 | 1811 - 538 pages
...him with, inquiring into the nature of the Sunday Schools. The beginning of this scheme was entirely owing to accident. Some business leading me one morning into the suburbs of th: city, where the lowest of the people who are principally employed in the pin-manufactory chiefly... | |
 | John Nichols - Authors, English - 1812 - 794 pages
...the happiest effects. The thought was suggested by accident. " Some business," sayslVJr. Raikes, " leading me one morning into the suburbs of the city,...of the people (who are principally employed in the pin ma^ufactory) chiefly reside, I was struck with concern On seeing a groupe of children, wretchedly... | |
 | Missions - 1833 - 638 pages
...him with, inquiring into the nature of the Sunday-schools. The beginning of thii scheme wot entirely owing to accident. Some business leading me one morning...(who are principally employed in the pin-manufactory) chiefly reside, I was struck with concern at seeing a group of children, wretchedly ragged, at play... | |
 | 1813 - 670 pages
...thought was suggested by accident. " Some business," says Mr. Kaikes, " leading me one morning into th« suburbs of the city, where the lowest of the people (who are principally employed in the pin manufactory) chiefly reside, I was struck with concern on seeing a group of children, wretchedly... | |
 | Theology - 1816 - 430 pages
...him with, inquiring into the nature of the Sunday Schools. The beginning of this scheme was entirely owing to accident. Some business leading me one morning...(who are principally employed in the pin-manufactory) chiefly reside, I was struck with concern at seeing a froup of children, wretchedly ragged, at play... | |
 | 1816 - 430 pages
...him with, inquiring into the nature of the Sunday Schools. The beginning of this scheme was entirely owing to accident. Some business leading me one morning...(who are principally employed in the pin-manufactory) chiefly reside, I was struck with concern at seeing a group of children, wretchedly ragged, at play... | |
 | Theology - 1816 - 436 pages
...him with, inquiring into the nature of the Sunday Schools. The beginning of this scheme -was entirely owing to accident. Some business leading me one morning...of the people (who are principally employed in the pin-manuiactory) chiefly reside, I was struck with concern at seeing a group of children, wretchedly... | |
 | John Angell James - Christian education - 1817 - 252 pages
...had applied to him for the particulars of the nature and origin of his plan, he thus writes: — " Some business leading me one morning into the suburbs...of the people (who are principally employed in the pin manufactory) reside, I was struck -with concern at seeing a group of children, wretchedly ragged,... | |
 | John Angell James - Christian education - 1818 - 230 pages
...applied to him for the particulars of the ua.ture and origin of his plan, he thus writes : — '• Some business leading me one morning into the suburbs...the city, where the lowest of the people (who are 15 principally employed in the pin manufactory) reside, I was struck with concern at seeing a groupe... | |
 | 610 pages
...thus describes, in a letter dated November 25, 1783 :— " The beginning of this scheme was entirely owing to accident. Some business leading me one morning...lowest of the people (who are principally employed iu the pin manufactory) chiefly reside, 1 was struck with concern at seeing a group of children, wretchedly... | |
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I asked an inhabitant whether those children belonged to that part of the town, and lamented their misery and idleness. Ah ! sir... 
