Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-05-20


from the Courier & Enquirer of Thursday.
Il The AxERicAs AND FoKEIoS BIBLE SoclE.
TY held its tenth anniversary at the Baptist
Church in Broome street, at 10 o'clock. The
report, presented by William Colgate, stated
the receipts Of the year at $3l ,739 the ex.
| pendItures at $3S, $50. Addresses were made
| by the President, d. Cone, and Rev Mr.. II
| Wycrof read the annual report, from which
it appeared that the appropriations for the
year closing on the lst, were 1854 for the
distribution of Bibles in different countries.
| The meeting was further addressed by the
Rev. +. Lathrop, +. l.. Abbot, Mr.. Taylor OF
Philadelphia, L. Barker and ID. Babcock
Presbyterian Board Of Foreign Missions
A public meeting of this Board was held on
Sunday evening in the Grand street Church,
a large audience being present. After singing,
and prayer by the Rev Drs. MElroy and
Nc Cartee, an abstract of the report was read
to the meeting, and interesting addresses were
made by the Rev. Messrs Jameson and Will
son, Missionaries from India. The benedic.
ton was pronounced by the Rev. Dr. Phillips,
after deeply interesting service. The partic.
ulars which follow are CLEANED from the An
nual Report.
Receipts, sos, 5,62s 60; Expenditures, $685.
45S sc.
| e.,
$3.50 copies; The Foreign Missionary, 1850
copies Annual Report Of 1876, $500 copies
Letters to Children, 1000 copies Address be-
fore the Synod of New York, 1000 copies.
| .Neio Missionaries ten ministers, two Ii
ce ntlate preachers, one of whom is a phys-
clan, n teacher, a steward, a carpenter, and ten
females, wives of the missionaries, have been
sent to different fields Of labor during the last
year.
Missions Among the Chippewa, Io,ea,
Onahdw, ChOctaD and Creek Indians, six min
isters, five teachers, one farmer, one mechanic,
one steward, and one carpenter boarding
schools among the Iowas, Choctaws and
Creeks, with l40 scholars day scholars, about
lS0; church members, a.-In Western Africa,
two ministers, one teacher, and one native as.
sstant at three stations among the Kr0O peo
Pile two ministers at .MonrOrid church at
Monrovia schools at the Kroo stations.-ln
North India, three missions--the Lodiana,
Allahabad, and Furrukhabad, with seven sta.
tons nineteen American and two native min
isters, two lcentiate preachers, twelve native
assistants reported, besides others not emu
merated; two printing establishments, from
which over thirteen millions of pages were
issued in four languages schools at most Of
the stations, with 1000 scholars, of whom 145
are supported by the missions, and about 300
are in schools of a hi IN trade churches at
four stations, into three ofwhich converts were
received during the year. In Siam, one min
ister, and one licentiate preacher, who is also
a physican-In China, three mssions-the
Canton, Annoy, and Ningpo, with as many
stations; ten ministers, one physician, one
printer; two boarding schools, with about 60
pupils printing press at Ningpo, with metal
lie types, from which 100000 pages were
issued two converts admitted to the church
For the Je,os, one minister, at present in the
city of New York. In Papai Europe, through
the agency Of the Evangelical Societies of
FraGce and Geneva, moneys RENTED for the
support of Evadgclists or Colporteurs.
Summary: Missions, sixtecn-.in six fields
of labor stations, 81 ordained ministers, az
licentiate preachers, 3; physicians, 9; teach
ers, printers, a. IL making, with their
wives, 100 persons, exclusive of native labor
ers not ordained; schools at most of the sta.
tions churches in most of the missions the
statistics of European missions not included.
The AMERICAN TRAcr SOCIETY," held its
twenty second anniversary at the Tabernaclc
yesterday morning. Rev. DR.. CoNE made an
opening prayer, after which MosEs ALLEN,
Esq, presented the report of the Treasurer,
from which It appeared that the receipts for
the eleven rDonths preceding April lst, were
$3.50, l3l, of which 500, 800 was from the sale
Of publications and 40 from donations.-
The total is. So ,2l4 more than has been receiv-
ed ~ any previous wear. Rev. w. HALLoCK
and Rev MIR Cook read the executive reports,
which stated that IS publications, in five Ian
guages, nave been stereotyped, making the
whole ngmber ,252. In foreign lands 95 new
publ-at'ons have bes0 sanctioned making a
total OF 2,l69, including 172 volumes. The
American Messenger has had an average
monthly circulation of 10000 copies, and sus-
toins Itaef The Family Christian Almanac
has had circulation of 100000 The circu
lat'on has been greater, by nearly thirty mil
lion of Pages, than during the previous year ;
amounting to 5I5,975 volumes, 5,o4 SEQ pub
licatlons, or ia ,575,62f pages. Total in %
year, 1875 SEA volumes 30,6o37i3 publcu-
tons, ,S23 ,272, ,t2j pages.
The gratuitous distribution Of publications
to the destitute, by foreign missionaries and
chaplains to the army aud navy, boatmen and
seamcn, Sabbath schools, literary and hImano
institutions, homo missionaries, colPorteurs,
etc, in ] ,23l distinct grants, amounts TO 81, =.
096,7lS pages, ISSUED g. life members and
directors, 4,-2s, 400 pages Total, 80 ,926, pos (;
in value nearly S24 600,
The Socety's house mas been rebuilt, by a
loan secured on the premises
| The number Of colporteurs in commission
during the whole or part Of the year, has been
two hundred aud slxty-seven, including A
students of theology, from IL semnaries and
colleges, and thirty-seven for the German,
French, Irish and Norwegian population, in 81
States. Add SO, commissioned just previous
to the close of the Societys year, and the
total is 267. The whole number in commits
sion at the close of the year was 176. The
aggregate term of actual service has been ia
l. years.
! The number of families visited during the
year in the Northern and Middle states in
round numbers, is 10S,000 in the Southern
and Southwestern, $1,000 and in the West
ern, $4,000 total, 2l5,000, or more than a
twentieth part of the population Of the United
States. OF the whole number more than 30
600 fanatics were Romansts nearly one.
sixth (32 1879 were destitute of all religious
books, and 1865 had not the scriptures of
whom 1897 were supplied. The destitution
and supply Of religious books was proportion
ately greater in the Southern and South west
ern states, than in any other portion of the
country.
The circulation by colporteurs to 227, Il6
volumes, by sale, or an average of more than
one book to each family and 81 1928 books,
| m nd ..r.u Al.