Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-05-20
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New YoRx RELIGIOUS ANNrvERsAnrrs

NEW YORK RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARIES.
The american Seaman's Ff1esd Society held
its anniversary on Monday. The receipts for
the year have exceeded $l7,50O; which have
been expended in sustaining chaplains along the
Atlantic cities and in foreign ports, and other.
wise furnishing religious instruction TO sailors.
Besides which, large sums have been expended
by auxiaries, for local subjects.
The yqme,iean Baptist Bible Society held its
anniversary on Tuesday forenoon. Its annual
receipts were $751; 39 % n large portion of
which had been appropriated for Bible distribu-
ton in various languages of foreign countries
In the course of the evening, among other inter-
esting speakers, the Rev. E. Lathrop, of N. Y,
said, as reported in the Commercal:-
"The world, as far as the Bible is withheld
from it, must suffer in this life and in the world
TO come The great question is:-What do the
signs Of the times require Of us? An enlarge
ment of our efforts and operations. The society
has done great work in uanslating the Bible
into Asiatic tongues. China stretches out her
arms and affords field large enough to occupy
the whole Christian world. This country would
seem TO require all our united efforts.
But not so. There are "outside barbarians"
who demand attention. The South of Europe
affords an inviting field. The spirit of revolu-
ton is abroad-not to overthrow one dynasty for
the erection of another, but it is the conflict of
one form Of opinion with another.
The idea that liberty is the birh-right of men
is prevalent, and this will lead to demand for
the Bible which all the Bible societies of Europe
cannot supply. This sentiment, brightly direc-
ted, will work out the intellectual and spiritual
freedom Of the nations.
The efforts Of this Society in Europe have
been mostly confined TO Germany. Yet the land
of the Reformation offers obstacles nearly as
great as any other. The history of the reviva!
Of christianity makes way for the distribution of
the Blble-the excellent version of Luther. For
ty churches have been established there by our
Mission Society, on an apostolic basis. The old
and the young are engaged IN distributing the
gospel.
They enter Poland, and from the Baltic to
Standardization the Rhine to the Vistdla--
the disciples OF Germany are hearing the Cos
pei and here is an opportunity to distribute the
word Of God to $4,000 who speak the German
language.
Italy is an important field. The Italians are
not completely under the authority of the Pope
They burn for liberty. He had been assured that
so great was the demand TOR the Bible in that
country, that the booksellers for the sake of the
great profit, would undertake TO sell the Bible at
the risk of confscation and punishment
lie had seen letter wherein the assurance is
given that many of the Italians consider their
cause as identified with the Bible. No wonder
that the late Pope, in his famous letter of 1874,
warned the faithful against Bible societies. The
Italians love liberty more than they do the Pope
The access to Italy is easy. There are 5000
Italians inhabting free territory, and 5000 in Eu-
rope, through whom the Bible can be introduced.
Yet this Society has no missionary IN Italy.
translation is soon to be ready for France and
Haytl, which, by her new constitution, permits
free circulation of the Scriptures.
The speaker gave an account of the demand
for Bibles in Spain, and of the distribution of
$500 of them at Madrid The translation of the
Bible for the population of our own continent s
assuming great importance. It is sought for
in South America. Mexico offers a new field
The Bible will elevate the people, wherever it is
enjoyed"
The american Bible Society held its thirty.firs
anniversary on Thursday forenoon. After the
reading of the SD chapter of Isaiah by Rev.
Dr. MCarrol of Newburg, the President of the
Society, Hon. Mr. Frelinghuysen made an able
Introductory address.
The Treasurer reported that the receipts for
the year had amounted TO $205, 067, being ST.
760 25 over those of the previous year.
From an abstract of the Secretary's report it
appeared that the number of Bibles and Tesla
menrs printed the past year is 67 500, in EGG
lsh, German and French, besides AGO imported
in other foreign tongues.
The distributions have been 626S7S copies,
an increase of I43, DOG over those of the previous
year, and an aggregate, since the formation of
the society, of 5,i24, l43 These have been
scattered from the most Eastern counties of
Maine to the most Western Of Missouri and
Texas and from Florida in the South to the
new territory of Minnesota in the Northwest /;
with scarcely an intervening county which has
not received portion.
The managers have just published new Prot
estant Portuguese Bible. Ia no language is
there more eager desire TO obtain the word of
God than in this, particularly among Portuguese
seamen and whaemen in American service.
There have been employed through the year
sixteen agents. The aim is to procure for this
service industrious, prudent men, of catholic
spirit. Some of the local auxaries also employ
agents, and many employ Bible colporteurs un-
der their own direction.
Besides the home distribution, and the large
grants tor the army and for seamen, Bibles have
been sent the past year TO three of the West In
dia ISLANDS, to Maracalbo, to Eastern MEXICO, to
California, to Honduras, to Brazil, to Buenos
Ayres, to Chill, to the Sandwich Islands, to Gi-
bralar TO Bremerhaven in Germany, to Western
Africa and to India, the latter tor the use of ma
tives who are learning the English language
In addition to these grants of Bibles, grants
OF money have been made to publish other cop.
les, in France, Switzerland, Russia, at Smyrna
and Constantnople, at Oroomiah in Persia, al
Bombay, Madras and Lodiana and India, making
total of $4,000. The board have also appro
priated $4,000 to aid in the circulation of a new
version about 10 be issued in China, and nearly
the same amount toward publishing the Hebrew
Spanish, Hebrew German and modern Armen
an Scriptures in the Levant.
Never has there been such demand for thu
Bible, both at home and abroad, as during the
year now closed, and there is every prospect tina
the demand will be still greater during the yea
10 come. Shall the demand be met?
THE AMERICAN HONE MISSIONARY SocIE
Ty.--Ths Society held its annual session oil
Wednesday, IN New York. Its report showed
vast and valuable amount of labor done.
has employed within the year 972 ministers, II
26 different States and Territories, preached t.
1470 congregations. 80 new missionaries hav
been appointed for the Western States. Th,
Society numbers $4,000 Sabbath School children
and $4,000 temperance subscribers. 100 new
sanctuares have been completed during the year
Its receipts of III i-2 months amount TO $ll9,
453 "a.
EDUCATION AND CRIME.--In twenty countie
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