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Notes On Literature, Science And Art.
went about on his mission—that mission , the turning men from darkness to light . " Save that I don ' t like tho phrase of " the cajolery of Cromwell "—for whatever faults the Lord Protector might have , most assuredly flattery or " soft-sawdering , " was not one of them—I can endorse all that
Mr . Steele says of honest George , and much more than he says of his wife . Indeed I regard Margaret Askew—first the wife of Judge Fell , ana afterwards of George FoX' — as the most remarkable woman the world has yet produced . And yet Ii . G . Adams
, in all the 788 pages of his " Cyclopasdia of Female Biography , consisting of Sketches of all Women who have been distinguished by great talents , strength of character , piety , benevolence , or moral virtue of any kind , forming a complete record of womanly
excellence or ability , " has no notice of her who , I venture to say , influenced the ^ YOlid for good more than any ten of those deemed worthy of a place . The statistics of Quakerism , from a reliable source , cannot but be interesting . " Within the limits of London yearly meeting , " says Mr . Steele , — "that is in Great Britain—there are about 326
meetings for worship held regularly , with a few held occasionally at bathing-places , & c . Tho number of members varies in each meeting from 'less than five' to ' more than 300 / there being , however , only seven with more than 300 members . The number of members is 14200 . Contrary to tho
, prevalent opinion , there is a gradual increase in the body , and that from without . The increase by birth is rarely more than the loss by death , because , as a general rule , only the children who are born to parents who are both members become such .
The number transferred into Britain is less than that transferred to other lands ; and thus the increase is from ' convincement . ' There are about 73 monthly meetings , and 19 quarterly meetings—that for Yorkshire being the largest , while Kent is the smallest ,
the latter having eight meetings within its bounds , tho former inclosing 41 . " Of Sunday schools— " First-day Schools , " as Friends prefer to call them—there are about 66 , with nearly 1 , 200 teachers and 16 , 000 scholars , " nearly all of the latter unconnected with the Society . " Bh'minghani and Bristol are the principal places for these . " Renowned since the days of Fox
for its care over the education of its members , " says Mr . Steele , "the Societ y still deserves that renown . In Eng land alone it sustains ei ght large public schools besides others where a higher education is attainable . In the eight schools alluded
to there is accommodation for 865 children and above 830 scholars enjoyed their advantages at tho date of the last return . The worth of tho whole schools may be estimated at £ 140 , 000 ; the income may be stated at £ 30 , 000 ; the average charge
for children is about £ 19 , and the average cost per child is £ 30 , the balance being derived from legacies , endowments , subscriptions , & e . The largest and the oldest school is that at Ackworth , near Pontefract , which , established in 1779 , educates 290
children , and has , since its commencement , given a sound English education to 9038 children . The whole of the schools have had about 17 , 000 children under tuition since their establishment ; and , though they have not succeded in carrying out George Fox's
wish to give instruction in ' all things decent and civil in creation , ' the scholars they have turned out have been abiding memorials of their usefulness . "
I had marked many more passages for quotation than I have room for at present ; for I too have paid my pilgrimage " round about Swaxthmore , " and looked out " from the door-like window" from which " George Fox is stated to have preached . " But I
must not nowdigresson myvisits to Furness . Suffice it to say , that Mr . Steele has made a very readable little volume , full of information ; and that I hope he will one day favour us , in a collected form , with the entertainining papers which he furnished to a local journal , a few years ago , on the great industries of Cleveland and South Durham .
