...virtues which are ' the ornament of human society.' By sect. 8. of the same chapter it is provided that ' It ' shall be the duty of the resident ministers of the Gospel, the ' select men and school committee in the several towns, to exert ' their influence, and use their best...

...to promote their future happiness, and the tendency of the opposite vices to slavery and ruin. And it shall be the duty of the resident Ministers of the Gospel, the Selectmen and School Committees in the several towns in this Commonwealth, to exercise their influence, and use their...

...to promote their future happiness, and the tendency of the opposite vices to slavery and ruin. And it shall be the duty of the resident Ministers of the Gospel, ihe Selectmen, and School Committees, in the several towns in this Commonwealth, to exercise their...

...instruction, and curtailed of its fair proportions. A law of the Commonwealth, indeed, declares, " it shall be the duty of the resident ministers of...attend the schools established for their instruction. But, .after all, the remedy for this crying evil rests with the parents themselves. They, alone, can...

...to the clergymen and selectmen of the town, that the statute of the Commonwealth makes it their duty "to exert their influence and use their best endeavors...attend the schools established for their instruction." The committee are not aware of having received the cooperation of these gentlemen. The shortness of...

...their future happiness, and also to point out to them the evil tendency of the opposite vices. 5 8. It shall be the duty of the resident ministers of the gospel, the select men, and the school committees, in the several towns, to exert their influence, and use their...

...the provisions which they enacted with respect to it In the statutes of the Commonwealth, it is made the duty of the resident ministers of the gospel, the selectmen, and the school committees in the town, to exert their influence and to use their best endeavors that the youth of the town shall regularly...

...happiness, and also to point out to them the evil tendency of the opposite vices. R. 8. ch. 23, § 7. 2. It shall be the duty of the resident ministers of...attend the schools established for their instruction. 76. §8. 3. If any towns shall refuse or neglect to raise money for the support of schools, as required...

...the gospel, of the selectmen and the school committees, in the several towns and cities of the State, to exert their influence and use their best endeavors, that the youth of their towns or cities shall regularly attend the schools established for their instruction. Rev. St., ch. 23, <§,...

...resident ministers of the Duty orminiagospcl, the selectmen, and the school committees, in the officers, several towns, to exert their influence, and use their...attend the schools established for their instruction. 10. The several towns are authorized and directed, at Towns may their annual meetings, or at any regular...