The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-06-10
AmERIcAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION,

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The THIRry-rHIRD Anniversary Of this in-
portant Insiitu,ion was held 10 PhiiadeIphia,
on The evening Of The 12lh inst, 10 the cspa-
cious Hall Of Dr. Jayne; Ambrose White,
Esq. in the chair. Earnes, and appropriate
addresses were delivered by the Rev. DIR.
Brantley, Rev. Mr.. Jenkins, Rev. Mr. Breed,
and Abraham Martin, Esq, TO which the
large and intslligent audience listened with
m afked attention. The opening and conclu-
ding religious exercises, were conducted by
the Rev. DR.. Slork, and the Ri. Rev. Bishop
Easlburu. The abstract of the annual report
was read BY the Rev. r. B. Wesibrook Sec.
of Missions, from which the following facts
are gathered.
Tbs receipts If the missionary. Department
have been: in donations, $7i ,ss2 81; in leg
acies, @si1 1854 81, and balance on hand
from last year, being specially designated by
the donors, $769 40, making the total re-
sources Of the department for the year, ss4,-
697 67.
This sum has been faithfully appropriated
in accordance with the wishes of the donors.
A large corps OF Missionaries have been sent
forth INTO 26 different States aAd Territories,
who have established more than 1900 aey
schools, gathered into them about $4,000 chill
dren, and secured for the instruction of these
children, over 1000 teachers: supplying poor
and needy schools and children with books
aud other Sunday school requisites. In ad-
di,ion to planting these new schools, they
have visited, supplied with books, and oih-
erwise assisted, nearly 5000 Sunday. schools,
containing more than 100, 900 children ma.
king a total of Sundsy-schools organized and
aided of nearly 5000.
II we take into our estimate the result OF
the last elk years, we find that the Society
has organized in that time, through the di.
rect labors Of It's Missionaries, more than
$4,000 new Sunday.schools, containing about
$4,000 teachers, aud nearly 100000 chill
dren
The Missionary iabors of the Society are
entirely distinct from the publishing depart
ment. Indeed the latter is quite subordinate
to the former. As a missionary institution,
the Society has two chief objects: I. To open
new Suuday-schools in neishborhoods and
settlements where they would not otherwise
be established Wishing and reviviug old
Sunday-schools; and 2. To supply them with
books for carrying on the schools successfully
when thus begun.
All donations made 10 the Society, sre scru-
puiously applied to the 6bjecs designated by
the donors. In no case are they applied 10
carry on the publication department of the
Sociely's operations.
The Publishing department has distributed
during the past year, books, &c., 10 The amount
of$i77 ,563 10.
II should be remembered in this connection
that it is the policy of the Society to arrange
the price of books as to merely sustain, and
enlarge as the occasion may require, this
branch of it's operations, and not with a view
of creating revenue for the missionary de-
paHment.
- The Society now publish o complete Ii.
ofafy Tor ounday-schools, containing S4l vol
umes, and 4 selections from the general Ii.
brary Of 100 volumes each, for $40; also two
"Five dollar Juvenile Lbrariesn of seventy.
five volumes each Cbild's Home Library 80
volumes, $3.50; The Village and Family Ii.
brariss, ,wenly-four volumes, ss each. and
the Chld's Cabine, Library Of fifty volumes,
| $3.50.
The "Sunday-school Journal" and "Youth's
Penny Gazette, " arc published as formerly
and in order to increase the usefulness OF the
latter, and 10 bring il withir the reach Of all
the price Of subscription has been reduced lc
ten cents per annum, where one hundred cop.
les are taken.
| A foil report of the Society's operations
may be obtained gratuitously, upon applica
lion at any Of the repositories.
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