Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-05-18
New York Anniversaries.

4 roTk, on nllrsuhy mofn'hK Iast. Iwenty
eight life directors and four hundred and for
~ nine life members have been added to ih,
Society during the yeur, md fhy.n;ne new
auxiliary socieiies have been organized
The receipts of the Society have been $I26,
4is II. The books printed were
English Bibles. $1,000, English Tesla
ments, I2O,OOO; French ditto, 5000 Ger
man ditto, 5000; Modern Greek ditto, 1000
This does not include what has been printed
abroad nj the Societys expense.
H The whole number Of bibles and tesla.
/ mcnts issned is no less than 2i5!GO5, in nine
teen different languages. making q total
since the organization Of the Society, ol
3,4Sl .2s3.
TO the former collection of rare bibles and
books, periainlng TO versions, interpretations.
&C., have becD added the pnst year, 4 GO
copies, mostly ms donations. Among these
additions is q folio volume in an elegan,
Syriac, from Dr. Grant of the HISTORIAN
Mission. II is in manuscript, and Of great
antiquity.
Tint great work Of Christian benevolcnce,
the bible for the blind. has been completed.
under the direction OF DIR. Howe. II has
been a very expensive work, but one loudly
called for by the unfortunate class OF our
fellow beings for whom it is intended. II is
hoped that the liberaliiy Of The public will
furnish the means of printing additional
copies. Semi.nnDunl meetings are proposed
to be held at some distant points, remote
from the parent society. The first will be
held in Cincinnati. and, If successful. the
next nj some Of The Southern Atlantic States.
Thirteen agents have been employed during
the entire year, and others for shorter periods.
The american Home Missionary .Society
held its lTh anniversary on Wednesday
evening. The operations Of the Society for
IN" past ycnr have been materially extended.
S4S missionaries have been employed, who
have preached to I047 regations and
missionary districts, embracing "a States and
Territories, Canada and Texas. The valley
of the west has particularly attracted the at
tentlon of the society. The spread Of Tenn
Perance hns materially added TO the success
OF missionary effort, and not far from 10000
persons pledged to total abstinence are in
communities connected with the missions
The pecnnlary means Of the society have
been SlGO.SO4 l3, and The expenditures have
exceeded that amount considerably. Great
revivals have been experienced in the mis-
sionnry churches; G658 persons have been
converted, and 1923 added to the COM
muniOn.
The .Ne,c York Slate Colonization !Sochiy
held its anniversary on Wednesday evening.
The report was very favorable of the pros.
poets Of the society, and Of the colony. A
number Of slaves had been liberated on con-
dlion Of their emigration to Litcrin, and
funds were wanted to enable them to go.
The Female Moral Reform Society held It's
on "Wednesday evening. The
Large quantities Of papers g. tracts have been
Some have been reclaimed, and |
many have been prevented from the drs,ruc. |
ton that awaited them. The opposition with
which the society was at first met, hns great.
" disappeared, and more people are awaken
I'd to the Importance OF It's efforts
The Annual Exhibition Of Me Blind was
held at the Tabernacle. II was very inter. /
psting. The Improvement of the scholars
was evident. and proved the value Of the be- 4
nevoent Efforts IN favor Of those who are II
deprived Of sight.
The AMERICAN Temperance Union cclrbra
ted It's seventh anniversary, at the Tnberna-
rlc, Thursday evening. Hon. Theodorc
Frclinghuyscn presided. The receipts 10,
The year have been SS357 "a, of which
'a lance Of $3.50 so, remains in the treasury.
Dnrlng the ysur th.r" have been circu lated \
GOO Journrls, 25 600 Youh's Advocates,
1000 copies of Reports. 10000 Almanacs.
|.OCO Hymn Books, and large number OF
Dr. Sewall's Plates.
The report speaks favorably of The pro-
.rcss Of the temperance reform, and regrets
Je restricted means of the Society. Some
statistical information was given.
The number Of organizations and pledged
members now in the u. States it is nnpossi
lie TO estimate. Few towns are without so.
icties. and in one every person within The
units able 10 write his or her name has sign
d the pledge. The temperance rcfnrmotlon
as been instrumental IN saving not less than
alf n million Of our citizens from degrade
on and ruin-has rest"rcd more than l00,- II
% drunkards--has dried up the fountains of
aupersm in great dcgree-has made the
oor rich-the wreichcd happy, ard The idle
'dnsir'ons. II has greatly diminished crime,
; has been certified by eminent judges in
urious portions Of the land, as well as by
cports of State Prisons in several OF the r
tates. Jn Massac chusctts, of I48 discharg-
! prisoners who signed The pledge, but three \ Z
i've been TccOmmltied. iI
The report then alluded TO the successful
ogress of the cause in foreign lands.
The exhibition Of the deaf and d,tu,b wns
I'D at the Tabernacle on Thursday after
'on. The present number of pupils is l54, S
GLIDING about an equal number of each sex. ,
he exercises were very interesting.
The american Board Of Commissioners for
oreign Missions held their anniversary on 3
rlday evening. In
Dr. Armstrong read a statement Of the
'erntions Of the Board during the pas, year. u
The Board have % missions, 81
81 stations,
133 missionaries, II
III native helpers:
nking a total Of 469 missionary laborcrs. u
IL printing establishments, ST
nd works have
been printed IN 81 languages, spoken by :"
Drc than 450, ,O00, 900 OF people
'ey have 6lS free schools, v,
$1,000 pupils, "
I'd 8 seminaries. b
nh about 100 pupils. a,
,ey have established 10 Churches,
GLIDING $4,000 members W
II will be necessary To- reduce the oxpcn. a,