The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-09-03
J. H0LC0MB, Editor y Publisher
From the Boston journal.
Religious Intelligence.

MEETING OF THE AMERICAN Board
The thirty Anniversary Of the Amer
lean Board of Foreign Missions, Of three days
continuance, is to commence at New Haven,
Sept 8:h, at o'clock. The Hon. Mr.. FIRE.
linghuysen is expected to preside, and Rev.
DIR. Halves of Hartford to deliver the open
ing discourse. The receipts for the past year
have amounted to $262,073.
This Board have now about one hundred
different Mission, establishments, at proml-
nent points of influence on the globe and
the increasing interest in its operations for
several years past, has been evlnced by the at
tendance of some five or six hundred Clergy
men, and others from distance, on its ami
versaries. The intelligence to be presented
at the coming meeting, is understood to be Of
unusual interest
| New MIsSIONARIEs.-Seve new Mission
aries have sailed from Boston for India the
past week, under the direction Of the Presby-
terrain Foreign Missionary Society, after APP
propriate services, and instructions from the
Hon. Walter Lowrie, Secretary Of the Board.
The HISTORIAN JESSiOR.-Thct following facts
from the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer corrob
crate former interesting statements as to the
recent revival of Christianity among the once
fourishing churches of Persia:
"The most interesting features of this
work have been witnessed in conneXion with
the male and female semnares, in the upper
provinces, but the work is by no means con-
fined to them. The printers, eight of whom
are employed in the office, and the servants
of the mission families, have shared largely in
it. A deep interest also has been awakened
in the HISTORIAN quarter of the city, (Ooroo-
miah,) and also in Geag Tapa, three miles
from the city, consisting of about one hundred
families. In other villages, also, some degree
Of interest has appeared. Since the work
commenced, many persons have come from
distant places to see what was in progress,
Mar Yohannan, (who visited America with
DR. Perkins, calls this a day of salvation to his
people. He breaches frequently though he
does not excel in it, but being a bishop, and
having much influence among his people, his
preaching has an effect. Old Mar Elias, an
other bishop, though having none of the ardor
Of youth, thanks God for what he is doing here
and seems to say, "Now let thou thy servant
depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy
salvation" Mar Joseph, Of Orda, is unmoy
ed. He says, Let the rest of the people re-
pcnt and turn to Christ, and then | will fol-
low" Mar Gabriel, of Ardisha, q metropo-
Titan, a young man Of thirty or thirtyfve years,
holds himselfquite aloof from our mission
Though his diocese is larger, even, than that
Of Mar Yohannan, we have only two or three
schools in it, in consequence Of his opposition.
Hunting, fishing and wine drinking are his
delight He knows almost nothing Of the
scriptures and can merely read, without I'M
derstanding, the church service, which is in
the ancient Syriac language.
Mar Shimon, the patriarch, if not a prison
err in name, is so in fact His brothers are
here. They once did all they could to injure
our work, but now are decidedly friendly,a
quite constant in attending our preaching.
One Of them is very intelligent well acquaint-
ed with holy scripture, and seems to have
broken away entirely from the superstitions
of most oriental Christians and embraced
Protestant sentiments on all important sub
jccts."
Temperance in Foreign Countries Rev.
Dir Baird recently attended a temperance con-
vention at Stockholm, and states that the
King, Queen and Crown Prince were pres
ent. He adds the following facts
"There is in Sweden 1872 temperance So
cieties, and upwards CT 10000 members. In
Norway, where the temperance cause has on
ly Just taken eifectual hold, there were at the
beginning ST this year 1913 temperance socie-
ties, and 14,812 members. The prospect is
in the highest degree encouraging in relation
to that country. A few. years ago, the Stor-
thing passed an act directing all the distile-
ries to cease in ten years. There are now in
all Germany, including Austria, 1926 tenn
perance societies, and no less than ,O19, 1913
members"