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He was deprived of his estate, scourged, and fettered; and reduced to a state of abject slavery. And in after times the sufferings of the miserable captive were increased by additions at once contemptuous and cruel. His head was half shaved, his forehead branded with a hot iron, his right eye bored out, and his left leg disabled.

On Clement's arriving at the place of his exile, he found great numbers of Christians condemned to the same lamentable fate. His presence, however, darted a cheering ray through the gloomy caves that surrounded them, whilst his labours, through the Divine blessing, were not only made useful in comforting his captive brethren, but also the means of converting numbers of the neighbouring inhabitants to the Christian faith.

How interesting it is to behold this venerable saint, thus steadily persevering in his labour of love, under the pressure of those sufferings, to which he was condemned by his enemies. Although now far advanced in years, an exile, and a captive, his heart is filled with gratitude, and his mouth with praises; only anxious that whilst life and breath remain he may be made the happy instrument of pouring the balin of consolation into the wounded spirits of his fellow-prisoners, and of leading all around him, whether friends or foes, to a participation of the same Gospel privileges with himself. Admirable is the wisdom that characterizes his epistle; exemplary the deportment wherewith he adorns his episcopal office; but his conduct while a prisoner in the mines surpasses in glory!

The wonderful effects which attended the labours of this eminent man having at length reached the ears of the emperor, he ordered the president to stop the increase of Christianity, by putting several of the brethren to death. Finding, however, that the executions of one day served but as examples to encourage others to suffer in the same cause the next, he resolved, if possible, to strike terror into the rising sect, by singling out the most eminent teachers among them as the monuments of his dis

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It is conceived that the employment of Sunday in teaching young persons to read with merely secular views, would not comport with the sanctity of that holy day. The only justifiable object of Sunday Schools is instruction, with an immediate view to religious improvement. Hence it has been considered by many that these schools would be most properly managed by each Christian denomination, who could convey such religious instruction as they deemed proper, without any danger of collision or interference with each other. It would seem proper also that the schools of each congregation should be subject to the superintendence and di. rection of its minister and lay members, subject indeed to some general bond of union among congregations of the same Christian profession, but not liable to the inspection and direction of those of a different religious belief. On these principles, several congregations of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the city of New-York, united for the purpose of esta blishing Sunday Schools, and adopted the following constitution.

CONSTITUTION of the New-York Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Society.

ARTICLE I. This Institution shall be de

nominated The New-York Protestant Epis copal Sunday School Society; and its objects shall be the institution, direction, and encouragement of Sunday Schools in the city of New-York.

ART. II. The Society shall consist of persons paying to its funds an annual sum not less than fifty cents; donors of five dollars in one payment, shall be Members for life; donors of ten dollars in one payment, shall be Managers for life.

ART. III. Members of this Society, belonging to the same congregation in this city, may form a School, or Schools, to be attached to that congregation, under such rules, in subserviency to this Constitution, as they may think proper. The Clergyman of each congregation shall be President of the Board of Directors of every School attached to the same: And where there are more than one Clergyman belonging to the same congregation, the Rector shall be President, and the Assistant Ministers Vice-Presidents.

ART. IV. There shall be a Board of Managers for transacting the business of the Society, consisting of the Bishop of the Diocess of New-York, who shall be, ex officio, President of the Society and Board; Clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the city of NewYork, who are Members of the Society; such persons as agreeably to Article II. of this Constitution, are Managers for life; and two laymen appointed by the Directors of each School.

ART. V. The Board of Managers shall meet on the Wednesday next after the Anniversary of the Society, and at such other times, not less than once in three months, as they may deem expedient; and any five members shall be a quorum for business: Provided that any number of Members appearing at a time and place duly notified, shall have the power of calJing an adjourned meeting. Extra meetings shall be called by the President, or (if he be absent from the city) by the senior Vice-President then in town, at his discretion, or at the written request of any three Managers.

ART. VI. At the first meeting of the Board prescribed in the preceding Article, they shall elect, by ballot, from among their own number, three Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. Vacancies in these offices, at any time occurring, may be immediately supplied by the Board.

ART. VII. The Board of Managers shall form laws for the government of their own body, and such rules as they may deem advisable for the Schools in union with this Society; shall determine and procure the books (than which no other books shall be used) and other articles for the Schools; and, in general, adopt such measures, conformably with this Constitution, as they may think most conductive to the interests and success of the institution. The Members of the Board shall, at all times, have the privi lege of visiting any of the Schools.

