Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-24

Der c! missionaries has bsen more ;ian doubled during
| the vest
The locations Of tie missionaries are in g different.
States and Territories, il Upper and Lower Canada,
and in Texas
The number ofconcre CATIONS and missionary districts
IS 9Sl, exceeding the number of the last year by l23;
and The amount Of labor performed equal M years.
being y3 years Of labor than were reported at the
last anniversary, ard 80 years than have ever be-
fore been reported IN 4 single year.
The number If pupils instructed in Sabbath schools
and Bible classes, under the supervision of the mission
| aries, is no, far from 81 800.
The contributed to various bene VIOLENT objects
by 2S5 congregations-the whole number from which
We have reports this subjects Sl4 416 3d. verify
ing the statements of former years that more than 40
per cent on the amount appropriated in aid OF feeble
churches, paid back by them, during the year into the
different channels of christian benevoleuce.
The cause Of Temperance, in connection with the la
bors of the missionaries has made advances during the
year, that have parallel in the history of the Soce
tvs operations. The impulse given TO this reformation,
IN our cities and older settlements, has been felt in
every extremity Of the land Whole households, whole
cations, and whole districts of people, of large
extent and with the exception of individual
within them, have been brought under its power.
Not less than 1874 900 souls pledged to entire alb
stlnence from every thing that no1,cate, i'll the
communities which have been blessed by the labors of
the mIssonares-a number than twice as large as
was reported the last year.
Foreign Erang.lieaL Society.
The anniversary of this Society held at the Re-
formed Dutch Church in Lafayette place-the Hon.
Theodore Fr-iinghuysen presiding.
From the first three documents it appeared that the
receipts of the year had amounted Sl5,73 and the
expenditures ~ Sl5,275. OF the receipts, $4,000
were from Philadelphia, S2,l73 from New York,
4l9 from Baltimore, 81 3i6 from Boston. 500 from
Brooklyn, s542 from Norwich, 470 from New Haven,
S439 from Providence, &c.
The Report OF the Managers chiefly devoted TO
that great and interesting country, France. The la
bors OF the Society were considered under several
heads, viz colportaGe, eraugehzaton, education OF
the children Of poor Proteslans, and the diffusion Of
Christian knowledge by means of the press. The
Society has employed during the past year, 80 coipor
tours, viz: 80 IN France, and one IN Belgium The
whole number OF colporeurs now employed IN France,
by different societies and associations is about two
| hundred of whom large proportion converts
from Popery OF s. in the service Of the British and
Foreign Bible Society," all but one were formerly Ro-
man Catholics. The first Bible Society was formed IN
France, 81 years ago, viz: in lSlJ since which date,
than 100000 copies Of the Bible have been put
in circulation in tina, kingdom. Fire evangelists have
been employed in France by the Society during the
pas, year. one Of whom formerly grenadier OF
Napoleon. Also those celebrated clergymen, Messrs
Mslan and A. Monod, have made missionary tours OF
p 10 months EACH preaching almost literally day and
night, and producing much effect. Numerous facts Of
only regard France but other European countries,
and Canada.
The meeting was addressed by Rev. Mr. Cheever,
of this city, Rev Dr. Bethune of Phadep ha, and Rev
Mr.. Kirk.
Wednesdays Wing publishes thunder and light
ming letter from Washington, which, If we possessed
the carroyance that that modest journal to exert
the internal affairs of Office, lin giving the
names of correspondents,) might point at its
distinguished author butas not in the habit
Of travelling behind the records of that highly Illu
minated sheet, we orbear even conjecture The let
ter treats of the late Wig defeat in Virginia, and
deals hard hits al "John Tyler, The ntakest,
thong The aesiest Of fools, and The most unbluShtag o
political knares anc at Daniet UebSter the King Of
Federaiists and tie fullest Of moral pers We should
like To know if this censor orum at the Convention OF
1910, s'under October Sun, had the same opinion
of "John Tyler and "Daniei Webster. We do not
doubt, that at that time, when The Mammoth Humbug
IN all in It's glory, TINS patriotic leerwritter was
Offering the virtues of these worthless,
upoa whose devoted heads he now pours out his vlas
Of wrath.
We next come to the following modest suggestion,
which we cannot pass without COMMENT
he Democrats of Virginia ought not to have desired
To filch victory from the Wings under such crcum-
Stances, and to be followed by such Consequences
They know that tie American People decreed the
power Of the Government to The Wings for four years,
and protesting they do, such unbounded devotion TO
the will of the People, they ought not 10 have even
wished to dspossess the Wings, until they had accom-
pllsned tina, for which great majority had placed
them in power"
This is the coolest impotence We have known.
That the Republicans of Virginia, (who have been so
calamity fighting for her cherished principles, and
who, By her memorable vote against the Wing, in
1910, checked the of the mighty Ball of Wing
gerry tina. rolled ike avalanche many Of our
sister States should fold their arms, and by their
silence give said and comfort 10 the ierces enemies
OF her glorious doctrines, too much for phloso
ply to bear The Wing party succeeded in $40 by
means of the grossest imposition. The machinery Of
that new science of Pipe laying brought TO bear
upon US. ard for 4 time too well succeeded. But the
curtain of fraud and humbuggery was rent-tke Phi
ls,nes put to fight and the bright banner which
Virginia, snayed raised in 1910, has been followed
with enthusiasm by many States who were then in an
eclipse, and is noar borne aott by The Old Dominion,
more brilliant than In spite of all the paatIons
that ingenious sophs.s invent the recent elections
in Virginia lM speak in voice of thunder. The Re-
pubcans though victorious, will still watch "the sui
lie repose of the great Wing party, (crouchDg like
,igerJ-they will, at the proper time, concentrate
upon some s'good and true and will bear down
with triumph upon Henry Clay and his whole arsenal
of dangerous heresies
The chaiice returned TO their onn lips.
Had we the time The talent we might write along
and useful moral lecture upon that good old saying
"Honesty the best policy. Had the Wings, in their
unhoy ambition for power, steadily kept before their