TRWBM: 2006.69 – sample catalogue of Sunday School Anniversary Music, printed by James Broadbent and Son Ltd., Boston Spa, Yorks, late of 13 Brunswick Place, Leeds
A Sunday school is an educational institution, usually Christian and intended for children or neophytes (adult convert). Sunday school classes usually precede a Sunday church service and are used to provide catechesis (religious instruction given with a catechism in preparation for Christian baptism or confirmation) to Christians, especially children and teenagers, and sometimes adults as well. Robert Raikes, who was a reformer from Gloucester, is generally seen to be the founder of the Sunday School movement. It was in 1781 that he first rounded up the local children on a Sunday and arranged from them to be taught in the local school.By the mid 18th century non-conformist membership was on the rise. The Sunday School Society was formed in London in 1785, it provided information and free text books to newly formed schools.
Trowbridge had a large number of Sunday Schools: Wesleyan, Conigre, Bethesda, St Thomas’s, Wesley Road, Back Street Baptist, Holy Trinity, Zion, Providence Chapel, Manvers Street and lots more! We have a great deal of objects related to these schools – from fine china to banners, prayers books and photographs.
The object chosen for this blog post is a sample catalogue of Sunday School Anniversary Music, printed by James Broadbent and Son Ltd . This catalogue came to us from the Tinhead Methodist Chapel in Eddington. It is a catalogue of Sunday School Anniversary Music that could be ordered from James Broadbent and Son Ltd, it lists prices and samples of the music. Music in Sunday Schools is very common and is often used as a tool to help children better understand and appreciate the lessons they are being taught.
