Youth's Instructor by Editor

Publishing Committee · Rochester, N. Y. · Aug 15, 1854

Youth's Instructor.

By Editor

WHEN we commenced the publication of the INSTRUCTOR, we intended to furnish original Sabbath-school Lessons, one for each week in the year. This we did do for several months; but poor health, and other duties obliged us to give them up. We then gave the best Lessons we could select from other works, but found it exceeding difficult to find a series of Lessons suited to the present wants of the youth. We feared the result—that the children would lose their interest in their little paper—that the Sabbath School in some places might be given up. We have not lost our interest for the religious instruction and salvation of the youth, and feel resolved to do our duty in this department.

Bro. R. F. Cottrell has undertaken the work of preparing Sabbath-school Lessons. Four of them are given in No. 8 of the INSTRUCTOR. They are excellent. They contain sound reasoning from plain scripture testimony, and at the same time are simplified and brought to the capacity of children. Their value cannot be estimated.

It is hoped that none of our readers who are parents or guardians of children, will withhold from them this means of instruction, which they can have for only 25 cents a year—free to the poor. Sabbath Schools should at once be commenced where there are none.

Volume II is two-thirds completed, and many have forgotten (perhaps) to pay for it. Our terms are, "In advance, or within three months." If more convenient, send us 8 letter stamps. Will traveling brethren, agents and friends interest themselves in the circulation of the INSTRUCTOR.

[[FIGURE]] This No. has been necessarily delayed. We design that the REVIEW for the future shall be mailed on the second day of each week.