Litchfield enquirer., 1852-05-20

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These meetings commenced on Sunday
evening, 9th inst. when the sermon pc
fore the American Home missionary So
eisty vas preached by Rev. DR.. Bacon;
the Sermon before the New York BIole
Society, by Rev. DR.. Parker; the sermon
before the Prison Discipline Association,
by Rev. R. S. Storrs, Jr; the serMOn
before the Society for MelioIating tlSe
conditien Of the Jews. was by Rev. Mr..
Ramsey.
On Monday evening, the 'wpas, :-"ur h
anniversary Of the Seamen's friend So
ciety vas held. The receipts during the
last year have been S23.660,64, ap in
crease of 32,97O over the previous year.
The Sailors Home, under the patronage
Of the Society, prospers 1927 seamen
have boarded !here within the year, 993
of whom have signed the temperance
pledge. The number that have entered
the house since it was 6rst opened, is
1881. Over 95O0O,O00 are on de-
posite in the Sramen's Savings Bank, a
considerable POI ton of which is the pro
perty Of Seames. Twenty seven chap
Inns are laboripg among the $50. 900 sea-
men who annually arrive in our seapor!s.
In some Of the Be.hels there have been
REVEALS of considerable power and ex-
tent. The Society has sent olt during
the year. chaplns to Panama San Fran
cisco, Rio de Janeiro, end Denmark
Twenty -four ministers and thirty two
! canal missionaries have labored among
the $4,000 boatmen and inland sailors
Of the west.
On Tuesday morning. was the third
anniversary Of the American and For
eign Christian Union. Sermon by Rev.
Dr.. Bacon. Itappears from the annual
report, which was read by Dr.. Baird
that the receipts Of the past year have
been $56. 249 --about $4,000 more than
they We the previous year
On Tuesday evening. The New York
and American Sunday School Unions.
held their anniversary. The receipts OF
the Parent Society the past year have
been 100000, Of which $4,000 were
S received from sales and in payment Of
: debts. One hundred and forty Sunday
= School missionaries have been employed
. during the year, who have established
100 new school. aud have visited and
revived 1900 others, which embrace a
total Of $4,000 teachers and $4,000
scholars.
= On Wednesday morni G, the Ameri
" ~ Tract Society held its twenty-stve.
re anniversary Hon Thomas s. William,
~ in the Chair. Recei pts the past year II
N donations, SIZE. 4o6.4l for sac 1926
ID 34S, 5O-tolal, S342 s5s.9s. Expendi
0 lures $342,l99.1o. Number Of colpor
IS teurs employed the past year, GAS. in
N GLIDING 40 students from lorty ditferen
o institutions for their vacations. Tn,
: whole number in commission April LIST
was 400 Among the Speakers. were the
S venerable Dr.. Rcesher, ev. Mr.. Good,
! sell, and Rev. DR.. Tying.
}: The American Home Missionary So
ciety held their twenty sixth anniversary
t on Wednesday evening. Receipts dur.
, ing the past year, $l6O,o62,25, being an
increase of $o.l22.oo. During the year,
the Society has had in its service, 1865
ministers of the Gospel, in twenty eight
States and Territories. OF these, sos
; have labored in New England. 6l9
have been the pastors or stated supplies
of single congregations. and 44e have
minlstered TO two or three congregations
each. The number of congregations
: supplied in .whole or in part, has been
1913. There have been added to the
churches by profession, 1910,
On Thursday morning. the thirty sixth
anniversary of the American Bible Soci-
ETY., was held at the Tabsrnacle-tIon.
Mr.. Flelinghuysen in the Chair. The
receipts from all sources for the year,
were $30s.744,al.
In the evening. the American Tempe.
rance Unisn celebrated its sixteenth ami.
versary-Chapcellor Walworth in the
Chair.