Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-05-19

Female Moral Reform SOcefy.-Dnring the
year House Of Industry under the direction of
This Society has been opened. eos persons have
been received into lisa adults, 57i children.
The receipts have been Sl1 ,70i, together with
1917 boxes of clothing, &c. An address was de-
lvered by Rev Mr. Pattcn.
New York State Vigilance Comminee.--This
Society, which is composed mostly Of colored
people, is instituted expressly for the manage
ment Of the underground railroad" II en-
ploys an agent, whose whole time is occupied in
collecting monies providing for fugitive slaves,
and forwarding them TO places Of security. Ac-
cording to the report Of this agent, since Octo-
Der last, tho Society have afforded aid to l66
fugitives, whom they have sent to various places
of safety, mostly in the United States.
american and Foreign dnii- Sdrery Society-
The only thing of interest the speech Of Hon.
John p. Hale, u. S. S. lie said that the work
of reform in reference to slavery must begin with
the people, and not with Congress. lie would
rather hear of the conversion of one Baptist
Church in New Hampshire, than of the CONVEX
sion of the whole of Congress. Among the reso-
lutions read Oh the occasion, was one which in
effect promises sympathy with the slaves in case
Of an Instruction.
WEDNESDAY SIarcry Breatfda.--The
members of the Anti-Slavcry Society celebrated
their meeting together, by public breakfast,
which was given at the Coliseum. The compa-
ny, numbering or 500, was composed OF per-
sons of all colors. white, black, and yaricgaied.
Arthur Tappan presided, and speeches were
made by Hon. John j. Hale, DR. Bailey OF the
National Era, and Others The exercises were
closed by singing by the Hutchinson and Lura
families The Society afterwards held an al
iourned meeting, when some warm discussions
took place, as TO whether shareholders shouiu DC
regarded as mcnl
IDerican Tract Society-The twcnty-third
annual report of this Society states, that during
the past wear the receipts have been S237,296,
and The expenditures S237,i55. 60 new publ
cations have been issued of which 10 are vol
umes, making the whole number Of publications
on the Socieiy's lisi, 1919. Cs3,SOS volumes and
G.9s7.2f2 tracts have been circulated, making
the whole .fr-.i aiion Of the Society in twenty
three ,t.,s. 81 f.00i .32G pages 100000 cop
ies II III, s.rir Messenger, religious news.
paper. 'syfc boa ,'rnted monthly during the
year. So coii,crle'lrs have been employed in
The sane S...=. 90 81 whom have labored among
the for,ign population. Whole number of fam
lie. yistel vas 25t sos, Of whom 81, i0l were
destitute of the Bible The Society has given
during the year, sii 900 towards supporting col
portcurs and missionaries in foreign countries
The condition aud prospects Of the Society are
suspicious. Hon. Thomas S. Williams, of Hart
ford, was elected President, in place Of Hon.
Americdn Home Mission Socieiy.--5 officers of
this Society, and g missionaries, have died dur
ing the past year The number Of ministers en-
ployed is 1905; number Of congregations sup
piled in whole or in part, l447. The receipts
have been Sl40,497; expenditures Sl4S,76s.
The receipts exceeded those of any previous
year by $4,000, and "a more missionaries have
been employed than ever before.
THURsDAY.-AmeIicdn Bile Socieiy.-Hon.
Theodore Frelinghuysen presided at the meet
ing OF this Society Three Of the Vice Presi-
dents, among whom was J. Q. Adams, and one
Director, have died since the last annual meet
ing. The receipts of the year were s254,S79,
an increase Of S49,30s over any previous year.
G65,000 copies Of the Scriptures have been cir
culated during the same time, being $4,000 more
than ever before The whole number of copies
Of the Bible distributed since the formation Of
the Society is 6,7sO,O95. Delegates from the
English and French Foreign Bible Societies
were present and addressed the meeting.
american Protestant S0ciety.--The receipts Of
this Society during the past year were S2S,49i,
which exactly equals the expenditures. The
operations of the Society arc mostly confined to
the dissemination Of religious books and Bibles
in Italy 1t was stated that the recent political
troubles in that country had greatly facilitated
the operations Of the agents Of the Society, the
prohibitions on free preaching and discussion
having been removed.
Baptist Home Mission Society-Thc receipt.
/ Of this Society for the past year were SEQ, 600
and the expenses S2o,06s. The operations Of
the Society have been mostly confined to the
valley of the Mississippi. Hon. Isaac Davis, o.
Worcester, is President.
The american Temperance Onion, and Tia,
| Evangelical Alliance Of The United Safes botf
held meetings, but their reports contain nothing
! Of general interest
| FRIDAY.-American Board of Commissioner,
| for Foreign Missions.--Ilon. Theodore Freng
huyscn presided at the meeting, and the annua
report was read by Rev. Mr. Anderson Sine,
the last meeting, of the missionary stations hay,
| been reinforced-thc South African. HISTORIAN
Bombay, AIadura, China, Sandwich Islands ant
| Choctaw, by IA ordained missionaries, and II
assistant missionaries: 80 in all. 10 new cleri
cal missionaries are under appointment and
missionary physicians, with assistants, all of whom
will leave for their stations during the summer
and autumn of the present year. Of these mis-
sonarics are assigned to the Jews in Thessalon
| lea. the seat of one OF the ancient Churches o
! Asia. The system under the care of the Boar
contains &c missions, about | 90 stations $50 mis-
sionarics, male and female, sent from this eoun
try, and % native helpers making 5l5 labor
ers among the heather supported from the treas
ury OF the Board In these missions are :,
| cnurClcs, containing over Ho,uVO members; 4Ul
schools OF various kinds with 1883 pupils an,
IL printing establishments at which about 500,
100000 pagcs have been printed from the be
I ginning, in 80 languages. The receipts of III,
year have been 100000 and the expenditure,
1901 900, leaving deficit of Sal 900. The re
cepts have exceeded those of last year S93, 900
and the expenses have been somewhat create,
during the same period.
american and Foreign Bible Society.-Thc re.
cepis of this Society during the year have beer
S3l ,52l, which exceeded the expenditures b,
s2,ol9. The publications have been 900 Ri.
bles, and Ss,7S' Testaments, making the whole
number published by the Society 1884, Be
sides this, the Society has paid for publishing
100000 copies of the Scriptures in foreign coun.
tries. l. i now preparing German, French and
Italian Bibles for publication.
RAILROAD TRouBLEs.-The grand jury Of
the Common Pleas of Grafton County, N. ii.
at their session in April, found bill against th'
directors Of the Connecticut and Passumpsi,