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school regularly for several years, and behaved well, may obtain a considerable sum of rewardmoney; and more, perhaps, than is quite necessary for them the first year they go to service, and as some girls who leave school, do not go to service, or become apprentices; a part of the reward-money will in such cases, be retained by the ladies, and given to them on their marriage, or when they seem most to need it. If they continue to behave well they will be allowed five per cent. interest for it. Should they not receive the whole of their reward money, before they attain the age of twenty-one, they may then dispose of the remaining part, in what manner they think proper.

12. Every girl who can read the prayer book, and knows how to make a proper use of it at church, will have one given to her by the ladies; or if she has one already, she will receive from them a present of some other book, about the same price.

13. The day before the anniversary of the Campsall Female Friendly Society, a straw bonnet and a coloured neck-handkerchief, will be given to every girl who has been diligent, earned as much as could reasonably be expected,

and taken care of the clothes she has received

during the preceding year. The same present will be made to all the new scholars as an encouragement to them to behave well.

10th April, 1805.

No. XXIV.

COPY OF THE REGULATIONS OF THE SCHOOLS OF ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL, BEDFORD ROW.

1. THE *

General Rules.

E support of these schools is by annual sermons only.

2. The instruction of the scholars is committed to such gentlemen and ladies, usually attending this chapel, as are approved of by the ministers, and are nominated by them to be superintendants of the scholars ; which superintendants are assisted by a master and mistress.

3. The government of the schools is vested in the ministers, chapel wardens, and gentlemen superintendants; who hold a meeting at the vestry, the last Tuesday evening in every month, at six o'clock, to regulate all matters connected therewith.

4. The children who apply for admission

*These Regulations have not been published in the Society's Reports, but are now first printed with permission of the Rev. Mr. Cecil.

must be able to read; and those are preferred, whose parents, or nearest relatives, usually attend this chapel.

5. Children are admitted into the schools at those monthly meetings, held on the last Tuesday in March, June, September, and December.

6. An annual sermon is preached to the scholars on May-day; after which a meeting is held of the ministers, chapel wardens, and superintendants, when books are given to the scholars, of a value proportioned to their good behaviour during the year, and adapted to their age and capacity.

7. Besides these annual rewards, Cheap Repository and other small Tracts, of the value of five shillings, are provided annually for each superintendant, to be given as occasional rewards among the deserving scholars. As they pass through the schools, they are furnished with proper Catechisms, and a Prayer Book, and, if they behave well and improve, with a Psalm Book, and a Bible; and, when they leave the schools, if they do it with credit to themselves, a larger Prayer Book and Bible are presented to them.

Rules for the Superintendents.

1. THEY engage to attend every Sunday morning punctually at ten o'clock; or, in case of unavoidable absence, either to provide a proper substitute for that morning, or to send notice the day before to the messenger, that such a substitute may be provided by the ministers.

2. They are requested to bring forward the scholars committed to their care, according to the age and capacity of such scholars, in the following system of religious instruction:-The Collects for the day: the Texts of the Sermons heard on the preceding Sunday: Dr. Watt's Divine Songs for Children: the Church Catechism: the Church Catechism broken into short Questions: and Stillingfleet's Explanation of the Church Catechism—and they are farther desired to explain to the scholars, and impress upon them, the truths of Christianity.

3. To every scholar who shall attend punc tually in time, and repeat well the lessons of the morning, a printed certificate of approba tion is given, a number of which are kept in the vestry for that purpose; and this certificate is to be marked, or numbered by the

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