Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-05-26
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400 containing rooms for nautical
schooI reading room, library, and museum,
besides chapel, and then reserving large
and important rooms Tor renting. Public
worship has been sustained there for many /
vears. A lew months ago Christian
church was organized.
Sd. The New York Female Bethel
Union, Rev, T. S. Harris, Chaplain
For considerable portion OF The year
Mr.. Harris was employed IN mlsslona,
nv work around the wharves, and on board
Vessels when in port. His labors were
subsequently extended TO the Navy Yard
and Receiving ship, and he has very re-
Gently been appointed chaplain 10 the
Navy.
In New-,)rleans and Mobile no chap
lains have been employed for the year.
The Societies not auxiliary TO the Am
erican Seamen's Friend Society, which
nave sustained the public ministrations OF
the gospel for the year, are the following:
The Port Societg of the City of New
York; the Philad. Mariners Church;
the Charleston Port Society the Pen6eld
Mariners Church, at Savannah; the n.
Bedford Port Society; the Salem Marin
er's Church; and the American Bethel
Society. These have all very literally
maintained the public preaching OF the
gospel for seamen. and used other means
for promoting their spiritual and temporal
welfare. Particulars cannot be given IN
this brief abstract.
BOARDING HOUSES. "
The Society have three houses for
boarding seamen under their direction, in
the city of New-York. The first wa:
Z opened in Nov. 1887, the second in May
1889. and the third, being for color-d sea
men, in November of the same year.
X. The two houses for white seamen, hav,
accommodated in all more than 600(
men; about 200 of the number have be
come hopefully pious; 200 have appar
emily reformed from habits of intemper
ance; 500 have become masters or mate
Of vessels. A large proportion of tn
men have deposited money in the Saw
ings' Bank, many of them for the fir:
time The total amount of money thu
deposited is $4,000, and more than th;
sum is known to have been sent to pa
EMS and friends in the country.
1The house for colored seamen, in fou
teen munlhs has accommodated AIS me
who. for the time being, have thus four
quiet and respectable home.
SAILORS HOME.
Under this name we have been accustor
ed, from year to year, to speak of pie
u ,<.o,,orf,, oxyro H., tba -,
corner Of John and Cliff streets in II
city, on which it was in contemplation
erect building for boarding house,
connection with various offices for the be
eft Of seamen. After mature conside
ton, that properly has been sold, a
another lot purchased, lying on Cher
street, between Market and Pike stree
Arrangements will soon be made to I
up the contemplated building
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
.a The receipts Of the Society for the p
year, including payments for the Sailo
Magazine, and sales of Hymn Books,
Sl2,492.55. The Society is still in de
but considerably less so than last We;
But when we take into view what
been accomplished in the sailors eau
BY our direct auxiiaries, and by those
dependent societies which labor in
seamen's cause, we shall see that t
year closed has been one of prosperity.
The following summary will exhi
the amount raised and expended in I
seamen's in the year past:
Byth Am. Sea. FIR. Soc. Sl2,292,
k(aieod for The n avr, IN aoo
Boston Sea. FIR. Soc. $500,
Maine Sea. FIR (about) 600,
New ork Fem. Beth. Union. 500,
Total BY the Am. Sea. F.. s2s,ee2 s
So and its direct auxiliaries. 'o'''o
EXPENDITURES BY Soc NOT AUxIL1AF
New-Yor Port Society $40
New York and Marine Bible Sec LIS
Mariners Church, Phil (abouD LIS
Baltimore Union Bethel Society 10
Charleston Port Society 10
Savannah Mariners Church (about) 2
New-Bedford Port Society 10
Salem Mariners Church 90
American Bethel Society (about) 30
Si3.55O,
Total expenditures in the United Sta,
GAL, 242,55.
A few Of these sums are estimat
merely. and presumed to be correct, b
the most OF them are known to be acc
rate. Here then we have at least For
Thousand Dollars, raised in the Unit
States during the past year for the ben
mt OF the Seamen's cause, and all expen
Cd Tor that cause, except the sum rails
ior the Havre Chapel, which work is n
yet accomplished nearly two,thirds