Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-08-11
Dover, JulV %, 1896.
Columbia College, d. c..
June 10, 1886.
CIRCULAR.

Columbia College, u. e.,
June 10, 1896
CIRCULAR.
The Trustees Of this Institution after
careful examination into its pecuniary con-
Germs, take pleasure in assuring its nu-
merous friends, that they were never in so
prosperous condition. If those pied ged
10 furnish aid, come up speedily to its as
sistance, the College will soon be relieved
Of It's embarrassments. About one-third
Of the debts as reported by the Rev. Mr.
CIopton, have been paid-about 1880
now stand against the concern but to
meet this. Sl7,2O0 are pledged b. respon-
sible persons. There have been some
failures, but they leave only about g.
so unprovided for; this we have DO
doubt will soon be raised by agents. Be
sides paying about $4,000 of the amount
Of debts, as estimated by Mr. Clopton, the
Faculty have been sustained, and the
whole concern kept in motion.
We take pleasure in saying that the
Rev. AdieI Sherwood, of Georgia, has ac-
, cepted the appointment conferred upon
! him some months ago, and enters upon
his duties as General Agent with the pros
pect Of his being as successful as he is en-
! ergttic.
S. CORNELIUS. President of the
Board. ANDREW boutwell,, Sec'y.
N. B. Persons pledged on Mr. CIop-
tons plan are earnestly requested to send
the amount due, to Robert Johnson, Treas
urer, as soon as practicaole-especially by
the lst of,Novtmber next
ADIEL SHERWOOD, General
Agent.
~ Baptist periodicals are requested
70 publish the above.
! ANIMAL REPORT OF THE AMERI-
CAN S. S. UNION The returns from
auxiiaries, as heretofore, were so imper-
feet, that the report is deficient in statistics.
While there are 1850 societies and schools,
which ought to have sent accounts, onl V
IA have done 50. These l44 Reports
give 1912 schools, l6,647 teachers and
ll0,905 scholars, Of whom 3O75 teachers
and scholars, in AZ unions and schOo S
have experienced religion. 1t is sub
| Jet Of deep regret th2tthe statistics Of Sun
day-schooIs are so imperfect; aud, with
the managers, We unite in the hope, that
the general agencies in FIVE different dis
tricts will tend 10 remedy this deficiency.
The number ofvolumes Of library BOOKS
published during the last year, was 7Ol,
400 or As, 488, 500 pages; Of cards, infant
lessons, aud other publications in sheets,
$500 Of reading and elementary books,
1900 Volumes Of the Sunday school
Journal, 1882 numbers; Of the Union
Questions $4,000 volumes; Of the
Youths Friend, in single numbers, 49,
OO:-total number of publications Of all
kinds. l,OO4,852, equal to nearly 73,OOO,-
900 pages!
The receipts during the last year were,
(ncluding the balance on hand at its com
mencement Of S)2O,lO) S72.524,lO, and
the disbursements S63,968, 67.-Amrri,
can Baptist.
Religion in Mocha Scotia The popu.
laton of Cape Breton, New-Brunswick
and Prince Edward Island, is estimated a
49, 900, or halfa million. The differen
denominations are rated as follows -
EpiscopaIians $4,000; Presbyterians
kirk, and secession, 100000; Catholic:
$4,000; Methodists 10000; and Baptist:
$4,000. In 1929 the church members IL
Nova Scotia were 2. 225, now 4,549
New Tract.-The American Tract Soci
ETY., has received 5000, to be awarded as
premium for the best tract on dissensionS ii
churches.
CuJTRCu STATJSTICS IN ENC