall endeavour, as far as possible, to provide for the wants of all the Schools under their superintendance; and, for that purpose, shall establish a proper collection of Books, and train up Teachers.

That the Society itself being instituted principally for educating the Poor in the doctrine and discipline of the Established Church, according to the excellent Liturgy and Catechism provided for that purpose, it is required that all the Children received into these Schools be instructed in this Liturgy and Catechism, and that, in conformity with the directions in that Liturgy, the Children of each School do constantly attend Divine Servies in their parish Church, or other place of public worship under the Establishment, wherever the same is practicable, on the Lord's Day; unless such reason for their non-attendance be assigned, as shall be satisfactory to the persons having the direction of that School; and that no religious tracts be admitted into any School but such as are, or shall be contained in the Catalogue of the SoCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.

T. T. WALMSLEY, SEC.

No. V.

ADVERTISEMENT of the NATIONAL SOCIETY.

April 8th, 1812.

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY having now opened a School on Holborn Hill, for present use, and having taken measures for opening another in Baldwin's Gardens, Gray's Inn Lane, as the Central School, upon an enlarged scale, the preparations for which are in great forwardness, think it necessary to inform the publick, that it is not their intention, at present, to open any other in or near the Metropolis.

They are of opinion that any such attempts would be of partial benefit, and by adopting them, that they would be in danger of exhausting their funds in partial efforts; they think also, that it is more expedient that the Schools should be supported by their respective Parishes (or Districts, where it may be convenient to unite two or more Parishes together for the purpose), and should be under the immediate inspection and government of those whose local knowledge will be likely to make better provision for each case, and who will naturally take a livelier interest in that which they have instituted and conducted themselves.

They trust that their great plan of distributing education generally will be thus better promoted and effected; for which purpose, they will consider all Schools founded upon the same principles, and so reported to them, as a part of their body and system.

They are ready and willing, at the same time, to offer every assistance in their power in giving aid to the Parishes or Districts towards the providing or building proper Schools; or more especially

in providing proper Teachers to instruct them in the new System; or in receiving and training persons that may be sent to them to be qualified for Teachers, by exhibiting to them, at the Central School, the Madras System of Education, in full action.

They earnestly exhort, therefore, all persons, more especially the Clergy, to lose no time in undertaking their part in this great work, which, though in its first beginnings it may be attended with some expence and some difficulties, will, in its future progress, become easy, and highly beneficial to the Poor, with little cost to others.

T. T. WALMSLEY, SEC.

No. 13, Clifford's Inn.

No. VI.

NATIONAL SOCIETY,

For the EDUCATION of the Poor in the Principles of the ESTABLISHED Church.

MANY applications having been made to the COMMITTEE of the NATIONAL SOCIETY for Lists of Elementary and other Books, proper to be used in Schools upon the MADRAS SYSTEM-the following are recommended as a convenient set for a School of 100 Children at its commencement; and they may be had by any Member of the NATIONAL SOCIETY at the reduced prices, at RIVINGTON'S, St. Paul's Church Yard.

They may also be procured by any Member of the SOCIETY for PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, on the terms of that Society.

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N. B. It is expected that the Prayer Books, Testaments, and Bibles, will last at least Three Years. Psalters and Testaments are afterwards, with Children who have made sufficient progress, exchanged for Bibles and Prayer Books.

Of the same Booksellers may be had the last Edition of "Instructions for Conducting Schools on the Madras System," by the Rev. Dr. ANDREW BELL, price 2s., by means of which those who are desirous to re-model old Schools, or to form new ones on the improved plan, will receive full and sufficient direction.

The Committee also recommend the following proportions of the under mentioned articles, viz.—

Two or Three Sand Boards (See Dr. BELL's "Instructions," Page 23.) Three Dozen Common Slates.

Three Dozen Copy Books.

Also Four Dozen" Arithmetical Tables for Madras Schools," which may be had of the Booksellers above named.

By order of the Committee,

No. 13, Clifford's-Inn,

August, 1812.

T. T. WALMSLEY, SEC.