New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-24
Religious Intelligence.
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A GENEROUS FAs,ILY "A gentleman of this city,
among his larger benetacons has recently PAID
10 the American Tract Society the reorste or stereo-
tvrnr THE PIlGAIMs PROGRESS in the We languages ard
his benevolent sisters have paid the General Assenb
Board ci Publication expense OF stereolypnS ther
very elegant edition Of the same invaluable WORK.
Books As an illustration of the destltution
USUALLY found by Coportcurs in the Western States one
enpoyed for the past year distributing books and tracts
in Michigan states, that of 99l families visited by nun
and his associates in that State 3SOi or about o7enu
were found destitute of all religious books except The Bible
and 23g about oneeig had no Bible. In the course OIL
tho year they Distributed 1850 volumes by SALE and 1850
sratuitously.
MISSIONARIES IN SYRIA.-One Of the Editors OF
the Savannsh Republican, now travelling IN foreign lands
SAYS in a late letter 10 thatiGurnal
puripc our stay we Ind an opportunity of becoming
well acoisjuted with the american missionaries, who
seem Justly entitled The respect which they receive 1t
is singular feet that up to recent date inc american
mission Is the only established at leyrou ed o me
many Arabs who speak gooc English there ot one VINO
will not answer you that the missionaries have tig
him."
SArnAru REFoR,1 Tho running of cars on the
Sabbath over the Winchester and Potomac Railroads. mas
been discontinued. , ,.,,..,.,
that Sunday the 18Th of April, shall be the last on which
they will hold market or sell any meas ihey say very
truly that constant eXcr;ion Of the physical powers
and the sacrifice OF domestic and social comforts snow inc
necessity OF res; one day in the woek.
Tus SECULAR NEWSPAPER PRESS.-Rcv. Dr.
Armstrong Secretary of the American Board OF Missions
at the recent meeting In its behalf at the Ioerce re-
marked that the receipts far for The current financial
wear had exceeded OF the last for the same Onhs
$50 Geo. So thar. should they continue TO pf te
remaining months the ratio they Would amount
IN something like S27G 600 He attributed this increase IN
measure 10 the greatly Increased amount oi Information
which had been spread throughout the land by the secular
newspaper press.
HE1r rRo.a HEATHER LANps.-rhe last Report
of the London Missionary Society, which eAecs doou
Gam afkn
year. ef SIS sol contributors al IT'S ropS missionary
stations.
M1ssfoN,RlEs IN Cnr,A-The American Mis-
sisnares at Macao nre now Issuing newspaper aid oc
casional tracts printed metallic type The MISSION
fast caping the confidence and esteem OF the most le
gent among the Chinese
EyAofrLE OF TRUE GENERosITY.-Hon. Samuel
Nius,on OF East Hampton. Mass. gentleman very ac-
tiveIv engaged In business has st secured 10 Amherst
College S2OO00 for sustaining Pro!essorsmp OF hleoil
and Oratory worthy meplento surely 10 tose MOI M
cined 10 think of such high privileges ana oues, u
leaving the world retiring from its active see
the heart Is perhaps incapable OF wide expansion ana en-
ioyment the Judgment often weak and perverted ad the
influence of the example in great measure lost.
s1s- Who will give the first $4,000 toward estaO-
fishing an agricultural University, or one IN which
the children OF the Poor may support themselves
while learning some branch or many branches OF
Useful Industry perfected by the aid of all the Ma
tnral Sciences! May We not hope yet TO chronicle
such donation lea. ITO.
TEMPERANCE AMONG SAuoRs---The effects ot
strict TEMPERANCE among seafang clearly shown
by some statements the sailors Magazine LII isio So9
esseIs ar s2 lives were los; sea 1913 the nun er
lost was i04 vessels and 6t2 lives During ne year e1,
MS far as heard FROM only 20S vessels and l05 vrs nave
been lost This exhibits great decrease IN tnc aestac.
ton Of life and property and is attributed 20 he increased
sobriety of seamen