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'''The Sunday School Society''' was a British association of [[Sunday school]]s |
'''The Sunday School Society''' was a British association of [[Sunday school]]s. |
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==History== |
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Members of the [[Clapham Sect]] were involved in the society.<ref>{{cite journal|date=2001|journal=Knowing & Doing|url=https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/webfm_send/471|publisher=[[C. S. Lewis Institute]]|title=William Wilberforce and His Circle of Friends|first= Richard |last=Gathro|quote=...originally appeared in the Summer 2001 issue of the C. S. Lewis Institute Report.}}</ref> |
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It was founded by [[Baptist]] [[deacon]] [[William Fox (deacon)|William Fox]] on 7 September 1785 in Prescott Street Baptist Church of [[London]].<ref>Michael J. Anthony, Warren S. Benson, ''Exploring the History and Philosophy of Christian Education: Principles for the 21st Century'', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2011, p. 266</ref><ref name="Fox"/> The latter had been touched by articles by the editor of the [[Gloucester Journal]], Robert Raikes, on the problems of youth crime.<ref>William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 231</ref> Pastor Thomas Stock and Raikes have thus registered a hundred children from six to fourteen years old. Bible reading lessons were given by volunteer teachers in the morning and [[catechism]] took place in the afternoon. The society has published its textbooks and brought together nearly 4,000 Sunday schools.<ref>Dan Graves, [https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1701-1800/fox-organized-sunday-school-society-11630302.html Fox Organized Sunday School Society], christianity.com, USA, May 3, 2010</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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<ref name="Fox">{{cite book |title=Memoir of W. Fox, Esq., founder of the Sunday-School Society: comprising the history of the origin … of that … institution, with correspondence … between W. Fox, Esq. and R. Raikes, etc. |author-first1=William |author-last1=Fox |author-link1=William Fox (deacon) |author-first2=Robert |author-last2=Raikes |author-link2=Robert Raikes<!-- The younger --> |editor-first=Joseph |editor-last=Ivimey |editor-link=Joseph Ivimey |date=1831 |publisher=[[George Wightman]]}}</ref> |
<ref name="Fox">{{cite book |title=Memoir of W. Fox, Esq., founder of the Sunday-School Society: comprising the history of the origin … of that … institution, with correspondence … between W. Fox, Esq. and R. Raikes, etc. |author-first1=William |author-last1=Fox |author-link1=William Fox (deacon) |author-first2=Robert |author-last2=Raikes |author-link2=Robert Raikes<!-- The younger --> |editor-first=Joseph |editor-last=Ivimey |editor-link=Joseph Ivimey |date=1831 |publisher=[[George Wightman]]}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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* http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1701-1800/fox-organized-sunday-school-society-11630302.html |
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Revision as of 00:10, 11 October 2023
The Sunday School Society was a British association of Sunday schools.
History
It was founded by Baptist deacon William Fox on 7 September 1785 in Prescott Street Baptist Church of London.[1][2] The latter had been touched by articles by the editor of the Gloucester Journal, Robert Raikes, on the problems of youth crime.[3] Pastor Thomas Stock and Raikes have thus registered a hundred children from six to fourteen years old. Bible reading lessons were given by volunteer teachers in the morning and catechism took place in the afternoon. The society has published its textbooks and brought together nearly 4,000 Sunday schools.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Michael J. Anthony, Warren S. Benson, Exploring the History and Philosophy of Christian Education: Principles for the 21st Century, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2011, p. 266
- ^ Fox, William; Raikes, Robert (1831). Ivimey, Joseph (ed.). Memoir of W. Fox, Esq., founder of the Sunday-School Society: comprising the history of the origin … of that … institution, with correspondence … between W. Fox, Esq. and R. Raikes, etc. George Wightman.
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 231
- ^ Dan Graves, Fox Organized Sunday School Society, christianity.com, USA, May 3, 2010
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