History of the Public School Society of the City of New York

adopted African Free School annual application appointed attendance authority benefit benevolent Bethel Bible Bishop Board of Education Board of Trustees building Catholic Church character charge Charles Oakley chil Christian citizens commissioners committee Common Council common school fund conscience Corporation deemed denomination district duty elected entitled erection established exclusive expense favor feelings fellow-citizens Free School Free-School Society Gideon Lee honorable body institutions Isaac Collins John JOSEPH LANCASTER Ketchum labors Legislature Lindley Murray Manumission meeting memorial memorialists Methodist Methodist Episcopal Church moral number of children object parents participate petition petitioners portion present principles proposition Protestant Public School Society pupils purpose question received referred religion religious denominations religious instruction religious societies remonstrants resolution Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church Samuel F scholars school moneys school system school-houses sectarian sects street submitted Superintendent taught teach teachers tion York