Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-05-17
Tho Religious AnniversarIes.


Tho Religious Anniversaries.
The past week has been one designatedL y near
" all the National Societies for their anniversary
meetings in the eastern Giles. We give a condens
ed reporto Of their proceedings:
AMxRIcAs TaAcr Socirrr.--The 25th annual
meeting of the American Tract Society was also
held in the city OF New York on Vednesd ay NOM
ing, Chief Justice Williams, OF Connecticut, pre-
siding Addresses by the Rev. Mr.. Post of st.
Liuisi Rev. DR.. Brooks, of baltimore, Rev. DR..
yeImiiyes, Rev. DR.. Dun, and Rev. DR.. Quicken.
The receipts Of the year were indonalions Sl56,-
033 4s, including S27. 1854 ss legacies; FOR sales
including periodicals, s259. t25 l2i total. s4f6.
STU u. ESpend'tpIes for publishing books and
periodicals. s254, 425 ~; FOR coiporlnge. s9ls2is
62 cash remitied 10 foreign and pagan laads, $40,
600; total eApen ded, S406, 103 III.
The publications Of The society during the year
were as follows:
Books issued, 1912. of which s07 are volumes;
total approved for circulation abroad in about ils
languages and dialects, 2SS5, ofswlich 2S2 are
oil 200s000 ale printed monthly; of tie Ghid's
Paper, more than 250, 600; of the German Mes
senget, about %, 600.
Circulated through The year. q. s34 pnblica-
tons, inelading volumes, and embracing
Sl6,i000, S5I pages Total since the formation OF
the society i4s. 2s5, t9s publications, including
9s46S, 374 volumes. Gratnitors Distributions for
The year, ,372, 069 pages, besides 7,s52,I65 10
life directors aud life members; value neatly $780,
0o0.s So ati.s8;l - &, IS -
BAPTIST P6BLicaTos SociErg. The thirte.nth
mseiing Of this society was held in PHILADELPHIA
on 1hpIsday Rev. Joseph kepnard, President in
the chair. -3s ~ -
The financial affairs OF the Society exhibits 4
most gratifying increase over The last year. The
sales of merchandise amounted to S32265 III,
being gain of Sc, 565 10 over the sales offthe
previous year. The receipts swillf balance ut the
beginning Of the year, amounts to $4,000 10
n hu MI ,ft 81 4 IL
OF the recer Us, S35, So have been from sales
OF merchandise, S4,t30 10 for the Colporteurs,
'Futd, S3,732 is for donations or General PnrE
pose Fun, aud > sos AZ for building fund
81 copoftenrs have been appointed within the
fiscal year-of whom Is wefe appointed for
short period; were only in active service at the
close of the year ending on the LIST of March,
The coiporteurs were stationed in the States of
Arkansas Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New
York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Virginia,
NJ isconsin and Canada West. The whole num-
Der commission is A. s,i.s ssss5s is{sssSa.iF
The statistical report shows that during the year
the colportenrs performed labor tray-
elled 2S, 564 miles, sold 1856 volumes, and gave
away $40 vols, 93i ,235 tracts were distributed,
3.75s visits were paid toyessels and cauai boats;
80, 40 families were visited, 1865 prayer ;meeiings
were held, 1921 sermons wete preached, and s47
hopeful CONVERSIONS were repotted;s 2S2 baptisms
were administered, 10 churches were ogIanized,
and 4 Sunday schools were founded.
aMERlcAN 6oaiE lEMissloNAltN assoctATioN.--Ih he
twenty ghh anniversary of this association was
held in New York ON w Wednesday evening, Henry
Dwight, Esq, presiding. Since the last annuai
meeting. two Vice Presidente ofihe Society-hey.
Joshua Bates, D. ID. and Rev. Jastin Edwards, d.
D.,--oneo OF lis Directors, Rev. Eliphnlet Gilbert,
D.D.,--and one OF the Secretaries for Clrryspon-
idence-Rey. Charles Hall, D.. L. ,-haye died.
The society has had in service I,0l9 ministers of
the gospel, in twenty.seyen different States and
Territories. OF the, hole number 500 have been
the pastors or stfpnlfes ~ sff,vief cnn0,.aa
70 ol lsiee
over sin wider fields Ten missionaries i'nSs
preached 10 congregations Of colofed peope: and