A new society is in course of formation , under the title of the " United Amateur Authors' Association . " The subscription , in Great Britain , is to be 4 s . half-yearly , or 7 s . 6 d . yearly , with an entrance fee of 3 s . 6 d . ; and in Canada and the United
States , two dollars and twelve cents yearly subscription , and 84 cents entrance ; for which each member is to receive free by post a monthly sixpenny magazine , which is to be written , printed , and illustrated entirely by members of the Association . The title of this organ is to be the " Imperial
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Notes On Literature, Science And Art.
went about on his mission—that mission , the turning men from darkness to light . " Save that I don ' t like tho phrase of " the cajolery of Cromwell "—for whatever faults the Lord Protector might have , most assuredly flattery or " soft-sawdering , " was not one of them—I can endorse all that
Mr . Steele says of honest George , and much more than he says of his wife . Indeed I regard Margaret Askew—first the wife of Judge Fell , ana afterwards of George FoX' — as the most remarkable woman the world has yet produced . And yet Ii . G . Adams
, in all the 788 pages of his " Cyclopasdia of Female Biography , consisting of Sketches of all Women who have been distinguished by great talents , strength of character , piety , benevolence , or moral virtue of any kind , forming a complete record of womanly
excellence or ability , " has no notice of her who , I venture to say , influenced the ^ YOlid for good more than any ten of those deemed worthy of a place . The statistics of Quakerism , from a reliable source , cannot but be interesting . " Within the limits of London yearly meeting , " says Mr . Steele , — "that is in Great Britain—there are about 326
meetings for worship held regularly , with a few held occasionally at bathing-places , & c . Tho number of members varies in each meeting from 'less than five' to ' more than 300 / there being , however , only seven with more than 300 members . The number of members is 14200 . Contrary to tho
, prevalent opinion , there is a gradual increase in the body , and that from without . The increase by birth is rarely more than the loss by death , because , as a general rule , only the children who are born to parents who are both members become such .
The number transferred into Britain is less than that transferred to other lands ; and thus the increase is from ' convincement . ' There are about 73 monthly meetings , and 19 quarterly meetings—that for Yorkshire being the largest , while Kent is the smallest ,
the latter having eight meetings within its bounds , tho former inclosing 41 . " Of Sunday schools— " First-day Schools , " as Friends prefer to call them—there are about 66 , with nearly 1 , 200 teachers and 16 , 000 scholars , " nearly all of the latter unconnected with the Society . " Bh'minghani and Bristol are the principal places for these . " Renowned since the days of Fox
for its care over the education of its members , " says Mr . Steele , "the Societ y still deserves that renown . In Eng land alone it sustains ei ght large public schools besides others where a higher education is attainable . In the eight schools alluded
to there is accommodation for 865 children and above 830 scholars enjoyed their advantages at tho date of the last return . The worth of tho whole schools may be estimated at £ 140 , 000 ; the income may be stated at £ 30 , 000 ; the average charge
for children is about £ 19 , and the average cost per child is £ 30 , the balance being derived from legacies , endowments , subscriptions , & e . The largest and the oldest school is that at Ackworth , near Pontefract , which , established in 1779 , educates 290
children , and has , since its commencement , given a sound English education to 9038 children . The whole of the schools have had about 17 , 000 children under tuition since their establishment ; and , though they have not succeded in carrying out George Fox's
wish to give instruction in ' all things decent and civil in creation , ' the scholars they have turned out have been abiding memorials of their usefulness . "
I had marked many more passages for quotation than I have room for at present ; for I too have paid my pilgrimage " round about Swaxthmore , " and looked out " from the door-like window" from which " George Fox is stated to have preached . " But I
must not nowdigresson myvisits to Furness . Suffice it to say , that Mr . Steele has made a very readable little volume , full of information ; and that I hope he will one day favour us , in a collected form , with the entertainining papers which he furnished to a local journal , a few years ago , on the great industries of Cleveland and South Durham .
A new society is in course of formation , under the title of the " United Amateur Authors' Association . " The subscription , in Great Britain , is to be 4 s . half-yearly , or 7 s . 6 d . yearly , with an entrance fee of 3 s . 6 d . ; and in Canada and the United
States , two dollars and twelve cents yearly subscription , and 84 cents entrance ; for which each member is to receive free by post a monthly sixpenny magazine , which is to be written , printed , and illustrated entirely by members of the Association . The title of this organ is to be the " Imperial