The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-17
RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARIES

AMERICAN HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY,"
This Society held It's Goth anniversary, We'd
aes6ay evening last.
The Society has had in its service the last
year ,G65 ministers Of the Gospel, in % differ
est States aud Territories: in the N. Eng land
States, 305; the Middle States, 2l3; the South
ern States, Ia; the Western States and Terrific
sses, 532.
The pupils in Sabbath Schools, amount to
$500.
There have been added to the churches
$3.50. viz: 1910 Oh profession; and 800 by
better. Sixty one missionaries make mention
in their reports Of revisals of religion in their
congregations; 349 missionaries report 2,6i3
hopeful conversions.
Forty five churches have been organized by
ahe missionaries during the year; and forty two
chat had been dependent have assumed the
support of their own ministry.
Ninety young men, in connection with the
missionary churches, are in preparation for the
gospel ministry.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is
Liabities-Sl74,263 II. Payments-$lG2.-
8l lf-leuvin2 Sll ,432.63 still due TO mission
aries for labor performed; towards canceling
which, three is balance in the Treasury of
S9,907 Is.
AMERICAN BIBLE SoCiETY.-On Thursday
morning last, this Society held its Anniversary.
During the past year two OF the Vice Presi-
Jenis. John Griscom, LID, of New Jersey
and the Hon. james Mcdowell, of Virginia,
have been removed Ly death.
There have been added 10 the Society during
the year seventy-tkiee Lie Directors, 1870
Lille Members and sjxty-fhree AuxilurieS.
The receipts of the year, from ell sources,
amount to S318,744 ST. being an increase of
Sal ,S42 Is hey Und those OF the previous year;
and $24 ,l30 81 more than was ever received
before by the Society during any single year.
The number of Bibles printed during the
same period is 239, 900, and of Testaments 47G,-
500 making totu! of 100, 800.
rhe number Of Bibles distributed is 22l $50;
aud Of Testnments 44A,565, making Il total for
me year Of 666, 0l5. This is an increase of
70, 1888 over the issues Of the previous year,
making an aggregate, since the formation of
abe Society, Of S,23S992 Bibles and Tesla
pleuts.
The Society has prepared q Royal Octave
Bible, IN plea, for the use OF families, and for
the aged, who require n large letter; and ii
New Testament III French and English, in
parallel columns. The Board has likewise
published the book of Joshua Judges, Ruth
Samuel, ii. and |. Kings, in the Choctaw
scugue, under the direction OF the Rev. CYRUS
Burlington, of the ChOctaw Mission, and the
Gospel Of John, in the Grebo language, for the
Prot. Episcopal Mission, in Western Africa
The COLLATION. Of the English Bible, mention
ed IN the two previous Reports, is now COM
pieted, and an account OF il will be furnished
n the Report of the present year.
The Society has had in its employ thirty
sne Agents through most of The year, includ-
ing two in Texas and one in California.
Grants Of Bibles and Testaments, in great
Numbers, have been made by the Board to
local auxliaries; TO the various Missionary
Boards; to Sunday Schools; to Seamen ana
Boatman; TO the Blind, and TO individuals fol
gfatuilous distributions among the destitute
both home und abroad.
Besides the grant of books, 5000 ha
been granted by the Board in money to aid il
publishing the Scriptures i'll foreign lands, es
pecially in China Northern and Southern Indi
md in turkey, France, and RUSSIA, Under the
direction Of various Missionary Boards an,
Bible organizations.