Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-05-30

Two of the Vice Presidents have died IN
past year, Judge Thompson, of New Yorl
and Judge Magruder, of Maryland. Tn
number OF agents employed through the yea
has been ten, and a few .oihers a part of IN
year. Five hundred Bibles and fifteen hun
dred Iesiamen's, have been granted TO tn
American Tract Society, and as many to tn
American Sunday School Upion, 20 suppl,
the destitute III places where the Society ha
no auSiliaries Several of the speeches al
luded IN terms OF deep-ioned veneration an,
gratitude 70 those noble patriots who com
posed the American Congress of 1882, who
superintendent large edition of the Bible, an,
formally recommended it to the people of the
United States; thus publicly declaring to the
haton and the. world, that our free insti,u
lions are 67Sed upon the Oracles of The Hvine
| God s.
Mr Frellnghnysen said that Congress was ;
bi0le Congress; Washington was Bible Gen.
eroi the Army of the Revolution was to great
extent Bible soldiery and, in conclusion
said, let us all resolve, in the spirit and pow
er oil It's Heavenly Author, that we will live
ny the Bible, and that we will, if need be, die
for the Bible.
AMERICAN EDUCATION SocIErY.-This So
cieiy held its 2Sth anniversary at the Presby-
terrain Church, Broome street, on Thursday
evening. Rev. S. I'll. Riddel, Secretary, read
an abstract of the annual Report, showing
'hat The society Is in flourishng condition.,
Par'lcularlyln New England. Ii has aided dur
ing The past year 33S young men. The whole
number OH the lists OF the society from the
beginning is 1882. The receipts Were S34,-
ooo 9o; the disbursements S34,7S2 80.
AMERICAN PRoTEsTANT SocIETY.-The
FIRST anniversary Of this society was celebrated
on Thursday evening in the Dutch Church.
Washington Square. lis receipts for the wear
are S6,342 SO cents; and its expenditures
S6,342 II cents. The society have printed
during the year 100000 pages of tracts. be-
sides bibles and other books, on the evils of
Romanism. TO Illinois alone the society.
have sent 10000 pages of tracts, and they
have thirty or forty young men there en-
ployed IN the distribution of tracts. The So
ciety have IL agents among the Indians. and
they would have more but for the Limitation
of their means.
AMERICAN TRACT SooIETY.-We have al
ready noticed this society. The Hon. Tbeo-
dore Frelinghuys of n J., has been chosen
President, with number of Vice Presidents.
among whom is the Rec. Samuel X. Genninos.
of Baltimore
SUNDAY School UNION OF THE METHODIST
+: CHuRcH-The anniversary was held ON
w Wednesday evening-Bishop Waugh presid
ing II is stated, in the annual report that re-
ports had been received from % only of the
81 annual conferences from these, it appears
mat ,here are III connection with the Union
4oIt schools; %s.G2S officers an,! teachers
249, 10 children and. 464, 7OS volumes in
The Libraries. Two of the vice presidents
have died during the past year, viz: Rev.
DANIEL Ostrander, of the New Y ork Confer
ence, and Rev. Chas. Sherman, of tile Troy
Conference. A large number of destitute
IN various parts of the country have
oeen supplied during the year with books of
instruction. The calls for aid are constantly
multiplying, especially from the West. The
meeting was addressed by the Rev. DIR. Ca
pers. OF South Carolina, Rev. MIR. King, of
Mass, and Rev. DR.. Elliot, OF Ohio.