Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-06-13
RELIGIOUS SUMMARY.

Malcom, appointed by the late General
Convention one of the Secretaries of the
Board, with the two-fold purpose of secur-
ing the benefit of his extended knowledge
of the missionary field to the Board and
to the churches, and of charging the
revenues of the Society by exciting the
friends of missions to further efforts, has
made a commencement of his labors in
this city. On Sunday evening last, at
Mr.. Slows, Baldwin Place, after an ap-
propriafe address from Mr.. Malcom, above
seven hundred dollars were raised on the
spot, which sum has since been consider
ably increased by this people.
The other churches will soon COM
mence their operations. Having been
shown the following letter from member
Of the FederaI-st. Church to Mr.. Malcolm,
we thought its publication at this time
would be encouraging to our distant
friends. We have before said, nothing is
wanting to overflow our treasury, but q
| general effort-let each member of our
churches, throughout our land do some
thing, and the thing is accomplished
Every church TO whom he may GO, we
know will give listening ear to the
interesting story Of Mr.. Malcom. who has
been on the spot he Observation-Disclosures
WGtehman. ...a
June. A, 1888.
| Mr.. Malcom. Sir:-Inclosed is three
hundred dollars for the Foreign Mission
Society. May the treasury of the Foreign
Missionary Board be soon amply supplied
i Il -. A. .,,cto;, o,,r Mission a ~ os
already in the field; and may the Board
be able to send out all that may suffer
| themselves as missionaries, and are quail
fed for the great work of evangelizing
the world. have ever felt deep inter
est in this cause, and believe it is one oil
the Lords own right hands planting
i He gave US our first missionaries. He
has most signally sustained and blessed
them, and he will sustain them.
That your efforts may be crowned with
abundant success is the fervent prayer oil
/ Yours, respectfully, III ~.@
/ A FRIEND TO MISSIONS.
The London Anniversaries.
The anniversary of the Wesleyan Mis-
sionary Society was held at Exeter Hall,
/ London, April goth. The receipts of the
/ year amounted to G53, 648, of which
Ireland contributed g3,795; and Upper
Canada 81, O99. The regular income,
/ however, of the Society amounted to g73,-
600, an increase OF more than $4,000
! over the income of 1887. But the expen-
diture OF the past year had exceeded con-
siderably the regular income. At the
| different missions of the Society in various
parts of the world, there is an aggregate
of $4,000 children IN the schools, being
4 an increase of 1000 within the year
/ The thirty-eigth annual meeting of the
Church Missionary Society was held on
the LIST May at Exeter Hall. The funds
at present amount to 983.0OO, being an
increase of ell 600 since last year.
I The thirteenth anniversary of the Soci-
\ ETY. for promoting Christianity among the
Jews was held May 4, in Exeter Hail.
The labor of the society had been very
successful; there was an increase of up
/ wards of $4,000 in the contributions of
the present year over hose of the past
! The great room was crowded; and, among
the friends and supporters of the society
Oh the plduuIm, was the CeleD1dl0u MS
sionary. Joseph Wolff.
The annual meeting of the British and
Foreign Bible Society was held at Exc
Ter Hall, May 4. The American Ambas-
sador was present on the platform, Lord
Bexley took the chair. The report con-
tanned details of the most encouraging
circumstances attending the efforts Of the
Society in all parts of the world The
receipts of the Society from all sources
during The past year were e97. 237. Is.
lid. The issue of copies Of the Scrip
lures for the past year in 500, 1893. and the
total number since the formation of the
Society lO.868,O43. The amount Of re-
ceipts was larger dian on any previous
year since the formation, Of the Society.