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- 1 2 Naomi Stanton, "A culture of blame – Sunday school teachers, youth workers and the decline of young people in churches", Crucible: The Christian Journal of Social Ethics, 2014, pp. 3-4. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ W. J. Wintle, The Story of Florence Nightingale: The Heroine of the Crimea , London: The Sunday School Union, 1911 (Splendid Lives Series), title page. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ Robert Corkey, Paths to Power in the Religious Education of the Young , London: National Sunday School Union, c. 1928, title page. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ Charity overview: National Christian Education Council, charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ Records of the Christian Education Movement, archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ Further particulars: From Sunday Schools to Christian Education: The Christian Formation of Contemporary Youth in Historical Perspective, ininet.org. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ "Sunday Schools | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 William G. Rutherford, Abraham Lincoln : Plough-boy, Statesman, Patriot, London: Sunday School Union, 1899 (The Splendid Lives Series), publisher's series in final pages. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- 1 2 Mrs. Bryson, James Gilmour and John Horden : The Story of Their Lives, London: Sunday School Union, 1895 (The Splendid Lives Series), page 2 of publisher's series. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ Mrs. Bryson, James Gilmour and John Horden : The Story of Their Lives, London: Sunday School Union, 1895 (The Splendid Lives Series), page 1 of publisher's series. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
