Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-06-05
ANNIVERSARIES.

at New York. week before last The fol-
lowing extracts from the Trensurers' Re-
ports, will be interesting TO our readers.
Ameriean Bi5le Soeicfy.-Tbe receipts Of
this Society for the past year were 1917 1856.
OF which S27,5l0 were from New York !;
Sl6,220 from Massachusetts; from Connec-
ticut Sl0,892 Ohio $500; Pennsylvania
$3.50 New Jersey S3.043 New Hamp-
shire $2.sSS; Maryland S2774; Illinois
S2,54l Kentucky S2,477; Vermont S2,l33;
Georgia 80 1879 South Carolina S2,ll6 !;
Missouri sl.436; Virginia 81 ,427; Maine
Sl,l40; Rhode Island Sl,2S3; District OF
Columbia Ss4s; North Carolina 1898 :;
Indiana 9763 Tennessee S342; Delaware
1924; Wisconsin 1921 Florida Sl0O-
The number Of Bibles and Testaments is
sued from the Depository in the course of
the year, is 1851 being an increase of
22,324 overthe issues Of the previous year.
Americans Tract Society The receipts
Of this Society during the last year were
Sly, SOC; and the society have printed 10
the same time 3,40s.50O publications. III.
100000 pages. Only $4,000 has been ex.
pended for foreign stations.
American Home Missionary Society The
receipts for the last year were S7s,345.-
From the report Of the Society it appeared
that $50 missionaries had been in commits
sion during the year.-l5 more than in the
year preceding The fields OF labor occupied
are in % different States and Territories,
and in the Province Of Lower Canada. Ad-
ded TO the churches during the year, 1850.
800 more than in the previous year
Number OF Sabbath School Scholars, Co.
900.
American Anti Sldrery Soeieiy--By the
annual report Of this Society. it appears that
the expenditures OF the society the last year
were S47 ,929 70 OF which s22,73S 50 was
sales ofnewspapers, books. &c. The expen
SEES OF the Emancipator newspaper which
eirculotes about 1000 copies week, were
S5.443, and the receipts S3,ls7.
The society published 1916 volumes Of
bound books 245,744 pamphlets; 25,472
tracts, and IL, Sc circulars. and the proceeds
Of the sales Of these were 500, 359.
or the amount contributed in aid of the
funds OF the society Sl1.600 came from the
State of New York 1924 (besdes) from
he city OF New York S203S from Massa-
chusetts Sl,9l9 from Pennsylvania 1874
from Vermont; 1913 from Connecticut :;
S7s5 from Ohio S532 from New Jersey
1906 from the West Indies S30l from
Great Britain S205 from Delaware Sl97
from New Hampshire; 1852 from Illinois :;
Sl45 from Maine; Sl62 from Rhode Island !;
500 from Canada 500 from Michigan !;
and so cents from Maryland.
The Society got into very warm discus
sion, upon the question Of admitting women
to take a part in the business proceedings-
| After long debate in which both sexes par
ticipa,ed, the question was galantly decided
for The ladies' The meeting then broke up.
and separate one assembled in another parl
Of the building, 10 form new Society upon a
different basis.
American Temperance Union.--The an
niversary Of the American Temperance
Union was held on Thursday evening in
the Murray street Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Delavan in the chair. An abstract Of
the report was read by the Rev. J. Marsh.
corresponding secretary, aud the meeting
was addressed in a very able and interesting
manner by the Rev. DIR. Humphrey. of Am
herst College, Hon. Theodore Freling
huysen. DR.. Patton. Rev. Mr.. Kirk and Mr.
Stewart. from Ireland, The meeting was
continued TO late hour but such was the
attraction given 10 the subject by these eo-
quent gentlemen that scarce an individual
was seen TO leave the house The wonder
lul progress of the cause in Ireland gave TO
the meeting unusual interest. More than
million in that country have now received
the pledge. Sixty thousand persons received
il in Dublin in the week ending April A.
Mr. Kirk moved for a temperance conven-
ton for the whole world. He was sure Ire
land would be represented there and he
thought also some Mowqua or He. cheang
from China.
American Sunday School Union Teen.
| IT, Fourth AnniDersary-This anniversary
was celebrated in the usual manner by the
gathering Of the schools for appropriate exer.
cses in the afternoon, and bya public meeting
for the reading oflhereport, and the cusoma-
~ speaking. atthe Tabernacle the evening.
After the meeting had been opened by
prayer The Secretary proceeded 10 read some
extracts from the annual report, from which
document we learn that the Society has con-
nected with it "a schools from 80 Of which
reports have been received. The number Of
teachers employed is 1890, of whom 1852
are males and 1898 females. Oflhese 1912
are professors of religion. and l29 have
made profession since the last report The
number of pupils is 1906 viz-whte boys
8454 colored boys and adults $40 white
girls. 1909; colorcd girls and adults, 1874.
i OF the pupils in II schools from which re-
Al M hn.,