ART. VIII. The Board shall inform the Directors of each School of the times of their stated meetings. And it shall be the duty of the Directors to present to the Board, at every such meeting, accounts of the state of their respective

Schools; including the number of scho Jars at the time; the names of those added, and of those that have left the Schools (specifying the cause of removal) since the last report; distinguishing between adults and children, male and female, white and coloured; the number of classes, and of individuals in each class, with the studies pursued by each respectively, and notices of particular proficiency or neglect; and such other information as may afford a full view of the state of the Schools in union with this Society.

ART. IX. The payments of the Members of this Society must be made to the Treasurer of the Board of Managers, who shall have charge of the same, and of all books and other property of the Society. The Directors of any School may make application to the Board for money, books, or other necessary articles; which application shall be subject to the determination of the Board: Provided that every School shall be entitled, annually, to such sum as the Board of Managers may deem sufficient for the payment of an Instructor or Instructors for such School. If the funds should at any time prové more than sufficient to defray the expen ses of the Schools in union with this So ciety, the surplus may be appropriated by the Board to any object which they think will promote the religious and moral benefits designed by this institution. And should any School withdraw from union with this Society, it shall have no claim whatever on its funds or other pro perty.

ART. X. The Anniversary of this Society shall be celebrated on the evening of the festival of" The Holy Innocents;" when all the children and others taught in the Schools attached to the same shall be assembled in a Church or Chapel to which either of the Schools belongs, (to be previously determined by the Board of Man agers;) the evening service of the Church shall be there celebrated; such exercises in singing as may have been previously assigned by the Bishop, shall be performed by the Scholars; the annual Report of the Board of Managers (collected from the Reports of the different Schools for the last year) shall be publicly read; a sermon or address be delivered; and a collection made for the benefit of the Society. The services on this occasion shall be performed by Clergymen previously appointed by the Bishop. On the day following the anniversary celebration, (or, if that be Sunday, then on the next day) at a time and place previously appointed, and publicly notified by the Board, the Treasurer shall be in readiness to receive the annual contributions of the Members; to each of which, if not paid by that time, shall be added the sum of 12 1-2 cents, in order to meet the expense of collecting.

ART. XI. All exercises in reading or memory pursued in Schools in union with this Society, shall be from the Holy Scriptures, the Book of Common Prayer, or other works calculated to impart religious instruction on the principles of the Protestant Episcopal Church. All devotional exercises used in these Schools must receive the sanction and approbation of the Bishop of this Diocess; with whom shall also be lodged a copy of each annual Report of the Board of Managers.

ART. XII. Schools formed for the instruction of females, agreeably to the provisions of this Constitution, by Ladies contributing the same sums as Members, shall be in union with this Society, and entitled to all the privileges of other Schools.

ART. XIII. Every proposed alteration to this Constitution must be presented in writing to the Board of Managers, when a majority of its Members are present, by the Directors of one of the Schools. If a majority of the Managers present accede to the proposition, it shall be carried. If not, it may, at the discretion of the proposers, be referred to the Directors of the different Schools; and if acceded to by a majority of those bodies, it shall be carried.

It appears from this constitution that any Protestant Episcopal congregation may attach themselves to the society, for the purpose of establishing a Sunday School, under its own regulations, subject to the provisions of the general constitution. The congregations of Trinity Church, of St. Paul's and St. John's Chapels, of Grace Church, of St. Mark's, Church, and of St. James's Church, have established Sunday Schools in union with the Protestant Episcopal Society. Sunday Schools had been previously organized in some of the other congregations of the Episcopal Church in the city of New-York, and are, it is believed, in union with the general Sunday School Society. The following are the leading regulations of the Sunday Schools of Trinity Church and its Chapels. And we cannot avoid indulging the hope that schools on similar principles, having in view the religious instruction of the scholars, will be organized in every Episcopal congregation in the state.

By-Laws of the Board of Directors of the Sunday Schools of the Congregations of the Parish of Trinity Church, in the City of New-York; and the Rules for the Government of the gajd Schools.

BY-LAWS.

Art. 1. There shall be a meeting (at a time and place appointed by the Presi dent) of the members of the New-Yorl Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Society, belonging to each congregation of Trinity Church, on the second Monday in April in the present year, and on the first Monday in February in every other year, when not less than fifteen, nor more than thirty laymen of each congregation (the number to be determined by the meeting) shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of those present, taken by ballot. These, together with the Rector of the Parish of Trinity Church, as President; the Assistant Rector, as first Vice-President; and the Assistant Ministers, as second and third Vice-Presidents, shall constitute the Board of Directors of the same; and one third of the whole Board shall be a quo rum for business.

