Barclay’s Catechism for use in schools
It is not ascertainable from the minutes just how long this school remained closed, but a minute of 1789, directing that Barclay’s Catechism be distributed for the use of the schools, indicates that it was not discontinued for a long time.[634] Isaac Taylor, R. Moore, William Gibbons, and William Webb were appointed to distribute the said books.[635]
Lampeter requests to build schoolhouse, 1792
In 1792, Lampeter Preparative Meeting (called Leacock in 1732, but changed to Lampeter in 1749)[636] laid before the monthly meeting a request to be permitted to build a school house on or near their meeting house land for the purpose of a boarding school to be under the care of the monthly meeting.[637] Their request was not acted upon until the next meeting when it was referred to a committee of eleven men, who were to consider the proposals and report their judgment to the monthly meeting when convenient.[638] It appears from the following extract of the monthly meeting that they were somewhat critical.
Committee’s suggestions for Lampeter school not accepted
The committee appointed to consider the proposals of Lampeter Preparative Meeting for building a school house made a report in writing, which not meeting the approbation of this meeting, is returned and Joseph Brinton, Abraham Gibbons, William Brinton, James Smith, John Ferris, James Cooper, and Levi Powell are added to the former committee and William Webb is requested to consider the matter and report to the next meeting.[639]
At the session of the monthly meeting held two months later, the newly appointed committee was successful in getting a satisfactory hearing for their decision in regard to the Lampeter Boarding School.
The proposal of Lampeter Preparative Meeting comes again under consideration and the following report being produced and divers times read, is concurred with.
To Sadsbury Monthly Meeting—
The accepted report