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the poorest Masters in connexion with the Society; the children under his care are also poor, so that I fear, if the Society cannot afford giving him something, he must, of necessity, give up connexion with the Society.

April 12, 1833.

The tasks have been recited with regularity and attention; the proficiency manifested in reading and answering questions, surpassed my expectations. A Roman Catholic girl, about 12 years of age, could give an answer to almost every question proposed; she is well acquainted with the plan of salvation through the Saviour. The Teacher, the daughter of a deceased Curate of the Established Church, is a great object of pity; the children's parents are quite poor, and not able to pay, she therefore solicits your attention; the children, though poor in appearance, were clean, and behaved themselves well during the Inspection.

April 17, 1833.

Charles Mc M- took charge of this School, on the 18th ult., from which date his quarter is to be reckoned; there was no Master since then, till the former inspection. I classed the School anew. The former Master, B-, had arrangements actually entered into, to put the School under the New Board of Education, but was prevented by Mr. K. The School is established on Books and Inspection.

April 18, 1833.

This School, though few in number, I found efficient. I consider the proficiency in the writing and arithmetic progressive; the tasks were recited tolerably well; and many of them gave appropriate answers to the questions therefrom. The children's parents are, I believe, quite anxious to have their children instructed in the Society School, in consequence of the Scriptures being taught without separation.

April 23, 1833.

A Roman Catholic little girl, aged nine years, repeated 12 Chapters in Romans, scarcely missing a word, while the whole Class repeated in Acts; she, by her diligence, having gone so far beyond them. Her father was present, and holds out every encouragement to her committing the Scriptures to memory. The general proficiency was good; the Teacher is very attentive to his duty.

April 27, 1833.

I consider this a very orderly and well-conducted School; the children of the Scripture Classes acquitted themselves with great accuracy in reading and repetition; they gave some very satisfactory replies to my questions on the import of the portions of Scripture which they recited and read; and, in general, they performed much to my satisfaction.

April 30, 1833.

I have been very much gratified with the accurate reading and repetition of the children in the Senior Classes, but, more particularly so, with the suitable answers to the questions proposed on the grammatical import

of those portions of the Scriptures which they read and recited; by which they evinced a great deal of intelligence therein. They made a very pleasing proficiency in writing and arithmetic. I have marked 49 Copybooks, which I mention, to shew, that, although the School has not been visited since last examination, there has been no imposition by way of accommodation Scholars; the School is not only orderly and well conducted, but respectable.

May 1, 1833.

The girls of this School appeared orderly and clean; those of the Scripture Class present, repeated their tasks, and read remarkably well. Thirty-four of the children repeated 26 verses from oral instruction.

May 1, 1833.

The number present was well prepared; one of the Pay Scholars purchased a Bible in one of the shops; the Priest heard of it, and demanded it; the girl gave it to him very reluctantly, and told him he had no right to take it; her mother reproved her for speaking so bold to the Priest, but she said she would buy another that he would know nothing of.

May 10, 1833.

The Scripture tasks were repeated with more satisfaction than I have witnessed at any former inspection of this School. The Teacher, in order to stimulate the children to exertion, committed the Four Chapters himself to memory in the course of the quarter, which had the desired effect. In writing and accounts the proficiency was good.

May 13, 1833.

This School did remarkably well throughout the Testament Classes; repeated their tasks very satisfactorily, and in general answered very well; in like manner the Spelling-book Reading Class repeated well, and answered well. The Junior Classes repeated (each pupil therein) 30 verses from the Third Chapter of St. John's Gospel.

May 16, 1833.

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Having attended Mr. A at the Classification of this School, I feel deeply convinced of its necessity in this neighbourhood, as the people who are likely to be benefitted by it are generally extremely poor. Some discouragements in promoting the education of the poor in the neighbourhood, has, through priestly influence, already taken place; but, under the excellent regulations of the London Hiberniau Society, and the vigilance of some zealous visitors and patrons in this district, it is humbly hoped, under the Divine blessing, that the laudable objects of the Society, with reference to this School, will be crowned with ultimate success.

May 21, 1833.

The two premiums given, were to Roman Catholic children for superior repetition and answering; and it is pleasant to observe, that the father of one of the boys, named B took great delight in the whole proceeding,

and thanked the Lord that his little boy was enabled to bring so valuable a prize as the Will of Heaven to cheer his fire-side, All the Class repeated and answered very well. Another Roman Catholic boy, on the deducted scale for non-attendance, as he had not given a single day's attendance during the quarter, had six chapters. Such is the zeal of Roman Catholics for the Scriptures.

May 22, 1833.

The general proficiency of the Lower Classes was very good; repetition and answering, satisfactory; writing and arithmetic, tolerable; spelling, good. Two Roman Catholic children took the premiums, after being well contested by Protestant children.

May 27, 1833.

This School is on an improving scale; the Scripture and Spelling Book Reading Classes acquitted themselves in a most satisfactory manner, and superior to what they have hitherto done; the Lower Classes were in general well prepared, and have a good method of spelling and pronouncing.

The Priest is an avowed enemy to those Roman Catholic parents who send their children to this School, instead of sending them to the National School, about a furlong distant from this. It was established by a Protestant gentleman in connexion with the Priest, but their efforts cannot persuade the Roman Catholic children to leave this School.

June 19, 1833.