Art. 2. The Board of Directors shall meet on the day following the annual election, at a time and place appointed by the Chairman of the General Meeting, and elect, by ballot, from among their own number, a Secretary, and two Delegates to the General Board of Managers. Vacancies in the Board, or its offices, at any time occurring, may be immediately sup plied by the Board.

Art. 3. At every general meeting, and every meeting of the Board of Directors, the President, or, in his absence, the senior Vice-President present; or, in the absence of the President and all the VicePresidents, a chairman appointed by the meeting, shall preside determine all questions of order-give the casting vote in equal divisions, when questions are taken viva voce--appoint all committees, except when otherwise directed-and sign the minutes of the meeting.

Art. 4. The Secretary shall keep mi. nutes of the proceedings of the Board at. each meeting, and when correct, attest the same, and all other acts of the Board give timely notice to the members of

and other property of the Board, and careall meetings-preserve the papers, books, fully hand them over to his successor→ and conduct such correspondence as the Board may from time to time direct. In his absence from any meeting, a Secretary pro tem. shall be appointed by the presid ing officer.

Art. 5. It shall be the duty of the Board School, being members of the Protestant to provide suitable instructors for the Episcopal Church, and of correct moral and religious deportment.

Art. 6. A Committee of Visitation shall be appointed, from time to time, as may be necessary, by the presiding officer, from among the members of the Board, or others belonging to the congregation to which the School is attached; whose duty

it shall be to adopt measures for procuring scholars for both branches of this school, and for ascertaining the cause of the absence of delinquents. They shall, further, in such way as they may deem expedient, endeavour to interest the scholars in some profitable and honest employment of their time through the week. And in case of sickness, or peculiar distress among the scholars, it shall be the duty of this committee to interest themselves, in such way as they may think best, to obtain charitable relief.

Art. 7. The stated meetings of this Board, besides that ordered in the second Jaw, shall be held on some day (to be appointed by the President) in the week preceding each stated meeting of the General Board of Managers, when, from the reports of the Superintendents, shall be framed the report to be rendered to that Board, agreeably to the constitution. Extra meetings shall be called by the President, or either Vice-President, at his discretion, or at the request of any three

Directors.

Art. 8. The Board shall devise, from time to time, such methods of reward and punishment as they may think proper.

Art. 9. There shall be branches of this School for the instruction of females, to be denominated the Female Sunday School of the Congregations of Trinity Church, consisting of ladies of the congregations, under such rules (in subserviency to the constitution of the general society) as they may deem proper.

RULES.

1. The hours of school exercises shall be appointed, from time to time, by the Rector of this parish, provided they do not interfere with the stated hours of public worship.

2. The first school exercise, every Sunday, shall be opened, and the last closed with a short religious exercise, to be appointed by the Bishop of the Diocess, and performed by a Clergyman, if present, if not, by a Superintendent or Teacher.

3. Scholars may be offered for admittance at any time during school hours, and shall be accepted, provided a majority of the Superintendents present con

cur.

4. The scholars shall first recite the lessons appointed them the preceding week; after which, the different classes shall be employed in reading and spelling. 5. Three members of the Board of Directors of the school of each congregation shall, in rotation, attend the school for three Sundays, one of the three being replaced every Sunday by another member, and, with the Clergyman or Clergymen of the parish who may be present, shall take the general oversight of the same, as Superintendents; and, as they may deem ex

pedient, exsmine the scholars as to proficiency, and, when necessary, assist in the business of instruction. They shall insert in a book to be styled the School-Register, the names of the Permanent Superintendent, of the persons who attend as Instructors, of all the scholars added to the school during their attendance, specifying their age, place of residence, and, in the case of minors, the names of their parents. The Superintendents shall make report at every meeting of the Board of Directors, of the state of the School. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to furnish the Permanent Superintendent with a list of the Directors; and he shall give at least six days notice to every member whose duty in rotation it may be to attend the School under this law. And it shall be the duty of any Director who may be unable to attend, to procure some other Director to attend in his place.

