Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09
MIR. Tll.urStOIi.

n The New York Tribune understands iha,
Nr. Thurston will vote as the State votes on
/ the Presidential election This is a mistake -
MI. ThurSion will go with his party. lie is
| neither tariff Locoioco, nor Wllmut proyso
! Locoioco, nor any thing else than a regular
| Polk Locofoco, ready, nj all times, to go nuh
| has party, and, like every other regular Locoio-
| CO, To submit his individual opinions and his
| individual responsibility to The decision Of a
caucus. We believe there were some ndeii-
/ mite promises, on the part Of some convenient
| friends OF Mr.. Thurslon, that he would vote
Il pretty much as every individual To whom the
promise was made happened 10 desire. Ii is
| possible that some people were green enough
TO believe them; if they were, they richly de-
serve the disappointment which they will as
II Suredy meet There Is no mistake upon this
| poin. If The Northern democracy should di
II vide from the Southern, upon any quest on
l Mr. Thurston would very probably go with the
former. Circumstances may ioIce him TO do
this, as they may force others; but we do not
believe there will be found l.ocoloco repre-
sentative from the free states more inclined loI
follow the policy of the administration, what.
ever II may be, than Benjamin b, 'Chur>ton -
! We told our readers all this before the election
Ii was true then and it is true now and if any
Hman has doubted it and has made the doubt al
excuse for voting for rhurslon or not voting al
all, he has compromised with his conscienc,
Ut u fCiy Sh'dii pei SGult5c'-f TUU CONTHHt.
Stotisties of Baptist Missions 1t appears
from the last Annual Report of The American
Baptist Mission Union, just published, that the
receipts for The year ending April |, 1917, ex
elusive OF appropriations from coordinate so
ceteS and from Government, and Of interest on
The fund for the support Of officers, have beer
Se5,dS7 81
The expenditures during the same
lime with the Salnc q eXcpDiiOnS have
been SSI,339 II
In addition the Foard has receiv-
ed from the American and FOREIGN
Bible Society, S2ll0
American iract Society, 2,7OO
United StoteS Government, 1900
Permanent Fund for support
Of Officers, 1000
These last additional sums were expended in |
bible and Tract operations for the civil
zation of certain tribes Of North American Indi Il
ans; and for the support of the Secretaries and
Treasurer. The receipts from all sources have
been S95, ,lS7 81, and the expenditures have
been s9l, ,339 II.
The whole number Of missions sustained by II
the Union is IL, with 80 stations and more than
93 out stations, under the care of 90 mis-
sionarieS and assistants and IN native helpers
10 Of the missionaries are preachers. The num-
Der Of churches reported is l03. I,1S3 have
been added To the churches the past year on
profession Of faith and The whole number
of members is about 10000. The number of
schools is 50, and of pupils from 800 to 800
German Baptist Missions Bible and Tract
operations have been carried forward with en-
cIgy aof ,l05 tracts have been issued, in Ger
man, Danish, Dutch and Polish and 5,Gi9
copies of Scriptures. Also about 5000 copies |
OF other works, such as Memoir of Mrs Judson, |
lIaldane on Romans, llaldane's Evidences,
Pengilly, ac.-Boston Uhiy.