Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-05-26
American sunday-schOOl Union.


The THIRrY-THIED Anniversary of this important
Institution was held in Philadelphia, on the even
Ing Of the 9th inst, 10 the capacious Hall of DR..
Jayne; Ambrose White, ESQ, in the chair. Earn
est and appropriate addresses were delivered by the
Rev. Dr. Brantley, Rev. Mr.. jenkins. Rev. Mr..
Breed, and Abraham Martin, Esq, to which the
large and intelligent audience, listened with mark
ed attention. The opening and concluding relig.
ious exercises, were conducted by the Rev. Mr..
Stork, and the Ri. Rev. Bishop Eastburn. The alb
stract of the annual report read by the Rev. r.
W. WestbrOok, Sec. of Missions, from which the
following facts are gathered:
The receipts 10 the Missionary department have
been: 10 donations, 81 ,ss2 81 in legaces SlI :
e45 81, and balance on hand from last year, be
ing specially designated by the donors, S769 40,
making the total resources Of the department for the
year, 1884, 97 81.
This sum has been faithfully appropriated in &C.
cordsnce with the wishes Of the donors. large
corps Of Missionaries have been sent forth into 20
different States and Territories who have establish
ed more than 1900 aeS schools, gathered into them
about 80 600 children, and secured for the nstruc-
ton of these children, over $4,000 teachers: sup
plying poor and needy schools and children with
books and other Sundsy-school requisites. In ad-
dition to planting these schools, they have Wis
tied, supplied with books and otherwise assisted
nearly 5000 Sunday-schoos, containing more than
100000 children; making total Of Sunday-schools
organize and aided Of nearly 5000.
If we take into estimate the result of the
last six years. find that the Society has organic
ed in that time, through the direct labors of its
Missionaries, more than 1900 new Sunday -schools
containing about 7S 900 teachers, and nearly $780,
600 children.
The Missionary labors of the Society are en-
tirely distinct from the publishing department.
Indeed, the latter is quite subordinate to the
former As missionary institution, the Society
has two chief objects |. To open new Sunday
schools in DeIghborhoods and settlements where
they would not otherwise be established; visiting
and reviving old Sunday schools; and 2. To supply
them with books for carrying on the schools sue
cessfully when thus begun.
ALL Donations made 10 the Society, are scrupu-
lousy applied to the obj cts designated by the
donors. ln no case they applied carry on
the publication department OF the Socety's opera
tions.
The Publishing department has distributed dur
ing the past year, books, &c, to the amount of
$l77,563 10.
1t should be remembered 10 this connection that
tits the policy of the Society so to arrange the
price Of books as to merely sustain, and enlarge
as occasion may require, this branch of its opera
mons, and not with view OF creating revenue
for the missionary department.
The Society now publish a complete Library for
Sundsy-schoos, containing S4l volumes and
selections from the general Library of 100 volumes
each, for $40; also two give DOLLAR JUVENILE
Libraries" of seVenty-fve volumes each; CHILD's
HoNE LIBRARY so volumes, So so; three VILLAGE
and FAMILY LIBRARIES, twenty-four volumes, IS
each, and the CHILD's CABINET LIBRARY of fifty
volumes, 81 30.
The SUNDAY SCHOOL Journal and YoUTH's
PENNY GAZETTE, are published as formerly; and
In order TO increase the usefulness of the latter,
and TO bring it within the reach Of ell the price Of
subscription has been reduced TO ten cents per an
mum, where one hundred copies are taken.
full report Of the Society's operations may be
obtained gratuitously, upon application at any OF
the repositories.