Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-27
Donations Received in April.
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Connecticut, alone, pays almost ten times as
much as all the Slave States Massachusetts,
| pays more than thirty times as much and the
new State of Michigan, which has been but
a few years in existence, pays more than twice
and a half as much as all of them com
bined
The JEws.-Bishop Gobat, who was edu-
Gated at the Mission House in Basle Switzer-
| land, and afterwards labored some years in
! Abyssinia, and now for few years has de-
voted himself to labors among the Jews in Pal
estine-has succeeded, under Gods blessing,
i'll leading few of the Jews to the knowledge
of the Messiah. Seven new converts have been
admitted by baptism into the Christian COM
munion-and five of these walk worthy of
their vocation-all of them are subjected to a
| long and strict probation. A house OF indus
try has been established for the benefit Of those
who seek the truth, where they receive in
struction and learn trade; there is hospital
also, into which the sick are admitted, and
| where they have opportunity to read the Old
and New Testaments and enjoy religious con-
yersation, under the superintendent of faith
full and jealous directors from Germany
Religious services are maintained every Sab
bath and during the week, i'll the English, Ger
man, and Arabic language; and daily prayers
in Hebrew are established. Schools for boys
and girls have been opened at Jerusalem, Naz-
areth, Bethlehem, Nablous, &C., and are gen.
orally prosperous; 60 boys aud 30 girls are
thus taught at jerusalem; 40 of these are of
| Jewish origin they are instructed in the Bible
not in vain. Pious agents are employed also
| by the Bishop to distribute the Bible among
| the different Christian denominations ; and
this it is, that hassproyoked the opposition, of
which not little appears among the Greek
and Romish ecclesiastics of the East and the
| Puseyite members of the English establish
| ment, to Mr. Gobat's labors.
The British and Foreign Bible Society is
sending large number of Scriptures, Chiefly
German, and Russian Languages, to the East,
for distribution amongst the troops, sailors,
and prisoners of war.
Rev. DIR. Anderson, one of the Secretaries
of the American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions, expects soon to visit the
missions of the Board in India. No officer of
the borad has ever visited any of the missions
i'll that part of the world. AS illustrating the
truth of the statement SO often made, that the
Salaries of s-ergymen ale as general thing
Inadequate to their support, the Neio York
Tribune records the names of nine clergymen,
chiefly in Ohio, who have lately resigned the
sacred office and become, one an editor Of a
magazine, one canal commissioners clerk,
one station-keeper, two farmers &c.
The Michigan Congressional Association
meets at Detroit on Tuesday the Both inst.
| A Council is called for the evening OF the
be discussed, and their ''result will be looked
for with no little interest.
THE LONGEST Passionate ever held in New
England was by the late Rev. Samuel Mott,
d. D., of Franklin Ct, namely, seventy
years, during all but three of which he dis
charged all the duties of pastor entirely UNI
aided, and lacked but twenty months OF one
! hundred years Of age at his death.
Rev. John Dodge, was installed pastor of
| the Congregational church in Harvard, Me-,
on the 10th lust. Rev. Mr.. Dodge, of Acton,
preached the sermon. The minutes of the
| New England Conference of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church, report membership of
| 1871 besides 2,l3S probationers, which is an
increase for the year of 1929 members, and
! l02 probationers. The New England Confer
ence appears to be in highly prosperous
/ state.
The fortieth report of the Baptist Mission
Union, states that the receipts into the Treasury
during the last year, from all sources, were
| $l36,802 AZ, the expenditures, $l46, 1888 SO.
| Compared with the preceding year, there was
| an advance in expenditure Of ST., 044 O8, in
receipts, of $1,000 %, and in donations by
| living contributors, of nearly $4,000. The
| number Of Emissions prosecuted under the direc-
ton of the Board, is 81, embracing So stations
and $40 out-stations. Connected with the
missions are $40 missionaries and assistants.
Three missionaries are under appointment
| There are pa churches, having a membership
| of 10 ,7l5, of whom were added by baptism
| the past year, 1880. The number of schools
| is 80, including for native preachers, and IA
| normal and boarding schools; with about 1927
| pupils.
The annual circular in behalf Of the Maine
| Missionary Society, "to the friends of Christ
and Of their country in the Congregation al
| churches and Societies of Maine, from the
| pen of Rev. DIR. Tappan, Secretary Of the So
ciety, is just issued. 1t appears from this cir
cular, that, ''during the past year, upwards of
| ninety laborers have been employed, and their
| labor has not been i'll vain. Six thousand
dollars will be needed, the Secretary states, to
meet its liabilities at the close of the current
missionary year, and with generous funds in
addition ior future expenditures.
On Sunday, the It'll inst, the State Street
church, Portland, received an accession of
over thirty new members.
Rev. Freeman Baker, of Wiscasset, died
| April oath, aged rs years. He was ordained
pastor of the Congregational church in Dres-
den, in 1901 , and for many years remained the
pastor of this church. In 1885 we first notice
his name among those who received "an ap-
pointment'' from the Maine Missionary Soci-
ETY.. In the service of this society he more
] or less labored for several years subsequent to
1885, until within few years of his death.
The Episcopal convention of the diocese of
Massachusetts closed its annual session at
Boston, ON Thursday, 18th inst. The con-
vention sermon was preached by Rev. Mr..
Childs, of Springfield. From the annual ad
dress of Bishop Eastburn, it appeared that he
had confirmed during the year 374 persons.
consecrated two churches, ordained one priest.
and that there were now eight candidates for
orders. Among the causes urged in the adj
dress, for the present inadequate supply of
ministers, was the insufficient incomes az tba
clergy as body. The missionary sermon was
delivered by Bishop Hopkins of Vermont
The various benevolent societies, embraced
within the conference, especially the mission
to seamen, have been very successful during
the year, and efficient measures were taken
to render them still more useful for the wear
to come. The next convention meets at Bos-
ton on the second Wednesday of january,