The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-14

Besides these comparative results, we may add as
completing the list with respect TO the present year
the current returns for other noticeable organiza
tions 10 whose accounts for previous years have
no access. The Reformed Dutch Church Publication
Board have their anniversary in June; their receipts
usually reaching towards $4,000, it IL estimated will
not fall behind that amount. The American Sun
day School Union, which held its anniversary ia
Philadelphia gave its receipts at ts5 O7G H. regard
ed as falling or from the previous years. The
Young Mems Christian Association, receipts 1927
81; New York Ladies' Home Mission Society give
Points,, receipts A,373; Swedenborgian Printing
and Publishing Society's receipts t],Ols %; Con.
gegationa Union, "a, l54; Five Points House Of In
dustry, SIS, 237; American Temperance Union dona.
tions, 81 ,os7. In the various churches extensive
collections have been taken up during the week, per-
hsps $4,000 or more.
The expenditures in nearly all cases go neck and
neck with the receipts. and would only present q
slight variation Of the foregoing table except where
they are in excess. Besides the falling OF in the
Tract Society the expenditures (t3s6 1855 s5) show
a deficit of about four thousand dollars. The Pres
byterian Board Is In remarkably sound condition,
while the Methodist concerns, IL IL stated, have
shown no fuctuation at any time. fhis is quite
significant, in view Of the class of people on which
the Methodist organizations are based The figures
In this connection, given above for the calendar
years. For the period since then the footings from
the general receipts and expenditures for the months
Of January to May compare thus:-
,s., R sss sss E1ee'ss ~. 8.
leeI.....s.... ...... ..a1s,s36 ssseR
isss..................... 7e.sss 1885
The half, il win be observed, is in the expcndi-
lures.
The abolition societies would appear 10 have been
the worst hurt. Their reports are either evusive,
unreliable, or frank concession that financially they
are in crippled state. The receipts Of the New
York Colonization Society are the only exception.
This limb OF the movement--in other respect also
the soundest-has had lucky windfali of legacies,
one amounting TO $4,000; single subscription Of
$4,000. to found professorship in Liberia College,
goes also to swell the figures given above. The
movement for which Eahu Burritt IL secretary IL,
perhaps, the most remarkable Of al the practical
schemes OF the abolitionsts
The anniversary report of the Society for "Eman-
cipation by Compensation that il, by buying all
the niegers for cash down, may best be appreciated
in tabular shape, as thus:--
Gruss receipts Of The society for the year $50
tSpeha""fes 'oT sAas'ee, rent Sc............. lso
Leaving ast t2n9s for The purchase Of nggers. cas-
Per rcnba-Number Of nggers now for sale, say
100000, yWthSrQbably after reasonable discounts
for Sssh oAtheI 1850 100000.
II might make good problem 10 exercise the
learned BLACKSMITH !" TO work out for the next an.
nual report the probable era Of negro emancipa-
ton at this rate making due account Of the ratio Of
Niger fecundity, &c. chief cause Of the decline
Of near 10000 in the Tract societys receipts ia
unanimously acknowledged 10 he The niger disscn-
SONS.