The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-03

348 04 42of which Sa 40 came into the treasury
society Il New York The dissurssments have 'i been
OF Tor missionary service performed in MAssA-
chusets; z69 50 In deaying the proportion of Incl
dental expenses pertaining to this auxiliary and $3 900
fer missionary labor in other OF the land under
the direction Of the American Home Missionary Society.
tsa. in Boston alone being nearly $1,000 than in
any ssrner pears
churches IN Massachusetts, is 49, OF wh,h only 3s,
about per cent, leaning the Massachusetts,
nSsr sa 20 % Years ago. whe n s rs, rSoe
were unable TO stand without this staff The number OF
members In these churches Is 1870, OF which 40 have
year The number Of scholars in the Sabbath schools,
Ii about 900, gathered fnm 1oe4 families There has
bean snusual religious interest," and REVEALS have
CURED in ssvera localities The whole number of
vsrts reported ID nearly 100.
The report takes brief survey Of the field at large;
sippl and the Pacific coast and calls particular at
teaen to the falling off of recests in the treasury Of
Of over 0C0 with those Of the previous
year.
USIvxRsALIsr HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Inc reasurcr's report read and accepted. Amount
ofmeaey received for the year 81, 312 40. Amount
pscasd tos the year 1922 81 leaving balance hand
Ct eSlo 78 The amount OF funds hand AL,
~ increase Of some 5000 during the year.
AMERICAN FOREIGN CHRISTIAN UNION.
abstract OF the annual report was read BY Rsv Dr.
Farchitd Of New York The receipts for the year have
Heathers collections to the middle of April
than 0O0 They included in the above state
Heat. AAusion WAS made to the recent movements in
ne country to suppress, Romsnism the most
q which reatss TO the "enure Of church property"
Ias society suffered last year, in common with Others
eA the financial emosrrassments Of the country The
publications of the Union during the past year have
been numerous and their missionary la5ors have been
sonaea Of all classes supported the society last year.
was ioS Of whom 62 were in the home fed, and 46 in
the foreign.
WEDNESDAY
WESTERN COLLAGE SOCIETY.
The Secretary, Rev DR.. Theron win, read state
ent Of the operations Of the society during the past
year. The accumulation Of work was far beyond the
means at the command OF the society The receipts for
thu year ending October last, $7sos 1t under
absolute pledges to ten institutions scattered through
Chic, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa. Missouri and
oegsn and under conditional pledges to incpient insti
ing in the direction in Minnesota to say nothing
q Kansas Nebraska, &C. So far as Massachusetts, is
m s sns
succeed whom it have the opportunity Of laying its
claims before the churches.
OoNGREa ATIoNAL BOARD OF PUBLICATION.
The receipts during the past year have amounted to
$37O6 AZ the grants have amounted 81 500 &c. and
tns stock ON hand incud bocas shsets and tracts
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
The following is an abstract OF the report
ocnsdering the general depression of business Tue re
ceps from donations and legecies little in advance
OF the preyiou: year. The amount received from the
in part TO their having been less number Of colpor-
tsurs employed.
Rceipts-The total receipts are $7s 1897 o. OF which
the donationssnd leeacies $50 212 49, besides ST.
9o6 % paid directly from this field to the society in New
e. shs .S shsls os s Of donations to this
Erpendtre,-Paid for pu $33 495 e.; col.
psrsge 70s 39 foreign lands So 000 building fund.-
treasures and ave clerks s45Se 49, ali other payments
~ per reasurer's report, saos4 90 Total expsndi-
Gra~s-By colporteurr, agents. individuals mission
aries and pastors board ships in port and at by
Pious captains and sailors by army and navy officers,
in hospitals and prisons, various literary and charitable
secis,es and by the members and life directors vaae
American Messenger 900 copies are issued month
y, 1900 in the German language or these, $4,000
copies are circulated BY this! society.
ChLds Papr 500, 900 copies Of this sheet are
issued monthly, 0t8 Of which circulated by this
society. The amount paid into Treasury for these
tive papers, is $l2 264 IS.
Maaaohusets and Canada Edst-Eighteen have heen
employed from one to eleven months, whose aggregate
abors amount 70 seventy four months and
days.
Result of their Labo,s-The publications sold by them
amount to ssess 6s grants 81 los 81 rel g!ous meet
conversation with and offered prayers for OF these
found 1850 families who neglect public Worship; 431
destitute Of all religious books except the Bbl,; and
$50 without Bible. Among the families visited 800
were Roman Catholic Sold Bibles to the amount Of
SAFE 81. Total number Of volumes circulated BY col
porteurs, about 81, 900.
CONVENTION OF EDUCATIONAL MINISTER'S.
Ths annual report Of the treasurer was read and &C
cepteA The of the Convention for the last
ss 90 aon.sn Of the cbsrt,S
Society, $500; income Of the Morris fund $780, con-
ributiens Of the B. l. Church, sl67 81; total 1881
The annual report Of the Central committee pre-
scented II gave the Of ftty persons entitled to
The report Of the trustees Of the Norris fund shows that
423 had been distributed to four females Distributions
q te year needy persons amounted to S72 06.
MEETING OF THE EpIsooPALIAN CLERGY AND LArrY.
Ty.. ad haar of tha
nttse appointed on the 18th of May, 70 confer with
Rev Copey Green, of this city, with regard to pro-
atona could be raised to be made the basis Of Epis
cepal theological seminary In this diocess BISHOP East
burn presided.
NEW ENGLAND FEMALE MORAL REFoRx SOCIETY.
The seventeenth annual report was submitted by the
Secretary and read by Rev. Mr.. Smith. Although the
committee have been instrumental In reclaining many
has been much crippled BY the want OF pecuniary as
sistapce Daring the year they had received donation
ef $500 from gentleman who felt great interest in
The whole number of inmates at present In the Tenn
porary Home 200 number OF iofaats received during
the year l6, Of which have been adopted five have
died, aad ave are nov remaining AZ the Home. The
number OF receptions the past year at the strangers
Retreat, 400. The number Of families supplied with
hsp from the intelligence Office, 1171; number Of fe
males supplied viii situations, 1853
The report Of the treasurer, Hannah Emerson, was
then read The expenditures for thu past year have
been oTb 80, including deficit in the treasury AZ
the CONNIE ncement OF 1913 o. the receipts during the
same time have been soss7 80 balance oyerdrawn $11s
THURSDAY.
AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
The Union been stence for thirty years It's
Red the country. II furnishes missionaries books
tho needy and the destitute and ORGANIZES sabbath
schoos 1t has employed during the year 324 missiona
res In twenty four different States IL has organized
O3 schoos with Al 5l9 teachers and $50 100 scholars
some 72 COO scholars attend Sunday schools throughout
the country. The society have expended s727H o.
The receipts have amounted to S24s 604 OF
which have been donations, and SS 230 40 In Iegacies
The fund on hand is very large.
MASSACHUSETTS SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY.
An abstract OF the annual report was read. The ou
ainese az the Depository large as during
the past year Forty books have been publish
Cd. The whole number Of books In the secietys csta
IoQue amounts to LIS, Of which 500 bound vo-
Iumes. The Western agency has been continued with
rood results, The expenditures OF the society during
fe wear have been So 94 OF which 5S8 we're sent
Are western field. Books, Well Springs, So have been
eent 10 70 states and the. British Provinces.
AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
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