Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-24
New York Anniversaries.
american Education Society.


Thursday evening in Broome street. Rev. DR..
Dale IN the chair. The object of this Society is
to educate youths for the ministry, and is in the
management Of the friends of Yale College, and
the Seminary of Andover, and other institutions
of the same persuasion. Three hundred and
eighty young men received assistance during
the year, of which, 1872 have been received during
the same period. The whole number on the list
from the commencement, is, $3.50. Receipts for
the year 1874 1856 90, being all increase over last
year of $1,O97 g. Expenditures $S4792 "a
The debt during the year has been reduced from
eS4,905 SO to $27,99 IS,
american Protestant Society Meeting,
At the Reformed Dutch Church, Washington
Square, on Thursday evening, Dr. De Witt, Vice
President, in the chair. Receipts during the year,
$6,502 S.. Expenditures less by this sum $27,
which is now in the treasury. 1t is the object of
the Society employ tracts, which will be disrib-
uted among the Roman Catholics. During the
pastyear 100000 pages of tracts have been Issued,
besides bibles and other books. 10 Illinois alone
the Society have sent 60 900 pages of tracts, and
they have thirty or forty young men there employ
ed in distribution. The Society have twelve "a
gents among the Indians, and they would have
more but for the Limitation or their means Rev.
Mr.. Beecher offered the following resolution
Resolved, That the progress of Romansm in the
western country demands the solemn attention of
Protestans. Another resolution was-Resolved
States is deserving the serious attention of all
Proestants,
Foreign Missions.
The American Board of Foreign Missions met
Yesterday morning at the Tabernacle Hon. The
odore Frelinghuysen, President of the Board, in
the chair. Dr.. Armstrong read a brief statement
of the operations of the Board. There are, under
the Board IS Missions, connected with which there
are 1873 missionaries and 224 assistant misslona-
ries and so native he pers, and 492 laborers be-
sides some hundred native helpers, who derive no
assistance from the Board. There are 60 mission,
containing more than $4,000 members, exclusive
of a large number of native converts in Western
Asia There are connected with the mission 7
semnares, % boarding schools, and more than
600 free schools, containing in all upwards of 49,,
600 pupils. The receipts for the last months
have been $169,699, and the appropriations $685.
$50. The appeal made year ago to the public
was successful, and $4,000 collected. This was
not the annual meeting ofthe Board, which is held
in September. Allusion was made to the decline
in attendance on these meetings, and the want of
interest in them. 1t was suggested as remedy
that better speakers be engaged.
The american Home Missionary Society
Anniversary was held in the Tabernacle Tues
day evening, Henry Dwight, Esq. in the chair
The receipts for the past year were $lO1 1904 SO,
which was expended, together with balance on
%. The Society is indebted to its missionaries
$1l 1854 O5. The receipts of the past year have
not increased in the ratio of former years, being
only $4,000 05 over those of the previous year.
The Society has had in its service during the past
year 907 ministers of the gospel, of whom $40
were in commission at the date of the last report,
and 297 have been since appointed. The fields of
their labor in 26 different States and terrific
ries of the Union, in Canada and Texas, and the
number of congregations and missionaries dis
tricts supplied in whole or part with the preach
ed gospel is ,945. The aggregate of ministerial
labor performed was computed at six hundred and
siXty-six years. By comparing these results with
those of the proceeding year, it will be seen that
the Society has been enabled not only to retain the
ground which it occupied at the date of the last
report, but to make important advances this year,
in the work which God has given them to do
The number of missionaries in commission is
greater by SO than that of any preceding year, and
the number of congregations and districts suppl
ed, shows an increase Of 1893. In Ohio, Michigan,
Illinois and Iowa alone there had been an increase
of 69 missionaries and thus is the Society extend
ing its operations westward. In the West, lnfdel-
iy is congregating its hosts and calls forth all our
efforts to oppose it. The hopes entertained with
respect TO the company of youthful heralds who
went out last Autumn into the Territory of Iowa
had not been disappointed, as they had effected
much good.
1t was further stated that about 60, 800 pupils are
receiving instruction in the great truths of revela-
ton in the Sabbath Schools, under the supervision
of the missionaries. The position of the Society
is encouraging. Renewed vigor among its friends
is all that is wanting to spread its salutary infiu-
ence throughout the length and breadth of our
land.
american Bible Society.
The twcuty-eighth anniversary of this Society
was held Yesterday morning, at the Tabernacle
The Hon. John Cotton Smith, of CT. the Presi-
dent of the Society," in the chair. The Rev. Bish-
op Soule opened the meeting by reading passage
of Scripture. The President then read his annual
Address, in which he gave sketch of the opera
tons of the Society during the past year. The
following is brief abstrac: of the TreasurerS and
Managers Reports:
The number of new auxiliaries added in the
course of the year is forty siT. The receipts from
all sources are 1854, 450 05, being an increase Of
27,99l 05 over those of the year preceding
The number of Bibles and Testaments printed is
284,009, and the number issued 1904. The in
crease of the issue over those of the previous year
is $4,000 copies, and making an aggregate, since
the organization of the Society of 8, 594 693 copies
Two Of the Vice Presidents have died the pas
year. Judge Thompson Of New York and Judge
Magruder of Maryland. The number of agents
employed through the year has been ten, and ;
few others part of the year. Five hundred BIZ
bIes and fifteen hundred testament have beer
granted to the American Tract Society, and al
many to the American Sunday School Union, tt
supply the destitute places where the Bible Socie
ty has no auxiliaries
The meeting was addressed by the Rev. Messrs
Qobh;ns r. w Warren IF Ohio q Pierce n