The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-06-11
RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARIES.

fN~OSNAStA
Massachusetts Missionary Society. The
30th annual meeting of this Society was
held on Tuesday, at 10, A. NJ, in Hanover
Vestry; Rev. DR.. Woods, President, in the
chair. The Report of the Executive Com
mittee was read by the Rev. Mr.. Storrs,
Corresponding Secretary. This Society is
now auxiliary to the American Home Mis-
sionary Society, but supplies the destitute in
this Commonwealth, paying over its surplus
funds to the parent Society, The officers
of last year, were all reelected, except that
Dea. Proctor declined being candidate as
Assistant Treasurer, and Dea. James Clapp
was chosen to that office.
Evangelical Missionary iSocietg. The
Anniversary meeting of this Society was
held on Wednesday P. NJ, at the Vestry in
Berry-street. The Hon. Judge Thacher.
was reelected President, Rev. DR.. Thayer.
Vice President, and Benjamin Guild. Esq.
Treasurer. Alden Bradford, ESQ. hayin,r
declined reelection to the Office of Secre
tary, the Rev. George Ripley was appoint
ed. At half past seven discourse was
delivered agreeably to appointment, by the
Rev. Charles BROOKS of bingham.
ChrfstlGn Knowledge Society. The Soci.
ETY. for promoting Christian knowledge.
Piety and Charity" held its annual meeting.
agreeably to appointment, on Tuesday A.
M, at the Vestry of the church in Chaun-
cey Place. After the transaction of the usual
business, the Society adjourned to the
church, where an appropriate discourse was
delivered by Rev. William Ware, of New
York
Suppression Of Intemperunce. The Mas
sachusetts Society for suppressing Intem-
perance, held its anniversary on Thursday
evening, at the Church in Federal street.
The public discourse was delivered by ]. d
Flint, NJ. D. of Boston.
Baptist Missionary Society Of Musssachu-
sets. The 26th annual meeting of this
Society was held on Wednesday morning
at nine o'clock, at the Second Baptist
Meeting House. The Annual Report was
read by the Secretary, Rev. Daniel Sharp
which, on motion of Rev. Chas. o. Kimball.
was accepted. The Treasurer, Mr.. e. Lin
coin, presented and read his annual account
The following bretheren were chosen
officers for the ensuing year, viz:-Presi-
dent-Rev. Joseph Grafton. Vice Presi-
dent-Rev. Charles Train. Secretary-Rev.
Daniel Sharp. ITeasurer-Mr. Ensign Lin
coin. ITustees-E. Williams, L. Bolles, J.
D. Knowles, c. P. Grosveno-, B. Jacobs,
G. +. Davis, c. 0. Kimball, Fl. Malcom,
E. Nelson, w. Leverett, G. Leonard, III.
Lincoln, L. Farwell, James Fosdick.
Massachusetts Sabbath School Union. The
annual meeting for the choice of officers
was holden on Wednesday, MAY %, in the
vestry of Park Street Church, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected Presi-
dent-Hon. William Reed ofeMarblehead.
Vice PTeSsdents-R Daniel Sharp, Bos-
ton, Rev. Elijah Hedding, Rev. WarrenFay,
Charlestown. Sscret0gy-Mr A. Billiard.
IfedSurer-Mr. Nathaniel r. Cobb Man
qgers-Rev. Jonathan Going, Worcester !:
W.B. Bannster, Esq. Newburyport Messis.
David s. Whitney, Northampton; Michael
Shepherd, Salem; Josiah Newell, Lynn I;
Asa Wilbur, Boston: Rev. John N. Maffitt,
do; Dea. John CULVER, do; Dir. Enoch
Hale, do; DIR. Caleb II. Snow, do. Mr..
e. Stoddard do; Mr.. Stephen Fessen-
den, do. .4ttditor-Mr. Charles Scudder.
The public meeting was holden in Han
over church on Thursday, P. NJ, Hon. VIM.
Reed, with Rev. Daniel Sharp presided. An
abstract of the annual report was read nv
Rev. Mr.. Freeman of Plymouth. From the
report it appears that, the number of anyil-
iaries is 265, of schools 343, which is an in
crease during the year of 96 auxilaries en-
braclng l23 schools. 206 schools have re-
ported 34s8 teachers, 22,627 scholars: an
plying this aggregate to the 343, would
make the whole number of teachers 5.s3I.
of scholars 81, 730, being an increase in the
year of 1888 teachers, 1861 scholars
l55 schools report library, 80 >of these
specify the number of volumes, the aGgre-
gate of which is 1884 CONSIDERING the
average Of the SO as correct in IFS an
plicatioh to the 155 schools, would render
S6,90 volumes. In Sc schools 26S teach
ers and $50 scholars have publicly profess
ed their faith in Christ, during the past
Sabbath School year.
Prison Discipline Society; The anuiver-
sary of this Society was attended on Friday !
at 4 o'clock, p. NJ, in Hanover Church.
The audience was much larger than in past
years. The Report was read bv the Rev.
Louis Dwight, Secretary of the Society.
1t was accepted snd referred to the mana
gers to be printed.
To THE REvoLUTIoNARY OFr,crns
Each officer, claiming under the late Act.
is required make declaration according ~
the following form:
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits
Of an Act, entitled can Act for the relief
OF certain surviving officers and soldiers of
the Army Of the Revolution" approved onl
the 10Th Of May, 1923, /, ~, of -. in
the comfy Of in the Slate of --, do
hereby declare that was anofficerin the
Continental Line Of the Armyof the Revo-
lntion, and served as such [hbre to insert,
10 the end Of the War, or las the case may
ne) to the time when the arrangement oil
the Army provided by the resolves OF; Con-
gress Of the Sd and 2lst of October, 1880. l
was carried into effect, and that was /
reduced under that arrangement at which
DeriOd | Was n .-- in the - re..;....1 IL