Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-06-14
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MISCELLANY.
ANNIVERSARIES AT NEW YORK.

ANNIVERSARIES AT NEW YORK.
The following abstracts Of the Reports of the
various Benevolent Societies whose anniversaries
were celebrated at New York, in May last, we
copy from the Traveller:
american Sednien's Friend Society," Some brief
abstracts from the report OF the Managers were
I'D, ohd addresses were delivered by several
gentlemen. The Society has FIVE direct auxilia-
RES located ut Boston, Portland, New Orleans,
Mobile and New York. The amount received
the pnst year is $l2202 50 besides this, the Chap
ell ut Havre has been built ut an expense of SlO,-
000 $1,000 have been expended for The purpos-
es Of the Society in Boston; GOO in Maine, aud
500 Ivy tho New York Bethel Society making
total Of $2e G02 55 collected and expanded by the
Society and iis direct nuxlliarles. fy those nut
auxiliary there have been raised aud discussed at
New York $500; Philadelphia 81 800 Balti-
more $1,000; Charleston $1,000; Savannah $40;
New Bedford $1,000; Boston $500; and
Salem $3.50 adding 10 this the sum appropriat d
Ivy the American Belief Society Tor the opera
lions on The western waters, stated at $4,000, we
have the total amount raised aud expended in the
United States during The year, 50 ,2l2 SO.
.4picrican .Aati -adsery Society. Tho old orgar-
izatbr of the AboIlionets, IN their report, rtate
the nauspicioiis circumstances under which the
Society assembled. The collisions IN It's ranks,
the alienation OF the Emancipator and the trans
fer of the books plates md apparatus of tie So
cicty, amounting TO $4,000 were spoken of AZ
tho prominent cnuscs of Encouragement. The
Society has NOT, however, yielded tn detection. A
new press, the 'An-Slavery Siandarl,' has been
started. The Treasurer's report stated the re-
ceipts Of the year at Sc Sl2 co. and the disltrse-
mens at IS 67l 80; leaving in the treasury bal
nnce of BAG A. Mr. Garrison, in his remarks,
stated Tint he WINS proud Of the detestation in
whirh he knew he was held from one end of the
land TO the other.
american and Foreign .Anii-.Sidpery Society," The
report of the new organization gave general ac-
count of their operations for the pnst yenr, which
do not appear 10 have been either very extensive
or very successful. The Ani-Slavery Reporter,
the organ of the Society, hns been but poorly sup
ported, and all efforts to mise money have al'ed.
American Tract Society. Tie whole amount
received la,i year was $40 962 which was all
pcnded, $4,000 for foreign disrihution.) There
are 1852 auxiliary societies. Twenty-six new
works have been issued during the year. making
! the whole number oi publications 991 The whole
number of publications printed during the year is
4,4367lO, making 95,95S, 500 pages, including
2547IO volumes. Total circulated during tho
year, 4l24 372 publications., or eO,5ol 500 pages,
/, including l53340 volumes. Total circulation
| since the formation Of the s,cety is 53,3S377l
publications., including 500, so volumes, making
in all l. | % 252 Sal pages. The grauous disir-
button during The year has amounted to nearly
$4,000. The Socicy and the various institutions
and missions aided circulate tracts in nincty-ihrco
different languages and dialects
american Home Missionary Society. The Rev.
Milton Badger read the report OF the Executive
Committee, " hicl was highly satisfactory 10 the
! friends of The Institution The Treasurers re-
port presented the following statement ;-l'alanre
in the Treasury on LIST My 1910, S2,273 81 re-
ceived from Auxiliary Societies and Agents So
53S 81 from Life Directors S73o 90; other do
nnions {, lao OF total OF receipts Soo,69l On,
being 81 ,O6S more than last year. Disbursements
Ssis64 Of -baance in the Treasury, S2,S27 70.
The number of Missionaries employed the last
year was G9o supplying 662 churches The
whole number added TO their churches during the
yesT j. sRL2
.americdn Bible Society. In the course Of the
S,eciety's lalors, nearly 100000 Of Bibles and
Testanents have been sent forth directly from its
depository, und means FINISHED for publishing not
less than 200 ,0C0 copies more in foreign countries
. and foreign tongues. They hive been published
in five Indian tongues, in St, en- Of those SPOKEN
in Europe, in five Of those used in Aslatc Tur-
key, in seven of those of irdIn, in the Chinese,
the Hawaiian The Sandwich Islands, and the Gre
no tongue on the west cCust of Africa. Means
have also been furnished for The purchase and dis
irilnItion OF the scriptures in rs many twenty
a additional tongues making something like fifty
E III which they have directly and indirectly gone
forth To the world During the past year 400 in
divtluuls have become life members and 10 new
, auxiliary Societies have been formed. The re-
y ceps amount 10 So $500 a heng $2l sos more
q
number of Bibles and Tesanenls printed is 1861
4, s75-the whole number issued 10000, being
), S,096 less than during the previous year. About
n $50 600 have been granted to promote the distr!
" button Of The scriptures in foreign parts. The re-
port concludes rs follows: -"The above grants o
=, money (abou, $4,000 in ally though by no mean'
meeting all demands are well calculated to chez
our missionary friends, and fellow lahorcrs, in for
eign countries. These friends all feel that the
missions advance, their pupils aud converts arr
rapidly increasing in numbers, the friends of lh'
Bible cause can all see tina, means much more lib
era tlan heretofore must he furnished in future
$4,000 is the least sum which should he provided
for the coming year. Will the auxiaries ponie
this fact, and do according to their ability, ate
furnishing the word of life TO those who read
in their respective fields Of notion.
A. b. c. F. NJ. Tie receipts of The American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
during the Inst year, were $256 457, being niue
ni4rc Than the contributions 10 any other gior
Of benevonet society in the country.
"A Lean Minority. There i, but one Tory I
the Senate of Connectlcut-a Nr. " oodwurd =
who appears to he good deal bothered in con
sequence OF his isolned position IN that bod,
W hen he was heard from, he was making might