The Scripture Class, with very few exceptions, recited well, and read with accuracy; a few answered historical and other questions on the import of their lessons, tolerably; among those, two Roman Catholic pupils particularly distinguished themselves. Some were far superior to the rest of the Class; one of them answered almost every question proposed; both were remarkably quick and apt in their replies. To one I awarded a Bible; the other, who was the best answerer of the two, preferred getting a large Testament for the use of his aged father, whose sight he said was failing; willing to promote this feeling, and anxious to encourage the boy, I promised he should have a Bible at the next examination, if deserving: each of those recited seven chapters without a mistake.

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EXTRACTS FROM SCRIPTURE READERS.

July 31, 1832.

July 1st.-Went to a Roman Catholic woman's wake, and read the 4th Chapter of Mark in Irish, to about twenty Romanists, who appeared to be very glad to hear it, saying, "Glory and praise, and thanks be to Jesus, who has left us the meaning of the parable of the sower."

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Before day I was desired by her son to read the same parable to another party that came in, and did so, and read to them, in the Irish tongue, the same words over again, which made three Catholic women say, Oh, Lord! enable us earnestly to hear the word and receive it.” July 8th. Went to another Catholic's burial. Immediately I entered the house, his widow asked me if I had brought my Testament. I said I had; when she requested me to begin. I opened the book at the 13th chapter of St. Matthew, and read in the Irish language to about thirty people, mostly Catholics; they were all very attentive until I finished it, when a man looked up to heaven, and smote upon his breast, saying, "Oh, that I may find out God, the treasure, and pearl, of great price." In about two hours after, before they brought out the corpse, the woman of the house came to me again, and told me to read the same Chapter in Irish, "for," said she, "I delight in hearing it." I began and read to her and five Catholics that sat beside me, who listened with much attention.

Jan. 25, 1833.

Since I last wrote to you, I am happy to assert that the best effects are produced in this neighbourhood by the reading of the Scriptures. Many in this place acknowledge, that had it not been for the reading of the Testament in the Irish language, they would have still been in darkness. Hitherto, I have thought it a great privilege to be admitted in one, out of every ninth house, to read a chapter; even in the villages about me, I was threatened to be treated with boiling water if I should make an attempt to go into their houses; but, at present, it is no strange thing to find whole families meet together in the afternoon, to hear the Word of God, and to converse about the same. I am satisfied, that many, in this place, will, and do bless God, for the efforts of the London Hibernian Society, as the instrument in first sending the Scriptures into this country.

May 1, 1833.

This day, I was called to visit poor J. H―, before mentioned in my last journal; at my entering his place there were four men and women on their knees, repeating the Rosary, as they called it. I came over to him, and said, J- , you are just departing out of this world: he made signs to me, because he could not speak, for to pray for him. I then knelt down, accompanied by my wife, his wife, and the rest present, and prayed, "Oh! Lord God, with whom the spirits of just men are made perfect, enable this poor man, now going into thy presence, to depend on

nothing but the all-atoning blood of Jesus; for neither Saint or Angel can save, neither Pope nor Priest; none but the precious blood of Jesus can wash away his sins; and now, Oh! Holy Saviour, claim him for thine own, in spite of men and devils, and give him to know, by a living faith in thee, that he is accepted, baving no dependence of his own, but trusting in thy blood and righteousness alone." He lifted up his hands and eyes, and groaned an Amen, and departed this life; his wife also crying for mercy. Neither Priest nor people attended on the poor widow. I then went and got a Protestant man, and a Roman Catholic, and went about and collected £1. 5s., which enabled his wife to bury him, and have expenses to go to England. There was neither mass nor images hung over him, nor performed for him. I had to contend with four men, prepared to argue with me at the wake: our discourse lasted five hours. I proved from the Scriptures, that the plaus laid down by the Church of Rome was unsafe for poor creatures to have their souls saved by; and how Jesus saith, "Whosoever believeth in me shall never die; he that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life; but he that believeth not shall be damned;" and again, "This is life eternal, to believe on Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent." Again, from the latter part of the 16th Chapter of Luke, no use in intercessions after death. Again, 1st Chap. of John, 1st & 7th verse, "And the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanseth from all sin". M. LJ. J, were the four, whom, under God, I beat down with the Scriptures, offering them before all persons, that, on the Sunday following, I would speak to them before the congregation; and if I could not prove from the Scriptures their doctrine wrong, that I would go to mass with them, and they to bring their Doway Bibles, and for the Priest and Minister to be present; this they declined before the whole wake people : many present shook hands with me, wishing me every success.

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May 12th.-Read to M. M—, E. D—————, and others. I read the 3rd Chapter of James, on envying and railing; the woman being very turbulent, the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th verses, had great effect on her; for scarce a day but she was at strife with her neighbours, and took delight in the same; but ever since is quiet, and seems to guard herself more than before: she has told many it was a good day that J. Bread the Scriptures for her; however light this may be, it may have some good effect on her; God grant it.

Encouraged by Mr. D. reading the Scriptures to

April 25, 1833.

one of your Inspectors, I have commenced my neighbours after School hours, in this remote and unenlightened part of the country. What first caused me to think of it was, a boy, of about the age of 12 or 13, who was half a year at School with me. Having been taken from School and put to work, it happened, that by a bite of a dog on his leg his life was in great danger, and his mind in great trouble, and thinking that his latter end was approaching, he felt that the usual preparation afforded by his Church was not sufficient for a dying sinner, or capable of affording any consolation whatever. In reading the Scriptures in the School, and answering the questions usually put to the children, he had, by the blessing of God, seen the necessity of an all-sufficient Saviour; and he could not think of trusting to the ceremonies performed at such a time by his

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