Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-05-26

/ al lhllto ~ dtteHu dppOiutGu lhee'iuSS.
The tract cause IS in progress in the
west of Germany. in connection with the
Baptist Mission and Lower Saxony Tract
Society at Hamburger, ard other instltu-
/ tions. Many tracts have. been circulated
! IN Hungarian, Bohemian, Wendlsh, and
Polish and a volume of Scripture nara
lives is about to be printed in Servian -
Temperance tracts have been exteEslveI y
issued from Hemburgh and Berlin, and
some tracts circulated even in Austria and
IlaIy, More than twenty tracts have been
printed in Grebo, in Western Africa.
10 Burmah, especially among the Ka-
rens, the, work has not ceased. In Siam
is nation able aud willing to read, but
among whom the press for many months
has been stopped for want Of means. Be
tVeeas fly and sixty missionaries, male
and female, including those at Singapore,
Maiacca, Siam, Java, and Bornco, are la
boring for the Chinese. Considerable is
doing for the MaIays, Jovanese, &C.; and
at the Sandwich Islands, with the rich
blessings enjoyed, is the need OF enlarged
>up|ort for tract operations.
The Rev. Robert Balrd's history of
he temperance reformoliVn in the United
States has been, or IS now 10 be, publish
I'd in French, German, Danish, Swedish,
Russ, ana Finnish-aIl the editions being
ISSUED with the appreciation, and In Swe-
den one edition at the expense of the
rfigning sovereigns. Within SIX years
The society has appropriated $4,000 for
This and other temperance publications on
the con,in ut of Europe; and the progress
of the temperance reform is highly en-
Icoufaging, especially in Sweden where
0raudy drinking was awfuIIy prevalent,
and more than 10000 have now pledged
themselves to total abstinence. In Russia
tract operations are active, and $4,000
granted was urgently solicited.
The annual report of the treasurer of
The society was read by Moses Allen.
The proceeds of the sale of publications
to auxiliary associations was stated at "a,
$50 dollars; donations 1873 dollars ),
rom life directors 1871 dollars; from
life members 6O5O dollars; ANIMAL sub
striptions 1881 doIlars-93,96 dollars
The whole amount received has been ex,
! oe'! .~.~u DIS follows: Paid for paper II, $50
dollars; printing, transIanting, &c. 1879
dollars; folding. stitching and binding FL,
| 800 doIIhIs; appropriation for iortign us
ttIGutions $4,000 dollars; services of va
rIous kinds 5,l69 dollars secretaries,
e.. 6045 dollars miscellaneous about
5000 dollars.
The resolution for the adoption of the
report was moved by the Rev. John
MAdjey, Of the D0tch Church in Muir
i ray street, and seconded by the Rev. Will
! fam Ad ,ms,, Of Boone street.
The following resolutions were also
adopted h,vng been eIoquentiy ndvocat-
ed hy the several speakers 10 whom they
had been a>s'gn"d -
Reso'red, That personal Christian ef-
toTt for the Conversion OF men, which Cod
ilas 50 slyunjly blessed, In connexlon With
the dist, iOuti0n of religious tracts, is Of
uUlvrIsIi icaton-beIng euJoIncd on
every betitvrr bV the necessities of the
world, he principles Of the Gospel and
The Impulses of common humanity.
!, Rcsolrsd, That The supply Of The popu
Ittlon ct mis- country win evangt'lco
.rraIIHg Is a work OF great magnitude dnC
r fI! IF encouragement; and that, whil'
: more favored portions OF the land are no
, neglected, especial rfor and aid are need
: ed TO reach the scar>eiy settled district
. with The societv'S standard volumes.
Re$oIreI, That this society grateful,
recognize me hand of God il giving ther
access to the people of so many countrit
/ AMI l.nguages, and enabling them to IT
: mi. to foreign and pagan lands the pa:
: year the sun Of S25 scotland that the it
: crcasiug facilities for using the press !
j. c0nnrxian with other evangelical etfol;
Il on the cOn>inen, of Europe, in aid Of mis
s,ous among the heather, render it exceed
|iuyIv drsirab'e that much larger amour
$ should be :emitied ia the ensuing year.
ii Among The speakers who participate
e in tue proceedings Of the meeting, wer
$ HE R,,y. L4nord Bacon, New Haver
2 Gem: Rev. Nicholas Murray, Elizabet!
= town. N. J.. Rev, John o. Chou!es, Ne
a York Rev Hiram Bingham, nission'
~ from the Sandwich Islands; Rev. Ro
n ert Roird, late from continental Europe
V; Rev. George Scott, missionary at Stool
+ holm, Sweden.
m The Express thus notices the remark
< Of some OF these gentlemen -
a The Rev. Mr.. ChouIes had intended
to make some remarks in support of the thu
II resolution, but as much Of the time ha
u been consumed, he would give way TO ii
O. Rev. MIR. Bingham, missionary from I'll
or Sandwich Islands. Mr. B. related man
= Interesting facts in relation to the public;
O lions of the society 10 the islands %he1
or h4 has been stationed. 4 number OF Il
n most popular tracts have been translate
on and widely distributed amonss.he native
a. who have been taue hit to read BY the OIL