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

The TmRTy-THIRD Anniversary of this i'm.
portant Institution was held IN Philadelp ia,
on The evening OF the 18th inst, in the capa.
cious Hall OF DR.. Jayne; Ambrose White,
Esq. in the chair. Earnest and appropriate
addresses were delivered by the Rev. DR..
Brantley, Rev. MIR. Jenkins, Rev. Mr. Breed,
and Abraham Marin, Esq., TO which the
large and intelligent audience listened with
m arked attention. The opening and conclu.
ding religious exercises, were conducted by
the Rev. DR.. Stork, and the Rl. Rev. Bishop
Eas,burn. The abstract of tho annual report
was :ead by the Rev. II. b. Wes,brook Sec
OF Missions, from which the following facts
are gathered.
The receipts OF the Missionary department
have been: in donations, $7l, ,9s2 81; in leg.
acies, Sl1, 1854 81, aud balance on hand
from last year, being specially designated by
the donors, 1859 43, making the total re-
sources OF The department for the year, Ss4,-
697 81.
This sum has been faithfully appropriated
| IN accordance with the wishes of the donors
large corps OF Missionaries have been sen,
| forth into 26 different States and Territories.
who have established more than 1900 netu
schools, gathered into them about $4,000 chill
dren, and secured for the instruction of these
children, over 10000 teachers: supplying poor
and needy schools and children with books
and other Sunday school requisites. In ad.
dilion TO planting'llese now schools, they
have visited supplied with books, and 9TH
erwise assisted, nearly 5000 Sunday schools,
containing. more than 10000 children ma.
king total Of Sunday-schools organized and
aided of nearly 5000.
ii we take into our estimate the result OF
the last six years, we find that the Society
has organized in that time, through the di.
rect labors of its Missionaries, more than
$4,000 new Sunday.schools, containing abou,
$4,000 teachers, and nearly 900 chill
dren
The Missionary labors of the Society are
entirely distinct from the publishing depart
ment Indeed, the latter is quite subordinate
10 The former. As missionary institution,
the Society has Two chief objects: 1. To open
new Sunday-schools in neishborhoods and
settlements where they would not otherwise
be established wishing and reyiyiug old
Sunday-schools; and 2. To supply them with
books for carrying on the schools successfully,
when thus begun.
AN donations made 10 the Society, are scru-
puously applied to tho objects designated by
The donors. In no case are they applied 10
carry on the publication department of the
Socely's operations.
The Publishing department has distributed
during The past year, books, &C., 10 the amount
of$l77 1868 10.
1t should be remembered in this connection
that it is the policy OF The Society 10 arrange
The price of books as TO merely sustaiu, and
enlarge as The occasion may require, this
branch Of its operations, and not with view
of creating revenue for the missionary de-
panment.
The Society now publish a complete Ii.
brary for Sunday-schoos, containing s4l vol.
umes, and q selections from the general Ii
brary of 100 volumes each, for $40; also two
" Five dollar Juvenile Libraries" of seventy
five volumes each Child's Home Library so
volumes, $3.50; the Village and Family Lii
brariss, ;wenty-four volumes, SO each. and
The Child's Cabinet Library Of fifty volumes,
S2.50.
The "Sunday-schoolJ Journal" ond "Youth's
Penny Gazette" are published as formerly;
and in order 10 increase the usefulness oil the
latter, and 20 bring it within the reach of all,
the price of subscription has been reduced TO
ten cents per anuum, where one hundred cop
les are taken.
A full report of The Socie,y's operations
may be obtained g!atuitously, upon applica.
lion at any ol The repositories.