Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-10-24
RELIGIOUS SUMMARY.
American Board OF Commissioners fol
Foreign Missions.

Foreign Missions.
The twenty-ninth annual meeting oftbis
body was held in Portland, Me-, on the
18th, 18th, and l4lh of September. An
nual sermon by Rev. Dr.. Humphrey,
President of Amherst College.-Baptist
Missionary Magazine.
Summary Of the Ttoenty-ninth Annual
Report.
The receipts into the treasury during the
year, have been S236l7O,9S which,
while they are less than those of the wear
closing with July 81, 1887, by Sl5,9O5,
81. exceed those of any other year since
the organization of the Board, by S59,-
958,83; and exceed the disbursements for
the year, by S5,528,l8; diminishing the
debt of the Board, by the same amount, &
leaving 1t on the first of August. $685.
65l,35. ....
The number Of missions under the care
of the Board, including some in each of
the four quarters OF the globe, and among
the Islands OF the sea, is &c; embracing
IS stations, at which are laborlng l26 or
damned missionaries, 9 of whom are phvsi-
clans, Ii physicians not preachers, rs
teachers, 10 printers and book binders, s
other male, and l78 female assistant mis-
slonarles; in all, 358 missionary laborers
sent from this country; who, with native
preachers, and l08 other native helpers,
make the whole number of persons labor
ing at the several missions under the mai
ronage of the Board, and depending on its
treasury for support, AIS. Of these, 7 or
dalned missionaries, male, and 10 fe-
male assistants; in all Is, have been sent
forth during the year now closed.
Through the ins,rumentality of the
missionaries, 40 churches have been oath
cred among the heather, embracing g.
5o2 members. Seven seminaries are sus-
tanned BY the board, for the education of
native preachers and other assistants, in
which are $50 pupils. There are also 8
other boardlng-schools, embracing 3O4
pupils; besides l54 free schools, in which
81 4O children and youth are receiving 4
christian education. Under the care of
the missions, are Is printing establish
mens, with three type founderies, and "A
presses. The amount of printing execut-
ed at these presses during the past wear
including school books, portions of scrip-
lures, religious tracts, &C., amounts to Co.,
862 copies, 29,S8O,4O4 pages.
The Board have received from the A.
merlcan Bible Society, the past wear,
$4,000; and from the American T,act
Society, $4,000. The next annual meet
ing OF the Board, is to be held at Trov. n.
York.
MINISTERS AND DEAcoNs' CHILDREN.
The Secretary of the Massachusetts, S. S.
Society has been for some time past col.
lectng facts in regard to the children OF
ministers and deacons, in order to prove
the old saying that ministers sons and
deacons' daughters are worse than com.
mon Children" false. In 263 families
which he has canvassed, he found 800
children over Is years Of age. Ofthese
children S64, almost three fourths are
hopefully pious; 794 have united with
churches: 81 entered the ministry; only
"a dlssipated. and about half only of these,
became so while with their parents
In III of these families, it is stated
there are l23 children, and all but 7 pi-
Gus. La So of these families there are
%49 children over Is, and all hopefully
P'ous' Such facts show how groundless
are the statements of those who are accus-
toned to speak of the waywardness and
Wlldness of minister's and deacon's chill
dren. We believe it is generally done
with very limited knowledge of facts in
the case.-ZsOH's Advocate.
ORDINATION. Brother Fisher Dav
was Set apart by ordination as an Evan
gells. IN Lunenburg, Vermont, on Thurs
day the 9th uIt.
Sermon by Ed. B. Burrows, Barnet