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Letter to Editor
April 13, 1824
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A letter from Portsmouth commends the quiet observance of the state fast day, crediting schoolmasters Greenleaf and Weeks for assembling and escorting neatly dressed children to worship, contrasting this with typical youthful riots and promoting good habits among the young.
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From the Portsmouth Journal.
Fast Day.--I was pleased to observe the quietness of our streets on the day of the State Fast--these days have been too long abused by a portion of our population, especially the young and thoughtless, for the purposes of riot and amusement, instead of being occupied, as by our pious ancestors they were designed to be, in the duties of religion. The remarkable quietness of the last fast day, is to be principally attributed to the laudable attention of two of our School Masters, who took the trouble to assemble their scholars and accompany them to the place of public worship on both parts of the day. The neat appearance of the children, their decent and orderly conduct in going to, and during their attendance at meeting, evinced the care and ability of their instructors. (Messrs. Greenleaf and Weeks) and formed a striking contrast to the dirty and disorderly appearance of the children so often and so recently to be found in some of the streets of our town.
The thanks of every lover of good order are certainly due to those who use their influence to promote good habits among that interesting portion of our population, the "rising hope" of our country
A. B.
Fast Day.--I was pleased to observe the quietness of our streets on the day of the State Fast--these days have been too long abused by a portion of our population, especially the young and thoughtless, for the purposes of riot and amusement, instead of being occupied, as by our pious ancestors they were designed to be, in the duties of religion. The remarkable quietness of the last fast day, is to be principally attributed to the laudable attention of two of our School Masters, who took the trouble to assemble their scholars and accompany them to the place of public worship on both parts of the day. The neat appearance of the children, their decent and orderly conduct in going to, and during their attendance at meeting, evinced the care and ability of their instructors. (Messrs. Greenleaf and Weeks) and formed a striking contrast to the dirty and disorderly appearance of the children so often and so recently to be found in some of the streets of our town.
The thanks of every lover of good order are certainly due to those who use their influence to promote good habits among that interesting portion of our population, the "rising hope" of our country
A. B.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ethical Moral
Reflective
Social Critique
What themes does it cover?
Religion
Education
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Fast Day
State Fast
School Masters
Children Conduct
Public Worship
Good Order
Youth Riots
What entities or persons were involved?
A. B.
Letter to Editor Details
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A. B.
Main Argument
the state fast day was unusually quiet due to schoolmasters greenleaf and weeks escorting children to worship, promoting religious observance and good order instead of the typical riots by youth.
Notable Details
Praises Messrs. Greenleaf And Weeks
Contrasts Neat Children With Dirty Street Urchins
References Pious Ancestors' Intentions For Fast Days