Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-06-09
ANNIyEnsAnY MEETINGS.


Societies in Boston last week were well attend |
ed. The exercises were interesting We can
only give bIief notices Of the proceedings Of
the most important societies.
TRAcr Society. The receipts from dona-
tons and legacies are little in advance Of the
previous year. The total receipts are S73,-
3s7 %, Of which the donations and legacies are
$40, 1919 80; besides SO 1893 25 paid directly
from this field 10 the society in New York
making the whole amount of donations to this
cause from this field S33 ,205 03. The total
expenditures are $76,2i9 II. Eighteen col
porteurs have been employed from one to eleven
months in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts and Canada East whose aggrc-
gate laburs amount to seveniy-four months and
twenty -four days. The publications sold by
them amount to SO ,o33 G3 grants 81 l0s GO
religious meetings held 232 visited 2e,0s0
families held religious conversation with and
offered prayer for 63g9 of these; found 1886
families who neelec, public worship; 1881 des-
ttute Of all religious books except the Bible,
and $50 without Bible. Sold Bibles to the
amount S4lO II. Total number Of volumes
circulated by colporieurs, about $50, 1000.
EDuoATIoN SocIETY.-Tolal receipts during
the year, s3f ,O0l, Al Balance in the whole
Treasury at the beginning of the year. Sl4,-
0i2,Ie. Total available funds, $4s, 0I3, ST.
'Tstal disbursements, 3i,001 49, Invested,
S7s95. Balance in treasury April 30, 1855,
$G,i4s,40. Plumber Of young men assisted,
600. This is an increase of so over the pre-.
vious year. One hundred and ten new publ
cations had been received
al
have been distributed 1867 Bibles and 81, l57
testamenis. The total issues exceed the pre-
vions year by 02s3 Bibles and Tesiaments. -
The donations, annual subscriptions, &c, dur
ing the year have amounted to $SS6i legacies
AGO total available means from these and
niher sources at the present time, sea, 332, 10
The expenditures during the year have been in
all sci III 10, leaving balance in the ,reasu-
ny of Sl62l,02 The total receipts are about
the same as the previous year, although the
contributions from the churches hays somewhat
diminished. Agents are recommended to labor
alnong the different denominations in behalf Of
the society," and also to visit different sections
and distribute the Bible where it is needed.
HoME MISSIONARY SOCIETY," The receipts
to the cause of Home Missions for Massachu-
sets during the past year have amounted to
S4s, l04 42-of which S3s, 40S 40 came into
the treasury, and s., sos 90 were paid by the !
donors to the National Society at New York |
The disbursements have been 81 oOl 67 for !
missionary service performed in Massachusetts;
81 ,e49,S2 in defraying the proportion of incl
dental expenses pertaining TO this auxiliary and
S3l, 900 for missionary labor in other parts Of
the land, under the direction Of the American
Home Missionary Society. The whole number
of Orthodox Congregational Churches in Mass
achusetts, is 400, of which only SO, or about
per cent, are now leaning on the Massachusetts
Missionary Society. Sixteen years ago when
the whole number was but 376, so Of them or
about q per cent. were unable to stand with
out this staff. The whole number of members
in these churches, is l,5i0, of which l6 have
been added by profession, and 81 by letter dur
ing the year. The number of scholars in the
Sabbath schools, is about 1000 gathered from
1904 families.
COLONIZATION SocIEry.-The receipts Of
the Society for the past year have been Si6,-
4O057, and the disbursements $I6,7I596.
The parent Society has sent out 10 Liberia,
during the year 1854, $50 emigrants. OF these
1903 were emancipated gratuitously, and sent
out by means furnished by the society, 30 pur-
chased their own freedom, and lGl were born
free.
AMERICAN SUNDAY School UsIoS-Rev.
Mr.. Munroe, one of the Secretaries presented
an abstract Of the annual report. The presi-
den, lhen gave brief address upon the objects
Of tIe society, and in explanation OF lis use.
fulness. He was followed by Rev Mr.. JUDI
kins, who offered as a resolution that the Sab
bath school enterprise, in view Of its remarka-
BILE success, appealed 10 all christians in the
name of Christ, for more extensive aid. He
supported his resolutions in an eloquent address
in which he hoped for the restoration Of the
world through the Sabbath school. A very in-
ieresting address was then delivered by Rev.
Mr.. Howe, Of Lowell, upon The state of schools
10 the west. lie gave several examples of the
prosperity Of the Sunday school IN that section
of country, one of which was in city of
about 10000 inhabitants, there were but 800
children who were not connected with these in.
situations.
SABBATH ScHooL SocIErY.-Tbe annual /
report represented the society as being in the ,
most encouraging condition with increasing as |
surance of its usefulness. Addresses were 4
made by Rev. Samuel Beane, of Little Comp
ton, r. l., Rev. John o. Fiske, of Bath, Me-,
and Rev. w. T. Burlington, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, Rev. Mr.. Became, as agent for the society
IN Ohio, spoke Of the beneficial results Of the ,
association, and of its effects upon the west,
giving instances of its usefulness Messrs.
Fisk and Bnddineton made eloquent appeals in
behalf OF the Sabbath, claiming for it the high
est position as a reform agent, as indeed under
lying all other reforms. The addresses were
listened to with great interest.