‘Sunday School is a good place that all bad children ought to go to. And some of the members do not come to the Sunday School. And this School is a very emportant one. And the people ought make their children come where gods work are going on. And if they fuse to come whip them. I do not fuse to come where the Lord work is. Jerry Chappell.’
‘Sunday School are a place that people ought to go to learn something about the scripture Sunday School are a very pretty place to go to learn and to spell and to read People ought to be have there Selves. Emily Farmer.’
‘Sunday School is a very useful thing; though I don’t go to it but I hope every body will go if I dont go. Sunday School is a place where every body ought to go to learn sense, and read the scripture and hear the word of God. Ellen Coles.’
“These were written by the Fourth Reader class. My school numbers fifty-one pupils. I have no little task to undergo. Besides worrying with the children all the week, I have the responsibility of head Deacon and Clerk of the church. I sometimes despair; but when I look and see that there is no one in our midst more competent than I am for either position, I look to the ‘Great I Am’ and do the best I can.
“Ere this, you are somewhat experienced in the movements of our race. They suit quite well to begin with, but the end, alas! how different from the beginning! Our people are quick of apprehension, but do not continue in it.
“Very respectfully,
“Your once pupil and scholar,
“H.”