Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-06-03

balance in the Treasury of 1907, o. OF the
race;nts. S3256 43 were from subscriptions to
1.-The STANDARD and 1851 36 from Donations
The meeting was addressed by Wendell Phillips,
Frederick Douglass and others.
AMERICAN HOME MISSIONARY SOcETY-Ihe
2lst anniversary of this Society was held on
Wednesday, From the report we learn the 80
cety has had in it's service, the past year, 9'@
ministers of the gospel in 26 different States ana
! Territories including two who are about TO pro-
coed to Oregn. The number of congregations
supplied in whole or in part, is ,41O. A change
HAVING been made in the time OF closing the ms
sonary year, the returns for this year cover only
II months. In this period, the missionaries have
performed an aggregate of lib years labor
Thirty twonew missionaries have been appointed
and 1000 persons added to the churches, the
mast wear Balance in the treasury April 10,
1876 80. 735 25. Receipts to April |, lS4l
.lGII6.7I7 04-making the resources OF the
eleven and and half months Sll0,453 10,
Amount due to missionaries at the date OF the
last report, s 1866 81. There has since
become due the farther sum Of Sl2O,O33 Sd
making the liabilities Of the year, Sl2O,s99 ~
Ofthis sum s. 10, l70 40 have been paid. There
is still due to missioaries for labor performed,
Sl3, 72S 80. The whole amount pledged for the
coming year, is S57,275 o. and toward can
ceiling this, the balance in the Treasury is only
$3.50 10. The aggregate of receipts is "a AUG
76less than in the year previous. But this shows
no falling off in the regard of the public; as the
time covered by the report is less than year.
and the apparent excess OF last year is more than
accounted for by lcgacics. The contributions ~
y thc chHrchcS, which are the true test OF the So
cicty's position, are about y 200 more than the
year before and in the same proportion Tor the
full period oftwcNe months, would have been
= 9, 600 more than last year.
AMERICAN TRACr Scenery The 22d an-
Invcrsary of this Society was held on Wednesday,
The result of the whole years labor Of the Soer
ETY. may be briefly summed up MS follows:
New publications AZ, in five languages, max
ing the whole number ,252 of which 2l2 are vol
umes. In foreign lands % new publications have
been sanctioned making total of 2,l69, in
Guiding l72 Volumes The circulation has been
greater, by nearly thirty millions of pages, than
during the previous year; amounting to 3l5,-
075 volumes, ,S4l $50 publications., or l53 ,575-
I624 pages Total in % years, 1915 ,624 vol
emes, 80 693,7l3 publications, ,S23,272 ,O25
pages The gratujtous distribution by Foreign
= Missionaries and Chaplains to the Army and Ma
r Wy, Seamen and Boatmen, Sabbath Schools, Lite
rary and Humane Institutions, home missionaries,
Colporteurs etc, in ,234 distinct grants amour to
| 81, COS, 743 pages. Issued to LifeMcmbcrs and
Directors, 1929 AGO pages-Total, IS, 1926 ,205,
pages. in value nearly 1914 900. The American
= Messenger has had an evcragc monthly circula-
ton of 5000 The receipts for | - months
n to April |, exceed those of any previous year
, nv & . 4 ou,Oun+inr 10 of ,,hich f,r
d publications, % 800 in donations, 81 TO
: The sum of 20, 742 is due for paper previous
: to Sept. l8 The SocictyS House has been re-
l. built, for greater security, economy and efficiency
i by loan secured on the premises, without. draw
1t ing anything from the charitable contributions
e The number Of colportcurs in commission du
- ring the whole or part of the year, has been two
1t hundred and sxty-seven, in q States, including
y Al students of theology, from II seminares anC
e colleges, and 81 for the German, French, lrisl
If and Norwegian population. The whole humble
in commission at the close of the year was l76
The aggregate term of actual service has beer
IA years. The number Of families visited du
ring the year, in the Northern and Middle States
TX in round numbers, is l0S, 900; in the Southern
- and Southwestern, $4,000; and in the Western
"a $780, total, 2l5, 900, or more than twentieth
T. part of the population of the United States 0
Is the whole number, more than $4,000 famille
d were Romanists, or other errorsts nearly one
Is sixth (33, 1881 were destitute of all religious
III books, and IA ,665 had not the scriptures, O
III whom 1887 were supplied. The circulation
E. by colporeurs amounts to 227, l6 volumes, b.
III sale, or an average of more than one book t.
lie each family and 81 ,22S books and nearly $500
u 600 pages of Tracts among the destitute gratu
IS itously. Value of grants by coporteurs, ID,
p 1913. Beside this labor, the colporteurs hav
i held 7,5O3 public or prayer meetings, and ha
religious conversation or prayer with three-hfth
ID Q27 ,030 of all families visited
Is Grants in money have been made for Toulouse
France, 300; Baptist Mission in France, 2OO
lie Belgium, 100; Basic, DR.. Marriott 100; Ham
IN burg, American Baptist Mission 6O0 Lowe
81 Saxony Tract Society, 200; Denmark, 2O(
= Sweden, 100; st. Petersburg, Russia, 700; Pc
y land, for Temperance publications, 200; Greece
~ Rev DR.. King, 300; Armenian Missions i
IL Turkey, 500; Ceylon, 500 Madras, 500 :
Northern India Missions, 500 Siam, Board {
ne Commissioners, 400; China Baptist Mission
IN 200 General AssembIys Mission, 500; Boar
= of Commissioners, 800; Sandwich Islands, ,00(
y Hungary, 100;-Total, 10000
le AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNIoN-The Ele,
enth Anniversary of the American Temperate
IL Union was held on Thursday Evening. An at
>, stract Of the report of the Executive Commute
III was presented, The report gave brief accour
he of the progress of the cause in this country
- There is not any liquor sold on any of the RIA
q roads running out of Boston, and one of til
d, roads had resolved not to carry any lntoxcatn
~ liquors. Among seamen and in the Army an
te Navy, abstinence from liquor has increased.
TO Sweden and Germany great progress has bee
ey made, and in the former kingdom 500 distiller'
"a have been closed In India there is much pro
Il porous temperance action The report acknow
III edges donations of 81 ,522.
eS AMERICAN BIBLE SocIErY.-The 3lst ann
ca versary of this Society was held on Thursday
III The receipts of the past year have been S2O5,6
Is The number of Auxiliary Societies, recognize
'e- the past year, is ITO and in 10 different Stat
re and Territories The number of new Life D
ne rectors and Life Members is GAS. The numb