Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-07-21
N U NJ B E R 43.

a friend of Sunday but also a
teacher and active laborer in this cause;
and also President of the Sunday School
Society of Ireland, and others.
Religious Tract Society. It's total re-
ceipts last year were 963,O34 lbs. 3d., of
which g54,69 l8s. Id. were from the
sales of its publications, and the remain
der from donations
Its publications last year were 1914
lac; making total, since it's formation of
about 235,OOO,OOO in more than eighty
languages.
London HiJernian SOcisty-The OBJ
ject Of the institution is to give scriptural
education to the people of Ireland. More
than 100000 persons have been taught in
lis schools. 1t has now 1862 Sunday, day,
and adult Schools and 1898 scholars.
OF its schools, lOll are day schools, $50
Sunday schools, 497 adult schools. 1872
new schools were established last year;
Is schools ceased 40 through opposi-
toH and the others from want of funds; II
shcools have been the actual increase
Nearly 10000 children of Catholic pa
ISllLS dltGiIu lI!GSe SCuOOlS, anu are
cd in the Scriptures. The society has dis
! tributed 800, 500 copies Of the Word of God
among its schools since its organization
/ The receipts last year were G1O,412 IS 1Od,
including $1,000 which were borrowed
The expenditures were 99,825 IS 10d.
British and Foreign School Society.
The object Of this institution is to promote
the daily sCriptur,l instruction Of the poor
Of every denomination. Its operations, tho
chiefly directed to meet the wants of the
home population, have extended to the colo
MES and to foreign countries The society
has fine model school in Borough Road
London, where 1900 teachers have been
trained up and sent forth, who have instruct
ed more than million of children. The
system Of the society has been introduced
and largely promoted in the East and West
Indies, Canada, Greece, Africa, on the
Continent Of Europe, and in North & South
America. The receipts Of the society for
the last year were about $3.50, and its ex-
renditurcs were G3631 los lOd.
London Missionary Society.-The fol-
lowing is brief summary:-272 stations;-
IL missionaries, 20 European assistants;
1875 native assistants; "A churches; more
than 5000 communicates; AS schools; 60
coo scholars; Is printing establishments
lO3;2G7 books issued last year.
Receipts last year, G55, S65 Is I'D, includ-
ing $4,000 from the government for the erec-
ton OF schools in the West Indies. The
expenditures were GGO,627 Is Sd.
British and Foreign Temperance Soc1-
!cty.-Thc report stated that there are $50
TemperTaeeeleties in England & Wales,
which efnbfaee& 200 600 members. The
numbers for Ireland and Scotland were not
given: The progress of the cause in the
British colonies was represented as very
good
FAITH AND WoRKs-A worthy son
otthc church in the West Highlands, who
had peculiar opinions touching the assur-
ancc Of faith, having occasion to cross a
ferry, awaited himself Of the opportunity
ito interrogate the boatman as to the
grounds Of his belief assuring him that if
he had faith he was sure of blessed i'm
mortality. The man Of the oar said he
had ALWAYS entertained a different notion
on the subje t, and begged to give an H.
Illustration OF his opinion. Let US sup
pose" said heterrvman, that one of these
oars is called faith and the other works,
and try their several merits" Accord
ingIy throwing down one oar in the boat,
he proceeded to pull the other with all his
might; upon which the boat was turned
5 round and made no way. "Now," said
he, "you perceive that faith won't do, let
US try what works cam" Selling the
other oar and giving it the same trial, the
? same consequences ensued. Works."
t said he, you perceive won do, neither
, let US trv them together" The result
} was successful the boat hotthrough the
: waves and soon reached the Wished-for
t haven.
This" said the honest ferryman, lis
e the way by which hope to be waited
= over the troubled waters of this world, to
e the peaceful shores of immortality"
RoMANISA. The pretension that pope.
. nv is not now prosecuting system is mere
moon shine. Once give its votaries pow.
> err. and we should soon see that it is lion
: STILL Take off his chains and the world
p would find him rampant and rav"nous as
! in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
- 1t is still the beast which loves TO be drunk
with the blood of the saints. Let the ma
! tions beEare.-Jn. Her.
The strength OF the church consists not
in the number Of its members, but in the
maturity and vigor of their piety. One
iwho keeps alive at all times the spirit Of
,!nraycr, may, by the power Of his exam
I, bic ard the efficacy Of his supptications
81 he instrumental in the-eonversion of many
10 enemies-whilea hundred worldIy-mind
II, II ed professors would. by their example
lI the more efectually slull to sleep the con-
u sciences Of Sinners and smooth their way