Excerpt from The Sunday-School Century: Containing a History of the Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society The organizations through which Congregational churches have carried on their general benevolence have been their main bond of union. These societies have been formed by groups of individuals rather than by direct action of the churches, but they have expressed in their administration the will of the churches and therefore have been adopted by them as their agencies for advancing the Kingdom of God. Hence the history of these societies is to a large extent the history of the denomination. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Sunday-School Century is a fascinating look at the history of the Sunday school movement in the United States. William Ewing provides a detailed account of the Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society, from its beginnings in the early 19th century to its evolution into one of the largest and most influential Sunday school organizations in the country. If you're interested in the history of education or the role of religion in American society, this is a must-read. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.