Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-06-02
boston Anniversaries.

Boston anniversaries.
We give below brief abstract of some of the
most important anniversary meetings in Boston, last
week, and shall continue them in subsequent pa
per-
AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNIoN.-The
9Th annis ersary was held in fremont Temple
Tuesday aiternoon-J B. Brown, Esq, in the chair,
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Emerson of South Readi0g.-
Rev. DIR. Babcoc,, of Philadelphia, read abstracts
from the annual report Receipts for the year about
SlS2 goo, including S64, coo in legacies. There
have been formed 33l3 Sunday Schools in "a differ
ent States, and l27 missionaries employed, during
the year. The Society have introduced some day
schools in California The Union is now $4,000
in debt Forty-six new publications have been IS
sued during the year, and the total value a the pub
locations circulated was $4,000 Addresses were
made by Rev. Mr.. Chidew, Of Ohio, Rev. Mr..
Cleveland, Of Providence, and Rev. DR.. Sears, Sec
re airy of the Board of Education
! MAssAcHUs Home MISSIONARY SocI-
ETY.-Ihe SD anniversary held in fremont
| Temple las, evening" Rev. DIR Woods of Andoyer,
the President, in the chair Rev. J. :. Clark, Sec
Rotary. read from the annual report. A balance of
Sl0l4 90 was in the treasury at the beginning of
the year. The receipts since have been S3l2O5 81.
Disbursement for the year SG354 So. Paid 10 Mis-
sionaries in Massachusetts $IG46,2 $24 900 re-
mitted to the parent society to be expended at arge
aud the balance In delraylng incidental expenses.
The society has So missionary fields IN Mossa-
chusetts, comprising 1900 families, giving 5000 at
PENDANTS upon public worship, 1000 Sabbath school
pupils, and 2300 church members. Additions TO the
churches l72. Addresses were made by Rev. DR..
Beecher of Boston, and Rev. L. s. Storrs, Jr Of
Brooklyn n. Y.
PRIsON DISCIPLINE SocIETY.-This Society
held It's annual meeting 10 the vestry of Park-street
'huroh FH,.,4 IL, D. 4 A
Eliot, IN the chair The annual report was then
read, which is to be published in full Mr. Eliot
was reelected President, with 81 Vice Presidents
among whom are Amos a. Lawrence, T. Freling-
huysen, Ii. Malcolm, and ". II. Prescott. LOU.
Dwight was reelected Secretary, and Charles II
Mills Treasure.
SOCIETY FOR COLLEGIATE EDUCATION AT
THE WEsT.-Presdent Smith delivered Hight,
intellectual address before this Society, at the Ire
mont Temple.
SEAMEN's FRIEND SocIErY.-The Tremon
Temple, was filled to OVERLOOKING at the Anniver
/ sary of the Seamen's Friend Society. Apheu
Hardy, Esq, presided on the occasion. Rev Mr.
Daman, Seamen's preacher at the Sandwich Is
lands, announced to speak, prevented by illness
Rev. Mr.. Willis, of Philadelphia, himself once
salIor) made an effective speech. lie was followe,
with few observations by DIR. Lyman Beecher
who made the closing prayer.
SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF AGED AM
DESTITUTE CLERGYMEN.-'Ihe annual meetin
OF this body was held in the Bedford street Chape
Rev. DIR. Parkman, one of the Vice Presidents, pre-
!sided. The Treasurer's report was read by tn
Secretary, Rev. Charles Brooks, from which w
learn that the total amount of funds now in tn
treasury is $5762 80.
UNITARIAN MINISTERIAL CoNFERENCE.-
The annual Theological Address before this bod
was delivered in the Bedford street Chapel, by Rev
f. II. Hedge, of Providence. The speaker chos
as his subject, &C. The Eeclesascle Prospects of tn
world" he prospects Of the Church, he thought
were not In some respects SO good as they were
century since, owing to the increased activity an
success of the old enemy, Rome. Recent event
show that Pretestanlism has lost ground in Europe
particularly in Prussia and England Poperv
making great efforts to spread itself westward, AM
with too evident success.
AMERICAN COLONIZATION SocIETY.-Th
anniversary of this Society was held in Tremon
Temple, Hon. Simon Greeneaf, in the chair. Tn
Annual report stated that the receipts of the Massa
chusetis Colonization Society had been $6I64 AZ
and the expenditures $58l6 81, leaving in the Treas
ury T347 So, which is less than one tenth of wha
Is now wanted for immediate operations The Ell
forts Tor establs hng the means of obtaining a high
er education in Liberia were meeting with goo
success.
AMERICAN TRACT SoCIETY.-The 37th an
nlversary of this Society was held at Tremon
Temple on Wednesday cvening-John Tappan
Esq, 90 the Chair Twenty colporteurs have bee
employed IN Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont an
Massachusetts the past year. One, an Irish colpor
ture, devoted few weeks TO labor among the Iris
population IN Boston and vicinity. They report 81
153 families visited the number of families rept ri
co VINO haonually neglect pubic worship, 1921 @
ihese 23l5 had no religious book except the Bible
ana 5i5 had no Bible. The colpoueurs held 10
meetings for prayer and conference, and sold publ
cations 70 the value Of s4426 81, making grants
the value Of S74s sc. The Bibles circulated amount
10 S9l2 46 The messing was addressed bv Rev
Mr.. Cady Of Wesbgfe, Rev. Dr.. Johns of Bali
more, and Rev. Mr.. Cook of New Yrok
LArkAoEDISARY EscAPE.-On Friday, two liul
Buys son Of Mr.. Joseph Copp, aged five wears. and
son 81 Mr. SuLaLnnn Hill hmm IL. ......