6. A Permanent Superintendent shall be appointed, who shall have the particular charge of the whole School, and shall be responsible for it. It shall be his duty, with the aid of the Superintendents and others, to procure Voluntary Instructors for the School; to assist him in the business of instruction; to keep good order in the School; to divide the School into classes; and to see that a class-register be kept for each class; in the four first leaves of which the name, age, schoolregister number, and residence of each scholar are to be inserted; the last column being devoted for remarks. On the remaining pages the conduct, proficiency, &c. of each attending scholar during the month are to be noted, in the following manner at the head of each of the lesser columns the following letters are to be inserted; in the first, P, for present; in the second, B, for good behaviour; in the third, D, for diligence; and in the fourth, M, for exercises of memory : which four minor columns form one great column for the day, the date of which is to be inserted at the head. If the scho lar perform as above, place a dot in the proper column, above the line for the morning, and beneath it for the afternoon; if not, leave it blank. A cross or tin the first column designates present in good time. And when any Instructor puts a mark opposite to the name of any scholar, he shall inform him thereof; and of the other particulars of this rule, so as to encourage him if he receives a good mark, and to excite him to do better if These class-rethe mark is a bad one. gisters shall be submitted to the Superintendents previously to the dismission of the School, who shall publicly make such remarks thereon as they may think proper; and together with the school-register, shall be laid before the Directors, at their stated meetings, by the Perma

nent Superintendent, and for this purpose sent by him to the Secretary of the Board, or to some one of the Directors who intends to be present. At every stated meeting of the Board, premiums shall be adjudged as follows: to every scholar who has no bad mark, a premium in money or books, of the value of 121-2 cents; and so proportionably to 2 cents, which shall be assigned to those whose good marks barely exceed their bad marks; below which no premium shall be given. 7. It is desirable that the gratuitous Instructors should serve in that capacity as long as possible, and should be diligent and punctual in their attendance; taking charge of such particular class as may be assigned them by the Permanent Superintendent. It shall be their duty to preserve order and stillness among their classes; and, with the Superintendents and Permanent Superintendent, to promote the religious and moral improvement of the scholars; for which purpose they are to assign them Scripture lessons, and lessons in the Catechism and other pious and moral books, which they are to commit to memory during the week. And the Instructors shall, from time to time, put such questions to the scholars as may make them understand what they read, and more forcibly impress it on their minds.

8. It is to be hoped that there will not be a deficiency of gratuitous Instructors to assist the Permanent Superintendent, and that they will consider it their duty

to serve for at least three months. But if there should be a deficiency, it shall then be the duty of the Permanent Super intendent to appoint as Monitors those of the scholars who most excel in learning and in good behaviour, who shall instruct the lower classes.

9. In case of the absence of any scholar, it shall be the duty of the Instructor of the class, or some person procured for the purpose by the Permanent Superintendent, to visit the said scholar, and to report the cause of his or her non-attendance at the next school meeting. In case of sickness, to administer such good advice as may be deemed expedient; and in case of wilful non-attendance, to endeavour, by mild expostulation and persuasion, to induce

him to attend.

10. It shall be the duty of the Permanent Superintendent, the Superintendents for the time being, and the gratuitous Instructors, to take charge of the scholars during divine service, and to see that they behave themselves with decency and

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the consent of one or more Superintendent..

Female Sunday Schools of the Congregations of Trinity Church,

1. The Female Sunday Schools of the congregations of Trinity Church, shall be managed by a gratuitous Superintendent, and Instructors, who shall be ladies of the

congregation, and who shall be approved by the Rector of the Church. The graby the voluntary Instructors, who shall tuitous Superintendent shall be chosen be at least sixteen years of age.

2. The Superintendent shall have the charge of the School, and, in conjunction

with the Instructors, shall conduct the same, as far as possible; agreeably to the rules of the Sunday Schools of the Congregations of Trinity Church.

3. The Superintendent shall cause a report of the state of the School to be Sunday Schools of the Parish, at their stated meetings.

laid before the Board of Directors of the

The mode of conducting the School in St. John's Chapel varies from that described in the above rules. The following is a sketch of it.

The internal management of the School is conducted under the direction of the Superintendent and Teachers, who meet, scholars, and adopt such measures as are as often as occasion requires, to visit their found expedient for the prosperiety of the School. A Superintendent is elected duty it is to examine all children offered semi-annually from the Teachers; whose for admission, place them in proper classes, to assign to the Teachers their respective duties, and assist them if necessary, receive all visitors, attend to the general management of the School, and all business connected therewith; a Secretary, also elected semi-annually, whose duty it is to keep minutes of all meetings of the Teachers, the school-register, assist his official duties, and, in his absence, to the Superintendent in the discharge of attend to all the duties connected with that office: neither of whom are to absent themselves from the School without hav ing previously secured the attendance of the other. No person is admitted as a Teacher unless he shall have attained the

age of sixteen years, be approved by a majority of the Teachers present at any meeting, and agree to attend regularly to the duties of his station for at least three months.* It is the duty of each Teacher, while in the School, to devote

* This measure is found expedient from various rexsons. The principal of which is, that from the length of time an intimacy and attachment is formed between the Teachers and their scholars, which has been gene rally found so great as to prevent the Teacher being so destrous of quitting the School.

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