The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-05-19
RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARIES,
Celebrated in .NetS York last ,oeek.

A"A~AAAOAOO0 LhOAhlCO,
Celebrated in .NeS York last .ceek.
AMERICAN SBAMEN's FRIEND SOCIETY,". The
annual meeting of this Society was held on
Monday evening The annual report disclosed
many gratifying facts connected with the OBJ
Ject and operations of the Society. About 1000
copies of the Sailors Magazine" are regular
ly published, which are appropriately disposed
OF by furnishing ships, &c. Mariners Church
es have been established in New Orleans, Sa-
vannah, Charleston, Baltimore, Philadel phia,
New York, New Haven, Boston, and Portland
Upwards of fifty vessels which sail from the
port OF Boston, have no spirituous liquors on
board, and the same may be said of many YES.
sells sailing from New Haven. 1t is also stated
IN the report, that number of vessels have
been fitted out from the ports of Nantucket,
New Bedford, Stonington, Sagharbor, and New
London, on whaling voyages, without any sup
ply OF intoxicating liquors. "Many vessels
from other Eastern ports, and from New York,
as well as several from Philadelphia and Balti-
more, are known to be fitted out on the same
principle. At Charleston. 40 have been entered
at the Registers office, on the Temperance
plan and 1t is worthy of remark, that very lit
tie dithculty has been experienced in obtaining
crews on these conditions. Indeed, the best
seamen have generally preferred such vessels
to any other"
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION. The New York
Southern Sunday School Union held its ami
versary Tuesday afternoon. The schools form
ed IN the Park, and proceeded to Castle Garden,
each school Under its own banner, and led by
Its instructors and superintendants II is COM
Puted that lncluung the sIxty-sehools, AhAir
ohcers, superlntendants and instructors, to-
geiher with the vast multitude assembled to
Witness L..
from hiteeR to twenty thousand souls within
the garden. The spectacle was truly a very
imposing one.
AMERICAN TRACT Society. Celebration on
wednesday forenoon. The receipts Of the last
year amount to $62210, and the expenditures
10 the same sum. Sixty-two different publica-
lions have been stereotyped during the past
year, IN SIX different languages making the
whole number of the Society's publications at
the present time, 498 The whole number OF
Tracts printed during the year is ,239, 900, and
SIT formation of the Society, 90, 34l 900
Inc society has no permanent fund, and owed
on the hrst of May, on notes given by members
OF Q, me committee for paper and printing, 49,
9io 90; Inc number of new Auxiliaries recog-
nized during the year is Il9, making the whole
number OF Auxiliaries and Branches 825.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY," The 18th annual
meeting of this truly national institution, was
held on Thursday at 10 clock Hon. Richard
Varick IN the char. 1t appeared from the Re-
port, that the receipts of the past year have
been $l7O,067, viz $685. in payment for
books sold; $l8,441 from legacies S43, 1859 to
aId the general supply; $14,966 from other
sources except loans; loans $2S, 1000. If we
deduct the receipts from loans, the income of
the past year is $l49,267 Among the lepacies
was one of $4,000 from the date John Fleet
wood Marsh Of East Chester, and one of $1,000
from the late John Wilmington of New York.
The number of Bibles and TeStaments print.
ed or purchased in the course of the wear is
3oo,O OO, viz: English Bibles, 300 500; English
Iestaments, 1880; Spanish Bibles, 1000 !;
Gospel of Luke in Seneca, ESQ; German Tes
taments purchased 1000.
The books issued amount TO 238,593, being
an increase of S,461 over the issues of the
preceding year, and making an aggregate since
the formation of the Society, of ,084 $50 copies
vi those issued the past year, I3O,354 were
entire Bibles: 195, 2l0 were on sale, and 43,373
gratuitously distributed. Ofthose eratui,ouslv
distributed, 1890 were entire Bibles. Most
OF the gratuitous issues have been for the sup.
ply OF the Western, and the newly settled parts
of the Southern States.
The Report gave an interesting account of
the progress which has been made in fulfilling
the resolution adopted at the last anniversary,
10 supply, or endeavor to supply every family
IN the United States willing to receive il, with
copy of the sacred Scriptures. The prospect
IS encouraging that this great undertaking, if
duly sustained by the friends of the Institution,
will be accomplished within the time specified
AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY. The second an.
nlversary meeting was held on Thursday after.
noon. The Rev. DR.. Goldman of Dorchester,
(Mass) presided. About 10000 tracts have
been issued by the Society during the past
year, for the purpose of disseminating inferno.
ton as to the objects ofthe institution.
AMERICAN EDUCATION SooIErY. The annu.
al meeting was held Thursday evening. Hon.
samuel Hubbard of Boston, presiding.
Inc number of young men assisted by the
society during the past year, is 524 /; connect
ed with theological seminares-l9 colleges,
and 66 academies. One hundred and sixty.fve
have been cases Of new application, not before
patronlzed. The amount of earnings by the
beneficiares during the year, being the avals
OF school keeping, manual labor. &c, is SII.OIO.
Receipts of the Society, $30,9l0 IA; expendi-
lures, 1914 ,797 80. Debt of the Society. rs
347 81. Permanent fund, $4,000 The whole
number OF young men aided by the Society
since its origin is l,027; about 300 of whom
have already entered the sacred profession.
ANOTHER STEAM BOAT ACCIDENT.
NASHVILLE, (Tenn.) April q. On Fri
day last, as the steam boat Taly-Ho, Tur-
ner, master, was proceeding down the Cum
berland, near Dover, one of her boilers
bursted, killing sailor and negro, and
so terribly burning the engineer, Mr.. Sur
devant, that he died a few hours after.
We understand that the boat had Just re-
ceived supply of wood, was in the act of
putting off, and the engineer about to let
the steam upon the engine, when the cap of
the boiler, which appears to have been very
impeifectly made, was forced off, projecting
the boiler in the rear where it confined the
engineer, burning him fatally. The acci-
dent appears to have been caused solely by
an original defect in a part of the boiler:
and no blame can attach to anv mnnaoer ~