The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-09-27

lumber were heads OF families. The
in the churches for Mis-
ionary and Education purposes, were
remarkably liberal. Several ne"
churches were received iato the Asso-
citation. which now contains nearly 4Ol
and about 1000 members.
Fifteenth .9nniversary q the WesJ'sm
Baptist association.
This Session was holden at Windsor,
Berkshire Co. Mass, on the 10Th Sept.
1896. Two newly organized Churches
were added.
There are 10 this Association, 81
churches, II ordained Ministers, and 2
Licentiates. $50 have been added by
baptism, and % by letters. 81 dismissed,
8 restored, 90 excluded, &c died. The
whole number is 1886. Ch Sec.
Meeting of the american Board Of Com
missioners for Foreign Missions.
The Annual Meeting of the Board
was held in this city on THURSDAY last.
The Rev. DR.. Griffin, preached the Mis-
sionary Sermon on the evening of the
same day, in the Presbyteriap meeting
house, q ve-y s.o"dcu Congregation ::
after which, a collection in aid of Mis-
sions was taken up, at which about 81 so
were obtained. There were about 100
Ministers of the Presbyterian denomi-
nation in the city, on the occasion.
.Middleto1Cn Sntinel
.4mericun Society for ntIiorating The
condition of the Jeros.- At tie regular
meeting OF the Board of Directors Of
A. S. NJ. c. J. in July, the Committee
appointedte enquire if any alteration
III our Constitution be necessary; and
if any. what" submitted then report,
which was adopted; stating in Substance
that, after taking legal -counse, and as
cerlaining that the funds had bGn con.
tributed for the declared objectof form.
ing settlement of Hebrew caverts, i
was their opinion, that no ateratior
could be made in the Constitution BY
the Society; and that Missionary opera
tons could not be carried on nder the
existing Constitution, except irEo far a:
they were connected with the bjects O.
the institution.
Thereupon aCommittee waappoint
ed to inquire into the exPediery of ap
plying to the Legislature of tn State Of
New for such an alteraon in our
act of Incorporation, as will Ermit The
Society 10 operate otherwise than by
forming a settlement. Lsrafs .4dv.
The following article is copied from the
Christian Observer for July, 1926. 1t i:
taken from the Travels Of N. Fraser in
Persia.
" Near the source OF be Tigris
dwell the remains of the numerous
Christian population which inhabited all
this part of the countryn the times oil
the Greek Emperors, nd who were
forced by Their Mahomean enemies TO
take refuge 10 these Inaccessible re-
gions. They now consisof four tribes ;
the Jeearees, amounting 70 about TO-
600; the Jiloos, 500; ans the Tooka-
bees, TO 300. They live ndeF the rule
of sort of Prelatical chic whose dig.
nifty is hereditary in the fahly, although
the chief himself, being let apart for
the church, cannot marH. He acts
both as priest and general leading the
people to church or to wr; and they
all pay him implicit obedhnce. They
are OF the HISTORIAN creei, and hate
Roman Catholics, even more than Ma
homedans, putting TO d,ath, without
mercy, all that fall into Their hands. In
deed, they behave little les cruelty 10
any others who unfortunately come in
their way. They can bling into the
held $4,000 capital machlock-men.
They live exclusively among them.
selves, admitting no one into their coun-
try, which is so strong and impenetrabIe
mat none can enter il without their
leave. The missionaries dispatched a.
bout three years ago into Persia BY the
society OF Basic, were expressly in
structed to direct their attention TO these
degenerate Kheodish Christians.
Presbyterian Church.-Ttis stated in
the New-York Observer, that the pres
emf number Of Presbyterian Syuods, in
I'M! !he United States is IL, ministers 1927,
'' a nfIa;es 1877, Candidates 9n5: mum.
Der OF baptisms, during the last Year,
1926
charlottesville 18th inst. the Rev.
Thomas Vernon was ordained Pastor Of
the Catholic Congregational Society in
Rehoboth, in this State.-.Sermon bv
Rev. Mr.. Mann, of Bristol, R. |. :
The treasurer of the American Biblo Soc;o-