The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-11-27
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third Wednesday of September last, a
greeably to its constitution. for the pur-
pose Of transacting its annual business.
The meeting was we'll attended, and
deeply interesting. Every member APP
peared TO feel benevolent concern for
the welfare of the Society, and an in
creasing attachment to the great and
good objects for which the Society was
first instituted, Those objects, il is well
known, are, to aid piOus and INDECENT
young men in the acquisition of a suita-
BILE education for the gospel ministry
to afford pecuniary aid to the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions to assist feeble churches
to maintain among them the preaching
and ordinances of the gospel. By an
Act of the Legislature, at their last ses-
sion, the powers of the Society have
been enlarged, so that they are now en-
abled to receive aud hold money, or any
other property, to be applied to any
other object of religious charity, accord
ing to the special designation of the do
Bprtne S6tiefy, It IS hoped, WIN attract attract
the attention of the benevolent publick,
and, by concentrating their religious
charities, will enable them to be more
extensively useful 10 the church and
to the whole world. The Society may
now be used as an instrument of convey
ing the charities of the County, and APP
plying them to any object, the benevo-
lent donors may be pleased to direct.
In this respect it is, perhaps, the most
extensive in its objects of any of the
charitable institutions of fhe day and,
by the aid of the generous publick, NAV
become the means of doing incalcula-
Bile good.
The business of the day was trans
acted with great harmony and order.
The Board of Directors made detail
ed and interesting report of their pro-
ceedings for the last year, and the au-
ditor made report upon the state of
the treasury, which was accepted An
appropriate and very interesting dis
course was delivered by Rev. Enoch
Pond, of Ward, from Tim. vi. a, upon
evil surmisings; in which he fully ex-
posed and triumPhantly refuted the va
rious suspicious and objections of the
enemies of Religious Charity, such as
are propagated in Plain TRUTH and
some other periodical publications. AZ
ter the discourse, generous collection
was taken up in aid of the Society.
Agreeably to the constitution, the
following persons were chosen to man
agc the CouCeFtls or the nUviCty Iur the
ensuing year, viz
Rev. JOHN CRANE, D. u. President.
NAHUM FAY, Esq. Tice-Presidert.
Rev. Benjamin Wood, Secretary.
Rev. Joseph COTE, Treasurer.
Robert B. Thomas, Esq. .4uditoT.
Rev. Ebenezer Perkins,
Daniel Henshaw, Esq.
Jonas Brooks, ESQ. Directors.
Rev. Elisha lockwood,
Rev. Enoch Pond,
The whole amount ofthe receipts for the
last year was S789 AT, and the whole
amount Of the expenditures, S1130:67
leaving deficit of S341 90, which
has been supplied from the surplus
receipts Of preceding years. This
surplus is now almost exhausted, and
the treasury left nearly empty.
The expenditures for the last year
we're,
For Education. 1881 100
Foreign Missions, 248: I6
Feeble Churches, $4,000
Domestick Missions, 5000
Bible Society, 300
Jews Society, lao
Miscellaneous 1911
&1130: 81
The receipts during the last year,
which have not previously been pub
Ished, are as follows, viz.
Dudley Female Char. Soc. $4,000
West-Boylston F. Aux. Oh. Soc. 1900
sutton Branch, residue, 100
Dona. from Rel. Char. Soc. in
New-Braintree, North $500
Brookield, &c.
Holden Branch, residue, 500
Dona. Samuel Daman, for the Jews
Society, I:4O
Money found in tavern in Holden, 100
Dona. of dying friend, by Dea.
P. Rice, 100
Douglas Branch, 1900
Dona. Dea. J. Thayer-Dom: Miss. 100
Dona. Rev r. Perkips I.00