Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-05-18

literary and civil Institutions and they now ex-
ist as an independent Republic. Thus,
, much has been wrought within twenty-five
years.
\ The parent society arc anxousto raise $780,
600 The present year. As fair proportion OF
this amount the managers Of the New York
Society think that SIS, 900 should be raised in
this state. The receipts of the past year
have been ouly S5650. .E
H Should $4,000 be raised in this state the
Board pledge themselves To send with this
sum 300 emigrants to Liberia.
\ The American Bible Society held its 32d an
niversary at tho Tabernacle on Thursday. We
gather the following statistics fiom the annual
report :-S
\ Three Of the Vicc Presidents have died in
the course Of the year, viz Hon. John Quln-
| cy Adams, Alexander Henry Clay, Esq, and
| Peter G.. Stuyvesant, Esq; also one OF the
managers, John Aspinwall, Esq.
Forty-six new Life Directors have been add
ed and 75l new l. iie Members.
II Recelpts.--$254,377 10; an increase of
| Sl9, 1903 95 over those of the previous year.
H Distributions -655 ,O66 Bibles and Tesla
ments, being an increase of 2s, 1876 over those
| of the previous year, and a total since the for
nation of the Society, of $3.50 ,095 copies.
II New Auxiliary Soceties.-WhOle number
added during the year, ll6, viz one in Maine,
two in Connecticut, four in New York, three
! in New Jersey, one in Virginia, six in North
! Carolina, three in South Carolina twelve in
Georgia, three in Florida, two in Ohio, eight
| in Indiana, four in Missouri, six in Kentucky
| two in Tennessee, thirteen in Alabama, six In
| Mississippi, two in Arkansas, one in Louis
| iana and seven in Texas.
II Besides numerous grants of the Scriptures
! to individuals and TO feeble auXiliares, others
! have been made to the American Bethel Soci-
! ety for Boatmen to the American Seamcn's
T, Friend Society for Seamen and its Cha
/ plains; 70 the American Protestant Society ;
! to the American Home Missionary Society
/ the American Tract Society the American
, Sunday School Union; the Foreign Evangeli-
cal Society; to the Presbyterian and the A
! merican Boards, to Foreign Missions for Indian
| Tribes. Also, for the Army, the Navy, for
/ Oregon, Mexico, and the West Indies. Grants
of money have been made for publishing the
/ Scriptures in France, Switzerland, Syria, Per
sa, and India.
n Addresses were made by Hon. Theodore
Frelinghuysen, Drs. Ferris, Tying, and 9TH
;. ers.
anniversary at the Tabernacle on Wednes-
day.
4 The Society, during the past year, has is
sued sxty-three new publications, in six Ian
! guages ,--ofwhch ten were volumes, making
the number now on the Soccty's Catalogue,
.3l3 of which 23l are volumes besides 2,
! 3O3 publications sanctioned by the commit
tee, for printing at foreign stations, in nearly
100 different dialects The receipts for the
year have been $237 ,206 0i, viz ;--as dona-
tions, SlO5,9l5 10: and from sales $l20,7i4
81. 1t has circulated during the year G,9S7,-
| 262 publications, containing 2ll ,13O, ,2o6 pages,
making the total circulation in volumes and
tracts, since their organization, 2,O35, ,9Ol 1876
| pages. 10000 copies of the Christian Alma
I mac, and 100 900 copies of the American Mes
senger, (newspaper) have been circulated
| The gratuitous distributions have amounted TO
400 ,9is ,459 pages, valued at 1000. The
grants for foreign missions have amounted TO
SII 900. Addresses were made byJ. ID. Hus-
bands, ESQ.,, of Rochester, n. Y. Rev. VIM.
Passayant, of Pitsburg, Pa. Rev. Mr.. Raus-
chenbrisch Of Germany; i)r. Hopkins of Will
lams College Rev. Mr.. Bridel, from France:
\ Rev. Mr. King, from Ireland Rev. Mr.. Cal
houn of Syria, and Rev. Mr.. Wilson, from AT.
RIGA.
i The American Home Missionary Society held
lis second anniversary at the tabernacle, Hon.
II b. +. Butler presiding. The receipts for the
wear has been SiiO,l 1877 10, and the number of
ministers of the Gospel in the service of Socie.
IIiy, l,006 in the more destitute parts of %
!. different States and Territories. Ii was stated
that more evident tokens of the Divine favor
had attended their labors than for the FIVE pre-
vious years ninety-six of the congregations
having enioyed special rcyivals-somc of them
Of great interest and power. Rev. Dr. Bacon
Of New Haven, DIR. Dwight of Portland, and
Rev. Mr.. King, from Dublin, addressed the
meeting.
N The american Board Of Foreign Missions
held public meeting at the Tabernacle on
Friday the Hon. Theodore Frelnghysen
=, presiding. DIR. Anderson, one of the Secre-
iarics of the Board, presented a brief, clear,
and encouraging view of the operations of the
Society, and the condition of It's Missions.
Since last May, eight Of the Missions have
been reinforced by thirty new laborers.
Nineteen clerical missionaries now under ap-
p ointment, to be sent out the coming year,
two of them to establish a Mission among the
Jews of ancient Thcssalonica. And several
applications for appointment arc now before
the Committee.
Under the care of the Board are 26 Missions,
100 stations, $50 ordained Missionaries, and
23G male and female assistant laborers---in all
800 sent from this country. Associated with
these are 25 native preachers, and about 100
other native helpers-making SIS aborers
among the heather sustained by the Board.-
In these Missions are rs churches, containing
upwards of 26 600 members 33 Seninaries
and Boarding Schools, containing ,3js schol-
ars 367 Free Schools, containing about II, >
900 pupils; and II Printing establishments, at
J which about GOO, ,000, 900 OF pages have been
printed, from the beginning, in 30 languages.
The receipts for the first nine months of the
; present financial year amount to Sl7s,OOO ;
nearly 25 per cent. more than during the samo
period last year. To liquidatc the debt Of
!, S3l 900, incurred the last year, and meet the
wants of the Missions the present year, there
is required not less than 1901 600 so that 10
prevent embarrassment a large increase OF
contributions is indispensable during the next
three months.
: After the statements of the Secretary, adj
dresses were made by the Rev. Messrs. Will
son and Calhoun, Missionaries from Africa ana