The Litchfield County post., 1828-07-10

Daniel Wilson, the Rev. MT. Bain, John Thornton, Esq. MT Brandrum, the Rev. Mir. Alder, of Montreal, (America,) Sir T. c. AckIand, and the Rev. Mir. Allen, rec tor of St.Pauls Church, Philadelphia. SUNDAY SCHOOL UNIoN-This society, celebrated its anniversary on the 18th of May, and from its excellent report we have made the following extract: The total number of Schools under this union is 9223, teachers 92,666, and 916,- o89 sccholars in England and Ireland.- The receipts during the year was &6,O52, 5s. Cd. At Hamburgh and Bremen, pros porous schools have been formed. In Dem marla commencement has been made, & 3 schools formed. At Corfu, the Greek school contains 50 scholars, who are taught by priest. The schools in India are ma king rapid Strides, ,and 222l girls lre taught in the female schools of Bengal. InCey- lon 7623 scholars are instructed, and in N. s. Wales, Van Dieman's land, and Poly nesia, the Sabbath school cause is prog ressing." Among the gentlemen who spoke at this meeting, was the Rev. Mr. Allen of Philadelphia, who gave an inter esting account of the progress of Sabbath Schools in America. The Rev.gentleman's speech was received with unbounded ap- plause.
 Wesleyan Missionary Society.--The receipts of this society the past year was $I92,649 42. The report of the progress ofthe Missionary cause is highly gratifying. In Ireland q missionaries are employed. The Continental and Mediterranean mis- sions are very successful. In France, the missionaries receive great encouragement. Tn Gibraltar, the sacrament of the Lords supper was celebrated in the Spanish lan- guage, and several Spaniards, converted to the docrine of the Gospel, were communi- cants. The mission to the Ionian Islands was prosperous. In Ceylon, the stations are all prosperous, and the schools nume- rously attended. The institution founded at Colombia, for the purpose of educating native religious teachers, gives great hopes of ofimportant benefit. The missions estab- lished in the convict settlement of New s. Wales have been attended with unexpect- ed success. From New Zealand, the mis- sionaries were, for short time, obliged to withdraw, yet some ofthem have resumed their station on the invitation of the chiefs The Southern African Mission is making great progress. The West India and Bri- tish America Missions are in prosperous condition; the accounts from Demerara are particularly favorable. Among the speakers were the Right Honourable the Earl of Mountcashell, Sir George Rose, Col. Gordon, and Rev. MT. Allen, of Phil adelphia..
 Port of London d- Bethcl Union Socie- ty-The anniversary meeting of this so- city was held on the 18th of May. Lord Gambler being prevented attending in con- sequenceof indisposition,C Captain Campbell of the Royal Navy, was appointed Chair man. After suitable address from the gallant captain, the report was read by the Reverend T. Vautin. In the floating cha pei it was stated, that there had been two and sometimes three services, on every
 Lords day, and one on Tuesday evenings --the number of communicant tickets issu- ed monthly was 1855. The attendance du- ring the past year amounted 16,585, of which number 9,O14 were sailors. In the society's school at Mapping, lSO boys and ] 70 girls were on the books, and the aver rage attendance was 137 boys and 70 girls,
 who all received the benefit of Christian
 instruction. The society has library on
 board the floating chapel,and they have is- sued during the year, 1715 volumes, PIP
 pamphlets, besides many thousand tracts.- ] The Loan Libraries, contain about doz- en books each, and 6S of these boxes have
 been lent to sea going ships, many of which
 have been returned with expression of the
 liyeliest gratitude. a
 The Bethel Flag has become the rally
 ing point to sailors, all over the world, for
 religious worship, and this flag is now seen
 at China, Bengal, Bombay, Memel, the w..
 Indies, America, the Pacific and Ionan ls- lands.
 The society has erected an asylum, cal
 led "The Merchants Orphan Asylum. '-
 On the Sd of April, the first election ofor-
 phans took place, five boys being then ad-
 mitted. After the report had been read several gentlemen addressed the meeting,
 among whom was the Rev. MT. Allen, of Philadelphia, who gave brief history of
 the life of the late Reverend MT. Joseph
 Eastburne, of the Mariners Church, Phil
 adephia.
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