Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-02
ANNIVERSARIES.
LATELY HELD IN BOSTON.
From the Chr istian Waterman.
MAssACHUsErs BIBLE SOCIETY.

sets Bible Society was held on Monday,
May %, at the Old South Chapel, Spring
Lane. The Sccretary's Report was read
which stated that 1923 Bibles had been
distributed during the past year, small
portion Of (which were IN foreign langua-
ges. The pleasing fact was stated in the |
Report that $1,000 had been appropriated |
during the year, to the dclraying in part
the expense Of printing the New Tesla
ment in raised letters for the Blind; to
this SUN were afterwards added, by a vote
Of the Board, $3.50, being half Of dona-
ton from an anonymous friend, to the
funds ofthc Society, The following is the
hist OF officers for the ensuing year, viz:
Rev John Pierce, d. y. President
Henry Ware, D. d. Sen. '. Pres.
Francis Parkman, D. D. Cor. Sec
William jerks, D. d. Rec. Sec.
Henry Edwards, Esq. Treasurer.
MASSACHUSETTS, CONFERENCE OF DAP
list MINISTER'S.
This Conference held its annual meet
ing at the Federal Street Baptist Mccing-
house on Tuesday at 10 o'clock, A. M
The Rev. Mr. Barnaby, ofTownsend, pre-
sided After prayer by Rev Mr. Allen,
Of Kingston, the Secretary, Rev. Mr.
Hague, read the minutes Of the proceed
lngs Of the last meeting: when the Rev
Mr. Warne, of Brookline, the first essay
list, read an essay on the following theme,
given him at previous meeting:-Wr
comparative advantages Of mrittcn and
c1trmporaneous preaching The essay
was committed to the committee of refer
cnCC.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to originate quarterly periodical,
reported briefly, that they had attended to
the duty assigned them that the first num-
Der Of the work, entitled, the Christian
Review, was issued on the LIST Of March;
and that its success entirely exceeds their
expectations. 1t appeared that the first
number, 1900 copies of which were print
cd, was entirely exhausted, that 100 cop
les Of the second number had been print
ed; and it was expressed as the sense of
the meeting, that not less than 1000 cop
les of the first number would be called for
before the close Of the year. The Rev.
Mr. Jackso offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolred That this Conference views
with peculiar satisfaction, the publication
ofthe Christian Review, and have learn
ed with great pleasure that its patronage
has exceeded even the sanguine expecta-
ton of its friends-and recommends to all
the friends Of this work, to make greater
and more vigorous efforts for its still Wi
der circulation.
The Rev. Mr. Williams, of Ncwbury,
port, offered the following resolution in re-
latlon to the affective event to which allu-
sion is made in another column.
f Whereas in the inscrutablc providence
Of Almighty God, our highly esteemed
8 and useful brother, Bella Jacobs, was sud.
t denly killed on the morning of the last
E Lord day, after having just arrived at the
r door Of his Church, therefore Resolred
. that we unitedly and deeply dep!ore his
: death, and most sincerely sympathize with
. his deepl y afflicted widow, and the chill
|, dren 50 suddenly deprived ofan endcaI I'd
. and pious father; also that we affection.
t ately sympathizc with the bcrcavec
Church and Society In East Cambridge tc
: whom he ministered, and that as minis
t tcrs of the gospel we feel ourselves sol
f EMMY called upon to be always ready tc
j. give up the account of our stewardship t.
v God.
h The Conf2ren G wcrc solemuly impress
l. ed by this event in Providence, and pass
: ed the following resolution in reference tc
~ f,~orol sc
h brother
p Resolrcd, That the Conference regret
II that the occurrence of one important pub
5 lie meeting this afternoon will proven
: them from attending, as body the funer
4 al Of the deceased and that Brn. Jackson
i Leverett, Wame, Hague, Lowell, Ide an,
/ Miller, be requested to attend, on behalf 0
u this Conference.
l. Appropriate resolutions were also offer
l, ed in reference to the demise of Rev.
ID w. Freeman, and the Rev Alonzo King
members ofthe Conference, who had de
parted this life since the last annual meet
ing.
The officers ofthe Conference are, Re,
DR.. Sharp, President, and Rev. Wi!Iiar
30 Hague, Secretary. The Rev. John Way
N land was appointed first essayist, an
w Rev. William Hague. second Rev. Ac
w olson Parker, first preacher, and Re
I n. w. Williams, second.
TO The annual Sermon was preached b
an Prof Chase, of the Newton Theologic;
w institution, from Cor. x. 4-"The wea]
L = ons of our warfare are not carnal, b,
ne mighty through God, to the pulling dow
= OF strong holds" After clear expos
m, hon o. the words e@rnGI and mighty, II
ed preacher remarked that every disciple, e
ter peclaiiy every minister, is summoned to
e. warfare, in which he must contend ca