Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-23
SUMMARY,

The number Of missions conducted by
the Board, is twenty-three, two of which
have been commenced since the last Annu-
al Meeting; and the number Of stations,
thlrty-tour; Of which ten have been located
within the year. The number of missiona-
rles and assistant missionaries, laboring at
these stations, or on their way to them, is
one hundred and thirty-two, exclusive of a.
bout thirty native assistants in the printing
department. Fifty-three of these are preach.
ers, and six are printers. Thirty two mis-
sionaries and assistants have entered on the
service Of the Board, and three have left
one native assistant has been dismissed;-
three missionaries and three native assist
ants have died. There are also three do
mestic agencies, aud one foreign agency
The number of churches is twenty one; of
schools reported to the Board, twenty eight;
of baptisns, on profession of faith, two hun
dred and thirty-two.
Five presses have been in operation, and
three, including a photographic press and a
power press, have been added during the
year: fonts of type in English, Karen, Bur-
man, & falling, have been procured, fonts
of Chinese, Siamese, and Shan, have been
ordered, and are in a course of preparation;
and more than twenty.three hundred reams
Of printing paper with proportonate sup
ply of other printing materials, have been
| sent out.
The revision of the Bible in Burmese, had
been nearly finished, and the printing Of the
third and last volume, commenced in June
1885. The whole Bible was undoubtedly
completed before the close Of the year, and
is now in circulation among the people,
The falling New Testament was prepared
also, in June, as far as the end of the &c
Corinthians, the Karen dictionary enlarged
the Karen Testament commenced, and sew
eral Burman, falling and Karen tracts print
ed, the gospel by Matthew translated anc
printed In Slamese, and, partly, IN IShaW
anoe, and the gospel by John, with extract:
from Matthew and Mark, in Greek. Trans
latlons have also been made, The past year
into Cherokee and Ojlbwa, and works pre-
pared and printed in several other lndlal
; languages. The number of pages printed
since the close Of 1888, of tracts and trans
: latons Of scripture, prepared by missiona
, ries of the Board, in fourteen languages,
: more than 100000. The Shawanoe Sur
monthly periodical, has also been printe
t in Shawanoe and English, and about 1870
! additional copies Of the Missionary Maya
S zine have been put into circulation. Pre-
ment of a new mission, and five missio
families have been received under the pa
y ronage Of the Board, to enter on their Il
bors the current year.
s Absence from home is our apology t
E. brother Purhitt for this late appearance
d of the following communication. OF
overhauling has just brought it to light.
For the Telegraph.
/ To THE BAPTIST CHURCHES IN VEL
e MONT.
70 BosToN, May 9th, 1886.
d NV Dear Brethren
er In behalf of the Board Of Managers
A the Massachusetts Baptist Sabbath Soho
- Union, you will permit me to call yo
u special attention to the consideration
81 the following topics -
? |. The character Of the SABBAT
to SCHOOL TREASURY. 2. Its o1je
n 3. Testimonials Of judicious brethren
ly relation to it. 4. Suggestions. 5. Il
TX design in addressing you.
'ut |. The character OF the to0rk.
'u' /. 1t is cheap. Fifty CENTS per annu
~, w consisting of "a duodecimo pages, print
20, 10 on fine paper, and with good type, is p'
of lished on the first day of every mon
M making with the index, one volume
about 2S8 pages ina year. 2. It is adj
ch ed to the wants of parents and teacher
ZEN designed for their edi6cation and enco
raj agement; by proposing what may ape
m IA, the wisest and best method of managl
o ny and instructing their children, and class
re- by pointing out their motives to diIige'
and fidelity, and directing them to the
led, of their labors-the crown of rejoic
ons that awaits the faithful 3. tits pecuI'
lin IyGdapted to children, They will alW
=. find something in our pages to lead tn