Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-27

I've" ork the last of November. and
embarked for the Sandwich IslaufA IN the
oeginning OF January las., via heahb
iSone~nat Improved. We have not vet
heard rs OF lis arrival. By late letter from
honolulu We learn that Mr.. Tinker CON.
tlnueo to supply the Seamer's chanel A..
1ePtsoly, until December 1920 when H.,
ieit LOT ms own station on ano,hsr ;sIanJt
LAHAINA. This port is on he IsIand
OF Maui, one of the Sandwich Islands 81
IS occupied by the American miss;onar;as
Every opportunity is improved for preach.
Ingto seamen, a reading room is provided
Tor their accommodation when on shore
and a chapel is in progress of building
Bibles and tracts aIe freely distributed.
HAvRE. Reu z. N. SarteH Chan
IAN. Every year has convinced the com.
ml'tee more and more oc the in,nortanca
OF the establishment commenced At Have
ior the benefit of sailors, IN the wear 1870
Ihe room occupied as chapel has he
come exceedingly crowded. and Il i verv
important that large and permanen,
building should be provided. The Rev
mr. sawtei, having obtained supply for
MS pulpit, is now on visit to this country
Tor lew months, and il is hoped that
through his efforts some progress will be-
made IN collecting funds for this MIR.
pose The English and American resi-
dents receive much benefit from the labors
OF the Seamen's' chaplain at Hayre. and
VIII probably assist to some extent. in his
support. NJ
CRoEsTADT. Rec Ezra f.. Adams.
Chaplain. The support of chaplain ~
Cronstadt is joint effort of the Amer
can Seamsn's Friend Society and the
Brush and Foreign Sailors Society. in
London. 1t is expected that MIR. Adams
will spend his summer in Cronstadt. and
his winters in England, as a financial
agent, for the British Society. The ar
rangerent it is hoped will be a permanent
and satisfactory one to al concerned.
RIO JANEIRo. The missionaries Of
the Methodist church, as in former wears.
nave rendered themselves very useful. bv
preaching to the sailors on shipboard dis.
trlbutIng Bibles and Tracts among Them
and IN various ways laboring for their
good
CALcurrA. The Calcutta seamen,.
Friend Society is in active operation. and
Inc Sailors Home at that port Is under-
stood TO be well sustained. The Rev Mr.
Kenny, the preacher to seamen there. died
IN the early part of last year. His Mace
is now supplied. A small amount ~ onr
former appropriations for this port remain
unexpended.
RANKoK, SINGAPORE, BAThy1A C.pr
Town, SMYRNA, CADIz, BUENEos AYRFs
and ANTIGUA. At each of these places.
resident missionaries of various denomIna.
tons, with whom we are in constant cor
respondence, have affected something for
the benefit OF sailors, sometimes by hold
ing religious services on shipboard. some.
times by meeting them on shore, and al
ways oy religious conversation, and the
distribution among them of suitable books.
The Home Department :
In ten places on the Atlantic sea coast
seemen's ministers are regularly sustain
ed, and the customary services of the sane
tuary attended on, viz. in Portland So
lem, Boston, Neio Bedford, Neao York.
Baltimore, Charleston. Sa-
oannah, and New Orleans. In Boston
aad Philadelphia, regular churches have
been organized, and the sacrament of the
Lords Supper sta;edly administered. bpt
not in the other places. La several other
ports OF less no:e IN commercial point. af
view, but where sailors are conpreoatinp
IN greater or less numbers, arrangements
are made Tor their accommodation in con-
nexion with some stated congregation.-
On the lakes, and on the great rivers and
canals of the west, provision is also made
to some extent by the American Bible So.
cIety, for the spiritual benefit of the sal
lors and watermen found there, either by
Inc establishment of chaplains speciallyfor
ms work, or by providing accommoda-
hons IN local churches, and securing an
agency at several important points tobring
The sailors and boatmen under the influ-
ence OF these means. These institutions.
both on the sea coast, and at the west. are
under the charge of local societies of diff
erent names, who manage their concerns
IN their own way, publishing their own
report, or not, as they choose. are indie
pendent ofeach other. X is proposed that
hey become connected with the national
society, so far as report of their doings
. concerned, the weaker places being aid
en' and when surplus is found in any
port !! be placed in the common treasury
o and the foreign operations An over
are TO this effect is made for the consider
alton Of local societies.
;11 Sailors Home. . m
The building so long in contemplation
by the Society has not vet been erected
or want of the means. Three honses have
however been rented, which are nov &C.
;upied as boarding houses for seauaen, IN
Ter the direction Of this Society, two for {
p bite and one for coloredr srsyv.s.,.. IT,