The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-29

AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME Mission SOCIETY,"
The Society held its 10th Anniversary celebration
on the 10Th of May at the Oliver Street Church
New York. Hon. Isaac Davis, of Massachusetts,
in the Chair. The evenings exercises commence,
by singing and prayer; Rev. Mr.. HllI the Cores
pOnding Secretary, presented his report to the
Society, from which we gather the following:
The amount received from all sources for the
year ending March 81, 1919, is 500, l05 80; the
total amount of disbursements for the same period
S25, $50 33; balance in the Treasurers hands
1926 IS. The liabilities of the Society at the
same time We're SlS, 74 81, and It's available re-
sources SS,425 80 +; showing balance against the
Society of S1O,3OS p
Of the amount received $40, SIG Ga we're direct
contributions being only 1907 81 more than last
year. OF The amount of liabilities, So 42S 10 fall
due on The LIST of June and So 100 more on the Isl
OF July. These are chiefly for missionaries sala-
ries. The first amount is nearly equal to the cash
on hand, and both together exceed it nearly 800
During the year, 1874 Agents and Missionaries
have iabOred under the commission of the Society,"
They have been distributed as follows In New
Hampshire and Vermont, 3; New York, 6: New
Jersey, 2: Delaware, / Texas, ] Arkansas, 3 :
Kentucky, 2; Missouri, Illinois, "a; Indiana,
Il; Ohio, Michigan, %; Wisconsin, 10; Iowa,
Is Oregon. 3: California, |, and Canada, IL.
The whole number of States and Territories
occupied is ls; in which they supplied 453 stations
and Oui-stations, and bestowed all aggregate
amount of time in their abors equal TO that of one
man tor ninety-iwo and a half wears
Ihey report the baptism of IA PERSONS the or
gaulZaton OF - churches, and the ordination of
q ministers.
Seven houses Of worship have been comple,ed
and ]? commenced, by The churches under their
care; and those churches have contributed TO The
usual objects of Christian benevole $3.50 and
about Sl5, 600 for the support of the ministry among
themselves beside large amount for the building
or repairing of their church ediices
o. The Presbyterian Conference new schoob
now sitting in Philadelphia has appointed the first
Monday in January, 1850, 10 be observed as day
of fasting, humiliation and prayer, by the Church
throughout the United States.
Bishop ONDERDoNK.-At a recent session of the
Protestant Episcopal Convention of Pennsylvania,
sitting IN Philadelphia, the following resolutions,
offered by the Rev. DIR. John Coleman. were adopt
ed by an almost unanimous vote:
Resoved That the removal by the House of Bishops of
ihe d,agW.les imposed by that body on the Right Rev
Henry Opdedonk, d. d. would give great satisfaction
70 the individuals clerical and lay composing this Con ven
tion and Also believed. to Others well in the
Church generally in the Diocese under his iursdicon
,HesoLred, MOREOVER, That while snch removal would
cheer the declining years of venerable and dstn gushsd
be productions their inst estimate to posterity. and be
acc0fdanee with the charity eoquenlly portrayed the
teaching and SO consistently exemped in the conduct OF
the great Apostle of the Gentjles.